ROYAL OPERA HOUSE

LOCATION MAP

Bow Street, London, WC2E 9DD

Please try to arrive early, as performances start promptly and latecomers are not admitted.

Underground:
Covent Garden tube station on the Piccadilly Line.

Buses:
1, 4, 6, 9, 11, 13, 15, 23, 26, 68, 76, 77a, 91, 168, 171, 176, 188, 501 (southbound only), 505, 521, X68 all go to the Aldwych, which is close to the Theatre.

Parking
There is no designated parking at the Royal Opera House for ticket holders. The nearest NCP car parks are five minutes' walk away at Drury Lane and Shelton Street.

There is a drop-off point outside the Bow Street entrance. A limited number of orange badge bays are available in the vicinity, but are not reserved for the use of Royal Opera House patrons.

Disabled access information
The Royal Opera House aims to be accessible to all and we are committed to making your visit as easy and enjoyable as possible. Our Access programme offers Royal Opera House Access List members half-priced tickets. A companion may book at the same price. Box office staff are happy to advise you of our improved facilities and any particular seating requirements. We also provide sign language-interpreted and audio-introduced performances, wheelchair access in the Stalls Circle, Grand Tier, Balcony and Upper Amphitheatre and Linbury Studio Theatre and an assisted-hearing facility for people with impaired hearing in both auditoriums and the Paul Hamlyn Hall.

To join the Royal Opera House Access List (free) please telephone 020 7304 4000 or Minicom 020 7212 9228 (please use this number only if calling from a similar machine).

There are level entrances to the Royal Opera House from :

The New Arcade in the corner of Covent Garden Piazza

Bow Street at the right-hand end of the main entrance portico (close to the lifts to the Amphitheatre)

Bow Street immediately to the left of the Paul Hamlyn Hall (close to the Box Office and Information Desk)

There is lift access to all levels of the main auditorium except the Orchestra Stalls, which is reached by a single flight of stairs.

A lay-by allows vehicles to pull off Bow Street immediately outside the Paul Hamlyn Hall to drop off disabled passengers. The disabled parking bays on the opposite side of Bow Street and in Floral Street cater for the whole Covent Garden area, not just the Royal Opera House.

The Box Office, Royal Opera House Shop, Information Desk and Cloakroom are situated at the entrance level below the Paul Hamlyn Hall. Counter heights at the Box Office, in the bars and at some public telephone points are designed to be accessible for wheelchair users. One Box Office sales position, the Information Desk and bars have induction loops to assist customers with impaired hearing. Menus are available in large print. The Bow Street/Piazza Link Coffee Shop is also accessible to wheelchair users.
Nineteen wheelchair spaces are available at every performance in the main auditorium. These are located in the Stalls Circle, Grand Tier, Balcony and Upper Amphitheatre.

There are four wheelchair spaces available in the Linbury Studio Theatre. A lift serves all levels on the right-hand side of the Studio Theatre auditorium.

There are two wheelchair spaces in the Clore Studio Upstairs.

A wheelchair space accommodates the wheelchair user and one designated companion

Guide dogs are welcome in the auditoria or can be looked after at the foyer cloakroom by front-of- house staff.