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How to get fromCovent Garden to Wappingby ferry, bus, subway, taxi, or foot

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There are 9 ways to get from Covent Garden to Wapping by ferry, bus, subway, taxi, or foot

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  1. Ferry

    best
    1. Take the ferry from Embankment Pier to London Bridge City Pierferry ferry Rb1 / ...
    17 min
    £8–12

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Southampton Street / Covent Garden to Tobacco Dockbus bus N551
    25 min
    £1–3

  3. Subway, taxi

    1. Take the subway from Waterloo station to Bermondsey stationsubway subway Jubilee
    2. Take the taxi from Bermondsey station to Wappingtaxi taxi
    12 min
    £27–33

  4. Walk

    1. Take the walk from Covent Garden to Wappingwalk walk 3.3 mi
    1h 2m

  5. Line 381 bus, taxi

    1. Take the bus from Coin Street to Southwark Parkbus bus N381 / ...
    2. Take the taxi from Southwark Park to Wappingtaxi taxi
    31 min
    £31–37

  6. Bus, line 100 bus

    1. Take the bus from Southampton Street / Covent Garden to Tower of London / Tower Hill Stationbus bus 15 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Tower Hill / Tower Gateway Station to Wapping Health Centrebus bus 100
    35 min
    £3–19

  7. Line 188 bus, taxi

    1. Take the bus from Waterloo Bridge / South Bank to Southwark Parkbus bus 188
    2. Take the taxi from Southwark Park to Wappingtaxi taxi
    36 min
    £31–54

  8. Bus, taxi

    1. Take the bus from Aldwych / Drury Lane to Southwark Parkbus bus 188
    2. Take the taxi from Southwark Park to Wappingtaxi taxi
    39 min
    £31–58

  9. Taxi

    1. Take the taxi from Covent Garden to Wappingtaxi taxi 3.4 mi
    11 min
    £35–45

Covent Garden to Wapping by ferry

Calendar744Weekly Ferries
Duration17 minAverage Duration
Ticket£8Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1.8 mi
  • Duration: 17 min

What companies run services between Covent Garden, Greater London, England and Wapping, Greater London, England?

Uber Boat by Thames Clippers operates a ferry from Embankment Pier to London Bridge City Pier every 15 minutes. Tickets cost £8–12 and the journey takes 17 min. Alternatively, Stagecoach London operates a bus from Southampton Street / Covent Garden to Tobacco Dock hourly. Tickets cost £2 and the journey takes 25 min. Arriva UK also services this route hourly.

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