Tube strike 7-11 September 2025

We understand the strikes will impact students and staff travelling to the RCA. We are taking steps to minimise disruption and ensure all Welcome Week events proceed as planned.

This will affect London Underground and Docklands Light Railway (DLR) services. Other TfL services, including the Elizabeth line, London Overground, buses and trams, will be running normally but are likely to be busier than usual.

Taxis, including services such as Uber, will also be very busy on the strike days and you should allow extra time for your journey.

If you are travelling to and from campus or over these days, please check the National Rail and Transport for London (TfL) websites before you travel.

London is a very walkable city; in addition buses and boats and some train lines (as above) will be running, though will be much busier. The below are some suggested routes that may help you come on to campus.

• Closest bus stop: Battersea Bridge Road (Buses 19, 49, 170, 319, and 345).
• Closest train station: Clapham Junction, 30-minute walk or (Buses 49, 345, 319 to Ethelberga Street).
• Closest boat stop: Cadogan Pier (Boat RB6; approximately 11 minutes from Vauxhall, 35 minutes from London Bridge, 40 minutes from Canary Wharf and a 10-minute walk to campus).
• Bicycles: RCA-only bike parking available in the Woo Courtyard.
• Closest Santander docking station: Parkgate Road.

• Closest bus stops: Queensgate/Royal Albert Hall (Buses 9, 52, 70, 360, and 452).
• Closest train stations:
  • Paddington (served by the Elizabeth Line and National Rail): Either a 40-minute walk, or you can take the Bus 70 directly from Inverness Terrace, which is near Paddington, to Prince Consort Road.
  • Victoria: Either a 40-minute walk, or you can take Bus 52 to the Royal Albert Hall.
  • Kensington Olympia (London Overground Station): approximate 30-minute walk or Bus 9 (change at North End Road) to Royal Albert Hall.
  • Marylebone (served by National Rail): Take a bus 74 from Baker Street Station, which is near Marylebone, directly to the Royal Albert Hall. 
• Closest boat stop: Cadogan Pier (Boat RB6; journey time approximately 11 minutes from Vauxhall, 35 minutes from London Bridge, 40 minutes from Canary Wharf and then 35-minute walk to campus).
• Bicycles:
  • Official bike parking is available at Kensington (bike hoops on Kensington Gore).
  • Santander docking stations: Kensington Gore and Queensgate.

• Closest bus stop: Ariel Way (Buses 72, 95, 148, 220, 272).
• Closest train station: Shepherd’s Bush London Overground and a 20-minute walk.
• Bicycles: closest Santander docking station is BBC, White City.

RCA shuttle buses planned to  run between all three campuses, but the roads are expected to be busier and there may be delays - so please plan accordingly:

• Kensington to Battersea
  9.30am, 10:30am, 11.30am, 1.30pm, 2:30pm, 3.30pm, 4.30pm, 5.30pm
• Battersea to Kensington
  9am, 10am, 11am, 12pm, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm, 5pm, 6pm
• White City to Kensington
  8.30am, 10.30am, 12.30pm, 3.30pm, 5.30pm
• Kensington to White City
  9.30am, 11.30am, 2.30pm, 4.30pm, 6.30pm
• White City to Battersea
  9am, 11am, 1pm, 4pm, 6pm
• Battersea to White City
  10am, 12pm, 3pm, 5pm, 7pm