Transport links 

CONTENT

 

1.WALKING

2.CYCLING

3.PUBLIC TRANSPORT

—-RIVER

—-BUSES

—-LONDON UNDERGROUND 

—-DOCKLANDS LIGHT RAILWAY

—-LONDON OVERGROUND

—-ELIZABETH LINE  

—-RAILWAYS: NATIONAL and COMMUTER LINES

—-TRAMLINK               (Wimbledon-Croydon area, SW8)


4. LONDON AIRPORTS

5. RAILWAY TERMINI and other stations

6. TAXIS & MINI-CABS


LIMEHOUSE is very close to the CITY OF LONDON, to SHOREDITCH and HOXTON, to the WEST END, to GREENWICH, to the OLYMPIC PARK area, and very well communicated with all parts of GREATER LONDON and its AIRPORTS and RAILWAY STATIONS.
 

The nearest airport is LONDON CITY.

Nearest large railway terminal: LIVERPOOL STATION

Nearest railway station: LIMEHOUSE (beside DLR)

Nearest ELIZABETH LINE stations: CANARY WHARF and WHITECHAPEL 

Nearest LU stations:  MILE END and CANARY WHARF

Nearest DLR station: WESTFERRY and LIMEHOUSE

Nearest LONDON OVERGROUND station: SHADWELL

Nearest RIVER SERVICES pier: CANARY WHARF PIER

 

Look a the “MAP” below*: Walk, it’s only minutes away! 
(It is not a map, neither a tube map)

Distances in minutes between LONDON (LU) STATIONS, UP TO ZONE 2!. From Zone 3 the distance in between the stations does not correspond to real distances on the ground.
This type of diagram was designed by 
HARRY BECK in 1933. He used to work in the electrical department of LT…

Cycling 

The best way to explore places!

SALMON LANE is the nearest DS

As you can see, TOWER HAMLETS is well served by  BORIS BIKES.  Boris  Who?.
Old Photo from MAILONLINE, when the system was sponsored by BARCLAYS BANK.

 

You can hire a bike at       LONDON BICYCLE TOUR CO.
Or a tour!

PUBLIC TRANSPORT

YOU ARE IN LU ZONE 2. NO ZONES FOR BUSES. TAKE AS MANY BUSES ANG GO AS FAR AWAY DURING 1 HOUR FOR LESS THAN £2


Have a look at TfL web. Get the APP.

In order to pay your fare, use your own bank card (one per person) or…

Buy and top-up an OYSTER card (one per person). You can buy a OYSTER VISITOR right now.  With OYSTER there is a DAILY CAP in your spending!. Buses do not accept cash. Cash tickets in the LU are double the price.

OYSTER are PAY AS YOU GO and/or you can include a TRAVELCARD (7 days, monthly, yearly). 

Tap only ONCE in buses. On the LU you tap when you come off the station.

If you stay inside zones 1 & 2 your day fare is capped at £8.10 for ALL DAY

*****Avoid buying a DAY TRAVELCARD  for all the Greater London area, unless you really need to go to ZONE 9!.

Kids up to 10 years old free

For older kids, ask LU stations staff for a discounted fare

 

Thames Clippers                  PUTNEY to WOOLWICH


Known, as well, as RIVER BUS  or
  UBER BOATS

Payment by OYSTER & CONTACTLESS BANKCARD

TOURS from Central London to the TOWER and GREENWICH

Only Summer, TOURS  to RICHMOND, KINGSTON & HAMPTON COURT        

WOOLWICH  FREE FERRY

Very useful when visiting SE London

Buses

BUS ONLY 1 DAY OYSTER!. PRICE EQUIVALENT to DAILY CAP

ON REGULAR OYSTER or BANK CARD

TFL SPIDER MAPS are very useful 

See bus routes, for times  and stops

Bus routes alongside COMMERCIAL ROAD 

 


WESTBOUND (to the CITY/WEST END):                    Your BUS STOP  is  LIMEHOUSE TOWN HALL”

EASTBOUND: Your BUS STOP is  “SALMON LANE”

 

 

15 135 D3

Westbound

15 to TOWER, ST.PAUL’S, STRAND-THEATRELAND

135 to  LIVERPOOL STREET STATION, SPITALFIELDS MARKET

D3 to SHADWELL DLR, WAPPING DLR, WHITECHAPEL LU and BETHNAL GREEN

 

Eastbound

15 to POPLAR and BLACKWALL

135  to POPLAR, CANNING TOWN, WEST HAM, and EAST HAM

D3  to EAST INDIA DOCKS and TRINITY BUOY WHARF (arts complex)

Bus routes along BURDETT ROAD,                        for MILE END LU

 


For the LU station: Your BUS STOP is “MILE END STATION”

By the wat, there is a lo vely  coffee shop, beside the bus stop: THE INTERNATIONAL COMRADES

 

For your accommodation: Your BUS STOP is “PIXLEY STREET”

 

277 D7 D6 323 

 

Northbound

ALL BUSES, go to MILE END ROAD close to UNDERGROUND STS (CENTRAL LINE & HAMMERSMITH AND CITY LINE)

277 to VICTORIA PARK, HACKNEY and DALSTON

D7 ONLY to MILE END

D6 to HACKNEY (MARE STREET)


Eastbound

323 to  BROMLEY-BY-BOW and CANNING TOWN

 

Southbound

277 to CANARY WHARF, for JUBILEE LINE and ELIZABETH LINE, and ISLAND GARDENS for GREENWICH

D7 to CANARY WHARF

D6 to POPLAR and ISLE OF DOGS  -ASDA & MUDCHUTE CITY FARM

 

 

 


Bus routes along MILE END ROAD

 

MILE END TRANSPORT HUB


277 D7 D6

25 205 425

25 205 425

Westbound

25 to WHITECHAPEL, the CITY-ST.PAUL’s and HOLBORN (VIADUCT)

205 to WHITECHAPEL, CITY-ALDGATE, LIVERPOOL ST. STA, ISLINGTON-ANGEL LU STA, KING’S X-ST.PANCRAS STAS., EUSTON STA, REGENT’S PARK,  MARYLEBONE STA., PADDINGTON STA

Eastbound

25 to BOW, STRATFORD, WEST &  EAST HAM

205 to BOW CHURCH

From GROVE ROAD bus 425  as 25

Northbound

425 to HACKNEY and CLAPTON

 

CANARY WHARF TRANSPORT HUB

277 D7 

135


STOPS to ACCOMMODATION are in SOUTH COLONNADE (street)

SHOPPING MALLS in between the two thoroughfares 

STOP from ACCOMMODATION is in NORTH COLONNADE (street)

London Underground 


 Night tube

Just in case you are a night owl!

MILE END LU STATION 

CENTRAL LINE Westbound

to LIVERPOOL STA, ST.PAUL’S WEST END, NOTTING HILL, EALING

CENTRAL LINE Eastbound 

to STRATFORD for the OLYMPIC PARK

HAMMERSMITH & CITY Westbound

to WHITECHAPEL, CITY, KING’S CROSS-ST.PANCRAS INTERNATIONAL STATIONS , EUSTON STA, PADDINGTON STATION, NOTTING HILL

HAMMERSMITH & CITY Eastbound

to BROMLEY-BY-BOW (for THREE MILLS ISLAND), WEST HAM, EAST HAM

DISTRICT Westwards 

to WHITECHAPEL, CITY, BLACKFRIARS STATION, CHARING CROSS STATION WEST END, WESTMINSTER (for ABBEY and PARLIAMENT) VICTORIA STATION, CHELSEA, FULHAM, WIMBLEDON

DISTRICT Eastwards

BROMLEY,  WEST & EAST HAM

CANARY WHARF                                LU STATION

JUBILEE LINE Westwards 

to LONDON BRIDGE STA., WATERLOO STA., WESTMINSTER, GREEN PARK (for PICCADILLY & BUCKINGHAM PAL.), BOND STREET (OXFORD STREET), ST.JOHN’S WOOD (for BEATLES’s ABBEY ROAD -ZEBRA CROSSING)

JUBILEE LINE Eastwards

to STRATFORD, for the OLYMPIC PARK.

 

DOCKLANDS LIGHT RAILWAY

 

Nearest stations are a  10 min. walk:

 WESTFERRY and LIMEHOUSE. 

Map from LONDONMAP360

Trains to WEST:

SHADWELL,WAPPING & TOWER OF LODON

CITY-BANK OF ENGLAND

 

EAST: 

POPLAR

ISLE OF DOGS

STRATFORD &  OLYMPIC PARK

ROYAL DOCKS

WOOLWICH

LONDON CITY AIRPORT

 

SOUTH:

GREENWICH & DEPTFORD 

 


The LONDON OVERGROUND has some awesome destinations. Nearest stations are SHADWELL and WHITECHAPEL

ELIZABETH LINE 

Nearest station for LIMEHOUSE :              CANARY WHARF STATION 

WHITECHAPEL STATION for trains to STRATFORD and ESSEX side

Westwards from CANARY WHARF

<HEATHROW AIRPORT   <PADDINGTON STA   <WEST END   <FARRINGDON  STA   < LIVERPOOL ST. STA 

 

Eastwards from CANARY WHARF

>EXCEL > WOOLWICH

 

TRAM

A very convenient means of transport if you want to visit WIMBLEDON, MORDEN, MITCHAM, MERTON ABBEY MILLS, CROYDON and the  BETHLEHEM ROYAL HOSPITAL ART GALLERY

RAILWAYS in GREATER LONDON

LONDON AIRPORTS     to / from LIMEHOUSE


Airport>>>>>>>>>LU CANARY WHARF>>>>>>>>>>Bus to             PIXLEY STREET or SALMON LANE

Airport>>>>>>>>>LU MILE END>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Bus to PIXLEY STREET or SALMON LANE

 

HEATHROW

 >>ELIZABETH LINE to CANARY WHARF
PICCADILLY LINE (+ change)

HEATHROW EXPRESS to PADDINGTON STATION  (+ ELIZABETH to CANARY WHARF + bus,  or HAMMERSMITH & CITY to MILE END, bus)

GATWICK

GATWICK EXPRESSSOUTHERNTRAINS  to VICTORIA STATION (+DISTRICT)

>>THAMESLINK to BLACKFRIARS (+ DISTRICT)  and FARRINGDON STATIONS (+ ELIZABETH LINE)

NATIONAL EXPRESS coaches to VICTORIA COACH

STANSTEAD

STANSTEAD EXPRESS trains to LIVERPOOL ST. STA (+buses, +ELIZABETH, +HAMMERSMITH & CITY)

>>>NATIONAL EXPRESS  coaches to/from MILE END STATION (+ buses)

MEGABUS to STRATFORD (+CENTRAL+bus)

LUTON

THAMESLINK trains to FARRINGDON and BLACKFRIARS 

NATIONAL EXPRESS coaches 

LONDON CITY

TAXI 

DLR (you might need to change branches)

 

SOUTHEND

GREATER ANGLIA trains to STRATFORD (or LIVERPOOL STREET).
MEGABUS coaches

LONDON  RAILWAY TERMINI (and others)     to / from       LIMEHOUSE 


Remember!: >>>>>>>>LU  or ELIZABETH  LINE>>>>>>>>>bus to                               PIXLEY STREET STOP or SALMON LANE STOP 

 

CANNON STREET STATION

>>LU DISTRICT

Bus 15

 

FENCHURCH STREET STATION

>>DLR TOWER GATEWAY  STA

Bus 15

 

LIVERPOOL STREET STATION

Bus 205 (to MILE ENDCSTA.)

Bus 135 (to SALMON LANE)

>>LU HAMMERSMITH & CITY

>>ELIZABETH LINE to CANARY WHARF 

 

LONDON BRIDGE STATION

Bus 343 to ALDGATE + 135 to LIMEHOUSE

>>LU JUBILEE LINE to CANARY WHARF (+bus)

 

WATERLOO STATION

>>LU JUBILEE LINE to CANARY WHARF (+bus to PIXLEY ST.)

 

CHARING CROSS STATION 

>>LU DISTRICT

Bus 15

 

VICTORIA STATION &

VICTORIA COACH STATION

>>LU DISTRICT (+bus to PIXLEY ST.)

 

PADDINGTON STATION

LU HAMMERSMITH & CITY

>>ELIZABETH LINE

Bus 205

 

MARYLEBONE STATION 

Bus 205 (to MILE END STA.)
>>LU HAMMERSMITH & CITY  nearby (to MILE END, + bus to PIXLEY ST)

 

EUSTON STATION 

>>LU HAMMERSMITH & CITY

Bus 205

 


ST.PANCRAS  INTERNATIONAL & DOMESTIC STATIONS

KING’S CROSS STATION

LU HAMMERSMITH & CITY

Bus 205

 

BLACKFRIARS STATION

>>LU DISTRICT

Bus 15 to SALMON LANE

 

CITY THAMESLINK

FARRINGDON STA. is nearby 

Bus 25 to MILE END 

 

FARRINGDON  STATION 

>>LU HAMMERSMITH & CITY

>>ELIZABETH LINE

 

See this BLACK CAB in TRINITY BUOY WHARF, arts complex

 


Local firms  of minicabs

UNITED CAR

EAST ONE CARS

TAXIS NETWORK

ACE CARS

UBER

COACHES 

NATIONAL EXPRESS  serves the whole of the UK and IRELAND

BERRYS COACHES from HAMMERSMITH to. SOMMERSET and WILTSHIRE

Budget travel

JUST IN CASE 

 

NEAREST A&E (ACCIDENTS & EMERGENCY)

ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL, WHITECHAPEL 


999 for emergencies

LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS

POLICE

FIRE BRIGADE

111 for health consultations 

101  POLICE NON EMERGENCY 

 

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