How to Get to the Garrick Theatre

Nearest tube + walk time: Leicester Square (2 min walk)

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Address: 2 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0HH

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Garrick Theatre, 2 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0HH.

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The Garrick sits at the top of Charing Cross Road, right where it opens onto Leicester Square, two minutes from the tube.

By tube

Leicester Square (Northern and Piccadilly lines) is the closest, about 2 minutes on foot. Charing Cross (Northern and Bakerloo lines) is 3 to 4 minutes, and Embankment (District and Circle lines) is around 6 minutes if you're walking up from the river.

By train

Charing Cross is the nearest mainline station, about 3 minutes away, handy for National Rail services across Kent and South East London.

By bus

The closest stop is St Martin's Place, on Charing Cross Road about a minute from the door, and more buses stop by Charing Cross station and on the Strand, about three minutes away. Which one to take depends on where you're coming from:

  • From North London: the 24 (Hampstead and Camden Town), the 29 (Wood Green and Camden Town), the 91 (Wood Green, Holloway and King's Cross) and the 139 (Golders Green, West Hampstead and Baker Street)
  • From West London: the 9 (Hammersmith, Kensington and Knightsbridge) and the 23 (Westbourne Park, Paddington and Marble Arch)
  • From the east and the City: the 15 (Blackwall, Limehouse and the Tower of London) and the 26 (Hackney, Shoreditch and Liverpool Street)
  • From South London: the 87 (Wandsworth and Vauxhall), the 176 (Penge, Elephant & Castle and Waterloo) and the 24 (Pimlico and Victoria)

The 24, 29 and 176 stop at St Martin's Place heading south, and outside Leicester Square station heading north. From the south side of Trafalgar Square, about five minutes' walk, the 12 (Peckham), 88 (Clapham), 159 (Brixton) and 453 (Deptford) cover more of South London.

Late at night, the N5, N20, N29, N41 and N279 run along Charing Cross Road.

By taxi

Black cabs are easy to find around Leicester Square, Trafalgar Square and the Strand. Charing Cross Road is busy before a show, so drivers will often set you down on a side street nearby.

By car

Driving in is not the easy option. There's no theatre car park, but there are several close by:

  • Q-Park Chinatown, Newport Place, a few minutes' walk
  • Titan Leicester Square and JustPark at Trafalgar Square, both listed by the theatre

You're inside the Congestion Charge zone, which runs 7am to 6pm on weekdays and midday to 6pm at weekends, £18 a day. Arrive after 6pm for an evening performance and you won't pay it, but a matinee falls inside it. The ULEZ runs at all hours if your car doesn't meet its standards.

What time to arrive

Arrive 15 to 20 minutes before, no later. There's a bag check on the way in, and Charing Cross Road is busy before a show. The building and the bars open about an hour before the performance, and the auditorium about 45 minutes before.

If you're late, you'll be let in at a suitable break in the performance.

Getting Here FAQs

What's the nearest tube station to the Garrick Theatre?

Leicester Square, on the Northern and Piccadilly lines, about 2 minutes on foot. Charing Cross, on the Northern and Bakerloo lines and with National Rail, is 3 to 4 minutes.

Where is the Garrick Theatre?

At 2 Charing Cross Road, WC2H 0HH, right at the top (or bottom depending on how you look at it!) of the road, where it meets Leicester Square.

How do I get to the Garrick Theatre from Charing Cross?

Walk up past Trafalgar Square to the foot of Charing Cross Road, about 3 minutes.

Is there parking near the Garrick Theatre?

There's no theatre car park. Q-Park Chinatown on Newport Place is a few minutes' walk away. Arrive after 6pm for an evening show to avoid the Congestion Charge.