London Transport Museum, London. Charges apply. Open daily 10am to 6pm.
Details
Accessibility:
No parking on site. Limited Blue Badge and on-street parking bays in surrounding streets (restricted to 4hours, pay by phone). There is NO shopmobility service covering this area.
Situated in Covent Garden Piazza, the outside area is cobbled, with a level path part of the way round the Piazza. The museum has accessible level access and lifts to all floors. There are ramps in some areas. Not all of the vehicles on display are accessible. Wheelchairs available.
Accessible toilets and baby changing facilities are available on the ground floor.
Induction loops are located at the Ticket Desk, Cloakroom, Library and Information Desk. Audio visual exhibits are either subtitled or fitted with induction loops. The museum holds 'BSL Interpreted Gallery Talks', booking is essential , telephone 020 7565 7298.
For visually impaired visitors there are 'Large print Highlights Tours' which are available from the Ticket Desk and the Information Desk on the First Floor. Magnifiers are also available on request. The museum also holds 'Described Tour for Blind and Partially Sighted Visitors', booking is essential , telephone 020 7565 7298.
Brief Description:
The museum is located in a Victorian iron and glass building that was originally part of the Covent Garden flower market. The market moved out in 1971 and the London Transport Museum has been here since 1980. The museum exhibits, reveal over 200 years of the London transport system, and include horse drawn buses, trains, trams, taxis and bicycles.
Please see their guide: https://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/visit/museum-guide
To see 'what's on' https://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/whats-on
Address:
Entrance: London Transport Museum, Covent Garden Piazza, London, WC2E 7BB
Postal address: London Transport Museum, 39 Wellington Street, London, WC2E 7BB
Email:
Telephone:
General Enquiries: 020 7379 6344 24hrs info line: 020 7565 7299
Shop: 020 7576 7295
Bookings: 020 7565 7298
Website:
Opening Times:
Open daily 10:00 - 18:00 (Last entry 17.15)
Admission:
Adult £17.50; Concession £15. Tickets booked online: £16 and £13.50.
Children Free.
Tickets allow unlimited daytime entry to all Museum galleries and temporary exhibitions for a whole year.
Other ticket packages available, please see their website for details: https://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/visit/plan-your-visit
Directions:
London Transport Museum is located in the south east corner of Covent Garden Piazza. Between Russell Street, Tavistock Street and Wellington Street. OS TQ 304 809
Transport:
The London Congestion Charge Zone ( https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/congestion-charge/congestion-charge-zone) runs from Monday to Friday and motorists have ample signage to alert them to the entry points; only vehicles that are registered by the DVLA as ‘Disabled Tax-Exempt’ are NOT liable to the Charge. Disabled Tax-Exempt drivers can also use the Dartford Crossing without charge, which is a river crossing to the east of London which links the north and south of the M25 orbital motorway. Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) automatically identifies the registration number plate of these vehicles so that their owners do not need to take any additional action.
The London Transport Museum is inside the Congestion Zone area, if travelling by car, for specific directions it is best to use a satnav, but please be aware that the route may take you in and out of the Central London Congestion Charge zone. It is best to approach Central London using the excellent public transport.
For their guide on public transport see : https://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/visit/plan-your-visit/getting-here and Westminster City Council: https://parkright.westminster.gov.uk/parkinglocator or download their app to your smartphone, see: https://www.westminster.gov.uk/parkright
Embankment Pier is the closest pier to the museum, a 10 minute walk away.
Public cycle rack located a few minutes walk from the museum in Russell Street
Bike Hire: https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/cycling/santander-cycles Nearest Docking Stations are available behind the museum on Tavistock Street and a short walk away on Wellington Street.
For more information on buses, trains, tube, cycle hire, airports and river traffic please contact Transport For London on 0343 222 1234 (Textphone 0800 112 3456). For further details on accessible services please see the website: https://tfl.gov.uk/
Amenities:
Museum shop selling gifts, posters, books etc. Free entry.
Sun - Tue 10.00 - 18.30 Wed, Thur & Sat 10.00 - 19.00 Friday 11.00 -19.00
Upper Deck café bar serves hot and cold food and drinks throughout the day.
Sun - Tue 10.00 - 18.30 Wed - Sat 10.00 - 19.00
Small indoor picnic area.
Lots of restaurants, cafes and shops in the surrounding area.
Travel Information
For further travel information please see: www.traveline.info
Or call Traveline on 0871 200 22 33
(Calls cost 12p per minute plus your phone company's access charge)
NB London ULTRA-LOW EMISSION ZONE
This started on 8 April 2019 in the Central London Congestion Charge Zone, and will extend to the whole of the London area within the
M25 Motorway from 25 October 2021.
For more details please see:
https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/check-your-vehicle-35896
Vehicles registered with a 'disabled' or 'disabled passenger vehicles' tax class will benefit from a grace period after the ULEZ starts until 26 October 2025 as long as their vehicle doesn't change tax class, and this also applies to a 'disabled' vehicle registered outside the UK.
Location
Nearest Venues
Royal Opera House, Covent Gardens, London
66 metres*
80 metres*
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London
94 metres*
*Distances are calculated in a straight line from the current venue, please allow extra time/distance based on available paths or roads.