Best way to get to British Museum from Tower of London area

The CityMapper App is your friend in London (and many other major cities) download it, set it London, and get your best answers.

Google Maps will also help you plan your route in real time. You could take the Circle Line to Euston Station and walk half a mile to the Museum. Our bus 133 and then walk the final half mile. A friendly warning, once you're at the Tower you may find a 3 hour visit isn't enough. In November we arrived at 10:30 and stayed until 4:30. Same with the British Museum, we were there for 3 hours and only saw part of one floor.

If you want to take the tube, you can take it from Tower Hill, Circle Line ro Embankment, and change there for Northern Line to Tottenham Court Road - pretty straightforward. Any form of public transport requires a bit of walking, and the tube often requires a change or two, but it's nor a lot of walking.

There are a number of tube stations near the British Museum, so there are other options.

Driving is much more variable time wise because it depends on the traffic, and by the time you take into account finding a taxi or waiting for an Uber, may well take longer than the tube. Not to mention a lot more expensive.

For getting around I usually consult the tube map. I find Google Maps quite good for buses.

Tottenham Court Road tube station is the station closest to the British Museum. Travel on the Central Line from there to the Bank/Monument station and transfer to the District or Circle Line for the Tower Hill station.

I personally find Rome to Rio a waste of time. Others may disagree.

So, you have a couple options with public transportation if you don't want change tube lines.

By bus, walk about 10 minutes to the Monument stop. Take bus 133 about 15 minutes to the Holborn Station stop. Then walk about 10 minutes.

By tube, walk about 7 minutes to the Tower Hill Station. Take the Circle Line for about 16 minutes to Euston Square and then walk about 15 minutes.

I agree with Carol about the Citymapper app. I find it invaluable. Among it's many features, it alerts you when your stop is approaching and tells you which exit of the tube station to take.

The Journey Planner on the TFL (Transport for London) website is very helpful. Make sure you change the default time/date to get more accurate recommendations. It defaults to “fastest route” but you can change this according to your preferences such as specifying “least walking” or “fewest changes” or step free access or no stairs, etc.

https://tfl.gov.uk/plan-a-journey/

Wow! Thank you for all for your helpful information! I downloaded the CityMapper app and I think it will be very useful. Also, thank you for the heads up on the time spent at the Tower, I really had no idea what to expect.

You are a great group of people, thank you!

Helen

For a first visit to the Tower you might well find yourself there for 4-5 hours--and they have an excellent cafe if you need lunch. It took me 5 visits to finally decide I needed to see The British Museum--I focused on one level, spent about 3 hours, and will likely return at some point. I like the TFL app, helps with various transit options and lets you know if a line isn't running.

Rome2rio is a good place to look for train and bus, but on the ground you're better off with google maps set up for whatever mode you're interested in.

You might also realize that in London the fastest route often involves your own two feet.

but if you choose to use Rome2rio for transportation and travel sense check the results. It sometimes hallucinates and comes up with preposterous results. Take what it whips up and check against the official sources.