How to Get to the 02 Arena
The Uber Boat (Thames Clippers) is the VIP move. You can board at Embankment, Tower, or London Bridge. The ride takes about 20 minutes and you’ll feel like a glamorous shark slicing through the water. It’s a real boat, not a plastic rowboat.
Warning: the boat is freezing in winter. You will arrive looking like a windswept gargoyle. But you’ll have triumphantly avoided the tube, so you win. Plus, you can pretend you’re James Bond arriving to foil a villain’s plot.
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The Baby-Bus from Hell (Boat Bus)
There is a direct bus, the 188, from places like Greenwich or Russell Square. It’s a slow, grumbling beast. It will pick up 87 elderly people and three prams at every stop. Treat it as a survival test.
“But I’ll just drive,” you say? Ha! The roads around the O2 are a relentless knot of traffic. You will watch the arena’s glowing dome for an hour while sitting in a queue. Pack snacks. Bring a book. And a backup marriage counselor.