Travel

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Elizabeth Gate Entrance
Kew Green, Richmond
London
TW9 3AE

Travelling by Car

Free Parking at Kew Gardens:

Kew Gardens is located in southwest London and is accessible via the A205 (South Circular Road).

The Herbarium Car Park has been booked for guest parking and can be accessed via Kew Green (click here for directions). Whilst there should be ample parking, we recommend arriving early as traffic can build in this area.

There are two accessible parking spaces for blue badge holders located on Kew Green, close to the Elizabeth Gate. Additionally, in the borough of Richmond-upon-Thames, blue badge holders can park anywhere around Kew Green including Pay by Phone and Resident permit holder bays without payment or time restriction.

Parking around Kew Gardens:

If parking on Kew Green, you will need to pay using RingGo.
There is no parking permitted on Kew Road (A307) Please check Richmond council website for parking updates.

Congestion Zone and Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ):

Kew Gardens is not located within London’s Congestion Zone. It is included in the ULEZ. We recommend checking the ULEZ before you travel if driving by car, details can be found here.

Travelling by Bus, Train or Tube

Bus:

Route 65 stops close to Elizabeth Gate. This bus stops at Ealing Broadway and Richmond stations.

Route 110 stops near Kew Gardens station and Elizabeth Gate. This bus stops at Richmond station.

Routes 237 and 267 stop at Kew Bridge station.

Train:

Kew Bridge station is 800m from Elizabeth Gate, via Kew Bridge. South West Trains run services from Waterloo, via Vauxhall and Clapham Junction. There is no level access at Kew Bridge.

Richmond station has lift and level access. The walking time from Richmond station to Elizabeth Gate is 40 minutes.

Tube:

Please check TFL planned closures before you travel.

Kew Gardens station is in Zone 3 and is served by the District Line (Richmond branch) and the Mildmay Line.

There is no level access from the westbound platform. It is possible to continue one stop to Richmond and catch a tube back to use the eastbound platform which does have level access.

Ealing Broadway station connects to bus route 65, stopping at Elizabeth Gate.