The Uber Boat (Thames Clippers) is the VIP move. You can board at Embankment, Tower, or London Bridge. The ride takes about 20 minutes and you’ll feel like a glamorous shark slicing through the water. It’s a real boat, not a plastic rowboat.
Warning: the boat is freezing in winter. You will arrive looking like a windswept gargoyle. But you’ll have triumphantly avoided the tube, so you win. Plus, you can pretend you’re James Bond arriving to foil a villain’s plot.
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The Baby-Bus from Hell (Boat Bus)
There is a direct bus, the 188, from places like Greenwich or Russell Square. It’s a slow, grumbling beast. It will pick up 87 elderly people and three prams at every stop. Treat it as a survival test.
“But I’ll just drive,” you say? Ha! The roads around the O2 are a relentless knot of traffic. You will watch the arena’s glowing dome for an hour while sitting in a queue. Pack snacks. Bring a book. And a backup marriage counselor.
