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Travelling to GOSH
Find out about the best way to travel to Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH).
Where is the GOSH main entrance?
The main entrance to the hospital is on Guilford Street.
The address and postcode for the entrance:
Morgan Stanley Clinical Building
Guilford Street
London
WC1N 1EH
The map below shows you where the entrance is and the locations of our other hospital buildings - the Sight and Sound Centre, the Zayed Centre for Rare Diseases and the Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine, where some outpatient clinics are located.
The entrance on Great Ormond Street is closed while we construct our new Children's Cancer Centre and main entrance.
All of our public entrances are wheelchair accessible.
Russell Square and Holborn stations are not easy for wheelchair users, as there are steps from the platforms. If you require step-free travel, it is best to use the bus or walk.
Low-floor, wheelchair accessible buses run on all routes.
Assistance at mainline stations is available for disabled passengers travelling on trains. It is best to give at least 24 hours’ notice so that they can make arrangements.
Transport accessibility
Find out more information about London public transport accessibility.
Getting to GOSH by public transport
GOSH is located near to several major mainline stations, underground stations, and bus stops.
The easiest way to plan your travel in London is to use the Transport for London (TfL) Journey planner. It allows you to plan routes between stations and postcodes. It also allows you to specify preferences for modes of transport (including walking and cycling) and accessibility requirements (such as step-free transport).
Find out more information about London public transport accessibility.
The closes tube stations to GOSH are:
- Russell Square – a seven-minute walk. Russell Square is on the Piccadilly Line, with connections to King’s Cross station.
Watch the walk from Russel Square to GOSH.
- Holborn – a seven-minute walk. Holborn is on the Piccadilly line and Central line, with connections to King’s Cross and Liverpool Street stations.
Watch the walk from Holborn to GOSH.
Russell Square and Holborn stations are not accessible for wheelchair users, as there are steps from the platforms.
The nearest fully accessible tube station is Tottenham Court Road.
GOSH is close to several major mainline stations.
- Euston station is about a 15-minute walk.
- King’s Cross station is about a 15-minute walk.
GOSH is close to several bus stops.
All Transport for London (TfL) buses are wheelchair accessible. They are all equipped with low-floors, wheelchair ramps, and designated space for one wheelchair user. All London buses also have priority seating for passengers with disabilities.
The cheapest and easiest way to travel on public transport in London is to use a contactless payment card or an Oyster (pre-pay) card. Paying for a paper ticket can be much more expensive.
Please note: London buses do not take cash. You must pay using a contactless card, Oyster card, travel card or bus pass.
You can read more the different ways to pay for public transport on the TfL website: Ways to pay - Transport for London
Walking or cycling to GOSH
To plan your walking route to the hospital from other locations you can use Google maps, which allows you to search for the least polluted routes.
There are cycle racks on Queen Square, Great Ormond Street and Guilford Street.
The nearest Santander Cycles docking station to the hospital is on Guilford Street.
Getting a taxi or minicab to GOSH
London's traditional taxis (black cabs) can be booked in advance, hailed on the street, or picked up from designated taxi ranks. All London black cabs are wheelchair accessible, equipped with ramps and secure spaces for passengers using wheelchairs.
If you have issues with mobility and have trouble using public transport, you may also be able to get subsidised taxi and minicab travel in London. The two schemes are called Taxicard and Capital Call.
Driving to GOSH
Central London Congestion Charge
You must pay a daily charge, if you drive within the Congestion Charge zone.
The charge applies:
- Monday – Friday 7am to 6pm
- Saturday – Sunday and bank holidays, 12 to 6pm
- There is no charge between Christmas Day and New Year's Day bank holiday (inclusive)
Find out more about the Congestion Charge.
Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ)
You may need to pay a fee to drive within the Ultra Low Emission Zone in central London, if your vehicle doesn't meet the ULEZ emissions standards.
GOSH does not have a car park.
The London Borough of Camden kindly provides GOSH with parking permits to help parents and carers park nearby when bringing children to the hospital.
- Parking permits are available on the day they are needed.
- Parking permits can be collected from:
- Main Reception, Morgan Stanley Clinical Building, Guilford Street, London WC1N 1EH
- Falcon Outpatients, Zayed Centre for Research, 20 Guilford Street, London WC1N 1DZ
- The permit allows you to park on a single yellow line on Guilford Street. Please display the parking permit clearly on the vehicle’s dashboard. Traffic wardens patrol Guilford Street regularly.
Parking is very limited, so please only use it when necessary to bring a child to or from the hospital.
- On-street parking is available outside peak hours. Peak hours are 7am–9pm.
Blue badge holders can park in a bay (residents parking bays, pay and display bays, or designated disabled bays) for an unlimited amount of time.
Blue badge holders can park on a single yellow line for 3 hours.
The badge and the clock should be displayed clearly on the vehicle’s dashboard.
Find out more about Blue Badges on Camden Council's website.
GOSH doesn’t have an official drop-off or pick-up area.
Great Ormond Street is a Clean Air Zone. This means that drivers should not leave their engines running for longer than one minute while waiting outside the hospital.
Medical transport
We provide non-emergency medical transport where any other method of getting to and from GOSH would be damaging to the patient’s health.
Please ask your family doctor (GP) to arrange transport to GOSH if your child requires it to attend an outpatient appointment.
If your child is coming for an inpatient stay, our staff will organise this. Unfortunately, we cannot accept bookings from anyone else.
You can read more here: Travelling to GOSH with the Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS).
For additional information on non-emergency patient transport services and whether you and your child are eligible, please see the NHS England website.
Claiming for travel costs
Families who meet the criteria may qualify for reimbursement of travel costs.
Map showing Great Ormond Street Hospital Buildings and entrances