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    Getting Here
    Just 10 miles from central London and the M25 and 30 minutes from Gatwick Airport, Croydon is closer than you think
Situated on the A23 corridor that connects London with the south coast, Croydon is less than ten miles from the M25, London’s orbital motorway, providing links with all of the south east’s major motorways including the M26, M23, M3 and M4.
By Road

Make sure your journey to Croydon is trouble free by accessing the AA route planner provided or by using our traffic information map below. 

Town Centre car parks include:

Centrale Shopping Centre Multi-storey Car Park, 21 North End, CR0 1TY (950 bays)
Croydon Council: Ann's Place Surface Car Park, Tamworth Place, CR0 1RL (62 bays)
Croydon Council: Jubilee Bridge Surface Car Park, Lower Church St, CR0 1XF (80 bays)
Croydon Council: Spice's Yard Surface Car Park, South End, CR9 1LT (134 bays)
Croydon Council: Wandle Road Surface Car Park, Wandle Road, CR0 1TQ (255 bays)
Croydon Council: West Croydon Surface Car Park, London Road, CR0 2TA (56 bays)
NCP (Croydon Central), Dingwall Avenue, CR0 2AA (583 bays)
NCP (Croydon Whitgift), Wellesley Road, CR0 1UP (1059 bays)
NCP (Dingwall Road), Dingwall Road, CR0 0XH (664 bays)
NCP (Wandle), Wandle Road, CR0 1DX (1021 bays)
Q Park Surrey Street, Charles Street, CR0 1TR (685 bays)
Whitgift Centre Surface Car Park, Wellesley Rd, CR0 2AJ (400 bays)

Please note: on-street parking restrictions and controlled parking zones operate throughout the year.

One of the best-connected shopping and commercial centres in the UK, Croydon town centre is just 15 minutes away from central London and Gatwick International Airport by train.
By Train

Its two main stations - East Croydon and West Croydon - have fast and frequent services into central London as well as connecting extensively with destinations throughout Sussex, Surrey, Kent and Hampshire in the south, St Pancras International, Bedford, St. Albans and Luton Airport in the north. West Croydon station is a transport interchange for National Rail, Tramlink and London Buses. Via the East London Line, it also links with London’s Underground network, connecting Croydon with Surrey Quays, Shoreditch and Stratford International and the 2012 Olympic Park.

There are 18 bus routes and five night buses providing frequent services between Croydon town centre and all parts of the borough as well as connecting it to central London, other parts of Greater London, Kent, Surrey and London Heathrow Airport.
By Bus

Croydon boasts the only tram network in London which carries over 31 million passengers each year, connecting Croydon and surrounding areas.
By Tram

The service operates along four routes that run through Croydon linking it with Beckenham Junction, Elmers End and New Addington to the east and Wimbledon in the west where there is also an interchange for the London Underground. For further information, visit the Tramlink Shop at Suffolk House, 5 George St, East Croydon, Croydon Tel: 020 8681 8300

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