There are 6 ways to get from Elephant & Castle Station to Charlton by bus, train, ferry, taxi, or car
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Line 53 bus
best- Take the bus from Elephant & Castle / New Kent Road to Charlton Villagebus 53 / ...
42 min£2Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Rodney Place to Charlton Villagebus 53 / ...
43 min£1–40Train
- Take the train from London Blackfriars to Charltontrain St Albans City - Gillingham / ...
50 min£4–8Ferry
- Take the ferry from London Bridge City Pier to Royal Wharf Pierferry Rb1 / ...
1h 9mTaxi
- Take the taxi from Elephant & Castle Station to Charltontaxi 7 mi
17 min£70–85Drive 7 mi
- Drive from Elephant & Castle Station to Charltoncar 7 mi
17 min£2–3
Elephant & Castle Station to Charlton by foot and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Elephant & Castle Station to Charlton is to line 53 bus which costs £2 and takes 42 min.
The fastest way to get from Elephant & Castle Station to Charlton is to taxi which takes 17 min and costs £70 - £85.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Elephant & Castle / New Kent Road and arriving at Charlton Village. Services depart every five minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 38 min.
Yes, there is a direct ferry departing from London Bridge City Pier and arriving at Royal Wharf Pier. Services depart every 30 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 42 min.
No, there is no direct train from Elephant & Castle Station to Charlton. However, there are services departing from Elephant & Castle and arriving at Charlton via London Blackfriars. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 50 min.
The distance between Elephant & Castle Station and Charlton is 7 miles. The road distance is 7.1 miles.
The best way to get from Elephant & Castle Station to Charlton without a car is to line 53 bus which takes 42 min and costs £2.
The line 53 bus from Elephant & Castle / New Kent Road to Charlton Village takes 38 min including transfers and departs every five minutes.
Elephant & Castle Station to Charlton bus services, operated by Stagecoach London, depart from Elephant & Castle / New Kent Road station.
Elephant & Castle Station to Charlton train services, operated by Thameslink, depart from London Blackfriars station.
What companies run services between Elephant & Castle Station, Greater London, England and Charlton, Greater London, England?
Stagecoach London operates a bus from Elephant & Castle / New Kent Road to Charlton Village every 5 minutes. Tickets cost £2 and the journey takes 38 min. Alternatively, Thameslink operates a train from London Blackfriars to Charlton hourly. Tickets cost £3–7 and the journey takes 23 min.
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London Blackfriars to Charlton
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–7
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- 0345 241 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stagecoach London
Bus from Elephant & Castle / New Kent Road to Charlton Village
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Stagecoach London
Bus from Rodney Place to Charlton Village
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Stagecoach London
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- Go Ahead London
Bus from Rodney Place to Charlton Village
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £1–40
- Website
- Go Ahead London
- One hour Ticket
- £1–40
- Phone
- 020 7001 2200
- [email protected]
- Website
- Uber Boat by Thames Clippers
Ferry from London Bridge City Pier to Royal Wharf Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- Uber Boat by Thames Clippers
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Estimated price
- £70–85
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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More Questions & Answers
The best way to get from Elephant & Castle Station to Charlton is to line 53 bus which takes 42 min and costs £2. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £3 - £9 and takes 50 min.
Elephant & Castle Station to Charlton bus services, operated by Stagecoach London, arrive at Charlton Village station.
Elephant & Castle Station to Charlton train services, operated by Thameslink, arrive at Charlton station.
Yes, the driving distance between Elephant & Castle Station to Charlton is 7 miles. It takes approximately 17 min to drive from Elephant & Castle Station to Charlton.
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