London in 2 days

United Kingdom · 30 verified places

1 day 2 days 3 days

Day 1

09:16 – back at 17:26

16 min by public transport, (metro Piccadilly, metro Central), 1 change, 10 min walk

09:16

Bank of England

55 min

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16 min walk (1.31 km)

10:27

The Shard

55 min

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19 min walk (1.26 km)

11:41

Tower of London

55 min

Open at any time

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21 min by car (10.08 km) — 45 min on foot

12:57

Greenwich Meridian

55 min

Greenwich meridian

Opening hours unknown — check before you go

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13:52

Lunch break

60 min

Astronomy Café134 m Navigate
The Pavilion Café200 m · pizza, tea, cake Navigate
Parkside Café396 m · local, sandwich Navigate

4 min walk (0.25 km)

14:56

Royal Observatory Greenwich

100 min

Royal Observatory

Open: Mo-Su 10:00-18:00; Dec 24-26 off

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Day 2

10:06 – back at 17:45

16 min walk (1.25 km)

10:06

British Museum

100 min

Open: Sa-Th 10:00-17:00; Fr 10:00-20:30

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29 min by public transport, (autobus 24), 14 min walk

12:15

Big Ben

55 min

Open at any time

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13:10

Lunch break

60 min

Treats46 m Navigate
Pret A Manger67 m · sandwich Navigate
Greggs74 m · sandwich, bakery Navigate
Jubilee Cafe88 m · coffee shop, sandwich Navigate

14:10

Elizabeth Tower

55 min

Big Ben

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3 min walk (0.29 km)

15:08

Palace of Westminster

55 min

Open at any time

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20 min walk (1.65 km)

16:29

Buckingham Palace

55 min

Open: Mo-Su 10:00-17:30

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Where to stay

We measured walking times to the main sights from different parts of the city. From the area below you reach them in 13 min on average, 31 min at the furthest, and 6 of them are within walking distance.

Palace of Westminster (123 m)
Westminster Abbey (130 m)
Big Ben (193 m)

For comparison: from the worst-placed area it is 44 min on average to the same places.

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All attractions

Ranked by how many language versions of the Wikipedia article exist.

British Museum

106

Open: Sa-Th 10:00-17:00; Fr 10:00-20:30

Buckingham Palace

Open: Mo-Su 10:00-17:30

Elizabeth Tower

Big Ben

Westminster Abbey

Open: Mo-Sa 09:30-16:00

Tower of London

Palace of Westminster

London Eye

Open: Mo-Su 11:00-18:00

British Library

Open: Mo-Th 09:30-20:00; Sa 09:30-17:00; Su 11:00-17:00; Fr 09:30-18:00

Bank of England

St Paul's Cathedral

Open: Mo-Sa 08:30-16:00

Trafalgar Square

National Gallery

Open: Sa-Th 10:00-18:00; Fr 10:00-21:00

Madame Tussauds

Open: Mo-Fr 09:30-17:30; Sa-Su 09:00-18:00

10 Downing Street

Hyde Park

Greenwich Meridian

Greenwich meridian

Victoria and Albert Museum

Open: Sa-Th 10:00-17:45; Fr 10:00-22:00; Dec 24-26 off

Royal Observatory Greenwich

Royal Observatory

Open: Mo-Su 10:00-18:00; Dec 24-26 off

The Shard

Tate Modern

Open: Su-Th 10:00-18:00; Fr-Sa 10:00-21:00

Royal Opera House

Natural History Museum

Open: 10:00-17:30

Kensington Palace

Open: Mo-Su 09:00-16:00

Piccadilly Circus

Saint James's Palace

St James's Palace

Royal Albert Hall

Science Museum

Open: Mo-Su 10:00-18:00

Harrods

Open: Mo-Sa 10:00-21:00; Su 11:30-18:00

National Portrait Gallery

Open: Su-Th 10:30-18:00; Fr-Sa 10:30-21:00

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