WestboundTrafalgar Square, stop S, towards Hammersmith and Westbourne Park
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Live travel
Getting around central London
Live trains from Charing Cross and buses from Trafalgar Square, and where to check the Tube, roads and parking before you set off.
Trains at Charing Cross
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Times from National Rail, refreshed every minute. You can also see the official departure and arrival boards.
Buses from Trafalgar Square
EastboundTrafalgar Square / Charing Cross, stop G, towards Waterloo
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Times from bustimes.org (open bus data from every operator), refreshed every minute. means the bus is tracked live and shows minutes to go; a clock time is from the timetable. Many more routes stop around the square, on the Strand and on Whitehall.
Planning a journey
By train
Charing Cross station is on the Strand, a minute's walk from Trafalgar Square. Southeastern trains run from here to south-east London and Kent, including Sevenoaks, Dartford, Gravesend, Ramsgate, Folkestone and Hastings. For tickets and step-free access, use National Rail's Charing Cross page.
By Tube
Charing Cross Underground station (Bakerloo and Northern lines) is under the main station, and Embankment and Leicester Square stations are a short walk away. Check line status and plan a journey on Transport for London's website.
By bus
Dozens of routes pass Trafalgar Square, the Strand and Whitehall. See every bus serving Charing Cross on bustimes.org, which covers all operators, and pay with a contactless card or Oyster: London's buses do not take cash.
By road
Central London is inside the Congestion Charge zone and the Ultra Low Emission Zone. For the M25, M4, M23 and other strategic roads, check National Highways live travel updates; for London streets and public transport disruption use TfL road status.
Airports
LondonGo links directly to the official live flight boards: Heathrow departures, Heathrow arrivals, Gatwick departures and Gatwick arrivals. The airport sites remain the source of truth for gates, terminals, delays and cancellations.
Parking
Westminster City Council's parking pages cover on-street bays, permits and charges. Car parks are on our map where open map data records them.
Public toilets and access
Public toilets and stations are on our map where open map data records them. National Rail's station page above covers step-free access at Charing Cross.
Weather
Check the BBC forecast for London, or the three-day forecast on our home page, before a day out.