How to get to the West End
London's West End is well connected!


Travel by train , coach , bus , tube , taxi, car or on foot.

For up-to-date London bus and tube information contact:

Transport for London

24 hour London Travel Information

Phone: +44 (0)20 7222 1234 or visit www.tfl.gov.uk

Use the Transport for London Journey Planner to find the quickest route from and to a specific destination covering tube, bus and train.

Journey Planner

Travel by Tube

For hassle-free travel to the West End, use any of the number of tube stations and lines:

Underground
  • Bond Street: Central Line / Jubilee Line
  • Marble Arch: Central Line
  • Oxford Circus: Bakerloo Line / Central Line / Victoria Line
  • Piccadilly Circus: Bakerloo Line / Piccadilly Line
  • Tottenham Court Road: Central Line / Northern Line

For news, updates, travel tips for women, ticket information and planned works and service changes, visit the official site for London Underground .

Taking the Bus

You will never have to worry about getting right to or back home from the West End as it's packed with bus routes:

Buses
  • 3 Oxford Circus to Crystal Palace
  • 6 Aldwych to Kensal Rise
  • 8 Victoria to Bow Church
  • 10 Hammersmith to Archway
  • 12 Notting Hill Gate to Dulwich
  • 13 Aldwych to Golders Green
  • 15 Paddington to Aldgate
  • 23 Westbourne Park to Liverpool Street Station
  • 25 Illford to Oxford Circus
  • 53 Oxford Circus to Plumstead Common
  • 55 Oxford Circus to Leyton
  • 73 Victoria Tottenham
  • 88 Oxford Circus to Clapham Common
  • 94 Piccadilly Circus to Acton Green
  • 98 Wilsden to Holborn
  • 113 Oxford Circus to Edgeware
  • 137 Streatham Hill to Oxford Circus
  • 139 Trafalgar Square to Golders Green
  • 159 Baker Street to Streatham

For detailed bus information or to plan your rout, contact London Travel Information's 24 hour information line on 020 7222 1234 or visit the dedicated London Buses website.
For free transport guides and bus time tables, call: 020 7371 0247

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For up-to-date information on National Rail times and fares call 08457 48 49 50 or visit:

National Rail

Getting to the West End by Road

Coming to town by car, coach and taxi.

If you are driving in to London, there are a number of secure car parks with easy access to the heart of the West End.

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Westminster City Council offer a number of conveniently located car parks in the area and their website features a useful 'Car Park Finder' feature to help you find them. All of their car parks have been awarded 'Safer Car Park' status.

For more information please visit www.westminster.gov.uk/carparks


NCP

NCP's website has a handy car park finder. You input the place, postcode or street name, click on 'find car park' - the results is a listing of car parks close to your destination and includes a street map, directions and price information.

Selfridges & Co.

The Selfridges car park can be accessed from Seymour, Upper Brook and Barret Streets. Please check opening times and charges with the store.

Pay & Display

Please contact Westminster City Council's 24 hour information centre PARKTEL on 020 7823 4567 for Pay & Display information.

It is now possible to pay for parking in Westminster using a credit card as well as coins. For more information visit the comprehensive Westminster Council website's Transport section.

By Coach

Masterpark's Thorney Coach Park in Thorney Street, SW1 offers parking facilities for minibuses and coaches. For further information call 020 7630 1831.

The coach park has 17 bays and is open Monday - Saturday 07.00 - 19.00

Access and Mobility

Disability
All stores, tube stations and bus stops with access are marked with the access sign.

For advice and information on issues affecting disabled people in Westminster, please contact The Disability Information and Advice Service by phoning 020 7641 5721.

Residents with disabilities preventing them from using public transport are eligible for a Taxicard. This scheme allows cardholders to travel in black cabs at reduced fares. Find out more by phoning Westminster City Council's Transport Team (http://www.westminster.gov.uk) on 020 7641 2298.

For any further information on accessibility issues, please contact Transport for London (http://www.tfl.gov.uk) or stores directly.

Congestion Charge

Congestion Charge

No Congestion Charge on weekends and public holidays!

No Congestion Charge Monday to Friday after 18:30 in the evening and before 07:00 in the morning.

Download a detail map of the Congestion Charge Zone.

Traffic signs make it very clear when drivers are approaching, entering, and leaving the Congestion Charging zone. Advance information is provided on the main approach roads and directional signs indicate which routes take drivers into the charging zone and which roads do not.

The charge is £8 if you pay by 10.00pm on the day of travel. An additional £2 surcharge will apply if you pay from 10.00pm until midnight on the day of travel. The total charge for paying between 10pm and midnight is £10. This is to encourage early payment.

You can pay the Congestion Charge:

  • Online at the dedicated cclondon.com
  • At selected shops, petrol stations and car parks
  • By post
  • By telephone by calling 0845 900 1234
  • By SMS text message from your mobile phone
  • At BT Internet kiosks

What if I forget to pay?

The full penalty charge payable is £100 which is discounted by 50% to £50 if paid within 14 days. Should payment not be received within the first 28 days a Charge Certificate will be issued and you will be liable to pay £150. If a debt is registered you will be liable to pay £155.

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