Heathrow advantage: Direct tube from Gloucester Rd → T4, £2.40, 40min. No train connections, no schlep. You take a backpack. With 10kg carry-on max + 2 backpacks: no checked luggage needed on any airline.
✈️ Flights: London ↔ Sofia
Airline
From
Round Trip
Duration
Airport Transport (2pax)
True Total
Bulgaria Air
LHR
€207–381 (~€280)
3h20m
£10 (Tube, direct)
€290
British Airways
LHR
€152
3h10m
£10 (Tube, direct)
€162
Wizz Air
LTN
€94
3h15m
£40–108 (train)
€141–222
Ryanair
STN
€77
3h00m
£62 (Stansted Express)
€150
Bulgaria Air Daily FB852: 08:55→14:05 or 17:55→23:15 · A220-100/300. BA 5x daily 08:10→20:50. Wizz 11x week LTN 08:20/15:40/21:20. Ryanair 16x week STN 05:55→20:15.
🚇 Transport — London
Journey
Mode
One-Way
Notes
Home → Heathrow T4
Tube (Piccadilly)
£2.40
Direct from Gloucester Rd, 40min
Home → Central London
Tube
£2.50–2.70
Zone 1, off-peak/peak
Local bus
Bus
£1.75
Hopper: unlimited buses in 1hr
Home → Luton Airport
Train (St Pancras)
£10–27
Per person
Home → Stansted
Stansted Express
£20.50 / £10.25 child
Advance Single
Home → Willesden Sports Centre (out)
Bus 52
£1.75
Royal Albert Hall → All Souls Ave, 41min
Willesden → Home (return)
Tube (Bakerloo→Circle)
£3.30
Willesden Jn → Paddington → South Ken
🏋️ Fitness — Willesden Sports Centre
Activity
Off-Peak
Notes
Gym (110-station)
£6.50
Peak £8.45 (after 5pm M-F)
Track & Shower
£2.85
60m indoor + 400m outdoor
Swimming adult
£3.15
Peak £4.75
Group classes
£6.75
Peak £8.70
Membership (12mo)
£40/mo
Flexible £45.50/mo
💪 Morning routine
→ Out (bus): Leave 06:00 → walk 18min to Royal Albert Hall (Stop RC) → Bus 52 @ ~06:20 → All Souls Ave (24min) → walk 7min → arrive 06:41 ← Back (tube): Leave 07:50 → walk to Willesden Junction → Bakerloo → Paddington → Circle → South Ken → home ~08:35–08:40 RT cost: £1.75 + £3.30 = £5.05