Bicycle Racks
Outside the Espresso Bar on the corner of Theatre Square, and opposite the Cottesloe entrance.
Buses
All the following buses stop on Waterloo Bridge and you can take the steps down to the theatre on either side of the bridge or use the pavements that slope down away from the river and then double back to take you to Upper Ground, which runs behind the theatre:
1, 4, 26, 59, 68, 76, 139, 168, 171, 172, 176, 188, 243, 341, 521, X68, Riverside Bus (RV1 - which also stops on Upper Ground which runs by the back of the National Theatre).
77 (Upper Ground near the Festival Hall), 211 & 507 (Waterloo Road near the main station), 381 (Stamford Street).
45, 63 & 100 all stop at the southern end of Blackfriars Bridge, and there is a 10 minute walk along the riverside to the National.
Car Park
Opening times are 6am to 1am.
Spaces in the basement car park are £7 after 5.00pm or if you attend a daytime ticketed event and leave before 7pm. Combined matinee and evening show rate £12. Validation must be obtained from the Information Desk. Sundays/public holidays: £3 for 1 hour, £5 for 2 hours and £7 all day. Free parking for blue badge holders - Blue badge holders to take their blue badge, NT ticket and car park ticket to the Information Desk on the day of performance to receive a voucher.
Saver Carnet for evening parking
Buy 6 tickets in advance for the reduced price of £35 (normally £42).
To buy a Saver Carnet, contact Olu Akinyemi:
Tel: 020 7620 0397
Email: olu.akinyemi@centralparkingsystem.com
[Valid for one year, each ticket allows entry to and exit from the Car Park from 5pm Monday - Saturday, or at any time on Bank Holidays.
Congestion Charge
The National Theatre is inside the congestion charge zone. The daily charge of £8 applies between 7am-6pm, Monday to Friday, excluding public Holidays. There are payment machines in the car park by the staircase to the embankment on the north side and by the staircase to the Cottesloe in the south. Payment by credit cards only.
Coaches
Setting-down point in Upper Ground at the back of the National.
Rail
Waterloo, Waterloo East or walk over the Hungerford Bridge from Charing Cross.
Underground
The closest tube stations are Waterloo (on the Northern, Bakerloo & Jubilee lines), Southwark (on the Jubilee line) or walk over the the Hungerford Bridge from Embankment (on the Northern, Bakerloo, District and Circle lines). See below for details of how to find your way to the National from Waterloo or Embankment
Walking to the NT from Embankment or Waterloo
Visit http://stage.completedirections.com/directions/national_theatre/ and select the 'On foot' option from the drop-down menu at the top of the page, then click on the links in the 'Walking directions' boxes to see how to get to the NT.
