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Practical London guides tagged Getting around.
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Getting around London
Hiring a Car in the UK: Licence Rules, Costs and Driving Out of London
What you need to hire a car in the UK as a visitor: which licences are accepted, the age limits and surcharges, the excess and deposit, and every charge London adds. Prices checked 12 September 2026.
Getting around London
Cycling in London: Bike Hire, E-Bikes and the E-Scooter Rules
What Santander Cycles and Forest actually cost, why a privately owned e-scooter is illegal to ride in London, and the licence rule that catches visitors out.
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How to Get to Twickenham Stadium: Trains, Parking and Getting Home
Allianz Stadium holds 82,000 and its nearest station is a suburban one in Zone 5. Which station to use, the walk, the event-day parking zone, the shuttle buses and the only train that runs all night.
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How to Get to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium: Parking, Trains and Getting Home
Why there is no stadium car park, which of the four stations to use for a Spurs match, an NFL Sunday or a concert, the £160 penalty for parking on the wrong street, and what a Tottenham Hale hotel really costs on the biggest night of the year.
Day trips
Day Trips from London: What They Cost and How Long They Take
Windsor, Oxford, Cambridge, Bath, Stonehenge, the Cotswolds and the Harry Potter Studio Tour compared, with real fares, journey times, entry prices and closure days.
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How to Get to Wembley Stadium and OVO Arena: Parking, Trains and Getting Home
Wembley Stadium and OVO Arena parking on event days: £50 official car parks, a £130 fine on the street, and car parks a stop out from £3. Plus which station to use and the last trains home.
Getting around London
London Tour Buses Compared: Routes, Stops and Prices
Every Big Bus, Golden Tours and Tootbus route and stop, with what each really costs — Golden Tours from £24.78 online against £42 at the kerb — and the ordinary red bus that covers much of the same ground for £1.75.
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How to Get to ExCeL London: Stations, Parking and Getting Home
Custom House or Prince Regent for ExCeL London: which station for which hall, what parking costs, why the DLR stops running before the Elizabeth line, and which campus hotels are worth the price.
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How to Get to The O2: Parking, Trains, the Cable Car and Getting Home
Where to park for a show at The O2, why North Greenwich is a one-line station, why the cable car and the last boat rarely get you home, and why a Greenwich hotel is £465 on a concert night against £261 a week later.
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How to Get to London Stadium: Parking, Trains and Getting Home
Why London Stadium has almost no parking of its own, which of Stratford's seven rail and tube services to actually use for West Ham, an athletics meet or a concert, the walk through Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, and getting home again on the Central and Jubilee lines.