Is it possible to take the tube to Greenwich from downtown London, and if so, what line? Is it in a different zone than say Westminister and require additional funds?

I don't know about the tube but I loved going by boat passing the Cutty Sac.

Check the Transport for London website - http://www.tfl.gov.uk

We took the Thames Clipper from Blackfriars to Greenwich, and a combination of DLR and the Tube back.

Lee Ann

yes - you can take the tube most of the way. It would be the Jubilee line and then transfer to the Docklands Light rail to Greenwich. It is in zone 2 so your zone 1-2 weekly travelcard/oyster will cover the journey. (or depending on where you are traveling from you could also take the Circle/District line to Tower Hill and walk across to Tower Gateway to get the DLR)

It is good to take the tube/DLR one way and a river boat the other way. BTW - you can also walk <u>under</u> the river and then catch the DLR

Best way is to take the DLR to Island Gardens so you can see the view of Greenwich from the other side of the river, then walk under the Thames to surface by the remains of the Cutty Sark

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloa...d-Tube-map.gif

There are also trains from Charing Cross via Waterloo East and London Bridge to Greenwich, and more frequent trains to Lewisham where you change to the Docklands Light Railway for Greenwich. These journeys are also covered by a travelcard for zones 1-2.
There are boats every half hour from Westminster to Greenwich, and fast catamarans every 15 minutes from Charing Cross and the Tower. A travelcard gives a 33% discount on these.
www.royalriverthames.co.uk
www.citycruises.com
www.thamesclippers.com

As said the DLR is best - it's quite fun in itself. You can sit up front and &quot;drive&quot;. I do this. I am 43.

The (Docklands Light Railway) DLR is interesting, as you can see the East End and Canary Wharf en route.

Greenwich is in zone 2, so you need to pay extra, if your oyster card or travelcard doesn't cover zone 2. (Westminster is in zone 1.) If you have an oyster card, you can get the additional cost of the single/return journey loaded onto it at any tube station. Otherwise, ask for Cutty Sark DLR (from boundary zone 1 if appropriate).

From central London, get on the DLR at Bank tube station. Take a train heading towards Canary Wharf or Lewisham. (There are more Lewisham trains from Canary Wharf, so be prepared to change to a Lewisham train there.) For the main sights of Greenwich, you get off at Cutty Sark.

Another route is to catch a 188 bus from Waterloo to Greenwich.

You could also take a boat to/from Westminster Pier. For example, with City Cruises the cost for an adult is about &pound;7.50 single &pound;9.80 return. For a child it's &pound;3.75/&pound;4.90.

I've often walked through the foot tunnel from Island Gardens DLR. It's free and fun, but sometimes the lift at the other end is not running, and there are lots of steps up to the surface. Another good thing about Island Gardens is that you can take good photos of the view.

Greenwich and cutty sark are in zone three.

My employers website on the joys of Greenwich:

http://www.greenwich.gov.uk/Greenwic...lture/Tourism/

Greenwich and Cutty Sark stations are in both zones 2 and 3. A travelcard for zones 1 and 2 will take you from central London to Greenwich by any rail or bus route.

to explain a bit - there are a few places that are in more than one zone. Greenwich is one of them. Being in zone 2 and 3 means it is a zone 2 stations if coming from central London and it is zone 3 if coming from an outer zone.

Hampstead and Archway are a couple of other stations that tourists might use that are in 2 and 3. there are others as well. Since many visitors get a zone 1-2 travel card, there is no supplement to use these stations.