Silly question du jour

[inulro]

Does anybody know how long it takes to get to Heathrow on the tube from Finsbury Park (all on the same line, at least)? On Sunday morning?

I have a friend arriving at 11:00 on Sunday morning. (I wouldn't need to be there for 11, as she has to get through immigration & collect luggage). She has expressed a willingness to get to Finsbury Park on her own, but she'll have just flown long haul from Central Asia and will be jetlagged, so it's probably wise if I go out to collect her.

I'm probably too poor at the moment to contemplate the Heathrow Express, and I will be without car.

Comments

[zoo-music-girl.livejournal.com]

IIRC it's roughly 45 minutes from Holborn to Heathrow if that helps. I usually allow an hour and a half minimum to get from Bank to Holborn and then Holborn to Heathrow when I'm flying from there, but I always end up there way earlier than I expected to.

thetube.com's journey planner says 72 minutes.

[naturalbornkaos.livejournal.com]

I would say it would take just about an hour on the Piccadilly Line.

[girfan.livejournal.com]

And keep in mind that there might be less trains than usual since it's a Sunday. I would allow 1 1/2 hours (it used to take that from Highgate with change of Tube at Kings' Cross).

It's not too bad

[nasrat.livejournal.com]

From our place you can get to either Tufnell Park or Finsbury Park from the bus stop at the end of the road. Ensure you get on a train to Heathrow as the Picadilly line splits at Acton Town.

Then it's a little over an hour IIRC by tube plus then getting to the terminal. Plus as it's a w/e you can just get a 1-6 travel card from the end of the road which is £5.40 IIRC, that'll cover you there and back plus buses both end.

That probably means you can set off around 09:30 to get there not long past 11:00.

[nisaba.livejournal.com]

I'd guess at least an hour, however I find the Journey Planner invaluable to get around London. You might need to select 'more options' to force it to only use the tube and ignore the heathrow express though.

[rjshook.livejournal.com]

Although I can't quite remember where Finsbury Park is along the line, but I have pretty good luck getting from the circle line to Heathrow in an hour.
IMHO Heathrow Express is way overpriced and dumps you at a relatively useless station.