
With over 15 million people passing through Victoria Station every year, it's of no wonder that it is one of London's largest and busiest train stations.
Located within the City of Westminster, the station has entrances on Victoria Street, Hudson Place, Grosvenor Gardens, Terminus Place, Wilton Road and Bucking Palace Road (also where the Victoria Coach Station is located).
National Rail services the southern commuter areas as well as trains heading for Kent and the south coast and it is where the Gatwick Express leaves from taking you to Gatwick Airport in around 30 minutes.
The London Underground service also runs from here via the Victoria line (light blue) between Pimlico and Green Park stations and by the District & Circle lines (green & yellow) between St. James's Park and Sloane Square.
The station is in a super central location within walking distance to many of London's shopping districts, attractions and landmarks.
Located to the north of the station is Buckingham Palace, Green Park, St James's Park & St James's Palace and the beginning of the West End where to the north-east are hot-spots such as Leicester Square, Covent Garden and Piccadilly Circus, with Oxford Street and Soho just a little further on.
Directly to the east of the station on the other side of Vauxhall Road is the extraordinary architecture of the Roman Catholic Westminster Cathedral and if you keep heading east down Victoria Street you will discover New Scotland Yard (Police H.Q) on Broadway, Westminster Abbey, the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben and a great view of the London Eye.
Tate Britain is a little to the south-east alongside the River Thames, the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, King's Road, South Kensington and Sloane Square are south-west of the station and Knightsbridge (home to Harrods department store), the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park are north-west of Victoria Station.
Most of London's underground and train stations have disabled access via lifts, and when you hear the recorded voice on every train platform advising you to ´mind the gap´, this really is advice that should be taken seriously.
It is also a universal fact that busy underground train stations and crowded city areas are a haven for pick-pockets, so just be a little streetwise with your belongings. And as for underground entertainment, there are now over 300 legal buskers singing their hearts out or playing instruments for travellers and commuters throughout the majority of underground stations.
Busking within the passageways and in ticket areas became a legalised and sponsored scheme in 2003 and all entertainers have auditioned for the right to perform. However, they are NOT paid by the sponsor or by the London Underground so if you like what you hear, support the cause. They're certainly far more entertaining then the mice and the pigeons that call the LU home (and use the train service), but just as friendly! And grab yourself a tube map; this is an essential item for travelling on the LU.
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| HOTEL / APARTMENT | POSTCODE | MILES | STAR | 19 May | 20 May | 21 May | 22 May | 23 May | 24 May | 25 May | 26 May |
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| The Grosvenor - A Guoman Hotel | SW1W 0SJ | 0.12 | 4 | £204.00 | £312.00 | £408.00 | £408.00 | £300.00 | £326.40 | Full | £142.80 |
| Rubens at the Palace - A Red Carnation Hotel | SW1W 0PS | 0.20 | 4 | £229.00 | £241.00 | £277.00 | Full | £343.00 | Full | Full | £205.00 |
| 41 Hotel - A Red Carnation Hotel | SW1W 0PS | 0.20 | 5 | £347.00 | £371.00 | £371.00 | £839.00 | £839.00 | Full | Full | £407.00 |
| The Goring | SW1W 0JW | 0.23 | 5 | £370.00 | £480.00 | £625.00 | £420.00 | £420.00 | £540.00 | Full | £370.00 |
| Chesterfield Mayfair - A Red Carnation Hotel | W1J 5EB | 0.28 | 4 | £210.00 | £280.00 | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | £185.00 |
| Tophams Hotel | SW1W 0LU | 0.29 | 4 | £302.40 | £659.40 | £659.40 | £491.40 | £659.40 | £659.40 | £491.40 | £134.40 |
| Park Plaza Victoria London | SW1V 1EQ | 0.31 | 4 | £189.00 | £264.00 | Full | Full | £219.00 | Full | Full | £139.00 |
| Comfort Inn Victoria | SW1V 1QF | 0.41 | 3G | £129.00 | Full | £194.00 | £194.00 | £179.00 | Full | Full | £124.00 |
| Chester Hotel | SW1V 1JQ | 0.49 | 2G | £30.00 | £40.00 | £140.00 | £160.00 | £160.00 | £350.00 | £300.00 | £80.00 |
| Lord Milner London | SW1W 9QU | 0.52 | 5G | £148.75 | Full | Full | Full | £175.00 | Full | Full | £155.00 |
| Belgravia Rooms | SW1W 9QD | 0.54 | B | £75.00 | £68.00 | £129.00 | £169.00 | £129.00 | Full | Full | £65.00 |
| Grange Rochester Hotel | SW1P 2PA | 0.55 | 4 | £145.00 | £227.00 | Full | Full | £227.00 | £181.00 | Full | £155.00 |
| Comfort Inn Buckingham Palace Rd | SW1V 4BJ | 0.56 | 3G | £89.00 | £149.00 | £125.00 | Full | Full | Full | Full | £139.00 |
| Enrico Hotel | SW1V 1QP | 0.57 | 2 | £50.00 | £85.00 | £109.00 | Full | £79.00 | £69.00 | £72.00 | Full |
| Astors Hotel | SW1W 9QD | 0.59 | 4G | £99.00 | £169.00 | £189.00 | £229.00 | £229.00 | £229.00 | Full | £74.00 |
| Colliers Hotel | SW1V 1QL | 0.68 | 1G | £49.00 | £69.00 | £59.00 | £30.00 | £99.00 | Full | Full | £60.00 |
| LIDOS HOTEL | SWIV 2BB | 0.72 | 2G | Full | Full | Full | £119.00 | £119.00 | £119.00 | Full | £69.00 |
| Central House Hotel | SW1V 2BB | 0.72 | 3G | Full | £74.00 | £119.00 | Full | £114.00 | Full | Full | £39.00 |
| Huttons Hotel | SW1 2BB | 0.75 | 3G | £65.00 | £99.00 | £170.00 | £150.00 | £150.00 | £200.00 | Full | £80.00 |
| Victor Hotel | SW1V 2BB | 0.76 | 3G | £84.00 | £161.10 | £184.00 | £184.00 | £161.10 | £179.10 | £204.00 | £135.00 |
| Wellington Hotel | SW 1P2 PA | 0.76 | 2 | £55.00 | £85.00 | £109.00 | £109.00 | £109.00 | £215.00 | £109.00 | £67.00 |
| Melbourne House Hotel | SW1V 2BG | 0.77 | 3 | £115.00 | £115.00 | £125.00 | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full |
| Sidney Hotel London Victoria | SW1V 2BP | 0.77 | 2G | £41.00 | £141.00 | Full | Full | £95.00 | Full | Full | £51.00 |
| Halkin | SW1X 7DJ | 0.78 | 5 | £384.00 | Full | Full | £468.00 | Full | Full | Full | £348.00 |
| Carlton Hotel | SW1V 2BJ | 0.81 | 2G | £94.00 | £89.00 | £149.00 | £99.00 | £89.00 | £109.00 | £109.00 | £89.00 |
| The Sanctuary House Hotel | SW1H 9LA | 0.84 | 3 | £130.00 | £165.00 | Full | Full | £195.00 | £175.00 | Full | Full |
| The Athenaeum | W1J 7BJ | 0.92 | 5 | £287.00 | £342.01 | £419.00 | £420.02 | £420.02 | £714.03 | £714.00 | £275.00 |
| Jumeirah Lowndes Hotel | SW1X 9ES | 0.94 | 5 | £282.00 | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | £228.00 |
| Park Lane Mews Hotel | W1J 7BS | 1.08 | 4 | £134.00 | £284.00 | £284.00 | £384.00 | £229.00 | £500.00 | £500.00 | £205.00 |
| The Cadogan | SW1X 9SG | 1.12 | 5 | £235.00 | Full | £350.00 | £350.00 | £350.00 | £480.00 | Full | £238.00 |
| Dolphin House | SW1V 3LX | 1.12 | 4A | £175.00 | £165.00 | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | £89.00 |
| Flemings Hotel Mayfair | W1J 7BH | 1.12 | 4 | £222.00 | £318.00 | £450.00 | £342.00 | £288.00 | Full | Full | £288.00 |
| 3, Ryder Street Chambers - St James's - Piccadilly Serviced Apartments | SW1Y 6PY | 1.20 | 4A | £165.00 | Full | Full | Full | £199.00 | Full | Full | £185.00 |
| Washington Mayfair Hotel | W1J 5HE | 1.20 | 4 | £174.00 | £318.00 | £432.00 | £432.00 | £432.00 | Full | £522.00 | £198.00 |
| The May Fair | W1J 8LT | 1.20 | 5 | £369.00 | £449.00 | £499.00 | £535.00 | £499.00 | £799.00 | Full | £279.00 |
| The Cavendish London - Piccadilly | SW1Y 6JF | 1.31 | 4 | £249.00 | Full | Full | Full | £279.00 | Full | Full | £179.00 |
| Ascott Mayfair London | W1J 5NB | 1.34 | 4A | £286.80 | £286.80 | £286.80 | £286.80 | £286.80 | £286.80 | Full | Full |
| Le Meridien Piccadilly | W1J 0BH | 1.50 | 4 | £500.00 | £500.00 | £500.00 | £500.00 | £500.00 | £500.00 | £500.00 | £500.00 |
| Beaufort House Luxury Apartments | SW3 1PN | 1.54 | 5A | £354.00 | £354.00 | £654.00 | Full | £306.00 | Full | Full | £306.00 |
| Thistle Trafalgar Square, The Royal Trafalgar | WC2H 7HG | 1.59 | 4 | £322.80 | £334.80 | £394.80 | £394.80 | £315.18 | £346.80 | £315.18 | £233.58 |
| The Westbury Hotel - Bond Street London | W1S 2YF | 1.64 | 5 | £238.80 | £382.80 | £382.80 | £358.80 | £358.80 | £514.80 | £514.80 | £178.80 |
| Millennium Hotel London Mayfair | W1K 2HP | 1.66 | 4 | £182.40 | £288.00 | £288.00 | £288.00 | £288.00 | £288.00 | £528.00 | £182.40 |
| Egerton Hotel - A Red Carnation Hotel | SW3 2BX | 1.69 | 5 | £300.00 | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | £394.00 |
| The Royal Horseguards - A Guoman Hotel | SW1A 2EJ | 1.70 | 5 | £264.00 | £288.00 | £636.00 | £624.00 | £636.00 | £648.00 | £576.30 | £224.40 |
| Novotel London Waterloo | SE1 7LS | 1.73 | 4 | £210.00 | £210.00 | £230.00 | £200.00 | £200.00 | Full | Full | £130.00 |
| BEST WESTERN PREMIER Shaftesbury Piccadilly Hotel | W1D 6EX | 1.90 | 4 | £198.00 | £240.00 | Full | £283.00 | £283.00 | £283.00 | Full | £170.00 |
| Park Plaza County Hall | SE1 7RY | 1.99 | 4 | £149.00 | £189.00 | £349.00 | £359.00 | £259.00 | £379.00 | £449.00 | £113.05 |
| Radisson Blu Edwardian, Hampshire | WC2H 7LH | 2.02 | 5 | £214.80 | £298.80 | £346.20 | Full | Full | Full | Full | £249.60 |
| Radisson Blu Edwardian, Leicester Square | WC2H 7HL | 2.02 | 4 | £229.20 | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | £208.80 |
| Radisson Blu Edwardian Berkshire Hotel | W1C 1BY | 2.04 | 4 | £125.00 | £245.00 | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | £139.00 |
| Station | Zone | Line(s) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria Station | 1 | District - Circle line - Victoria | 0.04 miles |
| St. Jamess Park Station | 1 | District - Circle line | 0.66 miles |
| Hyde Park Corner Station | 1 | Piccadilly | 0.94 miles |
| Sloane Square Station | 1 | District - Circle line | 1.02 miles |
| Pimlico Station | 1 | Victoria | 1.04 miles |
| Station | Distance |
|---|---|
| London Victoria Station | 0.18 miles |
| Charing Cross London Station | 1.80 miles |
| Vauxhall Station | 1.85 miles |
| London Waterloo International Station | 2.09 miles |
| Battersea Park Station | 2.15 miles |