Originally Posted by
UKtravelbear
yes but zone 1 covers a pretty big area!
If the OPs destination is in the west of zone 1 then the train to paddington might well be quicker but the train won't necessarily be quicker (and involve more changes) if the destination is more to the east of Zone 1 i.e the 'city' area where getting the picadilly line may well be better
I am sure you are completely right.
I just wanted the OP to know that a journey from LHR on the tube to the centre of London takes ages.
I personally am surprised that anyone would stay at a LHR hotel and travel in to zone 1 on the tube each day, it might be better to consider a hotel closer to where you are working if cost of travel is important.
If you had the luxury of taking the HEX or a taxi, then no problem but going from zone 6 to zone 1 will take a long time with the tube stopping at every stop and being full!
Just mention this as I have taken this tube once myself and never would again.