How one can get to London Horse Present at ExCeL by public transport or by automotive

Whether or not you’ve labored out the best way to get to London Horse Present from its earlier runnings at ExCeL over the previous couple of years or it’s your first go to to the occasion since its transfer from Olympia, it’s value taking a recent have a look at transport choices for this 12 months.

How one can get to London Horse Present on public transport

If you wish to take the Elizabeth Line to the present, one of the best station to alight at is Customized Home, which is simply outdoors ExCeL. You want the department of the Elizabeth Line that terminates at Abbey Wooden. Trains which terminate at Shenfield don’t cease at Customized Home.

An alternative choice is to take the Docklands Mild Railway (DLR), which hyperlinks into the tube community, and get off at Prince Regent. Trains pull up at a coated walkway on the Prince Regent, leaving guests with lower than two minutes stroll to the doorway to ExCeL. You want the department of the DLR which ends at Beckton – trains which terminate at Woolwich Arsenal don’t cease at Prince Regent. Some stations won’t supply trains on each branches, so that you would possibly want to select up a Woolwich Arsenal practice after which change.

In case you’re a typical tube map, the Elizabeth Line is proven by two purple traces and the DLR proven by two turquoise traces. You’ll find each Customized Home and Prince Regent stations on the far proper of the map.

One of many nice facets of travelling in London is that there are at all times plenty of alternative ways to get anyplace, which implies you’ve got choices if there are delays or providers are down on one route. However we might recommend that the routes under are the best from the foremost stations or attempt utilizing the Transport for London journey planner.

From Waterloo

Take the Jubilee Line eastbound in the direction of Stratford. Change at Canary Wharf onto the Elizabeth Line.

From Euston

Take the Northern Line southwards on the Charing Cross department. Change at Tottenham Court docket Street onto the Elizabeth Line.

From King’s Cross/St Pancras

Take the Hammersmith & Metropolis, Circle or Metropolitan line eastwards for one cease. Change at Farringdon onto the Elizabeth Line.

From Paddington or Liverpool Avenue

Take the Elizabeth Line.

How one can pay

You should use a contactless cost card to pay on the tube and DLR – merely faucet in on the yellow validator at your first station and out at your ultimate one on every journey (so, if for instance, you board the Jubilee Line at Waterloo and get off the Elizabeth Line at Customized Home, you simply faucet in at Waterloo and out at Customized Home – there isn’t any must faucet in or out at stations in between).

Not all DLR stations have limitations, so in case you use the DLR that you must bear in mind to faucet out and in – it’s extra possible you’ll be overcharged than undercharged in case you overlook!

How one can get to London Horse Present by automotive

ExCeL is within the Extremely Low Emission Zone. Chances are you’ll must pay to enter the zone. Test your automobile registration quantity right here to search out out extra.

The automotive parks at ExCeL have 1,200 areas. Parking prices £50 for as much as 24 hours and is pay and show. We suggest you e book parking prematurely as it could promote out.

In case you’re arriving through the M11, the North Round (A406) or the A13, as you get nearer to ExCeL you’ll choose up indicators for Royal Docks, Metropolis Airport and ExCeL London.

In case you’re utilizing sat nav please enter the postcodes under.

E16 1XL – in case you are travelling from the West to ExCeL from Blackwall Tunnel, Limehouse Hyperlink, A12 or Central London.

E16 1FR – in case you are travelling from the East to ExCeL from the M11, A13 or into London from the east.

Take a scenic route…

You may take a river boat to ExCeL – the route is serviced by Uber Boat by Thames Clippers. There are departures from main London piers each 20 minutes. Alight on the Royal Wharf Pier for a 20-minute stroll via Britannia Village and over the Royal Victoria dock footbridge to ExCeL’s west entrance.

The IFL Cable Automotive connects ExCeL to North Greenwich tube station (Jubilee Line). All exhibitors and guests to exhibits at ExCeL can use the cable automotive for a £6 single fare. A cabin arrives each 30 seconds and flights final roughly 10 minutes, besides throughout peak commuter instances when it runs a bit faster.

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