Pool Of London - Travel

The Pool of London is directly accessible by all forms of public transport:

By Rail
London Bridge station - major terminus from South East England, including the ports of Dover, Ramsgate and Folkestone.

Thameslink services from London Bridge station link directly with Kings Cross and Blackfriars stations and many areas to the north of London to Bedford and to the south to Brighton.

Docklands Light Railway (DLR) trains run from Bank and Tower Gateway stations to all areas in south-east London including Canary Wharf, Docklands and Custom House for Excel exhibition centre.

By Bus
London Bridge bus station is a major terminus from all directions on the east side of London.
Many central London buses link directly to the Pool, either at London Bridge, Monument or Tower Hill.

Bus Routes to London Bridge (LB)
17 Archway to Kings Cross and LB
21 Moorgate London Bridge Lewisham
43 Friern Barnet LB
48 Walthamstow LB
149 Ponders End LB
501 Waterloo LB 521 Same
P3 New Cross Gate LB Tower Hill
15 Paddington Oxford Circus-BlackWall Station
25 Oxford Circus-Bank_ Ilford
40 Dulwich-Aldgate
35 Shoreditch-LB

See www.transportforlondon.gov.uk for further details on bus, river and DLR services in the Pool of London.

By boat
All major boat services visit the Pool at either Tower pier, St Katharine's pier or London Bridge City pier.
Crown River Cruises - 020 7936 2033

By plane
London City Airport - 20 minutes direct link by Dockland Light Railway (DLR) into Tower Gateway station.
London Gatwick - 30 minutes direct link by over-ground train into London Bridge station. Luton Airport - 45 minutes direct link by over-ground train into London Bridge station.

By car
Don't bother unless you must! (Double Red Lines are very common and the fines are stiff). Go Sunday mornings when yellow (single) lines may not be in force. Use an A-Z guide.

By tube
Northern Line (London Bridge & Monument) - direct link to Kings Cross, St Pancras and Euston stations and to all other Underground lines.

Circle Line (Tower Hill & Monument) - circles central London providing a direct link to Paddington, Victoria, Marylebone and Kings Cross stations and to all other Underground lines.

District Line (Tower Hill & Monument) - direct link to Victoria station and to all points west and east.

Jubilee Line (London Bridge) - provides direct links to Waterloo International station, the Docklands (including Canary Wharf), Stratford in the east end and Bond Street in the west end.

Back to How To Get There