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Travelling to Windsor From Central London
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Windsor is a very straight forward and simple journey from Central London, well within the capabilities of any visitor to London.

Most visitors will travel by train to Windsor. There are two railway stations in Windsor, equally close to the castle. One railway line runs from London's Waterloo station, the other from Paddington. The Paddington train option normally requires a change of train at Slough where you catch the shuttle service down the branch line to Windsor. Even with this change the Paddington option is still normally faster than the train from Waterloo.

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Train at Windsor Central
London Paddington - Windsor (central) via Slough
Frequency - Normally twice hourly
Journey Time - Around 40 minutes

London Waterloo - Windsor (Riverside)
Frequency - Normally twice hourly
Journey Time - Around 60 minutes
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A useful shortcut for the Waterloo train is to take the London Underground (Victoria Line) to Vauxhall, the first stop the Windsor train makes after leaving Waterloo.
If you're staying around Victoria you can also interchange at Clapham Junction, virtually all trains from Victoria stop at Clapham Junction.

Windsor & Hampton Court In One Day
In the summer months it is just about feasible to do both Windsor and Hampton Court in one day. By train it takes about 90 minutes from Windsor to Hampton Court via Clapham Junction. However your visit to both will be extremely rushed and we would recommend taking separate trips or select just one for maximum enjoyment.
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Green Line Bus From Victoria to Windsor

Green Line Bus - Victoria to Windsor
A cheaper alternative to the train is to take the Green Line coach that starts out from Victoria.
The fares are variable and can be very cheap for visitors as most of the customers of this service travel into London in the morning and back out in the evening. Visitors will travel the exact opposite and the bus company puts its lowest fares on at the times when visitors travel.

The coach starts out at the Green Line coach station behind Victoria rail station and picks up at Hyde Park Corner, Kensington High Street, Olympia and Hammersmith amongst others. The bus stops right outside the castle, so you can't miss your stop. The destination of the bus is not Windsor, but Bracknell.
London Victoria - Windsor Green Line Coach Service Web Site



Heathrow to Windsor Bus
Heathrow to Windsor Bus
There are public local buses that run between Heathrow Terminal 5 and Windsor, run by the bus company First Bus. You pick up the buses from the bus stand outside arrivals at Terminal 5, Heathrow.

Route 77 runs every 30 minutes, (hourly early mornings, evenings and Sundays). 35 minutes to Windsor Castle.
Route 71 runs at similar frequencies, but takes a different longer route.
Route 71 takes 50 minutes but usefully stops 5 minutes walk from Runnymede, (Magna Carta.) Get off at the Bells of Ouzeley pub in Old Windsor.
Combine the two, and its a great day out visiting Windsor, Runnymede and Eton.

The 77 bus passes the Marriott Windsor and Quality Hotels.
The 423 bus runs around the perimeter road to Terminal 5 free of charge, broadly every 20-30 minutes. The 423 passes or stops very near to the Jurys Inn, Ibis, Holiday Inn Ariel, Holiday Inn Bath Road, Marriott Heathrow, Sheraton Skyline, Radisson, Renaissance, Park Inn, Sheraton and Thistle Hotels at Heathrow.
The Heathrow Express train connects Terminals 1,2 and 3 with Terminal 5 every 15 minutes, free of charge.
There are frequent public buses connecting Terminal 4 with Terminal 5, again free of charge.