There are 5 ways to get from Big Ben to Royal Festival Hall by subway, bus, taxi, or foot
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Subway, bus
best- Take the subway from Westminster station to Waterloo stationsubway Jubilee
- Take the bus from Waterloo Station / Tenison Way to Waterloo Bridge / South Bankbus 59 / ...
10 min£1–5Taxi
- Take the taxi from Big Ben to Royal Festival Halltaxi 5,260 ft
3 min£13–17Walk
- Take the walk from Big Ben to Royal Festival Hallwalk 4,310 ft
15 minBus
- Take the bus from Westminster Station / Westminster Pier to Waterloo Station/Upper Taxi Rdbus 11
14 min£1–5Subway
- Take the subway from Westminster station to Temple stationsubway Circle / ...
16 min£1–3
Big Ben to Royal Festival Hall by foot and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Big Ben to Royal Festival Hall is to subway which costs £1 - £3 and takes 16 min.
The fastest way to get from Big Ben to Royal Festival Hall is to taxi which takes 3 min and costs £13 - £17.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Westminster Station / Westminster Pier station and arriving at Waterloo Station/Upper Taxi Rd station. Services depart every 10 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 5 min.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Westminster station station and arriving at Temple station station. Services depart every five minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 4 min.
The distance between Big Ben and Royal Festival Hall is 1 miles.
The best way to get from Big Ben to Royal Festival Hall without a car is to subway and bus which takes 10 min and costs £1 - £5.
It takes approximately 10 min to get from Big Ben to Royal Festival Hall, including transfers.
Big Ben to Royal Festival Hall bus services, operated by Go Ahead London, depart from Westminster Station / Westminster Pier.
Big Ben to Royal Festival Hall train services, operated by London Underground (Tube), depart from Westminster station.
Big Ben to Royal Festival Hall bus services, operated by Go Ahead London, arrive at Waterloo Station/Upper Taxi Rd.
What companies run services between Big Ben, Greater London, England and Royal Festival Hall, England?
Go Ahead London operates a bus from Westminster Station / Westminster Pier to Waterloo Station/Upper Taxi Rd every 10 minutes. Tickets cost £1–5 and the journey takes 5 min. Abellio London also services this route hourly. Alternatively, London Underground (Tube) operates a subway from Westminster station to Temple station every 5 minutes. Tickets cost £1–3 and the journey takes 4 min.
Rome2Rio's guide to London Underground (Tube)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +44 343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Subway from Westminster station to Waterloo station
- Ave. Duration
- 2 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–2
- Schedules at
- London Underground (Tube)
Subway from Westminster station to Temple station
- Ave. Duration
- 4 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–3
- Schedules at
- London Underground (Tube)
- Phone
- +44 344 800 44 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arriva UK
Bus from Waterloo Station / Tenison Way to Waterloo Bridge / South Bank
- Ave. Duration
- 1 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–3
- Website
- Arriva UK
- Adult Single All Zone
- £1–3
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- Go Ahead London
Bus from Waterloo Station / Tenison Way to Waterloo Bridge / South Bank
- Ave. Duration
- 1 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–2
- Website
- Go Ahead London
- One hour Ticket
- £1–2
Bus from Westminster Station / Westminster Pier to Waterloo Station/Upper Taxi Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 5 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–5
- Website
- Go Ahead London
- One hour Ticket
- £1–5
- Phone
- +44 20 7788 8550
- [email protected]
- Website
- Abellio London
Bus from Waterloo Station / Tenison Way to Waterloo Bridge / South Bank
- Ave. Duration
- 1 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Abellio London
Bus from Westminster Station / Westminster Pier to Waterloo Station/Upper Taxi Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 6 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Abellio London
- Ave. Duration
- 3 min
- Estimated price
- £13–17
ComCab London
- Phone
- +44 20 7908 0271
- Website
- comcab.com
Freenow
- Phone
- +44 20 3929 3786
- Website
- free-now.com
Gett UK
- Phone
- +44 20 7397 4300
- Website
- gett.com
Radio Taxis London
- Phone
- +44 20 7272 2626
- Website
- google.com
Cabs London
- Phone
- +44 20 3813 1432
- Website
- cabslondon.com
Call London Taxi
- Phone
- +44 20 3813 1432
- Website
- calllondontaxi.co.uk
Licenced London Taxi
- Phone
- +44 20 3633 1777
- Website
- licensedlondontaxi.co.uk
London Taxis Cabs
- Phone
- +44 20 3813 1432
- Website
- londontaxiscabs.com
One-Number Taxi
- Phone
- +44 871 871 8710
- Website
- the-london-taxi.com
Palmers Green Taxis Cabs
- Phone
- +44 20 3813 1432
- Website
- palmersgreentaxiscabs.co.uk
Sydenham Cars
- Phone
- +44 20 3925 5951
- Website
- sydenhamcars.co.uk
YDriv Limited
- Phone
- +44 20 3925 5951
- Website
- ydriv.com
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Big Ben to Royal Festival Hall train services, operated by London Underground (Tube), arrive at Temple station.
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