The Cardiff Hotel overlooks a quiet tree-lined square so you can enjoy peace and quiet in the heart of one of the world's busiest cities.

We are 2 minutes walk from Paddington Station so you can travel to Heathrow Airport in 15 minutes aboard the Heathrow Express Train.

Paddington is the arrival point for all trains from Wales and the West. Enjoy day trips from Paddington to Windsor Castle, Oxford and Stratford-upon-Avon.

Paddington Underground station connects you to the rest of London, with immediate access to 4 underground lines.


Local Map


How to travel to the Cardiff Hotel from:
  • Heathrow Airport: The Heathrow Express Train speeds between Heathrow Airport and Paddington Station in 15 minutes, and then it's a 2 minute walk to the Cardiff! A taxi will take 45 minutes and cost approximately £40.
  • Gatwick Airport: The Gatwick Express Train arrives into Victoria Station, 10 minutes by underground or taxi to the Cardiff. A taxi will take 1 ½ hours and cost about £60.
  • Stansted Airport: The Skytrain from Stansted arrives into Liverpool Street Station. The Circle Line connects Liverpool Street directly to Paddington station.
  • Luton Airport: The Thameslink train service brings you into Kings Cross Station and then circle line to Paddington
  • London City Airport: A shuttle bus runs every 10 minutes connecting the airport to Canary Wharf for the jubilee line or Liverpool Street Station for the circle line.
  • Waterloo Station: Eurostar arrival point, for trains from Paris and Brussels. The Bakerloo underground line connects Waterloo station directly to Paddington Station.
  • Euston or Kings Cross Station: Take the circle line directly to Paddington, journey time 15 minutes
  • By Road: Easy access to westbound motorways - M40 to Oxford and beyond, or M4 to Bristol and Cardiff. There is free street parking overnight in front of the hotel after 6:30pm Monday to Saturdays, until 8:30am. Parking is free all day Sundays. When you arrive check parking signage carefully: park in the metered area by the garden not in the resident’s bays.

    NOTE :The Cardiff will be inside the congestion charging zone from 19 February 2007. The zone operates Monday to Friday 7am to 6:30pm. See www.cclondon.com for more information.