London St Pancras Trains
London St Pancras Station is situated in the northwestern part of central London, just north of Hyde Park and about 1km from Oxford Street.
St Pancras provides the majority of commuter and regional passenger services to west London and the Thames Valley region as well as long-distance intercity services to South West England and South Wales. It is also the terminus for the Heathrow Express and TfL Rail services to and from Heathrow Airport and Reading.
St Pancras is the London terminus of the Great Western main line; passenger services are primarily operated by Great Western Railway, which It is one of 11 London stations managed directly by Network Rail.
It is situated in fare zone 1 and has two separate tube stations providing connections to the Bakerloo, Circle, District, and Hammersmith & City lines.
If you are flying into London Heathrow, St Pancras is significant as it is the central London Terminus of the St Pancras Heathrow Express and TFL Rail Heathrow train services. These trains are the most comfortable and speedy way to transfer into London.
St Pancras Station also provides the main train services from London to South Wales and South-west England to places like Cardiff, Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth and Swansea.
Four London Underground lines run through St Pancras, including the Circle Line connecting St Pancras with other London mainline train stations, Euston, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Marylebone and Victoria.
Plan Your London St Pancras Train Journey
Travel by train to London St Pancras from Harwich International can often be costly. You can however reduce the cost of your train ticket to London quite considerably by following these simple travel tips:-
Split Your London St Pancras Train Tickets
Split ticketing is something many seasoned passengers on Harwich International to London St Pancras trains already practice and is where instead of having one train ticket to take you to London St Pancras from Harwich International the journey is broken down into two or more parts with a separate rail ticket for each sector where the train stops.
For example, if you wanted to travel from Station A to Station D, you would expect to buy a ticket direct from A to D. However, you may find it a lot cheaper to buy a ticket from A to B, and another from B to C and still another from C to D for a cheaper combined train ticket price. This is especially true when not all sectors of your journey are during peak time.
Split Ticketing is legal and permitted by the National Rail Conditions of Carriage but can be confusing. To take advantage of the huge savings you could enjoy from splitting your Harwich International to London St Pancras train tickets click here to visit our dedicated split train ticket page.
Primary London Train Stations
London has a few major train stations. The main stations south of the River Thames are Waterloo and London Bridge, while major termini north of the river include Victoria station, Paddington station, Stratford station, Marylebone station, Liverpool Street station, Euston station, King's Cross and St. Pancras stations.
All London train stations are linked to the London Underground network, making onward travel simple.
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