How do I get there by Public transport? (Dorfman Theatre - National Theatre)

Underground

The nearest Tube stations are Waterloo (on the Northern, Bakerloo & Jubilee lines), Southwark (on the Jubilee line) or walk over the Hungerford Bridge from Embankment (on the Northern, Bakerloo, District and Circle lines).

Get up-to-date information on line closures from the Transport for London website.

Buses

All the following buses cross Waterloo Bridge:

1, 4, 26, 59, 68, 76, 139, 168, 171, 172, 176, 188, 243, 341, 521, X68, Riverside Bus (RV1 – which also stops on Upper Ground which runs by the back of the National Theatre).

77 (Upper Ground near the Festival Hall), 211 & 507 (Waterloo Road near Waterloo station), 381 (Stamford Street).

45, 63 & 100 all stop at the southern end of Blackfriars Bridge, and there is a 10 minute walk along the riverside to the National.

Stationlink provide a fully accessible, low-floor bus service stopping at Waterloo. Route 705 runs every 30 minutes, linking Liverpool Street, Fenchurch Street, London Bridge, Waterloo, St Thomas' Hospital, Victoria, Victoria Coach Station and Paddington.

Rail

Waterloo, Waterloo East and Charing Cross (across the river via the Hungerford Bridge) are all a 10-15 minute walk from the National.

Taxis

Taxis should be encouraged to drop off behind the National Theatre, on Upper Ground. Visitors can use the access roads on either side of the bulding for the Olivier and Lyttelton Theatres, and the road on the east side of the building (between the NT and IBM) for the Dorfman Theatre
For customers with access needs, the drop-off point for taxis is on the private road to the east of the National Theatre, between the National and the IBM building.
Customers for the Dorfman Theatre can be dropped off directly outside the entrance for that theatre.
For the Olivier and Lyttelton Theatres, you can be dropped off outside Stage Door (just before the bollards), which gives a step free route into the venue, around the river-front side of the building.

Thames River Bus Service

MBNA Thames Clippers run a regular river bus service. Routes, timetables, prices and service updates can be found on the Thames Clippers website.

Bicycle

There are bicycle racks outside the Espresso Bar at the corner of Theatre Square on the North-West side of the National, and opposite the Dorfman Theatre on the East side.