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    Travelling to/from the RCA

  • Buses to/from Kensington
    Buses to/from Kensington
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  • To Kensington by Tube

    High Street Kensington (10-minute walk or 5 minutes on bus 9, 10, 452 or 52)
    South Kensington (10-minute walk)
    Knightsbridge (20-minute walk or 5 minutes on bus 9, 10, 452 or 52)
    Lancaster Gate (15-minute walk)

    For more information, see TfL Tube maps


    To Kensington by Bus

    Bus 9 – from/to Hammersmith, High St Kensington, Knightsbridge, Trafalgar Square, Piccadilly Circus
    Bus 10 – from/to Hammersmith, High St Kensington, Knightsbridge, Hyde Park Corner, Oxford Street
    Bus 52 – from/to Willesden Green, Notting Hill, High St Kensington, Knightsbridge, Hyde Park Corner, Victoria Station
    Bus 70 – from/to South Kensington, Notting Hill, Ladbroke Grove, Shepherd's Bush, Acton
    Bus 360 – from/to Kensington, Sloane Square, Vauxhall, Elephant & Castle
    Bus 452 – from/to Hammersmith, Kensington, Knightsbridge, Sloane Square, Battersea

    Buses stop at Royal Albert Hall, Palace Gate and Prince Consort Road.

    For more information, see TfL Bus maps


    To Battersea by Bus

    Bus 19 – from/to Finsbury Park, Clerkenwell, Holborn, Knightsbridge, Battersea Bridge
    Bus 49 – from/to Battersea, Chelsea, Kensington, White City
    Bus 170 – from/to Roehampton, Clapham Junction, Battersea, Chelsea, Victoria
    Bus 319 – from/to Streatham, Tooting, Clapham Junction, Battersea, Sloane Square
    Bus 345 – Clapham Common, Clapham Junction, Battersea, Natural History Museum, Kensington

    Buses stop at Battersea Bridge/Hester Road.

    For more information, see TfL Bus maps


    Kensington/Battersea by Bus

    Take bus 49 to/from Battersea Bridge to/from Palace Gate/north end of Gloucester Road.

    For more information, see TfL Bus maps


    By Bike

    The College has cycle parking at Kensington and Battersea (cycles are left at the owner's risk).

    TfL bikes are available from:

    Kensington Gore
    Prince Consort Road
    Imperial College, Knightsbridge
    Queen’s Gate, North
    Queen’s Gate

    For more information, see TfL Cycle Hire


    By Taxi

    Taxis are frequent on Kensington Gore, directly outside the College.

    To book a minicab or black cab in advance, use TfL's Cabwise service and text CAB to 60835 to get numbers of three local cab offices.


    Car Parking

    The College has limited parking spaces for invited visitors. Local parking is restricted 8.30am – 6.30pm, Monday to Saturday. There is some metred parking in Kensington Gore.