London
Photo by Benjamin Davies
Updated, Aug 2020
City
London is the Capital of England and United Kingdom. There is no introduction needed, it’s certainly one of the most important and beautiful city in the world. Its center of finance, trade, art and culture. Its environment as well as architecture diversity is mesmerizing. Visiting London is complete experience.
Getting In & Around
Getting in
Airports
20 km west, Heathrow Express: £22 book early to save, takes ~20 mins (5:15-23:30), book here, TfL rail: £10.10, takes ~30 mins, book here, London Tube: £6, 45 mins, save on cards*, Bus easyBus £16, Taxi: £50-90.
Railway Stations
Waterloo Station
One of the biggest and busiest stations, South of Thames, Trains to south and southwest england. Shopping, waiting room, public facilities and lockers are available here.
Victoria station
Trains to southeast England, Connected by trains, underground and Gatwick airport express, Shopping, waiting room, public facilities and lockers are available here.
St Pancras International
Next to Victoria station. Trains to Europe, Connected by public transport, Gatwick Airport and Luton Airport. Shopping, public facilities and lockers are available here. visit website
King’s Cross Station
One of the biggest and busiest stations, South of Thames. Trains to south and southwest england. Shopping, waiting room, public facilities and lockers are available here.
Liverpool Street Station
North east of the city, it’s one of the busiest station. Trains to Portsmouth, Southampton, Bournemouth, Exeter etc. Shopping, waiting room, public facilities and lockers are available here.
London Bridge Station
South of Thames, and next to The Shard building. trains to south and east of England. Shopping, waiting room, public facilities and lockers are available here.
Paddington Station
In the west and serves the southwest england and wales. Heathrow Express line. connected by Tube. Shopping, waiting room, public facilities and lockers are available here.
Euston Station
Trains to midlands, Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow etc. connected by public transport. Shopping, waiting room, public facilities and lockers are available here.
Charing Cross Station
near Trafalgar Square, trains to south and southeast of England. Shopping, waiting room, public facilities and lockers are available here.
Getting around
Public Transport
Tickets: single ticket *Bus and Tram £1.50, single ticket Tube and Rail £4.90 (£2.40 on card), day travelcard from £7**, 7 Day Travelcard from £35.50**
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City has transport zones divided from 1-9, and fares are depending on travelling in and between them.
It’s best to use travelcard paper or Oyster cards in public transport to save money.
Selected contactless credit and debit cards also works in the system. Contactless Apple pay and Google pay also works. *no cash accepted in buses
**depends on what card you are using. adult fare chart
oyster card has £5 admin fee on london pass.
there is a daily cap on Tubes, buses and trams depending on zone of travel and time of travel.
buses and trams : £4.50
If you looking to find an electric car charging point, visit carwow to find nearest location to charge your electric car. there are around 20000 charging points in UK, and some of them are free as well.
See & Do
London Eye:
observation wheel | opening hours: sep-mar: 11 am to 6 pm (mon-fri), 10 am to 8:30 pm (sat-sun), apr-jun: 10 am to 8:30 pm, jul-aug: 10 am to 8:30 pm(mon-thu), 10 am to 8:30 pm (fri-sun), tickets: Adult(+16): £30, Children(3-15): £24 save upto 10% online, Visit website, address: Riverside Building, County Hall, Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7PB.
Westminster Abbey:
church | opening hours: 9:30 am to 3:30 pm (mon-fri), 4.30 pm-6 pm (late wed), 9 am-3 pm on saturdays (may-aug), to 1 pm (sep-apr), Sunday: Open for services, tickets: *Adult: £23 / £21 (online), *Students & seniors(60+): £20 /£18 (online), Children(6-16): £10 /£9 (online), Free for children under 6, services are free to attend, * Additional £1 from april 2020, Visit website, phone: +44 020 7222 5152, email: [email protected], address: Westminster Abbey, 20 Dean’s Yard, London, SW1P 3PA
Buckingham Palace
palace | tickets: Adult:£26.50, Child:£14.50
Hampton Court Palace
palace | tickets: Adult:£22, Child:£10.90
Piccadilly Circus
public Square
Royal Observatory
observatory | tickets: Adult:£14.40, Child:£7.20
Shakespeare’s Globe
theatre | Tour:£16-9
St Paul’s Cathedral
church | tickets: Adult:£20, Child:£8.50
Tower Bridge
bridge
Tower of London
tower
Trafalgar Square
public square
UK Parliament
parliament | tickets: Free /Tours
Museums and Galleries
Natural History Museum:
museum | opening hours: 10 am to 5:50 pm, tickets: free entry, Visit website. address: The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD
Cutty Sark
museum | tickets: Adult:£13.50, Child:£6.75
National Gallery
museum | tickets: Free Entry
National Maritime Museum
museum | tickets: Free Entry
Science Museum
museum | tickets: Free Entry
Tate Modern
gallery | tickets: Free Entry
Victoria & Albert Museum
museum | tickets: Free Entry
Parks and Outdoor
Hyde Park
park
Kew Gardens
park
Regent’s Park
park
St James’s Park
park
ZSL London Zoo
zoo | address: Tickets:Flexible(£23~32)
Activities
Related Blogs
3 Day London Itinerary
– written by @Cez Krol – on etramping.com
It is one of the best, most comprehensive and updated London travel itineraries. It covers all the major attractions and best places to eat, article also covers the cost of visiting a place, cost of food you pay, and much more. all information provided with maps.
