General Information

If you are new to London you will find that the city is divided into travel zones which will dictate the cost of your journey by underground (tube), rail or bus.

Whilst you are looking for accommodation it is likely that you will have to view several properties in different areas in one day. The best way to keep travel costs down is to buy a one day travel card, or better yet buy a standard Adult Oyster Card (until you are able to apply for a Student Oyster Card) from any tube station or location where you see the Oyster Card logo. These allow you unlimited journeys by tube, Docklands Light Railway (DLR), bus and some National Rail services within Greater London throughout your selected zones after 9.30am Mondays - Fridays, all day Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.

Prices for paper tickets 2008 are:

One day travel card (off peak)
Zones 1 and 2 £5.30
Zones 1 - 4 £5.90
All Zones (1-6) £7.00

The cheapest way to travel may be to purchase a weekly or monthly travel pass. You can put this monthly travel pass on Oyster, a very popular travel smartcard designed for London commuters. Prices for such travel passes are as follows:

The LSE, in Zone 1, is well served by the tube, many bus routes and National Rail (see below for details). It is very unlikely that you will find accommodation within walking distance of the School. The majority of students live in Zones 2 and 3, approximately 30 minutes from the School, or, in Zones 4 and 5, which means up to one hours travel to the School.

Students are entitled to a Student Discount Card, which is available online once you have registered. The card offers fare deals which are approximately 30% cheaper than those listed above: 

Bus Only  Fares

All day Adult paper Bus pass - £3.00, Single Fare - £2.00

Further travel information on public transport in the UK is available from...


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The Transport for London website, 

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/ 

is especially useful for information about public transport in London, with details about all bus and tube journeys.

Travelling to LSE (nearest transport services)

• Tube/Underground Stations:

Holborn
Piccadilly and Central Lines
Corner of Kingsway and High Holborn.
Approx. 5 minutes walk.

Temple (closed on Sunday)
District and Circle Lines
On the Embankment at the bottom of Arundel Street.
Approx. 5 minutes walk.

Charing Cross
Jubilee,
Northern and Bakerloo lines
On the Strand near Trafalgar Square.
Approx. 10 minutes walk.

• National Rail Stations:

Waterloo
Over Waterloo Bridge from the Strand.
Approx. 10 minutes walk.
Trains mainly to South London and SE England.

Charing Cross
On the Strand near Trafalgar Square.
Approx. 10 minutes walk.
Trains mainly to South London and SE England.

Blackfriars
On the Embankment near Blackfriars Bridge.
Approx. 10 -15 minutes walk.
Trains mainly to South London and SE England but also the Thameslink through North London.

• Buses that stop on or near the Aldwych are:
  Numbers: 1, 4, 9, 11, 13, 15, 23, 26, 59,  68, X68, 76, 91, 168, 171, 176, 188, 341, 501, 505 and 521.
  Each bus stop should show which buses stop there and their frequency.
  On the front of the bus the final destination will be given. It may also show the names of the main stops on its route.

The Student Union Advice Centre can supply you with tube and bus maps.

For further information about buses, tubes or trains call the 24 hour travel information service 0207 222 1234, or click here.