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Introduction Welcome to London
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Welcome
to London
As Mayor of London, I am delighted to welcome you to the world’s
greatest city.
London has a wide range of ways to travel around, and a simple
ticketing system for stress free journeys. This guide explains all your
options and gives you practical advice so you can make the most of
our capital city.
While you are here, why not try new ways to get around? You might
consider cruising along the Thames on a London River Services boat
trip, flying through the air on the Emirates Air Line cable car, or
exploring London at street level on a Barclays Cycle Hire bike.
They’re all exciting ways to travel while taking in London’s views!
Whichever way you decide to travel, I wish you an enjoyable and
unforgettable stay.
Boris Johnson, Mayor of London
Tower of London

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Introducing
Transport
for London
London has one of the largest public transport networks in the world.
It is run by a not-for-profit organisation called Transport for London (TfL).

Travel with ease An iconic transport system

Every day around 24 million journeys are Dating back to the first Underground train
made on TfL’s network across London. in 1863, TfL has a rich and varied heritage.
London Transport Museum
No other city on earth is as defined by its
Our transport services are fully integrated
transport system as London, with its red
so it’s easy to switch between them. Each
buses, black cabs and Tube trains instantly
service offers you a unique experience and
recognised the world over.
will help you make the most of your visit.
London Underground’s famous logo, the
Choose from the following:
roundel, was designed by calligrapher
• London Underground (the Tube) Edward Johnston and first appeared in 1908.
• Buses
• Docklands Light Railway (DLR) Tip:
• London Overground Visit the London Transport Museum The roundel
in Covent Garden to find out more
• Barclays Cycle Hire about TfL’s history.
• Emirates Air Line cable car www.ltmuseum.co.uk
• London River Services
• Trams

New Routemaster bus Baker Street Tube station

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Getting started
in London
London’s public transport network is fully integrated so it’s very easy to
switch between the different services. Buying a Visitor Oyster card before
you leave home makes it even easier to travel around. Use your card as soon
as you arrive and hop on and off our different transport services* as often as
you wish.

Travel zones Getting out of the city

London’s public transport network is divided There are lots of attractions in Zones 1
into nine travel zones. Zones 1 and 2 are in and 2, but many more are only a short
central London, and Zones 6-9 are on the journey away:
outskirts of the city. • Crystal Palace Park (Zone 3)
Travel times • Hampton Court Palace (Zone 6) Hampton Court Palace DLR

Travel ticket prices vary depending on the • Harry Potter Studios (Zone 9)
transport service you use, the zone(s) you • Kenwood House (Zone 3)
travel in, the day you travel and the time of
• Kew Gardens (Zone 3)
day you travel – peak or off peak.
• Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park (Zone 3)
Peak travel is between 06:30-09:30 and
16:00-19:00 Monday to Friday. Travel is more • Richmond Park (Zone 4)
expensive during peak hours. • Wembley Stadium (Zone 4)
Off peak travel is at all other times (including • William Morris Gallery (Zone 3)
bank holidays). Travel is cheaper during off • Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum and
peak hours. Wimbledon Stadium (Zone 3)
*You need a credit or debit card to use a
Barclays Cycle Hire bike – simply go to
a docking station with your card to get
started. Bike access costs just £2.

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Buy the best travel ticket

before you leave home
What is a Visitor Oyster card?
It is a smart card that’s pre-loaded with
money for travel around London. The system
automatically calculates the cost of each journey
you make based on the service you use, when
you travel and which zone(s) you travel in.
Great value
London Zoo
To save you money, there is a daily price cap
when you use your Visitor Oyster card –
once you have reached this limit, you won’t
pay any more. For example you can travel as
Save money with a Visitor Oyster card many times as you like in a day in Zones 1
We recommend you buy a Visitor Oyster and 2 (from 04:30 to 04:29 the next day) and
card before you leave home. you will never be charged more than £8.40 –
It’s the cheapest way to make single journeys even if you make 20 journeys!
Emirates Air Line
on bus, Tube, tram, DLR, London Overground Visiting London for two days?
and most National Rail train services in London.
Start with £20 credit on your card for Child tickets
Start exploring straightaway unlimited off-peak travel in central London Children aged under 11 can travel for
We will post your card to your home address and a single journey on the Emirates Air Line. free on buses and trams. They can also
travel for free on Tube, DLR and London River Bus
so your card is ready to use as soon as you
arrive in London. Buy your card now! Overground services as long as they are Tip:
accompanied by a fare paying adult.
Cards cost just £3 Up to four children aged under 11 can
Tip: (non-refundable) Children aged under five travel for free on travel for free when accompanied by
plus postage. the Emirates Air Line when accompanied a fare paying adult on Tube, DLR and
Enjoy special discounts with your Visitor
by a fare paying adult. London Overground services.
Oyster card: 25% off the Emirates Air
Line cable car and 10% off single tickets Visit visitorshop.tfl.gov.uk to buy child
on most Thames Clipper River Buses. Visit visitorshop.tfl.gov.uk tickets before you leave home.

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How to use
your ticket
It’s easy to travel around London with your Visitor Oyster card –
simply hop on and hop off our services.

• Around 4,000 Oyster Ticket Stops in

London – look out for the sign or visit
ticketstoplocator.tfl.gov.uk
• Tube and London Overground station
ticket offices

How to add money at a ticket machine

To add money to your card, touch it
on the yellow card reader at the ticket
machine – it will tell you how much
money is left on your card. You can then
Using a Visitor Oyster card on Free standing card readers Using a Visitor Oyster card on add more money and pay with either
Tube, DLR, London Overground Where there are no gates look for the card buses and trams a debit or credit card or cash.
and National Rail services readers – they might be free-standing or On buses and trams you only need to Remember to touch your card again
To pay the right fare for your journey, wall-mounted instead. If you need help, touch the yellow card reader at the start on the yellow reader to complete your
you need to touch your Visitor Oyster ask a member of staff. of your journey. purchase.
card on the yellow card reader at the Remember – it is important to touch in
gates and wait for the green light to What happens if
and touch out every time – if you don’t What happens if I have money left
show when you start your journey - I run out of money
do this, the system will not know which on my card at the end of my visit?
and again when you end your journey. journey you made and you may be charged on my card?
You can keep your card for future visits
Tip:
a maximum fare. You might also get a It’s easy to add more available or lend it to your family and friends.
penalty fare or be prosecuted. money to your card at: here
Check the balance on your card before • Ticket machines at If you would like a refund on any
you leave London at a Tube station Tube, DLR, London remaining credit, take your card to a
ticket machine as you cannot do this Overground and some Tube station ticket office. Please take
from home. National Rail stations MAYOR OF LONDON Transport for London
some ID and proof of address with you.
Oyster Ticket Stop sign
Oyster Info A3 Poster 03.indd 1 31/5/06 13:01:33

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Getting around
Docklands light Railway (DLR)
DLR driverless trains run from Tip:
05:30 to 00:30 Monday to Saturday Visit dlrlondon.co.uk/Things-to-Do
and from 07:00 to 23:30 on Sunday. There are for ideas for a fun day out on the DLR.
trains every 4-10 minutes running on routes Why not download a free DLR audio
from stations at Bank and Tower Gateway guide too?
London’s transport services offer you a unique experience of the city. to Docklands, East and South East London.
Here’s a round-up of the transport options available to you. Take the DLR to visit Canary Wharf, Cutty
Sark for Maritime Greenwich, ExCeL London,
London Underground on your card before you use it again. London City Airport or Woolwich Arsenal.
There are 11 colour-coded If your contactless payment card has been Visit tfl.gov.uk/dlr for more information.
Underground lines. Services run issued outside the UK, please check tfl.gov.
regularly from around 05:00 to 00:30 (Sunday uk/contactless-payment-card before you
07:30 to 23:30) on most routes. use your card to travel on our bus services. For
See page 16 for a Tube map or visit any international transaction fees or charges that
tfl.gov.uk/tube for more information. may apply, please check with your card issuer.
See page 17 for a central London bus map or
Tip: for more information visit tfl.gov.uk/buses
Always stand on the right when using the
escalators at Tube stations. It can get Tip:
hot and busy on the Tube during peak Some bus routes are especially good for
travel times, so you may prefer to travel sightseeing – try routes 9, 14, 15 and 22.
outside these hours. The New Routemaster bus featured in
the James Bond film ‘Skyfall’ and runs Old Royal Naval College
Buses on routes 9, 11, 24, 38 and 390.
A cheap and easy way to travel around
London. They generally run from 05:00
to 00:30. Night buses operate on many major If you run out of money on your
routes from around midnight to 05:00, and Visitor Oyster card, it’s easy to add
some operate a 24-hour service. more credit at:
It is no longer possible to pay for your London •T ouchscreen ticket machines in Tube,
bus fare in cash. You can pay with a Visitor DLR, London Overground and some
Oyster card, Oyster card, Travelcard or UK- National Rail stations
issued contactless payment card. A single bus •A round 4,000 Oyster Ticket Stops
journey is £1.45 with an Oyster card or UK-issued cross London (Find you nearest one at
contactless payment card. ticketstoplocator.tfl.gov.uk)
To help you get home, if you don’t have •T ravel Information Centres – see page 10
enough credit on your Oyster card, you will • Tube and London Overground station
be able to make one more bus journey. ticket offices
After this you will need to top up the credit
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Getting around continued

London Overground Barclays Cycle Hire
London Overground are local train Barclays Cycle Hire is a
services which run on four routes and public bike hire scheme for
provide an orbital network around the capital. short journeys across central, east, west and
They are a great way to see the hidden parts south west London. There are over 10,000
of London. Trains run approximately every bikes for hire and 700 docking stations.
7-15 minutes during peak hours on most lines. There’s no need to book – simply hire a bike,
See the Tube map on page 16 for ride it where you like, then return it to any
London Overground routes and visit docking station. Go to any docking station
tfl.gov.uk/overground for more information. with your credit or debit card to get started
and buy bike access for £2 for 24 hours.
London River Services If you return the bike to a docking station
Travelling by boat on the River within 30 minutes of hiring it, there are no
Thames is a relaxing way to see the extra ride charges. Extra ride charges apply if
sights. Choose from River Buses which are a you keep a bike for longer than 30 minutes - Accessibility
great alternative to the Tube or bus, or River between 30 minutes and 1 hour costs £1 and
Tours which are more leisurely and often up to 1 hour 30 minutes costs £4. There are a wide range of accessible now have a “next-stop” audio-visual
include a commentary. Popular stops include: Visit tfl.gov.uk/barclayscyclehire or for transport options so you can travel more system to let you know when you’re
Millbank Pier for Tate Britain; Bankside Pier general information on cycling in London visit easily around London: approaching your destination.
for Tate Modern; Tower Pier for the Tower of tfl.gov.uk/cycling • Step-free travel is available at almost half • The DLR and Emirates Air Line cable car
London and Tower Bridge; Greenwich Pier for of London Overground stations, all DLR are accessible for all.
Greenwich and North Greenwich Pier for the stations and Tramlink stops and nearly a • All eight TfL-managed piers are accessible
Emirates Air Line cable car. Tip:
quarter of all Tube stations, with more for wheelchair users – the newer river
Enjoy a 10% discount on single Thames Clipper Try a Barclays Cycle Hire leisure route improvements planned. There are also boats also have dedicated wheelchair
River Bus tickets with your Visitor Oyster card for interesting sight-seeing tours ramps available enabling wheelchair users spaces. Please check the pier access
(note: route RB6 is not included in the discount. including ‘London’s secret gardens’ to board trains. See Tube map on page 16 before you travel at tfl.gov.uk/river.
River Bus fares do not count towards the daily and ‘Quirky London’. See Itinerary 2 on for details of step-free stations.
page 13 for details of the ‘Independent • All licensed taxis (black cabs) are
price cap). You cannot you use your Visitor • We’ve introduced wide-aisle gates at most wheelchair accessible.
Oyster card to pay for River Tours. shops and markets’ route. London Overground and Tube stations
tfl.gov.uk/leisureroutes • Some National Rail services have
See the river services map on page 18, visit to provide easier access for wheelchair
step-free access, but if you need staff
tfl.gov.uk/river for more information or pick users, assistance-dog owners, people with
Walking assistance you must book it 24 hours in
up the London River Services leaflet from buggies and passengers with luggage.
Walking in London is a great way to get advance. Visit www.nationalrail.co.uk
Tube stations. • All 8,500 London buses (except for more information.
around. Look out for our black and yellow heritage Routemaster buses) are low-
street signs and maps – they give you To find out more, visit
Tip: floor vehicles and have space for one
useful information about the local area tfl.gov.uk/transport-accessibility or call
wheelchair user. Bus travel is free for
Why not take a River Bus between including key landmarks, with realistic five 0343 222 1234*
wheelchair users. Tramlink travel is also
the Tate Britain and Tate Modern art and 15 minute walking times. free for wheelchair users. *Service and network charges apply.
galleries? Visit tfl.gov.uk/walking for more See tfl.gov.uk/terms
• All our buses, London Overground and
information and walking routes. DLR trains, trams and most Tube trains
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Getting around continued Tip:

Emirates Air Line Minicabs (private hire) Pay with your Oyster card and enjoy
The Emirates Air Line is Minicabs are cars with a driver available a 25% discount on the Emirates Air
London’s first urban cable for hire on a pre-booked basis. They must Line. Try the new Emirates Air Line Full
car service and crosses the River Thames always be booked in advance via a minicab Experience package – enjoy a return
connecting The O2 and ExCeL London via office. We advise you against getting in any fare, a complementary observation
terminals at Emirates Greenwich Peninsula vehicle where the driver approaches you in guide and entry to the Emirates Aviation
and Emirates Royal Docks. Open seven days the street who says they are a minicab. Experience just £7.80 for adults with a
a week, it’s a great way to see stunning To book a minicab visit Visitor Oyster card.
panoramic views of London from the air day tfl.gov.uk/taxis-and-minicabs
and night. The Emirates Air Line is close
to the Tube (North Greenwich), DLR (Royal Coaches
Victoria), buses and London River Services London’s main coach services use Victoria
too so it’s easy to plan an interesting Coach Station. Visit tfl.gov.uk/coaches
journey. Why not take a River Bus home? for more information.
See the Tube map on page 16 for the
Operators include:
Emirates Air Line’s location and visit
tfl.gov.uk/emiratesairline for National Express: nationalexpress.com
more information and to book your 08717 81 81 81
tickets in advance. X90 Oxford London: oxfordbus.co.uk
+44 (0)1865 785 400
Trams
Oxford Tube: oxfordtube.com
Tram services run in south London
+44 (0)1865 722 250
between Wimbledon, Croydon,
Beckenham and New Addington. Services easyBus: easybus.co.uk
run every 7-10 minutes and link up with Green Line Coaches: greenline.co.uk
Wimbledon station. 0844 801 7261
Visit tfl.gov.uk/trams for more information. Megabus: megabus.com
09001 600 900
Taxis (black cabs)
You can hail one of London’s famous National Rail
taxis on the street whenever the There are 14 National Rail terminal stations
yellow ‘TAXI’ sign on the front is lit. The in London for connections to all parts of the
minimum fare is £2.40 – the fare will be UK, plus Eurostar services from St. Pancras
shown on the meter and you pay at the end International. TfL does not operate National
of your journey. Note fares increase after Rail services in London but you can use your
20:00. There is no charge for luggage or extra Visitor Oyster card on all suburban trains in
passengers, however there is an extra charge Zones 1-9.
for journeys starting at Heathrow. Visit nationalrail.co.uk for more
Visit tfl.gov.uk/taxis-and-minicabs for information or call 08457 48 49 50 (UK only)
more information. or +44 (0)20 7278 5240.

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Planning
Travel Information Centres

Our Travel Information Centres can help you:

your Journey
• Plan your journey and buy tickets
• Add more money to your Visitor Oyster card
• Buy fast-track tickets to some of London’s most
popular tourist attractions
• Buy tickets for Heathrow Express, Gatwick
Our online Journey Planner tfl.gov.uk/plan-a-journey will help you find the Express and Southern train services between
best route for your journey around London and will tell you how long it will take. central London and nearby airports
• Book rail and coach tours in Britain and to Paris
Real time information
Keep up to date with the latest travel • Provide accessibility advice for travel on
information across London via: London’s transport network
• TfL’s status updates – visit
tfl.gov.uk/status-updates
• TfL’s social media and email updates Travel Information Centre locations
– visit tfl.gov.uk/socialmedia
Heathrow 123 Underground Station
• Screens in stations and displays at Heathrow Airport, Monday to Sunday: 07:30-19:30
With Journey Planner, you can choose to travel: bus stops
• By public transport King’s Cross Underground Station
STATUS UPDATES Western ticket hall (near St Pancras Station)
• By bicycle
Monday to Saturday: 07:15-20:00
• On foot Sunday and Bank Holidays: 08:15-19:00
Walking or cycling is a great way to see the
sights and can be as quick as taking the Tube Liverpool Street Underground Station
or a bus. Journey Planner can also help you plan Monday to Thursday: 07:15-19:00
your journey if you have specific accessibility Friday: 07:15-20:00 Saturday: 07:15-19:00
requirements, such as step-free access. Sunday and Bank Holidays: 08:15-19:00
Travel options on the go Piccadilly Circus Underground Station
If you have a smartphone or any other Monday to Friday: 07:45-19:00
location-aware device, you can plan your Saturday and Bank Holidays: 09:15-19:00
journey on the move, with our ‘Nearby’ Tip: Sunday: 09:15-18:00
option which shows you all the Tube, Use Journey Planner to explore what
bus, tram, river, London Overground, journeys you can make by river – River Victoria Railway Station, opposite platform 8
DLR, National Rail and Barclays Cycle Hire Buses and River Tours are a stunning way Monday to Saturday: 07:15-20:00
locations around you. to see the city! Sunday and Bank Holidays: 08:15-19:00
Visit tfl.gov.uk/plan-a-journey
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Itineraries Top Ten London

Attractions
1. British Museum
2. Tate Modern
There is so much to see in London, it’s hard to know where to start.
3. National Gallery
We’ve put together three itineraries which showcase some of the city’s
most famous landmarks and attractions. 4. Natural History Museum
5. London Eye
Suggested itineraries Madame Tussauds 6. Victoria and Albert
Explore the city on foot, by bike or by boat and the air with our three half-day itineraries: Museum
7. Science Museum
1 Southbank Walking 2 Cycling Tour: 3 River Bus ride and 8. Tower of London
Tour page 12 Independent Shops Emirates Air Line
and Markets Full Experience 9. Madame Tussauds
page 13 page 15 10. Royal Museums
Greenwich

There is a wealth of useful visitor

information available online. For more
British Museum
ideas and suggested itineraries for the
perfect day out try:
VisitLondon www.visitlondon.com
VisitBritain www.visitbritain.com
Visit www.visitbritainshop.com to
pre-purchase tickets for London and
UK-wide attractions, sightseeing tours,
shows, events and more in your local
language and currency.
Natural History Museum
National Gallery Dinosaur Exhibition Natural History Museum
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Itinerary 1.
1. Southbank 2. Gabriel’s Wharf
Southbank walking tour Major theatre, Home to a
This self-guided walk along the southern concert and arts fascinating mix
bank of the River Thames explores one of centre with a lively of independent
the most vibrant areas of central London. calendar of events. shops, cafes, bars
and restaurants.
How to get there:
Travel by bus or Tube to Waterloo and
walk to the Southbank or take the River
Bus to Embankment Pier and walk across 3. Oxo Tower
Hungerford Bridge.
Design-led
At the end of the walk, cross Tower Bridge boutiques and
and return to central London from the north 5. Tate Modern
eighth floor and Millennium
side of the river via Tower Hill Tube station riverside dining with
on the District or Circle Line, or on a route Bridge
spectacular views.
15 bus to Aldwych/Somerset House.
A world-famous
collection of
6. The Clink modern art.
A museum built on 4. Globe Theatre
the site of one of 8. Borough
England’s oldest A reconstruction
Market of Shakespeare’s
and most notorious
prisons. A must see market original Globe
for any food lover. theatre. 11. More London
and City Hall
Free events take
10. Hays Galleria place in the outdoor
7. The Golden amphitheatre.
Hinde Shops, bars and
restaurants in a 12. Tower Bridge
A full-sized model converted wharf.
of Sir Francis 9. Southwark One of the world’s
Drake’s ship. Cathedral best recognised
Located by the bridges.
river Thames, this
is London’s oldest
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Itinerary 2.
Cycling tour: independent shops and markets
Enjoy a unique shopping experience
– explore London’s markets and
boutiques by bike along a 7.7km route. Kentish Town
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Itineraries Welcome to London
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Itinerary 2.
Cycling tour: turn-by-turn directions
These match the numbers on the map 7 The route continues straight ahead on 16 Keep going straight ahead. Beech Street
overleaf. The route will take 45-50 minutes, Bromfield Street. Using the cycle path will become Chiswell Street.
longer if you stop along the way. continue to the left.
17 When you reach Finsbury Square turn
If you want to follow the route on your 8 At the traffic lights continue straight left and then the next right on to
smartphone or any other location-aware ahead over the junction and walk your Christopher Street, then take the
device, see the Google map on the bike along the Camden Passage. next right on to Wilson Street.
Independent Shops and Markets leisure route
page – visit tfl.gov.uk/leisureroutes. 9 Continue to the right and after Camden 18 Take the next left on to Sun Street and
Passage continue straight ahead to rejoin follow the road as it curves to the left
Upper Street. and becomes Appold Street.
1 Hire a bike from Castlehaven Road near
Camden Market. 10 Keep going straight, over the junction 19 Turn right on to Primrose Street and
and then take a right turn on to Arlington at the end there will be a docking
2 Walk the bike back towards Camden Way. You’ll pass by Bobbin Bicycles. station on the left. Spitalfields market
Market and cross over to the other side is straight ahead.
of the road. To get on to Regent’s Canal 11 Turn right at the end of Arlington Way on
look for the path on to the canal marked to Rosebery Avenue.
‘Camden Lock East Yard’. Why not try our other leisure
12 Turn left on to Rosoman Street just after routes too?
3 Once you are on the canal continue Finsbury Town Hall. Exmouth Market is
located on the right. There is a docking Saturday markets London’s markets
under the bridge and cycle towards
station nearby on Tysoe Street. provide a lively urban environment that
Islington. Remember that pedestrians
promises to awaken your senses.
have priority at all times.
13 Continue straight ahead down Skinner
Street along the cycle path and turn right Quirky London Step away from the
4 When you can go no further along the
on to St. John Street. tourist clichés and discover another side
canal due to the tunnel take the path up
to the city.
to the left. On Muriel Street continue
left followed by a right on to Carnegie 14 Continue straight ahead, over
Clerkenwell Road and you’ll reach London’s secret gardens Seek out the
Street. greener side of London in the Capital’s
Smithfield Market. Take a left on
Charterhouse Street and then the next gardens, parks and secret squares.
5 Continue left on Charlotte Terrace and
then right on to Copenhagen Street. right on Lindsey Street. Visit tfl.gov.uk/leisureroutes
15 Head left on Long Lane and continue for details.
6 Turn right using the cycle path on to
Cloudesley Road and left on Ritchie straight ahead over the junction.
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Itineraries Welcome to London
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Itinerary 3.
1. London Eye 3. St. Paul’s 5. Globe Theatre
River Bus ride and A giant ferris wheel
Cathedral
Reconstruction
Emirates Air Line on the South
Bank of the River
With its famous
dome, St Paul’s is
of Shakespeare’s
original Globe
Full Experience Thames. one of the largest theatre.
Take a flight on London’s first cable car with churches in the world.
stunning views of The O2, Canary Wharf and 6. The City –
Docklands. including the
Gherkin
How to get there:
Take a Thames Clipper River Bus from Some of London’s 8. The Tower
Embankment Pier to North Greenwich most famous City of London
2. Southbank
(Route RB1 eastbound). Adult tickets are landmarks can be An historic fortress
£5.85 with a Visitor Oyster card, child tickets A complex of enjoyed from the and former palace
are £3.25. Disembark from the River Bus theatre, concert river Thames. and prison, dating
at North Greenwich Pier and walk to the and arts venues back to the 11th
Emirates Air Line. offering a wide century.
range of cultural 4. Tate Modern
The Emirates Air Line Full Experience and Millennium
events. 9. Tower Bridge
package includes a return flight on the Bridge
Emirates Air Line cable car, a complimentary The world’s most
observation guide and entry to the Emirates 11. Isle of Dogs A major art gallery famous drawbridge.
Aviation Experience. Adult tickets are £7.80 and Canary Wharf housed in a former
with a Visitor Oyster card. power station.
Major business
Return to central London on the Jubilee Line district that is 13. The O2
from North Greenwich Tube station. home to some of State-of-the-art
the UK’s tallest concert and
skyscrapers. entertainment area
on the Greenwich
Peninsula.
10. St Katharine
Docks 12. Greenwich
Previously a A World Heritage 14. Emirates Air
commercial dock, Site with such Line
7. The Shard
this is now a busy famous sights as A cable car that
Western Europe’s marina with shops, the Cutty Sark, the spans the Thames,
tallest building, restaurants and bars. Royal Observatory with spectacular
standing at 87 and the National views from 90
storeys high. Maritime Museum. metres in the air.

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Maps – Tube map Welcome to London
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Special fares apply
Chesham
9 Chalfont & 8 7 Watford Junction
8 7 6 5 Epping

Theydon Bois

6
Latimer Watford High Street
Watford High Barnet Cockfosters Debden
Amersham Bushey
Chorleywood Croxley Totteridge & Whetstone Oakwood Loughton

Rickmansworth Moor Park

Carpenders Park
Woodside Park Southgate
Buckhurst Hill

5
4
Hatch End Roding Grange
Northwood Mill Hill East West Finchley Arnos Grove Valley Hill
West Ruislip Northwood Edgware
Hills Headstone Lane
Stanmore Bounds Green Chigwell
Hillingdon Ruislip Finchley Central Hainault

4
Harrow & Burnt Oak
Ruislip Manor Pinner Wealdstone Wood Green Woodford
Canons Park
Uxbridge Ickenham Colindale East Finchley Fairlop
Eastcote North Harrow Kenton Harringay South Woodford
Queensbury Turnpike Lane Green Lanes

3
Hendon Central Crouch Barkingside
Harrow- Northwick Preston Highgate South Tottenham
on-the-Hill Kingsbury Hill Snaresbrook
Ruislip Park Road
Rayners Lane Brent Cross Seven Newbury Park
Gardens Archway Manor House Blackhorse
Gospel Sisters Road
West South Kenton Redbridge
Harrow Golders Green Oak
Hampstead Upper Holloway
South Harrow North Wembley Neasden Heath Tottenham Walthamstow
Hampstead Hale Central Wanstead Gants
South Ruislip Wembley Tufnell Park Arsenal Finsbury Upminster
Park Dollis Hill Leytonstone Hill
Wembley Central Park
Finchley Road Holloway Road Walthamstow Upminster Bridge
Sudbury Hill Stonebridge Park Willesden Green & Frognal Kentish Leyton Leytonstone
Town West Kentish Town Queen’s Road Midland Road High Road
Belsize Park

3
Kilburn Highbury & Hornchurch
Northolt Harlesden Caledonian Road
Kensal Brondesbury Islington Dalston
Kingsland Leyton

2
Sudbury Town Willesden Junction Rise Park West Hampstead Chalk Farm Dagenham
Camden Stratford
Road Hackney East Elm Park
Finchley Road Caledonian International Wanstead Park
Brondesbury Camden Town Central
Kensal Green Road & Canonbury
Alperton Swiss Cottage Barnsbury Dagenham
Queen’s Park Kilburn South Mornington Dalston Junction Stratford Heathway
High Road Hampstead St. John’s Wood Crescent Hackney
Greenford Homerton
Becontree

2
King’s Cross Wick Woodgrange Park
Kilburn Park St. Pancras Haggerston
Edgware Great Upney
Perivale Maida Vale Paddington Road Marylebone Stratford
Baker Portland Euston
Warwick Avenue Street High Street Barking
Street
Angel Hoxton Pudding
Royal Oak Mill Lane Abbey East Ham
Hanger Lane
Westbourne Park Euston Old Street Bethnal Road
Edgware Warren Street Green Mile End
Square Upton Park
Road Farringdon
Park Royal Regent’s Park Liverpool Bow Road
Ladbroke Grove Shoreditch Plaistow
Bayswater Russell Street High Street
Latimer Road Square Barbican Bromley- West Ham
North Ealing Goodge Bow Church by-Bow
East White Shepherd’s Notting Lancaster Bond Oxford Street Chancery Moorgate
Acton City Bush Hill Gate Gate Street Circus Lane Devons Road
Stepney Green
Aldgate Star Lane

1 2 3 4
Ealing Broadway St. Paul’s
West North Holland Queensway Marble Tottenham Holborn East Langdon Park
Whitechapel

6 5 4 2
Court Road

3 1
Acton Acton Park Arch Bank
Wood Lane Covent Garden Aldgate Canning
All Saints Town
High Street Shadwell Royal
Green Park Leicester Square Westferry Blackwall Victoria
Acton Central Kensington
Shepherd’s Bush Custom House for ExCeL
Ealing Common Market Hyde Park Corner Piccadilly Cannon Street
Kensington Circus Limehouse Poplar East
South Acton (Olympia) Monument Tower Emirates Prince Regent
Knightsbridge Mansion House Hill India
Goldhawk Road Tower Royal Docks
Charing
Fenchurch Street
Wapping West Royal Albert
Blackfriars Gateway India Quay
Barons Gloucester Cross
Acton Town Hammersmith Court Road St. James’s River Thames West
Temple Silvertown Beckton Park
South Ealing Victoria Park
Rotherhithe
Canary Wharf Cyprus
Northfields Chiswick Turnham Stamford Ravenscourt West Sloane Westminster Embankment Emirates
Earl’s South Canada North
Park Green Brook Park Kensington Kensington Square London Bermondsey Greenwich
Boston Manor Court Bridge Water Greenwich Pontoon Dock
Heron Quays Peninsula
Gallions
West Brompton Reach

2
Osterley Waterloo London
South Quay

2
Surrey Quays City Airport Beckton
Gunnersbury
Crossharbour King George V
Hounslow East Southwark

1
Fulham Broadway Pimlico
Hounslow

3
Kew Gardens Mudchute
West Hounslow Central Imperial
Parsons Green
Wharf Lambeth Island Gardens
Hatton Cross Borough
Richmond North

4
Putney Bridge

3
Heathrow
Terminals 1, 2, 3 Woolwich
Cutty Sark for Arsenal
East Putney Maritime Greenwich

2
Heathrow Vauxhall Queens Road
Elephant & Castle Peckham
Terminal 4 Southfields Greenwich

5
New Cross New Cross
Clapham Gate
Junction

4
Wimbledon Park Deptford Bridge
Heathrow Terminal 5 Wandsworth Oval Kennington
Road Peckham Rye Brockley
Wimbledon Elverson Road
Stockwell Honor Oak Park
Clapham High Street
Lewisham
Denmark Hill
Clapham North Forest Hill
Bakerloo Metropolitan Moor Park Station in both fare zones Clapham Common Sydenham
Central Brixton
Northern Interchange stations Clapham South
Circle Penge West Embankment
Piccadilly Step-free access from street to train
District Balham Bakerloo and Northern line trains will not stop at this

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Step-free access from street to platform Anerley station from early January 2014 until early November 2014
District open Victoria
weekends, National Rail Kilburn
public holidays Tooting Bec Crystal Palace Norwood Junction
Waterloo & City No step-free access from late January 2014 until mid May 2014
and some Airport
Olympia events Tooting Broadway Stanmore
DLR Emirates Air Line West Croydon Step-free access via a steep ramp
Hammersmith Colliers Wood
& City London Overground Riverboat services Waterloo
No step-free access from late January 2014 until late July 2014

5
Jubilee Emirates Air Line Tramlink South Wimbledon

Transport for London This diagram is an evolution of the original design conceived in 1931 by Harry Beck · Correct at time of going to print · January 2014
Morden
4 Emirates Greenwich Peninsula and Emirates Royal Docks
Special fares apply

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Maps – Key bus routes in central London Welcome to London
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Route 8
Route 9
Key bus routes in central London 24 C2 390 43
to
to Stoke Newington
73
Route 10
to Hampstead Heath to Parliament to Archway Route 11
Hill Fields Friern
Camden Lock
Barnet 38 Route 14
139 to West Hampstead Market
23 The Zoo Caledonian Route 15
Road to Clapton
Westbourne Park Abbey Road Camden York Way Pond Route 23
ZSL Camden Town
Lord’s Cricket London Road Agar Grove Route 24
Ground Zoo Essex Road
Route 25
Ladbroke Grove Lisson Grove Albany Street
Sainsbury’s for The Zoo Mornington 274 Islington Angel Route 38
Sherlock London
Holmes Regent’s Park Crescent Canal Route 43
to Bow 8
Museum Museum Route 59
Ladbroke Grove St John
Madame Route 73
Tussaud’s King’s Street
Euston Cross Sadler’s Wells Old Street Route 74
205 Telecom Theatre Route 139
Marylebone Tower 14 Charles Dickens
Paddington Museum Route 148
Great Warren Street 10 Barbican Shoreditch Route 159
453 74 Baker Street and St Pancras
Portland and Euston Square
International 59 Centre High Street
Gloucester Place Street Route 188
Edgware Road Moorgate 11
Pollock’s 23
Route 205
188 Theobald’s
159 Toy Museum
Russell Road Route 274
Marble Square Museum Route 390
Arch Goodge Street British of London Liverpool
and Gower Street Street Route 453
Lancaster Museum
Notting Hill Gate Route C2
Gate Bloomsbury Way Bank
Route RV1
Queensway Bond Oxford 25 to Ilford
148 390 274 Street Oxford Chancery Holborn Viaduct
Circus Street Tottenham 8 Holborn 205 to Bow
to Marble Wardour Court Road/ Lane for City Thameslink
White Hyde 25
Arch Street Cambridge
City Park Regent Street Circus Aldgate
Kensington
Gardens Park Lane Covent Garden
Eros 15
Conduit Street Market
Shaftesbury to Blackwall
Albert
Avenue Kingsway
to Memorial RV1
Royal
Hammersmith Berkeley Square Academy Covent Tower Tower Gateway
Leicester Hill
9 Square Garden
Royal National Nelson’s Monument
10 Albert Hall Knightsbridge Green Park Piccadilly Gallery Column London St Paul’s
Circus RV1 Royal Courts Tower of
Transport of Justice Cathedral Mansion House
Museum London
High Street Fleet St
Kensington St Paul’s Cathedral Katharine’s
Street Tower
Hyde Park St James’s
Corner Palace London Tower
Harrods Wellington Pall Mall Aldwych Ludgate Circus Bridge City
HMS Belfast Bridge
Science
Museum
Arch Green St James’s Palace Trafalgar Square 9 for City Thameslink
for Charing Cross
Park Admiralty 15
Tower Bridge
188
Victoria & Arch Globe 43 Road
Albert Museum Cleopatra’s Needle Royal National Blackfriars Tate Theatre to North
Theatre Modern Bankside London Bridge Greenwich
South Embankment Festival
Upper
Kensington Royal Horse Royal Ground
Natural
History Mews Buckingham St James’s Park Guards Festival Hall
Tate Modern
74 Museum Palace London Eye
Waterloo Southwark Street © Transport for London TFL27704.01.14

to Putney Victoria Street 139

Victoria 38 73 C2 New Scotland Yard Westminster London Bermondsey Key
Eye Market London Underground interchange
Westminster
14 Victoria Westminster Elephant & Castle London Overground interchange
to Putney Heath Coach Station Cathedral Westminster
Abbey National Rail interchange
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Sloane Square Imperial

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Belgrave Road War Museum Bricklayer’s Arms Docklands Light Railway

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Chelsea Houses of
Saatchi interchange
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King’s Road
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Parliament
Gallery
Ri

Kennington Road Walworth Road

Cuming Museum and Library London River Services pier
to Streatham Hill 59
to to
24 Pimlico Grosvenor Road to Streatham 159 148 Camberwell 453 Deptford Transport for London Visitor
11 to Fulham Broadway Information Centre

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Map of scheduled River services
Embankment RB6
Embankment
Charing Cross Blackfriars
Blackfriars
(Mondays to Fridays only)
Tower St. Katharine’s
Tower Hill Tower Hill
Tower Gateway Tower Gateway
Fenchurch Street Fenchurch Street

RB4
Festival Canary Wharf
Waterloo London Bridge
Bankside City
London Bridge RB5
London Eye RB2
Waterloo Woolwich Ferry
RB1 RB4 North Terminal RB1
Hilton Docklands RB5
Nelson Dock North
Westminster Greenwich
North Greenwich
Westminster
Greenland Masthouse and Emirates
Air Line Woolwich
Terrace Arsenal
Woolwich Ferry
South Terminal
Millbank Some boats cruise
through the Thames Barrier
Summer service
Greenwich (April-October) only
Cutty Sark for
Maritime Greenwich

Cadogan St George
Wharf RB2
Vauxhall

Chelsea
River Bus River Tours
Harbour
Imperial Wharf
• A fast and frequent service • A more leisurely cruise
• An alternative to the Tube or bus • Sightseeing commentary on most boats
• Use your Oyster pay as you go or • Ideal for spotting some of
Travelcard to obtain a fares discount London’s hidden waterside gems
Wandsworth • Use your Travelcard to obtain a
Riverside Quarter fares discount

Putney RB1 Embankment to North Greenwich Westminster / St. Katharine’s circular cruise London Underground
Daily Operated by Circular Cruise Westminster
RB6
Summer service (April-October) only

Woolwich Arsenal Daily, peak times and evenings,

see timetable and RB5 Westminster to Greenwich London Overground
Operated by KPMG Thames Clippers Some boats cruise through the Thames Barrier
Kew (summer service only)
RB2 St George Wharf to Bankside Operated by Thames River Services National Rail
Daily except early mornings and evenings
St Helena’s Operated by KPMG Thames Clippers Westminster to Greenwich
Richmond Operated by City Cruises Docklands Light Railway
RB4 Canary Wharf to Hilton Docklands
Daily
Operated by KPMG Thames Clippers Emirates Air Line
Richmond Landing Stage
RB5 North Greenwich to Woolwich Arsenal Summer services only Step-free access from
Saturdays and Sundays only
Operated by KPMG Thames Clippers Westminster to Hampton Court street level to the pier
Operated by Thames River Boats
Kingston Turks RB6 Putney to Blackfriars
Monday to Friday peak hours and evenings only St Helena’s Richmond to Hampton Court
(some boats also run to or from Operated by Turk Launches
Kingston Town End London Bridge City and Canary Wharf)
Operated by KPMG Thames Clippers

Hampton Court Woolwich Free Ferry

Hampton Court Daily (except evenings)
Operated by Briggs Marine

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