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London at a glance
Important information about the city when planning a trip
- Population: 7.4 M (2005), capital of United Kingdom
- Currency:
British Pound (GBP), Language: English, Religion: Church of England and the Church of Scotland
- Time zone:
GMT, Total area: 1 579 km²
- Phone country code:
+44, city code: 020 (do not dial 1st 0 when dialing country code)
- Internet domain country code: .gb,
- Abbreviation on car license plates: GB
- Weather:
current weather
- Avg Temperature in C: January: 7°C/0°C - April: 12°C/3°C - July: 22°C/11°C - October: 15°C/6°C
- Emergencies: Police: 999, Ambulance: 999 Fire: 999 or 112
- Embassies: click here
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London: Main national transportation companies
Nayional and low-cost airlines, airports, train stations, car rentals
- Main airports:
Heathrow (LON). Transfer to the city with Piccadilly Line or the Heathrow Express..
- National airline: British Airways.
- Low-cost airlines flying to London:
Air Berlin, bmibaby, British Midland Airways, Flybe, Germanwings, Hapag-Lloyd Express, Helvetic, Iceland Express, Jet 2, Norwegian, Ryanair, Virgin Atlantic, VLM Airlines, Volareweb. - Rail travel:
National Rail.
- Train stations: Waterloo (south & continent), Charing Cross (south), Euston (northwest), King's Cross (northeast), Liverpool St. (east), Paddington (west), St. Pancras (Midlands &northwest) Victoria (south).
- Bus companies: National Express.
- Car rental companies: Avis phone: 0870-590 0500, Hertz phone: 0870-840 0084, Budget phone: 0800 181 181, Auto Europe.
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London: Local transportation
Information about the local transportation systems and lists of selected taxi and airport transfer companies
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London: Online resources
Selection of the best nd most useful websites on London
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