London to London — Bus Routes
London has several cruise moorings at very different distances — Greenwich and Tower Bridge are in the city, Tilbury is far downriver. Check which one your ship uses before planning anything.
- The range above is wide because the berths are wide apart. A Greenwich mooring is a short walk from the centre; Tilbury is 40 km downriver and an hour each way.
Most ships also sell a coach excursion to London — Bus Routes. However you travel, being back aboard before all-aboard is your own arrangement to make — we publish the journey, not your sailing. Your guide plays either way, and it is yours to keep.
- 15–75 min Central moorings tender ashore at Greenwich or Tower Bridge and put you in the city directly. From Tilbury it is a train from Tilbury Town into Fenchurch Street, around 40 minutes, plus the transfer to the station.
- 10–25 min Onward to the start of the bus routes by Underground or on foot.
0.4–1.7 hours each way
Plan your return against your ship's all-aboard time, which is on your daily programme. It is earlier than the departure time, and if you are coming back by tender the last tender leaves earlier still.
Open live transit directions — times on the day, in your own maps app.
Checked 2026-09-15. Sources: www.londontoolkit.com/travel/southa....