Travel to and from London
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London Underground
The London Underground, or just the “Tube,” is the oldest metro system in the world and built the world’s first underground electric line, the City and South London Railway. The Tube serves 270 stations, 4 million daily travellers and over 1 billion commuters each year.Supporting the labyrinth underground rail network is the Docklands Light Railway (DLR), which uses smaller, underground trams that serve the areas of Docklands, Greenwich, and Lewisham.
Rail
Another 260 above-ground railways stations help ferry passengers around the city. Most rail lines terminate in the centre of London at train stations such as Waterloo, which sees more than 184 million visitors each year, and Clapham Junction, which has the highest train traffic of any station in Europe.
International services such as the Eurostar depart from St Pancras International, while King’s Cross station and Euston station support a majority of regional and inter-city rail travel, linking London with the rest of Britain and the EU.
Air
London’s railways also connect all major airports to the city, the most notable being London Heathrow Airport in West London, London Gatwick Airport, south of London in West Sussex, and London Stansted Airport, north-east of London in Essex.
Bus
London’s bus network runs 24 hours a day. 9,300 vehicles, 675 bus routes and 19,000 bus stops allow more than 2 billion commuter trips each year. London also has one of the largest wheelchair-accessible public bus transport networks in the world.
London’s primary bus transport hub is Victoria Coach Station. The station has roughly 2000,000 weekly passengers and provides services across the United Kingdom and Europe.
Boat
Finally, London has riverboat services on the Thames known as Thames Clippers, which offer commuter boat services to inner-city piers including Canary Wharf, London Bridge City and Battersea Power Station.
