British Museum

British Museum, Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3DG

Directions

British Museum

British Museum, Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3DG

Public transport

By Tube

Nearest underground stations: Tottenham Court Road (500m) Holborn (500m) Russell Square (800m) Goodge Street (800m).

Transport for London: tube maps

By Bus

Buses that stop near the Museum: 1, 7, 8, 19, 25, 38, 55, 98, 242 Stop on New Oxford Street 10, 14, 24, 29, 73, 134, 390 Stop northbound on Tottenham Court Road, southbound on Gower Street 59, 68, X68, 91, 168, 188 Stop on Southampton Row.

Transport for London: bus routes

By road

By Car

Congestion charge - The Museum is within the Congestion Charge zone.

About the Congestion Charge

Parking

Parking

There is very little parking in the area. The nearest car park to the Museum is located at Bloomsbury Square, WC1A 2RJ.

Details for Bloomsbury Square car park.

Venue

The British Museum was founded in 1753, the first national public museum in the world. From the beginning it granted free admission to all 'studious and curious persons'. Visitor numbers have grown from around 5,000 a year in the eighteenth century to nearly 6 million today.

For more information about the history of the museum please visit https://www.britishmuseum.org/about_us/the_museums_story.aspx

Accessibility

For extensive accessibility information please visit https://www.britishmuseum.org/visiting/access.aspx