Travelling to Evelina London Children's Hospital

Address:

Evelina London Children's Hospital

Westminster Bridge Road

London SE1 7EH

The Transport for London journey planner offers help with planning your travel in London.

The Transport for London travel resource for NHS visitors and patients has information about using public transport to travel to London hospitals.

Finding the entrance:

Evelina London is next to St Thomas' Hospital. You can reach the entrance by:

walking through St Thomas' Hospital and following the signs
walking directly from Lambeth Palace Road (pedestrian access only)

Travel information

The nearest tube stations are:

Westminster (10 minutes' walk): District, Circle and Jubilee lines
Waterloo (15 minutes' walk): Bakerloo, Jubilee, Waterloo and City and Northern lines, there is step-free access to the Jubilee Line.
Lambeth North (10 minutes' walk): Bakerloo line

There are guides, maps and information on step-free access, toilet locations and travel support cards on the Transport for London website.

The nearest railway stations are:

London Waterloo, 10 to 15 minutes' walk
Waterloo East, 10 to 15 minutes' walk
London Victoria, 20 to 30 minutes' walk
Charing Cross, 20 to 30 minutes' walk

Step-free access from Waterloo Station is by exit 3, near the clock. When leaving the station from exit 3, turn left and follow the path to York Road for St Thomas' Hospital through to Evelina London.

You can also cross the pedestrian crossing at the end of York Road and turn left, continue onto Lambeth Palace Road and walk for about 5 minutes. Evelina London is on the right hand side.

For more information, please call National Rail Enquiries on 034 5748 4950 or visit the National Rail website.

Allow 15 to 20 minutes to get from the bus stop to where you need to be in the hospital. The following bus routes serve St Thomas' Hospital and Evelina London:

12, 148, 159, 211, 453 stop at Westminster Bridge Road
77, C10 stop at Lambeth Palace Road
344 stops at Lambeth Road (15 minutes' walk)
77, C10, 381 stop at York Road
N53, N155, N199, N381 night buses stop at Westminster Bridge Road

See the bus routes map or for information about buses and tubes.

There are bike racks:

in the parking area by Evelina London
at the front of the main reception of St Thomas' Hospital, alongside Gassiot House
in the St Thomas' car park (lower ground floor) next to the Florence Nightingale Museum

These areas are covered by CCTV. See cycling information on the Transport for London website for advice and information on cycling in London.

There is a cycle hire docking station opposite St Thomas' emergency department (A&E) by Archbishop's Park. To see where the docking station is use the docking station interactive map and search for Archbishop's Park. It will tell you the number of bicycles available and the number of free spaces where you can park your bike.

Evelina London's parking is at St Thomas' Hospital

There is a car park at St Thomas’ Hospital that is open 24 hours a day, every day. However, like many NHS hospitals in central London, parking is very limited.

Current charges:

£3.50 per hour, 24 hours a day

Drop-off

20 minutes of free parking is available in the hospital car park for drop-off or collection.

Blue badges, congestion charge and help with travel

More information about parking, spaces for Blue Badge holders and support with TfL's Congestion Charge is available on the Guy's and St Thomas' website.

Evelina London and St Thomas' Hospital are located in the Congestion Charge zone. You may be able to claim back your congestion charge. Find out more on our help with travel page.

Parking concessions for families

Some families may qualify for parking concessions including:

free overnight parking for parents of children staying in hospital (usually from 7.30pm to 8am)
free parking for children who have frequent appointments

Speak to the team caring for your child for more information.