Paddington Station Tours and Activities

The Basics
Things to Know Before You Go

• Paddington Station is near many major tourist attractions including Hyde Park, Regent’s Canal, and the Serpentine.
• Free Wi-Fi is available throughout the station.
• Public restrooms with baby changing facilities are available at a small charge.
• Paddington has an information center to help visitors with travel plans.
• Passengers with disabilities and travelers with strollers can access all areas of the station via elevators and escalators.

How to Get There
Paddington Station is located in Paddington, west London, and is served by National Rail, London Underground (Hammersmith and City, Bakerloo, District, and Circle lines) and Heathrow Express trains. There is a taxi rank by Platform 1, behind which you’ll find local bus stops with routes that pass through central London.

When to Get There
The station and its ticket office are open 24 hours a day. Opening hours for facilities such as shops and restaurants vary. Paddington Station is at its busiest during weekday rush hours, which span the hours between 7am and 9am, and 4pm and 6pm.
 
There’s More to Paddington than Paddington
Paddington Bear is not the sole fictional figure associated with Paddington Station. The station has also appeared in the Sherlock Holmes’ novel The Hound of the Baskervilles; Agatha Christie’s mystery novel 4.50 from Paddington; and in the movies Layer Cake and the Bank Job. The Sherlock Holmes Museum, located at the exact address of the fictional detective, is only a 20-minute walk from the station.