The opening of the Elizabeth line cements Stratford as the best-connected hub in London. You can now get from Paddington to Stratford in under 20 minutes.
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First and foremost, it is not a 'tube line' – it is a regular national railway line. But it coexists and operates side-by-side with the London Underground. Perhaps the biggest and most obvious difference are the trains themselves.
Does the Elizabeth line skip stations? Eagle-eyed travellers will see that between Paddington and Reading, the service skips Acton Main Line, West Ealing and Hanwell. This could catch some passengers out if they don't check all the stops being called before boarding.
The station needed a different name to avoid any confusion with Stratford regional station. Stratford International is physically built ready for it to become international and would only need the technical equipment, such as computers and scanning machines.
How long does the train from Heathrow Airport to Stratford (London) take? The average journey time by train between Heathrow Airport and Stratford (London) is 52 minutes, with around 74 trains per day.
The Elizabeth Line is about half the price of a full-fare Heathrow Express ticket, but takes twice as long to reach Paddington. Trains depart every 30 minutes and it takes just 35 minutes to travel between Paddington Station and Heathrow.
Oyster cardsYou can pay as you go to travel on bus, Tube, tram, DLR, London Overground, most Elizabeth line, IFS Cloud Cable Car and Thames Clippers River Bus services. You can also travel on most National Rail services in London and some outside London. You can also add: Travelcard.
Elizabeth Line services to Reading run very half hour from Abbey Wood in East London, stopping at Canary Wharf, Liverpool Street, Farringdon, Tottenham Court Road and Bond Street, as well as Paddington, before heading west from London to Reading.
It is served by the London Underground, London Overground, Docklands Light Railway (DLR) and is also a National Rail station on the West Anglia Main Line and the Great Eastern Main Line, 4 miles 3 chains (6.5 km) from Liverpool Street.
The average journey time from Stratford (London) to London by train is 15 minutes, although on the fastest services it can take just 7 minutes. You'll usually find 461 trains per day travelling the 6 miles (9 km) between these two destinations. Direct trains are usually available every day on the route to London.