There are 8 ways to get from Kensington to Royal Opera House by subway, bus, taxi, foot, or rideshare
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Subway
best- Take the subway from Earl's Court station to Covent Garden stationsubway Piccadilly
16 min£3Line 14 bus
cheapest- Take the bus from South Kensington Station to Gerrard Place / Chinatownbus 14
33 min£1–13Taxi
- Take the taxi from Kensington to Royal Opera Housetaxi 3.9 mi
13 min£22–27Walk
- Take the walk from Kensington to Royal Opera Housewalk 3.7 mi
1h 11mLine 9 bus
- Take the bus from High Street Kensington Station to Southampton Street / Covent Gardenbus 9 / ...
37 min£2Line 9 bus via The Design Museum
- Take the bus from The Design Museum to Aldwych / Drury Lanebus 9 / ...
44 min£2Line 23 bus
- Take the bus from Great Western Road to Southampton Street / Covent Gardenbus 23
1h 4m£2–5Rideshare
- Take the rideshare from Greater London to London2.1 mi
29 min£3
Kensington to Royal Opera House by subway and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kensington to Royal Opera House is to line 9 bus which costs £2 and takes 37 min.
The fastest way to get from Kensington to Royal Opera House is to taxi which takes 13 min and costs £22 - £27.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from South Kensington Station station and arriving at Gerrard Place / Chinatown. Services depart every 10 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 24 min.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Earl's Court station station and arriving at Covent Garden station station. Services depart every five minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 14 min.
The distance between Kensington and Royal Opera House is 4 miles.
The best way to get from Kensington to Royal Opera House without a car is to subway which takes 16 min and costs £3.
The subway from Earl's Court station to Covent Garden station takes 14 min including transfers and departs every five minutes.
Kensington to Royal Opera House bus services, operated by Metroline Travel, depart from High Street Kensington Station.
Kensington to Royal Opera House train services, operated by London Underground (Tube), depart from Earl's Court station.
Kensington to Royal Opera House bus services, operated by Metroline Travel, arrive at Southampton Street / Covent Garden station.
What companies run services between Kensington, England and Royal Opera House, England?
London Underground (Tube) operates a subway from Earl's Court station to Covent Garden station every 5 minutes. Tickets cost £3 and the journey takes 14 min. Alternatively, Go Ahead London operates a bus from South Kensington Station to Gerrard Place / Chinatown every 10 minutes. Tickets cost £1–13 and the journey takes 24 min.
Rome2Rio's guide to London Underground (Tube)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +44 343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Subway from Earl's Court station to Covent Garden station
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3
- Schedules at
- London Underground (Tube)
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- Go Ahead London
Bus from South Kensington Station to Gerrard Place / Chinatown
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–13
- Website
- Go Ahead London
- One hour Ticket
- £1–13
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- [email protected]
- Website
- Metroline Travel
Bus from High Street Kensington Station to Southampton Street / Covent Garden
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Metroline Travel
- Contactless or Oyster card
- £2
Bus from The Design Museum to Aldwych / Drury Lane
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Metroline Travel
- Contactless or Oyster card
- £2
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Bus from Great Western Road to Southampton Street / Covent Garden
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–5
- Schedules at
- London Buses
- Off Peak
- £2–4
- Peak
- £3–5
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from Greater London to London
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £3
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Estimated price
- £22–27
Putney Cabs Airport Transfers
- Phone
- +44 20 3603 5257
- Website
- putneycabsairporttransfers.co.uk
Acton Taxis Cabs
- Phone
- +44 20 3740 3527
- Website
- actontaxiscabs.co.uk
Cabs London
- Phone
- +44 20 3813 1432
- Website
- cabslondon.com
Call London Taxi
- Phone
- +44 20 3813 1432
- Website
- calllondontaxi.co.uk
ComCab London
- Phone
- +44 20 7908 0271
- Website
- comcab.com
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
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
Clapham Common Taxi Rank
- Phone
- +44 800 118 2494
- Website
- cabs.com
Wimbledon Minicabs
- Phone
- +44 0 8946 9292
- Website
- wimbledon-minicabs.co.uk
Wimbledon Minicabs Airport Transfers
- Phone
- +44 20 3198 8495
- Website
- wimbledonairporttransfer.co.uk
Licensed London Taxi
- Phone
- +44 20 3633 1777
- Website
- licensedlondontaxi.co.uk
London Black Taxis
- Phone
- +44 20 3984 4515
- Website
- londonblacktaxis.net
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Booking & Getting There
Kensington to Royal Opera House train services, operated by London Underground (Tube), arrive at Covent Garden station.
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Check out Blablacar's carpooling service for rideshare options between Kensington and Royal Opera House. A great option if you don't have a driver's licence or want to avoid public transport.







