Is luggage permitted on mass transit in Europe?

Is luggage permitted on mass transit in Europe?

When we arrive at Heathrow Airport, will we be able to take our
luggage on the Tube?
If not, what is the least expensive way for three people with luggage
to get from Heathrow to Regents Park (Swiss Cottage underground
station)?

What about when we arrive at Gare du Nord in Paris on the EuroStar --
will we be able to take our luggage on the RER and Metro?

What about on the trains or buses in Rome?

TIA, p2v

Re: Is luggage permitted on mass transit in Europe?

paris2venice@gmail,com wrote in news:ce60235d-c15e-4428-9a6d-
27996bcb797c@q24g2000prf.googlegroups,com :

> When we arrive at Heathrow Airport, will we be able to take our
> luggage on the Tube?
> If not, what is the least expensive way for three people with luggage
> to get from Heathrow to Regents Park (Swiss Cottage underground
> station)?
>
> What about when we arrive at Gare du Nord in Paris on the EuroStar --
> will we be able to take our luggage on the RER and Metro?
>
> What about on the trains or buses in Rome?
>
> TIA, p2v
>

Allowed yes, is it practical, it depends on how much luggage you have and
how easily in the case of the trains and metro you can manage the steps
where you encounter them.

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Re: Is luggage permitted on mass transit in Europe?

On Thu, 1 May 2008 18:05:44 -0700 (PDT), paris2venice@gmail,com wrote:

>When we arrive at Heathrow Airport, will we be able to take our
>luggage on the Tube?
>If not, what is the least expensive way for three people with luggage
>to get from Heathrow to Regents Park (Swiss Cottage underground
>station)?
>
>What about when we arrive at Gare du Nord in Paris on the EuroStar --
>will we be able to take our luggage on the RER and Metro?
>
>What about on the trains or buses in Rome?
>
>TIA, p2v


How much luggage, what stage of fitness are the three people?
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Re: Is luggage permitted on mass transit in Europe?

On Thu, 1 May 2008 18:05:44 -0700 (PDT), paris2venice@gmail,com
wrote:

>When we arrive at Heathrow Airport, will we be able to take our
>luggage on the Tube?

Ther aer no rules against it, and you MAY take your luggage;
whether you CAN take it depends on the luggage and your ability
to deal with it.

In any case, my wife, small daughter and I always use the Tube
and my wife usually packs way too much. Sometimes we stage the
luggage near the door prepared to hand it off to each other.

>If not, what is the least expensive way for three people with luggage
>to get from Heathrow to Regents Park (Swiss Cottage underground
>station)?

Take the tube, but be prepared to do some major schlepping at
stations without enough escalators. For instance, at Kings Cross
Station there are escalators all the way up except for the last
rise to the street. The simplest route is to take the Picadilly
Line to Green Park and change there to the Jubilee Line.

>What about when we arrive at Gare du Nord in Paris on the EuroStar --
>will we be able to take our luggage on the RER and Metro?

Sure.

>What about on the trains or buses in Rome?

I've not been to Rome, but I assume it's the same.

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Re: Is luggage permitted on mass transit in Europe?

On Thu, 1 May 2008 18:05:44 -0700 (PDT),
paris2venice@gmail,com wrote:

>When we arrive at Heathrow Airport, will we be able to take our
>luggage on the Tube?
>If not, what is the least expensive way for three people with luggage
>to get from Heathrow to Regents Park (Swiss Cottage underground
>station)?
>
>What about when we arrive at Gare du Nord in Paris on the EuroStar --
>will we be able to take our luggage on the RER and Metro?
>
>What about on the trains or buses in Rome?
>
>TIA, p2v

The cheapest and most convenient way is probably Heathrow
Connect: http :// www .heathrowconnect,com /
Fares are here:
http :// www .heathrowconnect,com /default.aspx?pageid=44
Three open returns would be GBP38.70, much cheaper than a
cab there and back.

I used this last month to get to Paddington, then bought a
tube ticket from there to get to the Great Portland Street
station (next to Regent Street) on the Hammersmith and City
line:
http :// www .bbc.co.uk/london/travel/downloads/tube_map.html

I was alone. For three of you, it would be just as cheap and
more convenient to go to Paddington on the Heathrow Connect
and grab a cab from there.

The Heathrow Connect staff expect you to have luggage, so
that's not a problem.

I arrived at terminal 4; there are signs at the baggage
collection area to show you where to go for the Heathrow
Connect and the Heathrow Express tickets and trains. I don't
know the situation for the other terminals, or for Rome.

Heathrow Express is non-stop and quicker to Paddington (15
minutes cf 25 minutes) but more expensive:
http :// www .heathrowexpress,com


Cheers, Alan, Australia
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Re: Is luggage permitted on mass transit in Europe?

No problem RER and métro, just choose the time...

<paris2venice@gmail,com > a écrit dans le message de
news:ce60235d-c15e-4428-9a6d-27996bcb797c@q24g2000prf.googlegroups,com ...
> When we arrive at Heathrow Airport, will we be able to take our
> luggage on the Tube?
> If not, what is the least expensive way for three people with luggage
> to get from Heathrow to Regents Park (Swiss Cottage underground
> station)?
>
> What about when we arrive at Gare du Nord in Paris on the EuroStar --
> will we be able to take our luggage on the RER and Metro?
>
> What about on the trains or buses in Rome?
>
> TIA, p2v

Re: Is luggage permitted on mass transit in Europe?

Runge11 wrote:
> No problem RER and métro, just choose the time...
>
> <paris2venice@gmail,com > a écrit dans le message de
> news:ce60235d-c15e-4428-9a6d-27996bcb797c@q24g2000prf.googlegroups,com ...
>> When we arrive at Heathrow Airport, will we be able to take our
>> luggage on the Tube?
>> If not, what is the least expensive way for three people with luggage
>> to get from Heathrow to Regents Park (Swiss Cottage underground
>> station)?
>>
>> What about when we arrive at Gare du Nord in Paris on the EuroStar --
>> will we be able to take our luggage on the RER and Metro?
>>
>> What about on the trains or buses in Rome?
>>
>> TIA, p2v
>
But many of the "urban metro" stations -- like those in New York, for
example -- do not have any escalators. The RER is new enough to have
escalators in the stations, but the older metro is a crapshoot. So be
ready to shlep your bags up and down stairs.

Also the RER and metro stations and trains are packed to the gills at
rush hour. Trains run as frequently as every 90 seconds, but the system
just can't handle the crowds comfortably.

Re: Is luggage permitted on mass transit in Europe?

On Thu, 1 May 2008, paris2venice@gmail,com wrote:

> ...Heathrow Airport, ...luggage on the Tube?
> ...luggage on the RER and Metro?
>
> ...on the trains or buses in Rome?

I cannot comment *specifically* on the 3 cities. However I'd expect Rome
not to be much different from Milan. Here in principle there are
limitations to size and number of pieces which can be carried. One piece
not exceeding the allowed size can be carried for free per person. The
rest in principle should pay a "luggage ticket".

In practice I've never seen this rule enforced since years (it used to
be in the pre-1970 times when trams had a conductor, and he had a
"luggage gauge" to measure whether a suitcase was within the allowed
size). I see people on the metro with huge trolleys, and myself have
never cared to occasionally carry a medium-size trolley *and* a backpack
without paying any additional ticket beyond my pass.

I can however comment that, in practice, you might be limited by the
amount of luggage and other fringe conditions like :

- distance to be walked from where you leave the metro to your hotel
- luggage may annoy other people if train is crowded
- there are usually a fair lot of stairs which cannot be bypassed
by lift or escalators

- last but not least the entrance and exit barriers or turnstiles may
not be luggage friendly. For instance one sort of the new turnstiles
in Milan is very awkward to get by with a trolley (the other one of
the sliding type is much better ... in generally I use the entrance
for handicapped and prams). In Paris I saw that some stations are
equipped with a special exit for luggage.


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Re: Is luggage permitted on mass transit in Europe?


<paris2venice@gmail,com > wrote in message
news:ce60235d-c15e-4428-9a6d-27996bcb797c@q24g2000prf.googlegroups,com ...
> When we arrive at Heathrow Airport, will we be able to take our
> luggage on the Tube?
> If not, what is the least expensive way for three people with luggage
> to get from Heathrow to Regents Park (Swiss Cottage underground
> station)?

Cheapest, and probably the most convenient route, from Heathrow to Swiss
Cottage is all tube: Piccadilly Line from Heathrow to Green Park, change
there to northbound Jubilee Line to Swiss Cottage. I moved from London a
couple of years ago and don't remember the precise layout of Green Park
station, but the change will be likely to involve a short walk and some
steps.

Alternatively, take Heathrow Connect (cheaper) or H'row Express (quicker) to
Paddington, then Bakerloo Line to Baker Street, changing there to northbound
Jubilee Line. At Paddington, you would need to go down some steps and then
an escalator to the underground.

I would be inclined to take the all-tube option for the following reasons:
cheaper,
only one (relatively simple) change,
tube serves all termini at H'row and has a more frequent service, thereby
probably beating the headline "faster" surface trains to Paddington.

Alan Harrison

Re: Is luggage permitted on mass transit in Europe?


<paris2venice@gmail,com > wrote in message
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> When we arrive at Heathrow Airport, will we be able to take our
> luggage on the Tube?

Yes.

But it can be hard work.

Some stations do not have either escalators, lifts or ramps.

None have porters.

The other passengers will not be sympathetic or understanding if you have a
problem.

--
William Black


I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.
Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland
I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate
All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach
Time for tea.

Re: Is luggage permitted on mass transit in Europe?

paris2venice@gmail,com wrote:
> When we arrive at Heathrow Airport, will we be able to take our
> luggage on the Tube?
> If not, what is the least expensive way for three people with luggage
> to get from Heathrow to Regents Park (Swiss Cottage underground
> station)?
>
> What about when we arrive at Gare du Nord in Paris on the EuroStar --
> will we be able to take our luggage on the RER and Metro?
>
> What about on the trains or buses in Rome?
>
> TIA, p2v

allowed?

yes.

is it practical?

maybe... how well do you think you can handle whatever luggage you'll
have up and down steps... at times lots of them.

I usually take a cab.

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