Kew Gardens access guide - getting here

Detailed information and useful links for getting to Kew Gardens.

Useful maps

Download a map showing the nearest stations to Kew Gardens (pdf)
Download our visitor information map (pdf)

Getting here by public transport

Accessible public transport advice is available online from Transport for London. If you are travelling to Kew Gardens station from central London by the District Line or on the westbound service of London Overground, please be aware that if you are a wheelchair user or find stairs difficult, there is no direct accessible exit to Kew Gardens from the westbound platform. It is advisable to continue your journey to Richmond (one stop) and catch a tube or train back to Kew Gardens, where the eastbound platform leads out via a level exit to the Kew village area. From here it is a distance of approximately 0.4km to the Victoria Gate entrance to the Gardens on Kew Road.

The Temple of Bellona near the Victoria Gate entrance to Kew Gardens

Richmond station is served by National Rail and there is a lift to street level and level access to the pavement from the station concourse. The bus stop for the local bus route which travels in the direction of Kew Gardens, 65, in the direction of Ealing Broadway, is on the opposite side of the street from the station. The bus stops near two of the gates to the Gardens: Lion Gate and Victoria Gate (click here for further information about the gates).

Detailed information about public transport options to Kew Gardens.

Parking at Kew Gardens

There are eight extra wide disabled parking bays in our Brentford Gate car park, near the ticket kiosk, and these are free for blue badge holders.

If these are full, disabled drivers displaying the blue badge are welcome to park elsewhere in the car park free of charge. There are also three disabled parking bays to the right of the Main Gate on Kew Green. You may find a space on Kew Road (A307) where you can park free of charge after 10am.