When you arrive in London you will roll into one of the major stations; either Waterloo or Euston. The station is pretty much within London so you shouldn’t have much of an issue getting around the city using public transport. However, to rely on public transport is something that should only be done as a very last resort as it is so hit and miss at times. The tube train line that you are trying to use will undoubtedly have maintenance work being done on it during the few days you’re there and there will almost certainly be an accident on the bus route that you are trying to use; it is the way of the London transport system – when you have a limited time in the city it will conspire to make you late for everything and prevent you from seeing everything you want to.

In any case, all of this can be avoided if you decide to hire a car from the station. If there is an accident on the road ahead, because you aren’t bound to a specific route you can adapt and go down different roads to go around it. You are completely in control of your journey and all decisions about where you go are down to you. Of course you will have to pay the congestion charge but if you consider the money that you are saving on transport fares it makes it seem much more worthwhile. Plus the fact that you can drive almost to the door of all the attractions, hiring a car is by far the better option!