St Bartholomew's (Barts)

Contact details

St Bartholomew's Hospital
West Smithfield
London
EC1A 7BE

Switchboard 020 7377 7000

Travelling to and from St Bartholomew's Hospital

Barts Hospital is located in the City, close to St Paul’s Cathedral. There are excellent transport links to the hospital.

By tube and rail

The nearest underground stations are Barbican (approx. 7 mins walk), Blackfriars - closed until late 2011 (approx. 10 mins walk), Farringdon (approx. 8 mins walk) and St Paul's (approx. 7 mins walk).

Barbican and Farringdon are served by the Hammersmith and City, Metropolitan and Circle lines. Blackfriars - closed until late 2011 (served by the Circle and District lines). St Paul's is served by the Central Line.

View the London tube map.

For full details of tube services, please call 020 7222 1234 or visit the Transport for London website.

The nearest National Rail stations are Blackfriars, Cannon Street and City Thameslink and Farringdon, all are located within walking distance of the hospital. Liverpool Street station is a short tube, bus or taxi ride away.

For general rail enquiries please call National Rail enquiries on 08457 48 49 50 or visit the National Rail website.

By bus

The following buses stop outside or close to the hospital: numbers 4, 8, 25, 56, 172 and 242. Low-floor wheelchair accessible buses run on all routes serving Barts Hospital.

Visit the Transport for London website for further bus information.

By car and taxi

Taxi and car: The drop-off/pick-up point is in the Square, accessed via King Henry VIII Gate on Giltspur Street or the hospital entrance on Little Britain.

Parking: There is no public parking at the hospital itself, but there is an NCP car park close to the hospital on West Smithfield.

Congestion charge: Barts Hospital is situated within the congestion charging zone. All patients/visitors who drive to the hospital are therefore required to pay the charge although there are some exemptions and discounts, such as:

Those with disabilities who hold a blue badge (formerly known as an orange badge)
Residents living within the congestion charging zone
Drivers of alternative fuel vehicles

A full list of categories of drivers/vehicles eligible for exemptions and details of how to pay the charge can be found on the Transport for London website www.cclondon.com. To qualify for an exemption or discount you must register with Transport for London, which can also be done via the website.

For further information download Congestion Charge reimbursement scheme for NHS patients - information from Transport for London.

By bike

There are limited facilities for parking bikes at the hospital. The hospital appears on the free Cycle Guide for area 10. You can order this map by calling 020 7222 1234 or by going to the Transport for London / cycling website.

Barclays cycle hire docking points are available outside the hospital on West Smithfield /Giltspur Street, more information can be found on the Transport for London - cycle hire website.

Journey Planner

Transport for London offers an on-line Journey Planner: this allows you to plan your journey to and from St Bartholomew's Hospital. To use this service click here on Journey Planner.

Alternatively, call the 24-hour London travel information line on tel 020 7222 1234.

Information for patients and visitors travelling to and from St Bartholomew's Hospital is available in a leaflet from Transport for London. Download Travelling to and from St Bartholomew's Hospital - information from Transport for London.

For patients

For patinets - your transport questions answered

Disabled access guides available online for The Royal London, Barts, and The London Chest

Disabled access guides for the Trust’s three hospitals are now available online at www.disabledgo.com/en/org/barts-and-the-london-nhs-trust.

Each of the Trust’s hospitals was surveyed to produce the information held in the guides, which are part of Trust’s work to meet the needs of disabled people through a three year strategy for equality and diversity. The guides provide reliable access information about our facilities, increasing the confidence of disabled people visiting our hospitals and therefore improving the patient experience.

The DisabledGo website provides disabled access guides for a range of public venues across the UK, including cinemas, colleges and hospitals.