Your visit

There are several Santander Cycle hire docking stations near The Old Vic. There are bike racks next to the theatre on Webber Street, Lower Marsh and Waterloo Road.

Please be aware, we cannot accept bikes in our cloakroom.

Local routes include 1, 168, 171, 172, 176, 188, 68, N1, N171 and N68. Visit the TFL website to plan your journey.

The Old Vic is inside the Congestion Charge zone.

The Congestion Charge is a £15 daily charge if you drive within the Congestion Charge zone 7am–6pm Mon–Fri and 12pm–6pm Sat–Sun and bank holidays. No charge between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day bank Holiday (inclusive).

• Hayward Gallery and Hungerford Bridge (both open between 7am–1am daily) visit the Southbank Centre website for more information
• National Theatre Car Park (open between 7am–1am daily) visit the National Theatre website for more information
• Union Car Park, 53 Southwark Street, SE1 1RU (open between 6am–8pm daily).

The Old Vic is brilliantly connected to many major tube and train lines.

We are two minutes’ walk from Waterloo Station, served by the Northern, Bakerloo, Jubilee and Waterloo & City lines, as well as the South Western Rail line. Exit via EXIT 2 (Waterloo Road) and turn right, The Old Vic is straight ahead of you, approximately 100m away.

Waterloo East, served by the Southeastern Railway, approximately 200m away.

We are two minutes’ walk (200m) from Southwark Station (Jubilee line) and 15 minutes’ walk from Blackfriars Station (District and Circle lines, Thameslink and Southeastern Railway). All these stations are in Zone 1. Visit the TFL website to plan your journey.