There are 7 ways to get from Elephant & Castle Station to Big Ben by bus, taxi, or foot
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Bus via Newington Butts
best- Take the bus from Newington Butts to Westminster Station / Parliament Squarebus N155
15 min£1–9Bus
- Take the bus from Heygate Street to Westminster Station / Parliament Squarebus 12
17 min£1–9Taxi
- Take the taxi from Elephant & Castle Station to Big Bentaxi 1.4 mi
4 min£17–21Walk
- Take the foot from Elephant & Castle Station to Big Benwalk 1.5 mi
28 minBus #2
- Take the bus from Elephant & Castle Station to Westminster Station / Parliament Squarebus 12 / ...
19 min£1–8Line 344 bus
- Take the bus from Elephant & Castle / Newington Causeway to Pratt Walkbus 344
22 min£2Line 148 bus
- Take the bus from Elephant & Castle Station to Gt Smith St /Westminster Abbeybus 148
25 min£2
Elephant & Castle Station to Big Ben by foot and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Elephant & Castle Station to Big Ben is to bus which costs £1 - £9 and takes 17 min.
The fastest way to get from Elephant & Castle Station to Big Ben is to taxi which takes 4 min and costs £17 - £21.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Newington Butts and arriving at Westminster Station / Parliament Square station. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 7 min.
The distance between Elephant & Castle Station and Big Ben is 2 miles.
The best way to get from Elephant & Castle Station to Big Ben without a car is to bus via Newington Butts which takes 15 min and costs £1 - £9.
The bus from Newington Butts to Westminster Station / Parliament Square takes 7 min including transfers and departs hourly.
Elephant & Castle Station to Big Ben bus services, operated by Go Ahead London, depart from Newington Butts station.
Elephant & Castle Station to Big Ben bus services, operated by Go Ahead London, arrive at Westminster Station / Parliament Square.
There are 21967+ hotels available in Big Ben.
What companies run services between Elephant & Castle Station, Greater London, England and Big Ben, Greater London, England?
Go Ahead London operates a bus from Newington Butts to Westminster Station / Parliament Square hourly. Tickets cost £1–9 and the journey takes 7 min.
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- goaheadlondon.com
Bus from Newington Butts to Westminster Station / Parliament Square
- Ave. Duration
- 7 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £1–9
- Website
- https://goaheadlondon.com/
- One hour Ticket
- £1–9
Bus from Heygate Street to Westminster Station / Parliament Square
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–9
- Website
- https://goaheadlondon.com/
- One hour Ticket
- £1–9
Bus from Elephant & Castle Station to Westminster Station / Parliament Square
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–8
- Website
- https://goaheadlondon.com/
- One hour Ticket
- £1–8
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- [email protected]
- Website
- firstbus.co.uk
Bus from Heygate Street to Westminster Station / Parliament Square
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- https://www.firstbus.co.uk/london
Bus from Elephant & Castle Station to Westminster Station / Parliament Square
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- https://www.firstbus.co.uk/london
Bus from Elephant & Castle Station to Gt Smith St /Westminster Abbey
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- https://www.firstbus.co.uk/london
- Phone
- 0345 241 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Elephant & Castle Station to Westminster Station / Parliament Square
- Ave. Duration
- 7 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
- Phone
- +44 20 7788 8550
- [email protected]
- Website
- transportukbus.com
Bus from Elephant & Castle / Newington Causeway to Pratt Walk
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- https://www.transportukbus.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 4 min
- Estimated price
- £17–21
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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