Explore London in Two Days: A Complete Travel with Tube or train Guide

Since you are is staying at 56–60 Guilford Street, Russell Square, London WC1N 1DB, they can cover most of London's famous attractions over Thursday and Friday using the Underground and some walking.

Day 1 – Thursday: Royal London & West End

Start: Hotel

9:00 AM – Walk to Russell Square Underground station

• Walk: 3 minutes

9:15 AM – The British Museum

• Walk from hotel: 8–10 minutes
• Spend about 2 hours
• Free entry

11:30 AM – Walk to Covent Garden

• About 20 minutes
• Enjoy the market, shops, and street performers.
• Lunch here.

2:00 PM – Walk to Leicester Square

• 5 minutes

2:30 PM – Walk to Piccadilly Circus

• 5 minutes

3:00 PM – Walk through St James's Park

3:30 PM – Buckingham Palace

• Watch the palace and gardens.

4:30 PM – Walk to Big Ben and Palace of Westminster

• About 20 minutes through the park.

5:00 PM – London Eye

• Great views of London (optional ticket).

Evening

Walk along the River Thames and have dinner nearby.

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Day 2 – Friday: Historic London & River

9:00 AM

From Russell Square Station:

• Piccadilly Line to King's Cross St Pancras
• Change to the Circle Line or District Line
• Get off at Tower Hill

Travel time: 20–25 minutes

9:45 AM – Tower of London

• Spend 2–3 hours.

12:30 PM – Tower Bridge

• Walk across one of London's most famous bridges.

Lunch

Have lunch at St Katharine Docks or nearby.

2:00 PM – Walk along the Thames

Continue to:

• Hay's Galleria
• Borough Market (great food)
• Southwark Cathedral

4:00 PM – St Paul's Cathedral

Cross the Millennium Bridge to reach the cathedral.

Evening

Return to Russell Square via St Paul's Underground Station (Central Line):

• Central Line to Holborn
• Change to the Piccadilly Line to Russell Square

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Tube Stations You'll Use

Station	Line(s)	Purpose
Russell Square Underground station	Piccadilly	Closest to hotel
Covent Garden Underground station	Piccadilly	Covent Garden
Piccadilly Circus Underground station	Piccadilly, Bakerloo	West End
Westminster Underground station	Jubilee, Circle, District	Big Ben
Waterloo Underground station	Multiple lines	London Eye
Tower Hill Underground station	Circle, District	Tower of London
St Paul's Underground station	Central	St Paul's Cathedral