London City Airport

Find out about your transport options for getting from London City Airport to UCL

Bus;
Train;
Taxi/ride share.

Please note that journey times take into account the time taken to move between stations and bus stops.

Bus

The bus will take the longest of the public transport options but it’s also the cheapest.

The Hopper Fare allows you to take as many journeys as you want within 1 hour for the cost of 1 journey.

Route and journey time

This will be quite a long journey option and will involve a number of changes so should only be taken if other options are not available.

Walk to Bus Stop 'J' London City Airport and get either the:

Take the 474 Bus.
Change to the 115 Bus
Change to the 205 Bus

Total time = about 1 hour 35 minutes.

Take the 474 Bus.
Change to the 323 Bus
Change to the 205 Bus

Total time = about 1 hour 40 minutes.

Check out TfL's website to plan your bus journey across London.

Route and journey time

This will be quite a long journey option and will involve a number of changes so should only be taken if other options are not available.

Walk to Bus Stop 'J' London City Airport:

Take the 474 Bus.

Total time = about 57 minutes.

Check out TfL's website to plan your bus journey across London.

Train

London City airport has its own Docklands Light Railway (DLR) station. At many DLR stations, there are no physical barriers so you need to make sure you tap before and after every journey you make. There are card touch points at every DLR station entrance and exit.

Route and journey time

Take either of the following routes:

DLR

London City airport station to Canning Town station.
Change to the Jubilee line westbound to Green Park station.
Change to the Victoria line northbound to Warren Street station.

Total time = about 47 minutes.

London City airport station to West Ham station
Change to the Hammersmith & City line (westbound) to Euston Square station.

Total time = about 55 minutes;

Visit TfL's webite for more information on the DLR.

Visit TfL's website to see how much a journey between 2 stations costs.

DLR

London City airport station to Stratford High Street station.

Total time = about 22 minutes.

Visit TfL's webite for more information on the DLR.

Visit TfL's website to see how much a journey between 2 stations costs.

Taxi/ride share

From London City Airport, there are plenty of options for taxi and ride shares. There is only 1 terminal so just head for the exit to the pick-up zone.

Please note that journey times and costs can change based on the time of day. We advise booking a car in advance if you plan on this option.

The following options are: