Train, Bus and Coach Stations

London has several main railway terminals. When railways were first built and run in the 19th century a number of different companies ran trains to different places and built separate main stations in the capital.

• Charing Cross, in the Strand, London WC2, has short distance trains serving part of Kent, Surrey and Sussex.
• Euston, in London NW1, its trains go to the West Midlands and the North via the west coast line.
• Paddington, Praed Street, London W2, has services to South West Britain including Somerset, Wiltshire, Cornwall, Devon and Wales.
• King's Cross, not far from Euston in London N1, has services to the East Midlands and the North via the east coast line
• Victoria, London SW1, has services to South Eastern England, including Kent and Surrey.
• Waterloo, London SE1, serves Central Southern England including Hampshire and Dorset.

London Waterloo Station. Copyright Damon Hart-Davis.

Buses
Tourist Information Centres give out bus maps. There is a bus station just in front of Victoria Railway Station with buses serving much of Central London.

Long Distance Coaches
Victoria Coach Station in Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1 is the main terminal for National Express Coaches serving the whole country. It is a short walk from Victoria Railway Station.