LSE – Getting Around London
Not much is quite as quintessentially British as a red double-decker bus — and once I arrived in London it was clear why. Walking around the city you see more buses and the almost-as-iconic cabs than regular everyday cars which is quite a contrast from Boston and any other city I’ve been to in the U.S. And with such a populated city, with windy tight roads, the hundreds of bus lines running all through London are a blessing.
LSE’s campus is about a 25 minute walk from my accommodation so most mornings, unless I am running late, I walk to campus with no problem. Coming back from class it is much the same story as I can take any one of three buses that stop within yards of my dorm. It is quite a nice walk to and from campus, past trees, historic buildings, and a park so most don’t mind the walk at all.
Getting anywhere at all in London for cheap couldn’t really be made easier. The buses go seemingly wherever one needs to be and cost only a pound-fifty (less than two U.S. dollars). If it’s somewhere the double-decker buses don’t go, London’s Tube likely will, although rush-hour congestion is best to avoid. Whether it’s to Westminster Abbey or the Wembley Stadium, some combination of the ultra fast subway (at least compared to the T) and the buses will get there. And if all else fails the old-fashioned London cabs and Uber are as widespread as anywhere.
