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[quote=Anonymous]Clothing in the UK will be more expensive than in the US. There's really no way around it. But the flip side is that there's a wider range of clothing style on offer. I don't know what your taste runs to but I really like Jigsaw. They have several locations in London, including in the Soho shopping district. You can see their styles online. London's department stores are also amazing compared to the US. Liberty's, Selfridges, Peter Jones, John Lewis (the latter is more "standard" but offers good quality clothes at reasonable (for UK) prices). And there's scores of boutiques. Harrods is....um....ok. Worth it just to visit the food halls but I've never bought anything from there and neither do my English friends shop there. It used to be a beloved British department store but now everyone thinks of it as a tourist trap aimed at high spending Saudi tourists.

As for getting to the airport to your hotel, you have a long journey one way or another. The Express is the quickest way to "central" London but even so it only takes you to Paddington, which is on the outskirts of central London and still requires you to transfer to a bus, taxi or metro to get to your other destinations in London. When you add up all the transfer times you're not really saving that much time versus taking the tube all the way in. If you elect to take the tube, take the Piccadilly Line from Heathrow (the only line to Heathrow) to Holborn in central London, change to the Central Line and take it to Bethnal Green station.

A taxi/private car will be more convenient but if your flight arrives in the early AM you'll run into rush hour, so while you'll be more comfortable, you might save much time at all. Depends on what your priorities are.

By the way, I found this similar question on Tripadvisor from last year. https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowTopic-g186338-i17-k7199522-Best_way_to_get_from_Heathrow_to_Bethnal_Green-London_England.html

Several good suggestions on there about getting to Bethnal Green, including what appears to be a fairly inexpensive private car hire.

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