There are 7 ways to get from Barbican Centre to The O2 Arena by train, subway, ferry, taxi, car, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, subway
best- Take the train from Liverpool Street Station to Stratfordtrain Elizabeth
- Take the subway from Stratford station to North Greenwich stationsubway Jubilee
31 min£5–8Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Cannon Street Station to Blackwallbus 15
1h 23m£1–24Train
- Take the train from Bank DLR Station to East India DLR Stationtrain Dlr
53 min£2–3Ferry
- Take the ferry from Blackfriars Pier to North Greenwich Pierferry Rb1 / ...
1h 13m£11–16Taxi
- Take the taxi from Barbican Centre to The O2 Arenataxi 6.9 mi
19 min£65–85Drive 6.9 mi
- Drive from Barbican Centre to The O2 Arenacar 6.9 mi
19 min£2–3Subway
- Take the subway from Barbican station to West Ham stationsubway Hammersmith & City / ...
32 min£5
Barbican Centre to The O2 Arena by foot, train, and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Barbican Centre to The O2 Arena is to bus which costs £1 - £24 and takes 1h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Barbican Centre to The O2 Arena is to taxi which takes 19 min and costs £65 - £85.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Cannon Street Station station and arriving at Blackwall. Services depart every 15 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 36 min.
Yes, there is a direct ferry departing from Blackfriars Pier and arriving at North Greenwich Pier. Services depart hourly, and operate Monday to Friday. The journey takes approximately 47 min.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Bank DLR Station station and arriving at East India DLR Station station. Services depart every 15 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 13 min.
The distance between Barbican Centre and The O2 Arena is 8 miles. The road distance is 7 miles.
The best way to get from Barbican Centre to The O2 Arena without a car is to train and subway which takes 31 min and costs £5 - £9.
It takes approximately 31 min to get from Barbican Centre to The O2 Arena, including transfers.
Barbican Centre to The O2 Arena bus services, operated by Go Ahead London, depart from Cannon Street Station.
Barbican Centre to The O2 Arena train services, operated by Elizabeth Line (TfL), depart from Liverpool Street Station.
What companies run services between Barbican Centre, England and The O2 Arena, England?
Dockland Light Railway (DLR) operates a train from Bank DLR Station to East India DLR Station every 15 minutes. Tickets cost £2–3 and the journey takes 13 min. Alternatively, Uber Boat by Thames Clippers operates a ferry from Blackfriars Pier to North Greenwich Pier hourly. Tickets cost £11–16 and the journey takes 47 min.
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from Liverpool Street Station to Stratford
- Ave. Duration
- 8 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–7
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Rome2Rio's guide to London Underground (Tube)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +44 343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Subway from Stratford station to North Greenwich station
- Ave. Duration
- 7 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Schedules at
- London Underground (Tube)
Subway from Barbican station to West Ham station
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3
- Schedules at
- London Underground (Tube)
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- Dockland Light Railway (DLR)
Train from Bank DLR Station to East India DLR Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–3
- Website
- Dockland Light Railway (DLR)
- Off Peak
- £2–3
- Peak
- £2–3
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- Go Ahead London
Bus from Cannon Street Station to Blackwall
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–24
- Website
- Go Ahead London
- One hour Ticket
- £1–24
- Phone
- 0345 241 8000
- customer.services@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- Stagecoach London
Bus from Cannon Street Station to Blackwall
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Stagecoach London
Ferry from Blackfriars Pier to North Greenwich Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- Uber Boat by Thames Clippers
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Estimated price
- £65–85
ComCab London
- Phone
- +44 20 7908 0271
- Website
- comcab.com
Freenow
- Phone
- +44 20 3929 3786
- Website
- free-now.com
Gett UK
- Phone
- +44 20 7397 4300
- Website
- gett.com
Radio Taxis London
- Phone
- +44 20 7272 2626
- Website
- google.com
Cabs London
- Phone
- +44 20 3813 1432
- Website
- cabslondon.com
Call London Taxi
- Phone
- +44 20 3813 1432
- Website
- calllondontaxi.co.uk
Licenced London Taxi
- Phone
- +44 20 3633 1777
- Website
- licensedlondontaxi.co.uk
London Taxis Cabs
- Phone
- +44 20 3813 1432
- Website
- londontaxiscabs.com
One-Number Taxi
- Phone
- +44 871 871 8710
- Website
- the-london-taxi.com
Palmers Green Taxis Cabs
- Phone
- +44 20 3813 1432
- Website
- palmersgreentaxiscabs.co.uk
Sydenham Cars
- Phone
- +44 20 3925 5951
- Website
- sydenhamcars.co.uk
YDriv Limited
- Phone
- +44 20 3925 5951
- Website
- ydriv.com
Licensed London Taxi
- Phone
- +44 20 3633 1777
- Website
- licensedlondontaxi.co.uk
London Black Taxis
- Phone
- +44 20 3984 4515
- Website
- londonblacktaxis.net
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Booking & Getting There
The best way to get from Barbican Centre to The O2 Arena is to train which takes 53 min and costs £2 - £3. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £1 - £24 and takes 1h 23m.
Barbican Centre to The O2 Arena bus services, operated by Go Ahead London, arrive at Blackwall station.
Barbican Centre to The O2 Arena train services, operated by Elizabeth Line (TfL), arrive at Stratford station.
Yes, the driving distance between Barbican Centre to The O2 Arena is 7 miles. It takes approximately 19 min to drive from Barbican Centre to The O2 Arena.
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