Alternatively, take the tube to St James's Park station, on the Circle (yellow) and District (green) lines. This is the closest tube station to Buckingham Palace.
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The three SWR train stations near Buckingham Palace are London Waterloo, Vauxhall and Clapham Junction. If you're arriving at London Waterloo, you'll need to head down to Waterloo's tube station and catch a westbound Jubilee line service to Green Park. From there, it's just a 12-minute walk to the Palace.
You can take a metro to Green Park Station and walk to Buckingham Palace. The distance between the two is just about 0.4 miles and can be covered in 6 minutes.
Westminster tube station is the closest station to Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament. From Westminster tube station, take exit one and follow signs for Westminster pier. To find your nearest tube station, latest tube map and plan your journey, please visit the Journey Planner from Transport of London (TFL).
If you take the train to London Victoria, you can walk to Buckingham Palace in just 10 minutes. Alternatively, take the tube to St James's Park station, on the Circle (yellow) and District (green) lines. This is the closest tube station to Buckingham Palace.
The closest station to Buckingham Palace is London Victoria, the terminus for regular services to and from south London, Surrey, Sussex and Kent, as well as for trains to Gatwick Airport.
- Trafalgar Square. “Is the Buckingham palace close to Trafalgar Square?” It's not close, it's around 20mins walk from Trafalgar Square through The Mall and it will take you straight to Buckingham Palace.
Buckingham is in the heart of south-east England, a thriving market town in Buckinghamshire. We are located approximately 60 miles from central London and 25 miles from Oxford. Easily accessible by road and rail. A close proximity to London's airports support our strong national and international connections.
If you don't book a tour of Buckingham Palace, it's still worth a visit. Many visitors are content to admire the palace from the outside, but there's also the Changing of the Guard ceremony. In June and July, this generally takes place every day, although it is subject to change.
Though the Palace is generally not open to the public, during summer you can visit its State Apartments (admission charge) and see the Queen's large garden and collection of artwork. You can however see the Changing of the Guard for free at 11.30 am every morning during summer and every second morning during winter.
The tube station that is closest to Trafalgar Square is Charing Cross (Bakerloo and Northern lines). One exit from this station is located directly at the bottom left (when looking down from the National Gallery) corner of the square, next to the Havelock statue.
The nearest underground tube station is Lambeth North. Westminster underground station is nearest to the Palace of Westminster, where the Queen will be lying-in-state. Alternative tube stations nearby to the palace are St. James's Park, Embankment and Charing Cross.