How to reach us

The RAF Museum London can be found at
Grahame Park Way,
London, NW9 5LL

As one of London’s premier tourist attractions reaching us is quick and easy. We’re just 10 minutes from Junction 4 of the M1, 30 minutes from Central London by Tube, and a 7 minute bus ride from Colindale Underground Station. So why not visit?

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By Underground

The Museum is situated near by Colindale Underground Station on the Edgware branch of the Northern Line. Please alight at Colindale, not Hendon Central. Colindale is in Zone 4.

If you are not familiar with the London Underground, you can pick up a map free of charge from any Underground station or download one here. For useful ticketing information and service updates, visit the Transport for London website www.tfl.gov.uk.

To travel to the Museum, get on the Northern Line (the black line on the maps) travelling North. The Northern Line runs through King's Cross Station so this can be a useful place to pick it up.

The two branches of the Northern Line merge at Camden Town. You need to be on a train travelling to EDGWARE (known as the Edgware Branch). If you are on the other line (the High Barnet Branch), then change at Camden Town onto an Edgware train. Trains heading to Mill Hill East are on the High Barnet Branch. All the electronic displays will show which destination the train is heading for: Edgware, High Barnet or Mill Hill East.

Stay on the Northern Line and alight at Colindale station. Do not alight at Hendon Central - this is the station before Colindale. The journey should take around half an hour from King's Cross. There is only one exit from Colindale station. Turn left out of the station and walk straight along the road for about 10 minutes.

Please note: From Friday 7 June until end December 2024 Colindale station will be closed and trains will not be stopping at the station. Other public transport routes are available to the Museum and we advise consulting the TFL website route planner for the most up to date information.

There will be a series of part closures of the Northern line between Golders Green and Edgware on selected weekends throughout June and July.

During the closures, there will be no Tube service to or from Brent Cross, Hendon Central, Colindale, Burnt Oak or Edgware stations.

Northern line trains will continue to run as normal to/from Golders Green. There will be a regular service on the rest of the Northern line

During the closure, it may be quickest to catch local bus services to Jubilee line or Thameslink stations for journeys into central London.

Closure dates
The dates for these closures are:

June (weekends)
Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 June
Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 June
Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 June

July (weekend)
Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 July

Plan your journey to using the TFL website

By Bus

Route 303 passes the entrance to the Museum. Look at the entire route of the 303 bus on the TFL website. The bus stop for this service is located directly outside the exit of Colindale Underground station.

Plan your journey using the TFL website

By Rail

Mill Hill Broadway is the nearest rail station and is a 20 minute walk away. The station is on the Luton/King's Cross/Thameslink line.

Trains are operated by:

• Thameslink
• Download the interactive network map here
• Thameslink operates trains between London, Brighton, Bedford, Peterborough, Cambridge and King's Lynn.

If you need assistance with boarding and alighting from trains, navigating the station, or accessing station services, please let ThamesLink know at least 24 hours before you plan to travel, so they can make sure staff are available. You can book assistance quickly and easily online, or give them a call:

Online at: www.thameslinkrailway.com
Telephone: 0800 058 2844
Textphone: 0800 138 1018
SMS Text*: 07860 034 269
Email: assistedtravel@thameslinkrailway.com.

Please note: you are able to take the 303 bus from Mill Hill Broadway to the Museum from Boarding Stop B. The approximate journey time for this travel is 7 minutes. Please ensure that you are taking the 303 bus to Kingsbury Circle.

By Road

By Road only 30 minutes from Central London. Follow the brown and white tourist signs from M25, M1 (Junction 4 Southbound), A41, A5 and North Circular (A406) roads.

There is parking on site, parking charges apply.

Car parking capacity

During the school holidays our Museum is a very popular destination. This means our car park fills quickly. To avoid lengthy queuing at the entrance of the car park, please consider using public transport, either by bus, underground or rail.

London's Ultra Low Emission Zone

As of 28 August 2023 the Ultra-Low Emissions Zone has been expanded to help clean up London's air. There are charges for some older cars driving into London, and the Museum is now included within the expanded ULEZ zone, meaning any visitors driving into the Zone will have to pay this charge.

Please check the TFL website for more information on this, before you travel.

By Air

Nearest airports are:

• Heathrow - 26 km
• City - 28 km
• Luton - 39 km
• Gatwick - 57km
• Stansted - 57 km