Travelling to Greenwich
Travelling to Greenwich
Underground and DLR
Greenwich is not on the London Underground system directly, but is served by the southern spur of the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) system, which connects to the London Underground at Canary Wharf, Bank, Bow, Canning Town and Stratford.
The most convenient DLR station for the conference is Cutty Sark, named for the historic tea clipper ship on display nearby (but currently undergoing repair after a fire). The next DLR station south is Greenwich itself.
Alternatively, take the Underground (Jubilee Line) to Canada Water or North Greenwich, and take the 188 bus to the University of Greenwich.
Overground rail
Trains for Greenwich depart from either Charing Cross (via Waterloo East), or from Cannon Street in the City of London. All Greenwich trains also stop at London Bridge. (This is the world’s oldest suburban railway, opened 1838.)
Bus routes
The most useful bus route is 188 from Russell Square (south of Euston rail station), which also serves Waterloo Station, Elephant & Castle and Rotherhithe, plus Canada Water and North Greenwich Underground stations.
Arriving by air?
- From Heathrow Airport, take the London Underground to Green Park, change to the Jubilee Line, take that to Canary Wharf and change to the DLR for Greenwich.
- From Gatwick or Luton Airports, we recommend the Thameslink train service to London Bridge; continue by overground train to Greenwich.
- London Stansted Airport: we recommend the National Express bus service A9, which runs directly to Stratford bus/rail/DLR station (about 45 minutes; take the DLR from Stratford to Cutty Sark station for Greenwich.)
- London City Airport: take the airport bus to Canning Town and change to the DLR.
Coming by car?
Greenwich is not in the London Congestion Zone but some approaches will take you through it. From Central London, there is a riverside route via Waterloo, London Bridge, Tower Bridge, Bermondsey and Deptford; or a route via Elephant and Castle and New Cross.
From the North of England and East London, avoid the Congestion Zone by crossing via the Blackwall Tunnel, and drive west along the A206.
There is pay-and-display parking next to Greenwich University, just off Romney Road: marked P on our location map.
Or even by boat...
Travelling to Greenwich by boat along the Thames was the favoured mode of Tudor royalty, these days much faster thanks to the modern power catamarans of Thames Clippers. A commuter service runs between Greenwich and Charing Cross Pier on the Embankment, taking half an hour to make the journey, also calling at London Bridge Pier.
