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So we tired getting you footage of Heathrow airport, just to show you what to expect when you land at London's gateway...

But due to terrorist activities and highly suspicious BA airport officials and not to mention the police, our efforts were thwarted before we even stepped foot onto airport property.

I think carrying our camera equipment instead of suitcases didn't help the situation as we were quickly pulled aside after getting off the tube at Heathrow by some police dude in uniform carrying a gun!

We were told we needed permission to film inside the airport... I guess this is in case our footage gets into the wrong hands allowing, oh i don’t know...terrorists to see inside the study the airport and work out how to blow it up...

Anyway we have had to give you links to Heathrow’s website and relevant maps to help you orientate yourself for when you arrive.

Depending on your choice of Airline, this will determine what Terminal you will arrive in.

The cheapest and easiest will be catching the Tube from Heathrow Terminal 1-2-3 into the City on the Piccadilly line, which will take 30-45 minutes and cost about £4-5

If you're in a hurry you can catch the Heathrow Express straight to Paddington in around about 15 minutes and cost £14.50.

Buses take about an hour and cost £4.00

We are working on getting you some footage just so you can see it in action, so bare with us but until then hopefully the photos and maps can help. Give us a shout if you’ve got some advice for us.

Heathrow Airport
Heathrow Express
Buses to London
Tube Map

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wanna know what you’re up for re the living cost in London? here we’ve compiled the basics about a few London expenses to expect (give or take).

food
check out Sainsburys – big chain supermarket – for the current cost of milk, bread, toothpaste and other everyday stuff.
small note:
milk comes in pints! yup just like a pint glass. for a pint of milk you’re looking at 40p (around 60c).

see grocery prices @ Sainsburys >

travel pass
ok so firstly the best thing to do is grab yourself an Oyster card, which is the cheapest way to travel by bus and tube around London. you can top up an Oyster card with as many pounds as you want, and can get them online, at tube stations and other easy locations. Oyster cards are used in conjunction with tube and bus tickets (not instead of).

read more about Oyster cards @ Transport for London >

tube
rather than give you a giant list, here’s a few typical prices. from Heathrow airport into the centre of London (Piccadilly Circus) it’ll cost you about £4.00. a day card for Zones 1-2, which lasts until 4:30am, costs about £5.00.

get tube prices @ Transport for London >

bus
no matter where you go on a bus within Greater London (Zones 1-6) it’ll cost you £2. to make your trip cheaper – 90p cheaper in fact – use an Oyster card.

download guide to fares and tickets @ Transport for London >

rent
ok so this one’s kinda hard to give exact costings on, cos it really depends on so much. eg. how much of a prince/princess you are ☺, what zone you want to live in, how many people you’re living with, closeness to the tube, bills, council tax...well you get the idea.
here is a ballpark figure for the popular zones:
•    Zone 1: single room £120 - £200+ (pw)
•    Zone 2: Single room £100–£170 (pw)
•    Zone 3: Single room pw £70-£100 (pw)
so the further away from the centre of London (Zone 1), the cheaper it gets.

download map of London Zones @ Transport for London >

random list of other London prices
we really could go on about all sorts of London expenses, so here’s our random (yet handy) list of ballpark figures on some of the other necessities.
•    pint: £3-5.00 (funny how this is at the top of the list)
•    pub meal: £6.00 (well all that drinking gets you hungry)
•    chocolate: 40p
•    nightclub entry: £15 - £20.00
•    coffee: £1.10
•    concert ticket: £50.00 and upwards (depends who you see)
•    London Festival tickets: £50.00 - £100.00
•    pre-packaged sambo from Sainsburys: £ 2.00 – £4.00
•    theatre tickets: £10 - 20.00 (at the cheap ticket boxes around the West End)

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