Transport in London

This article is about public transport in general in London. For the company which manages some of these services, see Transport for London.

Transport in London
Cars, bikes and a double-decker bus on London Bridge
Cars, bikes and a double-decker bus on London Bridge
Overview
LocaleLondon and surrounding regions
Transit typeRapid transit, commuter rail, light metro, light rail, buses, private automobile, Taxicab, bicycle, pedestrian

London has an extensive and developed transport network which includes both public and private services. Journeys made on its integrated transport network account for 37% of London's journeys while private services accounted for 36% of journeys, walking 24% and cycling 2%, according to numbers from 2017.[1] London's public transport network serves as the central hub for the United Kingdom in rail, air and road transport.

Public transport services are dominated by the city's executive agency for transport, Transport for London (TfL). TfL controls the majority of public transport, including the Underground, Buses, Tramlink, the Docklands Light Railway, London River Services, Elizabeth line and the London Overground.

Other rail services are either franchised to train operating companies by the Department for Transport (DfT) or, like Eurostar and Heathrow Express, operated on an open-access basis. TfL also controls most major roads in London, but not minor roads. In addition, there are several independent airports serving London, including Heathrow, the busiest airport in Europe.[2]

  1. ^ "Travel in London Report 9" (PDF). TfL. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  2. ^ Butler, Alex (23 February 2017). "With passenger numbers hitting record-breaking levels, discover the busiest airports in Europe". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 5 July 2018.