Embankment Pier

Infobox London River Services
title=Embankment Pier

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image_size =
image_caption = The Pier on the River Thames
transit_type = River bus and tourist/leisure services
operator = London River Services
owner =London River Services

Embankment Pier is a pier on the River Thames in London, UK. It is located on the North Bank of the river, immediately next to the Hungerford Bridge and directly outside the river entrance to Embankment tube station. It is also conveniently close to Charing Cross railway station.

ervices

The Embankment Pier is the main western departure point for the Thames Clipper commuter service. All commuter services go west (upriver) to Waterloo pier before turning and continuing east (downriver) to the QEII pier for The O₂.

The pier is operated by London River Services. The pier has ticket booths for many local cruise operators such as City Cruises as well as Thames Clipper however they are only open at the busiest times of the day.

Transport links

London Underground:
*Embankment tube station for Jubilee, Northern, Circle and District lines

National Rail:
*Charing Cross railway station for National Rail

London River Services
*Festival Pier (a short walk over the Hungerford Bridge)
*Waterloo Millennium Pier (also over the Hungerford Bridge)

London BusesBuses stopping in Trafalgar Square or Strand are the nearest services.

Local attractions

North bank
*Trafalgar Square
*Covent Garden
*Cleopatra's Needle
*National Gallery
*National Portrait Gallery

South Bank
*London Eye
*South Bank arts complex

External links

* [http://www.thamesclippers.com Thames Clippers]
* [http://www.tfl.gov.uk/modalpages/2648.aspx London River Services]