There are 8 ways to get from National Portrait Gallery to Tower Bridge by bus, subway, ferry, taxi, train, 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.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Trafalgar Square/Charing Cross to Tower Bridge Roadbus N199
25 min£2Train
cheapest- Take the train from London Charing Cross to London Bridgetrain London Charing Cross - Hayes / ...
29 min£1–2Subway
- Take the subway from Embankment station to Tower Hill stationsubway Circle / ...
25 min£2Ferry
- Take the ferry from Embankment Pier to Tower Pierferry Rb6 / ...
35 min£8–12Taxi
- Take the taxi from National Portrait Gallery to Tower Bridgetaxi 2.8 mi
9 min£30–40Train, line 343 bus
- Take the train from London Charing Cross to London Bridgetrain London Charing Cross - Hayes / ...
- Take the bus from London Bridge Station to Tower Bridgebus 343
29 min£2–5Bus via Tower of London / Tower Hill Station
- Take the bus from Charing Cross to Tower of London / Tower Hill Stationbus 15 / ...
36 min£1–14Walk
- Take the walk from National Portrait Gallery to Tower Bridgewalk 2.6 mi
50 min
National Portrait Gallery to Tower Bridge by foot and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from National Portrait Gallery to Tower Bridge is to train which costs £1 - £2 and takes 29 min.
The fastest way to get from National Portrait Gallery to Tower Bridge is to taxi which takes 9 min and costs £30 - £40.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Trafalgar Square/Charing Cross and arriving at Tower Bridge Road. Services depart every three hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 15 min.
Yes, there is a direct ferry departing from Embankment Pier and arriving at Tower Pier. Services depart every 30 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 21 min.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Embankment station station and arriving at Tower Hill station station. Services depart every five minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 10 min.
The distance between National Portrait Gallery and Tower Bridge is 4 miles.
The best way to get from National Portrait Gallery to Tower Bridge without a car is to bus which takes 25 min and costs £2.
The bus from Trafalgar Square/Charing Cross to Tower Bridge Road takes 15 min including transfers and departs every three hours.
National Portrait Gallery to Tower Bridge bus services, operated by Go Ahead London, depart from Charing Cross station.
National Portrait Gallery to Tower Bridge train services, operated by London Underground (Tube), depart from Embankment station.
What companies run services between National Portrait Gallery, England and Tower Bridge, England?
Stagecoach London operates a bus from Trafalgar Square/Charing Cross to Tower Bridge Road every 3 hours. Tickets cost £2 and the journey takes 15 min. Alternatively, London Underground (Tube) operates a subway from Embankment station to Tower Hill station every 5 minutes. Tickets cost £2 and the journey takes 10 min.
Rome2Rio's guide to London Underground (Tube)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +44 343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Subway from Embankment station to Tower Hill station
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Schedules at
- London Underground (Tube)
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- [email protected]
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from London Charing Cross to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–2
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from London Charing Cross to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–2
- Website
- Southeastern
- Phone
- 0345 241 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stagecoach London
Bus from Trafalgar Square/Charing Cross to Tower Bridge Road
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Stagecoach London
Bus from Charing Cross to Tower of London / Tower Hill Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Stagecoach London
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- Go Ahead London
Bus from London Bridge Station to Tower Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 7 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–3
- Website
- Go Ahead London
- One hour Ticket
- £1–3
Bus from Charing Cross to Tower of London / Tower Hill Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–14
- Website
- Go Ahead London
- One hour Ticket
- £1–14
- [email protected]
- Website
- Uber Boat by Thames Clippers
Ferry from Embankment Pier to Tower Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- Uber Boat by Thames Clippers
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Estimated price
- £30–40
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
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Booking & Getting There
The best way to get from National Portrait Gallery to Tower Bridge is to bus which takes 25 min and costs £2. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £1 - £2 and takes 29 min.
National Portrait Gallery to Tower Bridge bus services, operated by Go Ahead London, arrive at Tower of London / Tower Hill Station.
National Portrait Gallery to Tower Bridge train services, operated by London Underground (Tube), arrive at Tower Hill station.
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