Life-like route planner — rough starts, places, and boarding stops
Plan from your current location or a London area to a station or place. See which boarding stop to head for — without walking directions to the tube.
What changed
The UK route planner now accepts rough starting points — named areas like the City, your current location, postcodes, or saved places such as Home — as well as specific stations. Destinations can be stations or places and venues. Results highlight which boarding stop to head for (for example Fenchurch Street or Liverpool Street), label recommended and fastest options with plain-language tradeoffs, and show walk time at the destination when you picked a place. Origin-side walking steps are omitted on purpose — the planner focuses on the rail and Tube leg you came for. Live board links still appear where you board.
Why it matters
Most people already know how to walk to their local station. What they need is help choosing the right terminus, comparing routes like the District and Central lines, and knowing which stop is closest when they are heading to a museum, office, or home in Essex — not turn-by-turn directions from their front door.
Who benefits
London commuters and visitors planning from work or a rough area, anyone travelling to a place rather than a station name, and c2c or Greater Anglia passengers choosing between City termini.
Affected regions & features
uk, london-underground