KING’S COLLEGE LONDON, STRAND CAMPUS

The 2008 4G Forum will be held in the Strand Campus of King's College London. The King’s College London Strand Campus is situated in the Centre of London, on the Northern Bank of the River Thames, about ½ mile West-Southwest of St. Paul’s Cathedral and ½ mile East-Northeast of Trafalgar Square. The Strand Campus is located a few minutes walk from popular tourist attractions such as Covent Garden, The Royal Courts of Justice, Somerset House, The South Bank, Trafalgar Square, Leicester Square and Piccadilly Circus.

The address of the Strand Campus is: King’s College London, Strand, London WC2R 2LS.

MEETING ROOM

Referring to the following map of the Strand Campus, the meeting will be held in the “Edmond J. Safra Lecture Theatre” in the King’s Building.

 
TRANSPORT

There are two major London airports: Heathrow and Gatwick. There are also two smaller London airports, that are quite some distance from London: Stansted and Luton. Furthermore, there is a very small airport called London City Airport, which is quite close to the Centre of London. Finally, the Eurostar train service between Paris/Brussels and London terminates at London Waterloo: a short walk across Waterloo Bridge from the Strand Campus.

Heathrow Airport

Taxis in London are very expensive. The cost of a taxi from Heathrow Airport to King’s College should be ~£60 (€90/US$120), with a journey time of somewhat over an hour. However, cost and duration might increase sharply dependent on circumstance (congestion etc.). Recommended means to get to Central London are the Heathrow Express (cost £14.50/€21/US$29 one way, duration 15 minutes), London Underground (a.k.a. Metro/Subway/Tube) Piccadilly Line (cost £4/€6/US$8 one way, duration ~1 hour), and a number of coach services (the largest being National Express). Note that most services leave from Heathrow Terminals 1, 2, 3, although there is a frequent free bus transfer between Heathrow Terminal 4 and Heathrow Terminals 1, 2, 3. At night, there is an all-night bus service between Heathrow and Central London, the N9 bus.

The Heathrow Express and many coach services terminate at London Paddington. Some coach services also terminate at London Victoria. To get to King’s College Strand Campus from London Paddington you may take the Bakerloo Line (London Underground) Southbound in the direction of Elephant and Castle, and exit at Embankment Station and either walk from there or take the Circle/District Line East to Temple Station. If you are heading to Central London on the Piccadilly Line, one of many possible routes to King’s is to transfer at South Kensington Station on to the Circle/District Line Eastbound, then exit at Temple Station. You may alternatively leave the Piccadilly Line at Holborn Station and walk South-Southeast along Kingsway to King’s.

Gatwick Airport

The recommended means for transport from Gatwick to Central London are train and coach. Train services are to London Victoria and are run by Gatwick Express (£14.90/€22/US$30 one way, duration 35 minutes) and Southern Trains (£8/€12/US$16 one way, duration 35-40 minutes). Coaches are run by a range a companies, the largest again being National Express. Taxi from Gatwick to Central London is not recommended as this is likely to cost well in excess of £70/€100/US$140. London Victoria station is a few minutes travel by London Underground from King’s College Strand Campus: take the Circle/District Line Eastbound to Temple Station.

London Stansted

You can get to Central London via the Stansted Express train service (cost ~£15/~€23/~US$30 one way, duration 45 minutes); there are also a range of coach services to Central London from London Stansted. Trains to Central London terminate at London Liverpool Street Station, which is extremely well connected and is located just to the Northeast of the “City of London” financial district. From Liverpool Street Station, you may take the Central Line Westbound to Holborn, and exit there for King’s.

London Luton

You can get to Central London by train (Midland Mainline, or London Thameslink). There are also a range of coach services to London from Luton Airport.

Closest Transport Links to King’s College London

Buses are the best value form of transportation in London. Any journey costs £2, or only £1/€1.50/US$2 if you buy and use an “Oyster Card” (this costs £3/€4.50/US$6). Cheaper fares also apply if you use the Oyster Card on the Underground, and a range of daily/weekly unlimited use passes (“Travelcards”) are also available for transport in London.

The closest transport links to King’s College London, Strand Campus are:

London Underground (a.k.a. Metro/Subway/Tube)

Various London Underground maps are accessible from the following link:

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tube/maps

Buses

You may refer to the following “Spider Map” for information about all buses stopping near King’s Strand Campus. Note that the Strand Campus is located next to stops ‘R’ and ‘S’:

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/gettingaround/maps/buses/pdf/aldwychquad-11500.pdf

Buses stopping near the Strand Campus are: 1, 4, 6 (24 hour service), 9, 11, 15, 23 (24 hour service), 26, 59, 68, X68, 76, 91, 168, 171, 172, 176 (24 hour service), 188, 243 (24 hour service), 341 (24 hour service), 521, and RV1 (among others). Note that buses 15, 23 also stop at London Paddington Station, bus 11 also stops at London Victoria Rail Station (as well as London Victoria Coach Station), buses 11, 23, 26 also stop at London Liverpool Street Station, and bus 91 also stops at London King’s Cross (including St. Pancras) Station.

A full range of detailed information on all transport in London can be obtained from this link:

http://www.tfl.gov.uk

Further detail on King’s College London campus locations and travel to King’s can be found from the following link:

http://www.kcl.ac.uk/about/campuses

Two good sites for interactive street maps of London are:

http://www.streetmap.co.uk; http://www.multimap.com