There are 8 ways to get from Wapping to Charing Cross (Station) by subway, bus, taxi, or foot
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Subway
best- Take the subway from Tower Hill station to Embankment stationCircle / ...
13 min£2–3Line 188 bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Southwark Park to Lancaster Place188
40 min£1–22Line 736 bus
- Take the bus from Aldgate to Embankment736 / ...
16 minTaxi
- Take the taxi from Wapping to Charing Cross (Station)3.7 mi
12 min£19–23Walk
- Take the foot from Wapping to Charing Cross (Station)3.3 mi
56 minSubway via Canada Water station
- Take the subway from Canada Water station to Waterloo StationJubilee
- Take the subway from Waterloo station to Charing Cross stationNorthern
14 min£4–6Bus
- Take the bus from Tobacco Dock to Charing CrossN551
21 min£3Bus via Drummond Road
- Take the bus from Drummond Road to Horse Guards ParadeN381
26 min
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Wapping to Charing Cross (Station) is to subway which costs £2 - £3 and takes 13 min.
The fastest way to get from Wapping to Charing Cross (Station) is to taxi which takes 12 min and costs £19 - £23.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Aldgate and arriving at Embankment. Services depart every four hours, and operate Monday to Friday. The journey takes approximately 11 min.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Tower Hill station station and arriving at Embankment station station. Services depart every five minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 9 min.
The distance between Wapping and Charing Cross (Station) is 2 miles.
The best way to get from Wapping to Charing Cross (Station) without a car is to subway which takes 13 min and costs £2 - £3.
The subway from Tower Hill station to Embankment station takes 9 min including transfers and departs every five minutes.
Wapping to Charing Cross (Station) bus services, operated by Redwing Coaches, depart from Aldgate station.
Wapping to Charing Cross (Station) train services, operated by London Underground (Tube), depart from Canada Water station.
Wapping to Charing Cross (Station) bus services, operated by Redwing Coaches, arrive at Embankment station.
What companies run services between Wapping, Greater London, England and Charing Cross (Station), Greater London, England?
London Underground (Tube) operates a subway from Tower Hill station to Embankment station every 5 minutes. Tickets cost £2–3 and the journey takes 9 min. Alternatively, Redwing Coaches operates a bus from Aldgate to Embankment every 4 hours, and the journey takes 11 min.
Rome2Rio's guide to London Underground (Tube)
Contact Details
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Subway from Tower Hill station to Embankment station
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–3
- Schedules at
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/tube/?cid=tube
- Off Peak
- £2–3
- Peak
- £2–3
Subway from Canada Water station to Waterloo Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–3
- Schedules at
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/tube/?cid=tube
- Off Peak
- £2–3
- Peak
- £2–3
Subway from Waterloo station to Charing Cross station
- Ave. Duration
- 3 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1
- Schedules at
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/tube/?cid=tube
- Off Peak
- £1
- Peak
- £1
- Phone
- 01474 322002
- info@reliance-travel.co.uk
- Website
- redwing-coaches.co.uk
Bus from Aldgate to Embankment
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- Redwing Coaches
Bus from Tobacco Dock to Charing Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com
- Single Ticket
- £3
- Phone
- +44 20 7788 8550
- customer.care@abellio.co.uk
- Website
- transportukbus.com
Bus from Drummond Road to Horse Guards Parade
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.transportukbus.com/
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- galcustomerservices@goaheadlondon.com
- Website
- goaheadlondon.com
Bus from Southwark Park to Lancaster Place
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–22
- Website
- https://www.goaheadlondon.com/
- One hour Ticket
- £1–22
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Estimated price
- £19–23
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