Heathrow Express e-tix
This item appears on page 83 of the July 2008 issue.
Purchase your Heathrow Express ticket online at www.heathrowexpress.com, print it out at home (or at the hotel) or have the bar code sent to your mobile phone, then board the train straightaway; you do not have to stop at the desk or at the ticket machine. The bar code will be scanned on board.
The online fare for a one-way Express-class trip is £14.50. The train leaves every 15 minutes for the 15- to 20-minute ride from Paddington station to London Heathrow Airport.