How do I get to Canary Wharf by public transport?
Canary Wharf has excellent public transport links including the Jubilee line, DLR, buses, MBNA Thames Clippers and TfL hire bikes across the estate.
There are numerous ways to get to the Canary Wharf estate by public transport. This article lists the most common:
BY RAIL
Tube
Most people travelling to Canary Wharf make use of London Underground’s Jubilee line station. The service is generally swift with trains running to Stratford and Stanmore roughly every two minutes, connecting the estate with the likes of London Bridge, Waterloo, Green Park and North Greenwich directly.
Canary Wharf's DLR station
DLR
The Docklands Light Railway was the first rail link to Canary Wharf and does an excellent job of serving the estate. Its Canary Wharf and Heron Quay stations connect commuters with the likes of Lewisham (16 minutes, direct) in the south, Stratford (12 minutes, direct) in the north, Woolwich (24 minutes, one change) and Beckton (27 minutes, one change) in the east and Tower Gateway and Bank (both 11 minutes, direct) in the west at the heart of the City of London. Other stops within easy walking distance are Westferry, South Quay, West India Quay and Poplar.
From Canary Wharf station, DLR trains operate between the following times:
Monday-Saturday 5.30am -12.30am
Sunday 7am-11pm
Multiple bus routes run to Canary Wharf
BY ROAD
Bus
Canary Wharf is served by six TfL bus routes:
D3 Bethnal Green to Canary Wharf
D7 Mile End to Canary Wharf
D8 Stratford to Canary Wharf
135 Moorfields Eye Hospital to Canary Wharf
277 Highbury and Islington to Canary Wharf
N550 Trafalgar Square to Canary Wharf (Night Bus)
For those living on the Isle of Dogs, the D3, D7, 135 and N550 all head down Westferry Road onto the Island.
Not Barclays anymore, but still on the Wharf, there are plenty of bikes to hire
Bike
If you prefer to travel under your own steam docking stations for TfL hire bikes are located across the estate with the most obvious outside the western exit of the Jubilee line station.
Taking the MBNA Thames Clippers to Canary Wharf is easy
BY WATER
MBNA Thames Clippers runs regular services east to Woolwich and west towards the City (and ultimately to Putney) from Canary Wharf pier. The firm also operates a service to Rotherhithe Peninsula from the same terminal for those who only wish to cross the Thames.
