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It's Easy to Get to ExCeL London

ExCeL London is the city’s newest and biggest events venue, based in the heart of the capital’s dynamic east side. Occupying 90,000m2 of flexible conference, exhibition and meeting space, this venue has the IT infrastructure and communications services you’d expect from such a modern facility. ExCeL London sits on a 100-acre campus that also includes numerous restaurants, bars, pubs and cafes, as well as six on-site hotels. And being on the edge of the City, 7,500 more hotel rooms are just a short journey away.

By Air

The nearest airport is just ten minutes away from ExCeL London by car or taxi. One of Europe’s fastest growing airports for business travel, London City Airport has a 10-minute check-in policy and over 200 flights a day to 26 European destinations. These include Amsterdam, Brussels, Dublin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Geneva, Milan, Munich and Paris. Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and Luton airports all serve London too, with express trains to the heart of the city. You can then connect to ExCeL London via London Underground, or by road.

Find out more at the London City Airport website.

By Rail

You can get to London’s Waterloo station in the heart of the city using the Eurostar service from France or Belgium, or UK mainline services. The easiest way to the venue from the capital is to take the Jubilee Line on the London Underground to Canning Town, then change to the Docklands Light Railway (DLR).

By London Underground and Docklands Light Railway (DLR)

The Jubilee Line on the London Underground offers the quickest route to ExCeL London. At Canning Town underground station, change to the DLR (upstairs on platform 3) for the quick two-stop journey to Custom House station for ExCeL.

By Road

Drivers can reach ExCeL London from any of the main motorway routes, with easy access from the M25 and M11 in particular, and then the A406 and A13. Follow the signs for Royal Docks, City Airport and ExCeL. With 4,000 spaces on-site, parking is easy at ExCeL London. And because the venue is outside the London congestion zone, there are no additional charges.