London Transport Museum

The London Transport Museum is a museum in Covent Garden dedicated to the history and development of transport in London. Its collection spans vehicles, posters, maps and models related to the city’s rail and road networks.

Exhibits include a collection of historic buses, trams and Underground carriages alongside graphic design, signage and route maps tracing transport changes over time. Interactive family-friendly galleries explain ticketing, vehicle operation and the engineering behind services.

Special displays rotate between conservation projects, themed exhibitions on typography and advertising, and temporary showcases drawn from the museum’s archive. The layout allows close inspection of vehicles and detailed poster displays in compact gallery spaces.

The collection grew from London Transport’s archives and was established as a public museum to preserve vehicles and design material illustrating the capital’s public transport history. It occupies renovated market buildings in Covent Garden adapted for exhibition use.

The museum is on the eastern edge of Covent Garden piazza in central London, a short walk from the Piccadilly and Leicester Square stations and adjacent to the West End theatre district.

• Setting and family focus: Located within the former Covent Garden market buildings, the museum combines large vehicle exhibits with hands-on galleries suitable for families.

What to See #

• Vehicle collection: A display of restored historic buses, trams and tube vehicles arranged on the museum floor for close viewing and interpretation.
• Poster and archive galleries: Gallery spaces presenting posters, maps and photographs that document the development of London's Underground, buses and public transport branding.