Saturday, June 27, 2015

Transportation in London

Now that I have discussed all of my favorite places to go in London, you're going to need to know how to get there. The only way to go is The Tube. There are 5 main tube lines in London that you are going to need to know to travel around London in the most efficient and timely manner.

The Bakerloo Line is the line I used most throughout my time in London. This is where Warwick Avenue (my flat) and Little Italy is located. From this line, you can transfer at Paddington and take the District or Circle Lines to High Street Kensington (where my university was located), Baker Street (many different restaurants located here), Notting Hill, King's Cross St. Pancreas, and Sloane Square (where Harrods is located).  From these two lines, you can go to these famous locations:

Circle or District Line ~ get off at Monument = Tower Bridge, Tower of London

Circle or District Line ~ get off at Westminster = Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, London Eye

On both of these lines, you can get off at Victoria to see Buckingham Palace.

The Victoria Line stops at Green Park, which you can exit to also see Buckingham Palace. The Oxford Circus station is where all the shopping is in London. This line has the King's Cross St. Pancreas station, which is popular for those wanting to travel outside of London and for those wanting to take the train to Paris.

The last stop I want to discuss is the Jubilee Line. This line has many stops that are popular among tourists. For example, this line stops at Westminster, St. John's Wood (a 10 minute walk to my flat), Baker Street, Green Park, London Bridge, and Canary Wharf. KPMG, where I interned during my semester in London, is located in Canary Wharf. This location is similiar to the Wall Street of New York, and has a waterfront view. As you can see, from this line, you can get to many locations such as Buckingham Palace and the London Bridge.

I will show an example of how to get from my flat on Warwick Avenue to Canary Wharf, then from Canary Wharf to High Street Kensington.

Bakerloo Line to Baker Street Station
Jubilee Line to Canary Wharf Station 
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Jubilee Line to Westminster Station
Circle Line to High Street Kensington Station 

Once you spend a few weeks in London, transportation within the city is very simple to navigate. Each line has a certain color, so when you are in the Underground Stations, you will remember that brown is the Bakerloo Line or yellow is the Circle Line. Additionally, there is an app for the iPhone called CityMapper that is extremely useful for tourists. This app allows you to type in the Current Location and Destination and it will tell you which lines to take. Happy traveling! 

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