Travelling by air
The airports have good public transport links to Central London but you may need to travel between stations (by taxi, Tube or bus) to get to campus. The best station from Central London will depend on your campus destination. Use our campus 'Getting to' pages for more information to each campus.
Links from the airports to Central London are summarised below:
London Heathrow
You can use London Underground (the Tube) Piccadilly line to Central London or take the Heathrow Express to London Paddington Station. Tickets for the Heathrow Express are more expensive but trains leave every 15 minutes and the journey only takes 15 minutes.
London Gatwick
Gatwick Express trains run to London Victoria station every 15 minutes and take 30 minutes.
London Stansted
Stansted Express trains run to London Liverpool Street station every 15 minutes and take 45 minutes.
London Luton
Thameslink trains run from Luton Airport Parkway up to every 10 minutes linking directly with Greenwich, or Chatham station for Medway. For Avery Hill change at London Bridge for Southeastern trains.
London City Airport
London City Airport is located close to the Greenwich Campus. The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) operates from this airport to Greenwich. For Avery Hill or Medway take the DLR to Lewisham and change to Southeastern train services.
National Express or Green Line run coach services to and from all the above airports except London City.
Travelling through the Channel Tunnel
Eurostar passenger trains travel at high-speed through the Channel Tunnel to London St. Pancras station via Stratford International. Stratford is linked to Greenwich by the DLR.
If travelling by car on Le Shuttle take the M20 motorway towards London. Greenwich is around 65 miles from Folkestone and Medway around 40 miles.
Travelling by ferry
The following channel ferry services operate into Dover:
By car take the A20 / M20 towards Folkestone and London.
There is a high speed train from Dover Priory to Stratford International. Greenwich is linked directly to Stratford International via the DLR. There are direct trains for Medway to Chatham station from Dover, Folkestone or Ramsgate.