The O2 Arena is named after its sponsor, the telecommunications company O2, and is located in The O2 entertainment district in North Greenwich. It is the second largest entertainment arena in the UK after the Manchester Arena. It opened in 2007 as a multi-purpose indoor arena. It has a seating capacity of 20,000. It hosted the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, for which the venue name was changed to North Greenwich Arena due to sponsorship issues. The O2 Arena is also known for hosting many music concerts and is known as the busiest music arena in the world. In 2013, the O2 Arena was the number one venue for concert ticket sales, selling 2.12 million tickets throughout the year.
What is the closest Tube station to The O2 Arena?
The O2 Arena is located on Drawdock Road and is easily accessible. The closest London Underground station to the O2 Arena is North Greenwich Tube station, which mainly serves the O2 Arena. The arena is only 160 metres from the station, a 2-minute walk, or a 1-minute taxi journey via Peninsula Square.
North Greenwich tube station is on the Jubilee line and is one of the largest stations on the line. It takes 20 minutes from central London or 10 minutes from Stanford. The station has a capacity of 20,000 passengers per hour. It is specially designed to handle the large number of visitors to The O2 entertainment district. It has 3 platforms and is within Travelcard Zones 2 and 3. It can be reached from Canary Wharf and Canning Town tube stations directly on the Jubilee line. The last underground train to Central London is at 12.19am and the last train to Stanford is at 1.02am Monday to Saturday. On Sundays the last train to Central London is at 23.45 and the last train to Stanford is at 12.16.
Map of the station closest to the O2 Arena. Click on the map to enlarge it.
