London Transport
This online guide provides an overview of the transport systems in London
The public transport, administered by Transport for London, in one of the most extensive in the world.
Railways
The centrepiece of the public transport network in the London Underground; commonly known as The Tube. It is one of the longest, and most expansive metro systems in the world. Over three million journeys a day are made on the Underground network.. The subway’s busiest station is Waterloo, which serves about 46,000 commuters during the morning rush. The Underground serves the central area and most suburbs to the north of the Thames, while those to the south are served by an extensive suburban rail surface network.
The Docklands Light Railway is a second metro system, which opened in 1987, serving East London and Greenwich on both sides of the Thames.
Commuter and intercity railways generally do not cross the city, instead running to fourteen terminal stations scattered around its historic centre; the exception being the Thameslink route from Bedford to Brighton and Luton to Sutton.
High speed Eurostar trains link St Pancras International with Lille and Paris in France, and Brussels in Belgium.
Buses
The local bus network in London is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Over 6,800 scheduled buses operate on over 700 different routes. Over the year this network carries over 1.8 billion passenger journeys.
The distinctive red double-decker buses are internationally recognised, and are a trademark of London transport along with black cabs and the Tube.
Buses in the London Buses network accept both Travelcards and Oyster card products including bus passes, as well as single cash fares.
With the Oyster card pay as you go, users are charged a set amount for single journeys, although there is a “daily cap”, which limits the maximum amount of money that will be deducted from the balance on a Pay as you go Oyster card regardless of how many buses are taken that day. Alternatively, weekly and monthly passes may be purchased and loaded onto an Oyster card. All children under 11 travel free.
Air
London is a major international air transport hub with the largest city airspace in the world. Eight airports use the words London Airport in their name, but most traffic passes through one of five major airports.
- London Heathrow
- London Gatwick
- London Stanstead
- London Luton
- London City
- London Southend
Roads
Although the majority of journeys in central London are made by public transport, travel in outer London is car dominated.
The inner ring road (around the city centre), the North and South Circular roads (in the suburbs), and the outer orbital motorway (the M25, outside of the built-up area) encircle the city and are intersected by a number of busy radial routes. The M25 is the longest ring-road motorway in the world.
The congestion charge is active in central London charging per day to pass within a defined zone.
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