London has 270 Tube stations, so you might wonder why I’m not considering, say, King’s Cross St. Pancras. That station is over a mile away, which in London distance means “you’ll need a sandwich and a motivational podcast.” Don’t be that tourist who ends up in a noodle shop near Euston by mistake.
Goodge Street is another trap. It’s only 400 meters on paper, but that walk involves crossing a roundabout that feels like a gladiator arena with double-decker buses. Good luck surviving that—the museum’s Egyptian exhibit has real mummies, but you’ll feel like one after crossing that road.
The real surprise? none of these stations have direct wheelchair access to the museum without a short uphill jog. The museum itself is flat, but the streets around it were clearly designed by a drunk Roman who hated tourists. Bring comfortable shoes, or be prepared to learn what “cobblestone regret” means.
London Tube Map With Elizabeth Line at Pamela Allis blog
The Great “Central Line vs. Piccadilly” Debate
If you arrive at Tottenham Court Road, you’re on the Central Line. That line is famous for being as hot as a dragon’s armpit in summer and as packed as a dodgy nightclub in winter. But it’s fast, so you can be inside the museum before the sweat dries on your forehead.
Holborn serves the Piccadilly and Central lines, which is like having two passports. It’s quieter, but the station has a labyrinth of tunnels that feel like a horror movie where you keep hearing echoes. One wrong turn and you’ll emerge at a cash point in Covent Garden, weeping softly.
Russell Square is on the Piccadilly line only, which is fine if you’re coming from Heathrow or want to wear a fedora and look mysterious. The station itself is tiny, charming, and almost innocent, like a Cotswold village that somehow fell through a wormhole into Zone 1.
