How to get there

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By Road

When driving to ExCeL London, follow signs for Royal Docks, City Airport and ExCeL. There is easy access from the M25, M11, A406 and A13.

Please contact the AA for information on planning your journey and 24-hour live traffic reports, by calling on +44 (0) 900 3401 100.

Car Parking

All on-site parking is pay and display, with the exception of the multi-storey car park, which is located at the west end of the site. Parking in the multi-storey car park can be paid for at one of the many pay points in the Boulevard (which accept both cash and card) or in the car park itself.

As ExCeL London is a green venue, all pay and display machines will be found on stand-by. However, the machine will activate as soon as you insert your card or cash.

ExCeL London offers 150 disabled parking spaces located within close proximity to the venue. Spaces are available to blue badge holders only and badges must be displayed at all times. Parking for disabled visitors is charged at the normal rate.

For enquiries please call +44 (0) 207 069 4568 (within office hours).

By Tube & DLR (Docklands Light Railway)

The Jubilee Line is recommended as the quickest route to ExCeL London.

Alight at Canning Town to change onto the DLR (upstairs from the Jubilee Line level - trains normally depart from platform 3) for the quick two-stop journey to Custom House for ExCeL.

Click here to see a tube / DLR map

Note - visitors should be aware that DLR trains in the direction of Beckton serve ExCeL London - do not use DLR services in the direction of Woolwich Arsenal or King George V from Canning Town.

ExCeL London is located in Zone 3 and London Underground tickets are valid on the DLR. It is recommended that you purchase a return ticket or an All Day Travelcard to avoid queuing on your journey home.

For information on traveling by DLR and London Underground, please contact Transport for London (TFL) on +44 (0) 207 222 1234 or visit www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/traveltools.

If planning your journey by public transport to ExCeL from outside of London, please visit www.transportdirect.info for assistance planning a door-to-door route.

For the latest travel information including service updates and planned engineering works, please visit www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/livetravelnews.

By Bus

Public bus service 147 departs from bay B of Canning Town station to Custom House.

By Air

ExCeL London is easy to get to from London's five main airports - London City, Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and Luton - via underground and mainline rail services.

London City Airport

Located 5 minutes from ExCeL London by car or taxi, London City Airport offers direct access to over 35 European and UK destinations, with 350 flights per day.

For further information or to book a flight, please visit www.londoncityairport.com

For further information on London's other airports, please use the following links:

Heathrow
T: +44 (0) 870 000 0123
www.baa.com/heathrow

Gatwick
T: +44 (0) 870 000 2468
www.baa.com/gatwick

Stansted
T: +44 (0) 870 000 0303
www.baa.com/stansted

Luton
T: +44 (0) 1582 405 100
www.london-luton.co.uk

Disabled Access

ExCeL London has been purposely designed and built to allow unrestricted access for disabled visitors.

Access at Custom House

There is a lift at Custom House.

Car Parking

There are 228 on-site car parking bays suitable for disabled drivers.

Getting Around the Venue

All public entrances allow for access by wheelchair via ramps and automatic opening doors. Once inside the venue, all floors are level offering unobstructed access for the disabled whilst toilet facilities for disabled visitors are located throughout the building.

Wheelchair hire is available from the west information desk.