Getting here
Museum address
British Museum, Great Russell Street, London, WC1B
3DG
There is an alternative entrance on Montague
Place
Plan your journey
For the quickest route to the Museum go to Transport for
London’s Journey Planner.
By London Underground
The nearest underground stations to the Museum are:
- Holborn (approximately 7 minutes on foot)
- Tottenham Court Road (approx. 6 minutes on foot)
- Russell Square (approx. 10 minutes on foot)
- Goodge Street (approx. 13 minutes on foot)
View
a TfL London Underground map
By bus
The following buses stop near the Museum
1, 7, 8, 19, 25, 38, 55, 98, 242
Stop on New Oxford Street
10, 14, 24, 29, 73, 134, 390
Stop on Tottenham Court Road, northbound and Gower Street,
southbound
59, 68, X68, 91, 168, 188
Stop on Southampton Row
By bicycle
There are bike racks inside the Museum gates on Great Russell
Street. See the Transport for London
website for a comprehensive network of cycle routes.
By car
The Museum is within the Congestion Charging Zone and there is
very little parking in the area. The nearest car park to the Museum
is located at Bloomsbury Square, London, WC1A 2RJ
Disabled parking
There is limited parking in the Museum’s forecourt for disabled
visitors only. To reserve a parking space (for disabled users
only), telephone the Information Desk on +44 (0)20 7323 8299 or
email information@britishmuseum.org.
Image caption:
Location map for British Museum. Produced by Global Mapping © PC
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