2017 DDA Meeting - Travel

Travelling to the Meeting

The meeting will take place at

The QMUL campus is located in East London on Mile End Road. 

Getting to Queen Mary:

By London Underground

You can travel to the QMUL main campus at Mile End by using the London Underground. For information about the underground system in London, train times and help planning journeys, please see Travel For London (TfL),  

The QMUL campus is located between the Mile End and Stepney Green stations on Mile End Road.  Both are only five minutes' walk from the campus.

From Mile End station -  turn left outside the station and walk along Mile End Road towards the traffic lights. At the crossing at the traffic lights, cross Burdett Road and continue walking, under the bridge and beyond, for a few minutes along Mile End Road until you arrive at another set of traffic lights. You will see the College clock tower on the opposite side of the road. Cross the road; the main entrance is in the Queens ' Building, behind the clock tower.

From Stepney Green station - turn left outside the station and walk along Mile End Road for five to ten minutes until you see the College clock tower on your left. The main entrance is in the Queens ' Building, behind the clock tower.

Note: At peak hours of use (7:30-9:30 AM and 4:30-7PM) the London Underground can be extremely busy.  Please bear this in mind when planning travel to and from the meeting.

Air Travel

London is serviced by the following international airports.  These are listed in roughly approximate travel time to QMUL via public transport along with directions.

London City Airport [LCY] - (40-min to  QMUL by London Underground)

Take the Docklands Light Railway (aka DLR) from London City Airport to Stratford.  Change trains at Stratford to the Central Line westbound to Mile End station. Walk from the Mile End Station to Queen Mary using the walking directions above.

London Heathrow Airport [LHR] - (90-minutes to QMUL by London Underground) 

The cheapest way to get to the Mile End campus from Heathrow airport is to use the London Underground. Take the Piccadilly Line eastbound to Hammersmith. Change trains at Hammersmith and take the District Line eastbound to Stepney Green. Please see above for directions from Stepney Green station to the Mile end campus.  Please Note -  taking the Heathrow Express will also take 90-minutes, but cost £40 more to get to QMUL.

London Gatwick Airport [LGW] - (80-minutes to QMUL by train and London Underground)

The cheapest way to get to the QMUL Mile End campus from Gatwick airport is to use the train and London Underground. Take the overground rail service from the airport to Victoria station in London. You will see signs for the train station at Gatwick in the airport, and trains to Victoria station in London are clearly advertised on the timetable boards in the ticket hall. Ask staff at the station if you are not sure which ticket you need, or where to catch your train. Once you reach Victoria, follow signs in the station for the Underground. Take the District Line eastbound to Stepney Green. See above for walking directions from Stepney Green station to the Mile End campus.

London Stanstead Airport [STN] - (90-minutes to QMUL by train and London Underground)

Trains run frequently from Stansted airport to Liverpool Street station in central London. From Liverpool Street underground station, take the eastbound Central line to Mile End station.

By Train

London has a large number of stations and is serviced by a several train networks.  Most trips by rail can be planned via the following links:

• UK National Rail - trainline.co.uk
• Eurostar to Continental Europe - eurostar.com

Most National Rail stations are linked with the London Underground for quick connections for short trips around the capital.

By Taxi

Hackney 'Black' Cab 

Transportation via taxi from a London airport to the QMUL campus may be expensive, with approximate fares for a licensed black cab of: Heathrow £70, Gatwick £120, Stansted £90.

These taxis run on meters which increase the fare both by distance and time, so if there is slow traffic the cost increases. Sometimes it is possible to agree a set price with the driver before travelling.