London Tube Station near British Museum

The British Museum is located in Bloomsbury, London. Dedicated to history and culture, the museum holds around 8 million objects. Making it one of the largest museums, its collection shows human history from the beginning to the present day. Founded in 1753, it is largely the collection of Sir Hans Sloane. The British Museum contains the artefacts and antiques from all over the world history. There are departments for each continent like the department for Africa, Oceania and America, Egypt, Rome and Middle East, Prehistory and Europe and Asia. There is no charge for the public to see the NS collection at the museum. It is open daily from 10.00 to 17.30. It is estimated that 6,701,043 people visited the museum in 2014, making it the top museum in England and 4th in the world.

What tube station is near British Museum?

Tottenham Court Road tube station is the nearest station to the British Museum. It is just 500 metres from the station on Great Russell Street, a 5 minute walk or 2 minute taxi ride. There are also buses from the station every 8 minutes. Buses 98 and N98 will take you to the museum in 5 minutes. There are 4 platforms at the station and it is in fare zone 1. The other tube stations closest to the British Museum are Goodge Street, Rusell Square and Holborn.

Tottenham Court Road Tube station serves the Central and Northern lines. The station is directly accessible from Oxford tube station and Holborn tube station on the Central line. On the Northern line there are direct links to Leicester Square and Goodge Street tube stations.

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What tube station is near British Museum?

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