The London Eye is a giant Ferris wheel. It is located on the south bank of the River Thames. It was also known as the Millennium Wheel. It has been known as the Coca-Cola London Eye since mid-January 2015 due to sponsorship. It was built in 1999 and was inaugurated by Mr Tony Blair, the then Prime Minister of England. With a height of 135 metres and a diameter of 120 metres, it is the tallest wheel in Europe. It offers the highest and almost 360 views of London. It is the most popular and highest paid tourist attraction in the UK. It has over 3.5 million visitors a year. It has 32 air-conditioned capsules attached to the outside of the wheel and rotated by electric motors. Each capsule weighs 10 tonnes and has a capacity of 25 people, who can move or sit inside.
Which tube station is nearest to the London Eye?
Map of the station closest to the London Eye. Click on the map to enlarge it.
Waterloo is the nearest London Underground station to the London Eye. It is only 480 metres if you walk down Chicheley St and takes 6 minutes. A taxi will take you via York Rd/A3200 and Chicheley St and will take 2 minutes if there is no traffic. Buses (RV1) take 3 minutes and run every 10 minutes. Buses run daily from 6:00am to 12:00am from the station to the London Eye. The other stations close to the London Eye are Charing Cross, Embankment and Westminster. All are within walking distance.
Waterloo tube station is within Waterloo station, which also contains the mainline railway station. It is on the south bank of the Thames and falls into fare zone 1. It lies between Embankment and Lambeth North on the Bakerloo line, Westminster and Southwark on the Jubilee line and Embankment and Kennington on the Northern line.