Journey Planner

Plan a route across London

The Journey Planner helps you find the best way to travel between stations on the London transport network. Enter a departure and destination to compare routes across multiple transport types in a single search.

Planning a journey across London can feel like a small adventure in itself, especially when you want to weave together several modes of transport into one smooth trip. A good journey planner takes the pressure off by letting you enter a starting point and a destination, then quietly sorting through the available routes to highlight the most sensible options. Rather than memorising lines and timetables, you can let a single search compare travel times and walking distances so the right combination of underground, rail, or surface transport comes into view at a glance. The result is less guesswork and more confidence about how to move through the city from Bow to Bromley, Brixton to Bank, or anywhere in between.

The London transport network is famously layered, with the Underground sitting at the heart of daily travel while other services fill in the spaces between stations. Docklands Light Railway lines reach across the east of the city, where places like Woolwich, Canning Town, and Stratford form a web of connections. National Rail services pull in destinations further out, from Heathrow airport and Watford to Kingston and Surrey, making suburban and long-distance hops easier. Overground-style routes through Willesden, Gospel Oak, and Highbury keep the outer districts linked, while Tramlink trams glide through Croydon, Beckenham, and Wimbledon. Together these modes turn a complex map into something close to a single, readable network.

Getting the most from a journey planner often comes down to small habits at the input stage. Typing a full postcode, a street and area name, or a well-known landmark tends to return more accurate matches than a vague one-word search, particularly in busy districts such as Kensington, Camden, or Hammersmith where several stations share similar names. Allowing a few extra minutes of walking time at each end of the route is also wise, especially when changing between the Tube, DLR, and mainline trains at larger hubs like Victoria, Waterloo, or Euston. Checking the time of day matters too, since late evening services, weekend engineering works, and bank holiday timetables can shift the smartest route.

Beyond simple point-to-point trips, a well-designed planner quietly supports the kind of everyday decisions that shape a week in London. You might compare a direct Tube journey against a slower bus ride that costs less, or weigh a tram connection through Morden against a train via Clapham Junction. For trips that cross the city, mixing modes can reveal surprisingly efficient combinations, such as a DLR hop from Lewisham followed by a short walk to a Jubilee line platform. Over time, the planner becomes a familiar companion for commuting, sightseeing, and visiting friends across districts as varied as Hampstead, Tooting, and Hounslow.