Travel to Senate House

Coming to Senate House: Transport Links


Arriving by Car

We recommend that you travel to the central precinct by public transport if possible.

Traffic conditions are often busy and congested and parking may be difficult to find, so please leave plenty of time for your journey.

Please note that the central precinct is within the Congestion Charge zone.

There are no public car parking facilities at Senate House, but there are NCP  facilities nearby at Woburn Place & Bloomsbury Place.


Arriving by Tube

The central precinct is well served by the London underground services.  The nearest underground stations are:

  • Russell Square (Piccadilly Line)
  • Goodge Street (Northern Line)
  • Tottenham Court Road (Central Line and Northern Line)
  • Euston Square (Circle Line, Metropolitan Line and Hammersmith and City Line)
  • Euston (Victoria Line and Northern Line)


Arriving by Rail

Euston, King’s Cross and St Pancras stations are all within walking distance.  Other London mainline stations are a short tube, bus or taxi ride away.


Travelling by Bus

For information about bus routes close to the University go to http://www.tfl.gov.uk/buses/ 


Cycling

If you are a cyclist, traffic in the area of the central precinct is invariably busy but there are cycle lanes in most areas.


Arriving by Air

If you are arriving in London by air to London Heathrow, the Heathrow Express service departs at 15 minute intervals, taking approximately 15 minutes reach London Paddington.  You will need to leave additional time for onward tube, bus or taxi travel to the central precinct area.  If you are in a hurry, please note that tickets may be purchased on the train, but are cheaper if purchased prior to boarding.

Those with more time may prefer to take the less expensive option of the tube service on the Piccadilly Line from Heathrow to Russell Square, located close to our offices at Senate House, which takes approximately 45 minutes.

If you are arriving in London by air to London Gatwick, the Gatwick Express service departs at 15 minute intervals, taking approximately 30 minutes to reach London Victoria.  You will need to leave additional time for onward tube, bus, or taxi travel to the central precinct area.  Tickets may be purchased on board the Gatwick Express train at the same price.   Those with more time may prefer to take alternative rail services from Gatwick at less cost.


More Transport Information

For more information, visit the Transport for London website at http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/