National Rail
Charing Cross – around 10-minute walk
Waterloo – around 20-minute walk
Victoria – around 20-minute walk
If you’re travelling from outside London, you should book your rail tickets in advance. Special 2012 Games Train Tickets are available for London 2012 ticket holders.
London Underground
Charing Cross – around 10-minute walk
Embankment – around 10-minute walk
Green Park – around 20-minute walk
Piccadilly Circus – around 10-minute walk
St James’s Park – around 10-minute walk
Victoria – around 20-minute walk
Westminster – around 15-minute walk
Docklands Light Railway (DLR)
Not an option for this venue.
London Overground
Not an option for this venue.
Bus
London has an extensive bus network. For details, check the Transport for London website. We also recommend you check the summary of service changes during the Games [PDF]
River
Horse Guards Parade is located close to the River Thames, and Embankment and Westminster Piers are the closest piers to the venue. River services run from Putney in the west and Woolwich Arsenal and Greenwich in the east.
Your Games Travelcard entitles you to one-third off the cost of river services – we recommend you book in advance
Coach
Victoria coach station is around 20 minutes’ walk from the venue.
Park-and-ride
Not an option for this venue.
Park-and-walk
Not an option for this venue.
Walking
It is easy to reach Horse Guards Parade on foot from across central London. View the travel map.
Discover more about the area and soak up the atmosphere with a 2012 Games guided walk. Guided walks offer an opportunity to travel to your venue on foot with experienced walk leaders, giving you confidence that you will arrive on time without getting lost! Trained volunteers will meet you at a convenient start point and lead you to or from the venue in groups of up to 30. To find out more and reserve your place on a free guided walk for this venue click here.
Cycling
Free, secure, managed cycle parking will be provided outside the venue at Westminster City School. Please bring your own cycle lock. You can view new routes using the London cycling guide covering the area. Alternatively, plan your journey by bike using the spectator journey planner.
If you’re thinking of cycling, why not join a 2012 Games guided cycle ride. These rides offer an opportunity to travel with an experienced ride leader, on audited routes. The rides are up to an hour long and are suitable for families. You’ll need your own bike but the rides are free. Click here to find out more and reserve your place.
Please note that bike locks will not be provided at the venue so remember to bring one with you.
Accessible travel
Green Park and Westminster stations are the recommended stations with step-free access and staff assistance available.
Charing Cross, Victoria and Waterloo National Rail stations are all step-free from platform to street level. The Jubilee line platforms are step-free at Waterloo, and step-free interchange is available via lifts opposite platforms 5-8. If you’re travelling by National Rail and require assistance, you should book this when you buy your train tickets. To book rail tickets and assistance, visit the 2012 Games Train Ticket booking website
London's buses have low floors and provide audio and visual information. There is one wheelchair space per bus.
Westminster and Embankment Piers and Thames river services are also an accessible option for this venue.
Limited, pre-booked accessible parking will be provided close to the venue for disabled spectators who are UK Blue Badge holders or members of an equivalent national scheme.
Taxis and private hire vehicles
Taxi and private hire vehicle drop-off areas are located outside the venue.
