By tube or rail
DLR | Main line trains | Jubilee Line
Docklands Light Railway (DLR)
Please note: Tower Gateway DLR station will be closed until spring 2009. Journeys to the Museum can be affected by temporary engineering work. Please check our Latest Visitor Information page and our information on getting to the Museum by alternative means of transport.
Nearest DLR station to the Museum is Cutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich. This is approx. 6-10 minutes' walk from the National Maritime Museum and approx. 18-20 minutes' walk from the Royal Observatory and Planetarium.
The Docklands Light Railway provides a frequent public transport link into Maritime Greenwich from -
- London (Bank), for the Underground
- Tower Gateway, (Tower of London)
- Lewisham, for Southeastern trains service connections
- Stratford, for National Express East Anglia and London Overground trains
- Limehouse, for c2c Rail
For more information visit the Transport for London DLR website or call +44 (0)20 7918 4000
Main line trains
Nearest train stations
Nearest train stations to the Museum are Greenwich and Maze Hill.
From Greenwich station, it is approx. 12-15 minutes' walk to the National Maritime Museum and 20 minutes to the Royal Observatory and Planetarium. Turn left on leaving Greenwich station for the town centre and museums.
From Maze Hill it is approx. 8 minutes' walk to the Museum and 13 minutes to the Royal Observatory.
See also Getting here by bus and the Transport for London website.
Train services to Greenwich
Southeastern services operate to Greenwich from Charing Cross, Waterloo East, Cannon Street (not Sundays) and London Bridge. Connections at:
- London Bridge – Underground, Thameslink, Southeastern and Southern services
- Waterloo East – South West Trains services
For more information visit the National Rail website or call 08457 484 950
Recommended routes from main London terminals:
| Station | Route |
|---|---|
| Paddington | Bakerloo Line to Charing Cross, Southeastern trains to Greenwich |
| Marylebone | Bakerloo Line to Charing Cross, Southeastern trains to Greenwich |
| Euston | Northern Line (City branch) to Bank then DLR to Cutty Sark |
| St. Pancras | Northern Line to Bank then DLR to Cutty Sark |
| Kings Cross | Northern Line to Bank then DLR to Cutty Sark |
| Moorgate | Northern Line to Bank then DLR to Cutty Sark |
| Liverpool St | Central Line to Bank then DLR to Cutty Sark; on services via Stratford, change to DLR at Stratford |
| Fenchurch St | Alight at Limehouse then DLR to Cutty Sark |
| London Bridge | Southeastern trains trains to Greenwich |
| Waterloo | Southeastern trains to Greenwich from Waterloo East |
| Charing Cross | Southeastern trains to Greenwich |
| Victoria | District/Circle Line to Monument/Bank then DLR to Cutty Sark or Southeastern trains to Lewisham then DLR to Cutty Sark |
Jubilee Line (tube)
The Jubilee Line does not serve central Greenwich but provides excellent connections involving just one change. To reach central Greenwich from the Jubliee Line either:
- change at North Greenwich (Dome) and then London Transport bus 188 or 129 which stop outside the Museum, or
- change at Canary Wharf to Docklands Light Railway (Heron Quays) for frequent DLR service to Cutty Sark.
For more information and the latest travel updates, visit the Transport for London website.
