King's Cross to
ExCeL London

A fixed-price taxi from King's Cross Station to ExCeL London starts from for a standard saloon. The journey covers 6 miles via two options: south route — A501 Euston Road east to Angel, City Road south, Moorgate/Bank, Cable Street/The Highway east, Limehouse Link, Aspen Way/A1261, A13 east to ExCeL E16 1XL (preferred); north route — Pentonville Road/A1 east to Old Street, A11 Whitechapel Road east, A12/A13 east. Typically 25 to 50 minutes. Off-peak 25 min; central-London peak 40-50 min.

ExCeL London is the UK's largest exhibition and conference venue, hosting around 400 events annually — from consumer shows (London Wine Fair, London Motor Show, MCM Comic Con London, BETT education tech, Grand Designs Live) to massive trade exhibitions (Euromoney conferences, London Boat Show, Ideal Home Show, DSEI defence, IP Expo), plus medical/scientific conferences, awards ceremonies, and the 2012 Olympics boxing/fencing/judo/taekwondo/table tennis/weightlifting/wrestling events. Its 100,000 m² of exhibition space is divided into North and South halls with the central boulevard and adjacent hotels (Crowne Plaza, Novotel, Aloft, Sunborn London). King's Cross St Pancras is the nearest major national and international rail terminus — Eurostar to Paris/Brussels/Amsterdam, LNER to Edinburgh/York/Newcastle, Thameslink, six London Underground lines — making it a common arrival point for ExCeL-bound international visitors and UK-wide exhibitors.