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London Victoria Railway Station (VIC)
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City of Westminster, London
"Buy ticket for Gatwick Express on the train."(17 Tips)"Best way to get to Brighton."(7 Tips)
"Victoria Coach Station walking through the mall"(9 Tips)
"Busy and crowded but not too grimy and shabby."(6 Tips)
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Wonderful station large station.Platforms 15-19 take you to the south coast,East Croydon.Platforms 1-10 take you to Kent and surrounding areas.Shops on the upper floor if you have time.Upvoted Mar 9
As you enter the station, there is a small entrance to the right - between the Orange store and the public loos - which takes you straight to the Thistle hotel; very upmarket free loos!Upvoted 2 weeks ago
If you miss the last train to Brighton, there will usually still be trains to Gatwick. Get one and enjoy seats you can sleep on & shops still open while you wait for the first train! :)Upvoted 2 days ago
If you arrive from Gatwick Victoria Station is best gate to London. It's a symbol for London: overcrowded and loud - but lovely. A fulminant entrance to the big city at the river Thames.Upvoted Mar 1
One of the busiest train stations in London! You can catch trains from here, access the tube and coach station. There's pop up shops and coffee stands on the ground floor and centre IP the top.
Arrive early if you don't know your way around. The station gets incredibly busy, making it difficult to navigate at times.
Nima AkbarpourJanuary 3, 2014Use these lines and signs on the station floor to find your direction to any platforms or wherever you want
Very well organized. Burgers, sushi and grill for the food pause. Starbucks on the second floor. For undergtound station access follow the signs, it's kind of hidden.
BritannicaJanuary 16, 2012Victoria Station is actually two 19th-century stations combined into one unit. The eastern portion was built for Chatham and Dover, and the western side was created for Brighton and South Coast
Wilson Favre-DelerueSeptember 11, 2019Home of the Gatwick Express. Busy and crowded but not too grimy and shabby.
Renáta Monori-MezőMay 13, 2019There's many ticket machines where you can buy your railway tickets but not every contactless debit card works, so be careful!
Andrew MacleodMay 4, 2013It's so busy here! try and use the Make sure you know where you are going because checking the platform info can be difficult if you're in a hurry...there's just so many!
Majed AlashariSeptember 17, 2018Nice station where you can go to many UK cities & Gatwick airport. Don’t take Gatwick express train & take the inbound train which is much cheaper and take the same time.
John TemplarOctober 20, 2018Handy and easy for tranfers. Manage to avoid the jerks at the exit always asking for cigarettes, there's a whole bunch of them mainly at night
Yiannis PapasavvasMarch 24, 2015Big and crowded, lots of shops and food outlets for every taste.Take the bus the train or the tube from here, travel south or Gatwick Airport with Gatwick Express.Shopping mall attached to the station
If you're travelling with Gatwick Express and bought tickets online which need to be collected, go straight to platform 13/14 and use the ticket machines there: shorter queues than rest of the station
Kalinga PelpolaNovember 5, 2014Very user friendly but busy station undergoing s major facelift. Its going to be one of the best stations in the UK
Big train station! Lots of shops, coffee shops, junk food . There's free wifi in Starbucks which is working good ! Paid toilets . Train to Gatwick airport . Victoria coach station is 3mins walk .
Yo Sushi! not bad sushi. Decent spicy tuna roll and cold sake. Friendly staff and comfortable ambiance. Up the escalator at the side of WHS.
Don't que at the generic sandwich places, head round to platforms 15-18 and go to the cheese shop. Amazing homemade bagettes and sarnies plus great value!
Very centric station. Theaters and nice places around. The Victoria Express to Gatwick Airport
Jenny StirlingNovember 14, 2012Whether spoons toilet is free if your desperate you can nip in and use without anyone noticing! Also, don't get a coffee/tea from cafe Nero the place by the entrance to tube does it for only £1!
Head to the Sports Bar & Grill for a chill out area with Free Wifi, Power Plugs, and Toilets, just grab a coffee or side to give a reason to be there
Upstairs has been renovated so it's better! If the main underground entrance is too busy, go through the other entrance by the bus station.
Ezryn ZarofJune 28, 2017There are always a lot of people in this station. If you do lose your way amongst the crowd, look for the signs on the floor and ceilings.
Wasabi has the best rice bowl pots for a long train journey. Ask them to go easy on the sauce and if you fancy some sushi - it's a better deal than Yo! Sushi at the upper level.
US & CDN who want filtered coffee go to PRET and order a ‘Filtered’
Harry Lewis-BarclayJuly 30, 2011If you need to get from the trains to the coach station in a hurry go up the escalators and through the shopping center, its quicker than going the sign posted outside route.
Javier GagoMay 8, 2016Always busy, good train connections and access to Victoria line. Walking distance to Buckingham Palace and to St James and Green Park
KarenDecember 25, 2021Station has plenty of eateries and quick shops while you wait to board your train.
Staff at the Southern gateline have a habit of standing in front of working automatic gates, or leaning on Oyster validators by the manual gates. Be prepared to dodge round them!
Brand new entrance/exit on Wilton Road revealed this morning, about 4 times the size of the old one - the quietest way in/out of the station!
ChristianDecember 6, 2013DONT TAKE THE GATWICK EXPRESS. just take a normal Southern train at about half the price. And same speed.
Alex RobertsonOctober 9, 2016If you're changing at Barnham for SOU or PMH, sit in the front 3 coaches. When you get off, you don't have to move til your next train. Saves a mad dash for the doors
Andrea LazzariniNovember 8, 2014Plenty of fast foods, coffee shops and restaurants. Also other shops are present.
If you are going to Gatwick Airport and have time and don’t want to pay a small fortune look for the slower fast train which only stops at Clapham Junction and Rast Croydon before Gatwick
Pro-tip: Vic Stn now enforces ticket barrier checks for railcards if you have bought a railcard ticket 😖 - pain for legitimate railcard owners.
British Transport PoliceNovember 9, 2011Pickpockets operate in this area, so always keep your valuables hidden and your bag zipped up. Watch the ‘tricks of pickpockets’ and the tell-tale signs at
The main Victoria arch way will be closed from Monday 15th October until December 2014 as part of the Victoria underground upgrade please use alternative exits on either side of the station
AlbMarch 20, 2014Wanna eat and save money? There's a grocery store on the 1st floor! Just take the escalator next to the burritos place and go straight.
Paul BradleyNovember 19, 2011New champagne & cocktail bar just opened at the Grosvenor hotel, perfect place to spoil yourself while you wait for a train
M. Soledad Gómez VílchezAugust 17, 2013The lugagge bags here is really expensive. You will find another very much cheaper at the Coach Station, 5 minutes by walking
If you need power sockets, go to the Sports Bar. Double sockets on all window tables. Food isn't bad either & the toilet is clean and free
Justosh SinghOctober 1, 2019Ah I remember the days here when they had the old flip schedules. Anyway nice clean station and the toilets are free finally
The lift to get to the food court is between platforms 13 and 14. Just tell the guard you are going to the food court, he should let you get in without tickets
HISTORY UKFebruary 15, 2011In 1991 an IRA bomb hidden in a bin in Victoria station killed one man and injured 38. This led to the removal of all litter bins from London stations.
If you need to get across the concourse quickly, hold your head up and fix your stare at a distant point, ignoring others around you. They will give way!
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London Victoria Railway Station (VIC)
Buckingham Palace Rd
London
Greater London
SW1V 1JU
United Kingdom
London
Greater London
SW1V 1JU
United Kingdom
London Victoria Station is a busy railway terminus owned and managed by Network Rail. For train times and ticketing info, please visit www.nationalrail.co.uk
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+44 345 748 4950
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Places inside London Victoria Railway Station
- 5.4
"Friendly little coffee shop within Victoria Station. Great to go for a quick bite and take out when you're on the go. The queues are quick and the staff are friendly. Nice Lattes here!"
Chris Haines - 5.5
"A reasonable shopping centre at the top of the Victoria station, this place has been updates with a lot more to offer. The food court is upstairs and offers a variety."
Chris Haines - 5.0
"Nice spot to grab a pint, relax and watch London bustle beneath you"
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