Upon arriving at Gatwick Airport, I must admit I was surprised by the beautiful weather, especially after the torrential rains in Moscow :) Getting to the city center was easy; National Express buses run from the airport to Victoria station every hour, and I took one of them, arriving in about an hour to an hour and a half. The place where I stayed is near the Stepney Green tube station, which is easily accessible via the District line. A single tube ride is quite expensive—nearly 5 pounds—but if you buy an Oyster card to pay for your trips, it works out cheaper; a single ride within the first and second zones is approximately 2.5 pounds. Costs depend on the time of travel and distance; exact fares can be checked on the Transport for London website. I arrived on Saturday evening, while classes at the school didn't start until Monday, so I had some time to settle in and visit a number of places I was interested in. The next morning, I headed to the very heart of the city, where a large number of exciting and historically significant places are concentrated: Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament, Trafalgar Square, the London Eye, Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, Oxford Street, St. Paul's Cathedral, and many other memorable and very beautiful spots. This trip is my second visit to London, so it was especially pleasant to wander through familiar places that haven't changed at all over the years. Not far from Big Ben, I met a young man from Moscow who, like me, was walking through the old streets of the city, inspired by the warm Sunday evening. We decided to walk together to Tower Bridge and the City; these are stunning places that I hadn't managed to reach during my previous trip. We finished our walk with a late, hearty dinner at a cafe near St. Paul's Cathedral. It is worth noting that there are 24-hour buses running in London, so you don't have to worry about the exorbitant prices of cabs when trying to get somewhere after the tube closes.
Oxford Street: what's nearby, how to get there and when to go · 2026
Long-term residents treat the main thoroughfare as a transit obstacle rather than a shopping strip, routing daily commutes through Marylebone and Soho backstreets to avoid the pedestrian gridlock.
What is around1
Oxford Street divides central neighbourhoods while concentrating heavy transit flows along a single retail corridor.
Running between Marble Arch and Tottenham Court Road, the corridor marks the boundary separating Marylebone and Fitzrovia to the north from Mayfair and Soho to the south. Surface traffic along the carriageway is restricted to buses and licensed taxis, making cross-town bus journeys direct while pushing private vehicles onto parallel residential lanes.
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The route originated as a Roman highway connecting ancient settlements and later bore the name of the Tyburn before acquiring its present title. Great landowning holdings, including the Portland, Portman, and Grosvenor estates, shaped the surrounding blocks from former fields into dense commercial developments facing the old coaching road.
Underground connectivity centers on major stations along the Central line, including the junction at Oxford Circus designed by John Nash. Deep rail connections through the Elizabeth line provide dual-ended access points extending toward Hanover Square and Dean Street, allowing commuters to bypass congested platform entrances during peak hours.
- Oxford Circus
- Tyburn Gallows
- Surface Traffic Restrictions
- Pedestrian Congestion
- Elizabeth Line
- The street follows the ancient course of the Roman highway known as Via Trinobantina.
- Surface traffic along the corridor is limited to buses and licensed taxis.
- Architect John Nash designed the circular junction at Oxford Circus.
- Elizabeth line stations at Bond Street and Tottenham Court Road provide secondary exits into Hanover Square and Dean Street.
- The thoroughfare serves as the boundary dividing Marylebone and Fitzrovia from Mayfair and Soho.
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