London Travel and Accommodation
Accommodation
- hub by Premier Inn, 50 Wharfdale Road, N1 9FA
- Premier Inn King's Cross, 26-30 York Way, N1 9AA
- Point A Hotel King's Cross, 324 Gray's Inn Road, WC1X 8BU
- Travelodge London Central Kings Cross, Willings House, 356-364 Grays Inn Road, WC1X 8BH
- Travelodge London Kings Cross Royal Scot, 100 Kings Cross Road, WC1X 9DT
- DoubleTree by Hilton London Angel Kings Cross, 60 Pentonville Road, N1 9LA
- Pullman London St Pancras, 100 - 110 Euston Road, NW1 2AJ
- - many more in the area to suit budget
Travel
- We recommend using the Citymapper app to plan your journey in and around London.
- thetrainline.com - for National rail bookings
- Transport for London - Journey planner, bus, tube maps etc.
- If you do not have an Oyster Card, use a Contactless credit or debit card for tube and bus fares. Single fares from ticket machines are expensive!
- Note: Buses in London no longer accept cash payment. Only Oyster or contactless payment is accepted.
- If arriving from outside London, you can buy your national rail ticket including London Underground Zone 1 to get from your arrival station to Kings Cross via tube.
Train
- Nearest National Rail/Tube Station: Kings Cross/St. Pancras
- Euston Station is a short bus ride or ~20min walk.
Airports
- London City Airport ~45mins by DLR/Tube. Convenient for many European cities.
- London Gatwick Airport ~53mins. Direct train to St Pancras. (Thameslink)
- London Luton Airport ~23-45mins train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras (EMR)
- London Heathrow Airport ~1h.10mins. by Tube
- London Stansted Airport ~50 mins.
London City, Heathrow and Gatwick airports are on the TfL Oyster network for connecting trains. Use Oyster or a contactless payment card at the ticket gates.
Luton and Stansted require a separate train ticket.
- Luton: Buy a ticket to/from Luton Airport (not Luton Airport Parkway) to include the bus connection from Luton Airport Parkway station to Luton Airport.
- Stansted: Stansted Express offers the fastest way to travel between London Stansted Airport and London. Trains depart every 30 minutes and take 50 minutes to and from London Liverpool Street.
By Car
- We do not recommend driving in central London!
- If this is unavoidable, the closest car park is Handyside Car Park.
- The venue is just outside of the congestion charge zone. (Entering the zone 07:00-18:00 Mon-Fri is £15 daily charge)
- If your vehicle does not meet the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) standards, you must also pay the ULEZ charge.
- Alternatively, it may be more convenient to stay and park at a hotel further out, but is close to public transport.
- (e,g, Docklands, Clapham, Vauxhall/Battersea etc.)