It had been on our 'to do' list for a few years so I decided that this weekend was the time. I…read morebooked online but there is no specific time given just turn up. Having queued for five to ten minutes to get my ticket (there was no sign to say otherwise) I was told at the kiosk that all I needed to do was go through and the guy and the gate would scan it. OK, maybe get that sorted management (you lost a star). After that hiccup everything went so smoothly. As we arrived at the boarding area were immediately ushered to a pod and, surprisingly, we had the pod to ourselves. Within seconds we were on our way into the blue. I hate heights but I never felt any unease. In fact, I loved it. The views were fantastic and the ride so smooth. Well worth the £3.50 a ticket and I would advise anyone to have a ride.

Lovely ride. A bit scary if you don't like heights. Spectacular views of London. Took it to go to…read moredinner at the O2 , fun for families or a romantic date

They call it the air line, but it really is the gondola :P Great views of London from here for…read morefairly affordable ticket prices. Great experience! We took the air line to O2, and then a bus from there to Greenwich royal observatory. I wouldnt recommend it as a top touristy thing to do, but definitely worth going if you're spending more than a few days in London!

What an incredibly enjoyable way to experience crossing the river Thames while in London! This…read morecable car experience has some great views, is incredibly well maintained and is affordable for the experience. The only downside is how far away it is from most of the tourist attractions, but it is worth taking a ride there, enjoying some food in the area, etc. This does stop during lightning or high winds, so make sure to keep that in mind. We only did one way, but in hindsite I wish I had done round trip. Will need to come back!

I suspect that the existence of this station has a lot to do with the existence of the Millenium…read moreDome, or rather the O2 as it is known as now. Like, yeah, it isn't bad, that is as long as you don't have to deal with a huge crowd pouring out of the O2 after a concert because then it becomes ridiculously packed. Mind you, I'd hardly be using it again considering what I think of the O2.

North Greenwich Station is a London Underground and Emirates Air Line Station which serves The O2…read moreArena - unlike most stations towards the East London (Canada Water, Stratford, Canar Wharf etc) end of the Jubilee line, it is mainly an overpowering dark blue colour which makes the station feel less modern - not only that the station seems to get dirty really quickly because of its' design and it looks like a red herring and is out of sync/order to the preceding stations - I'm not sure if this is due to it serving The O2 arena which is sponsored by O2 who's logo is that shade of blue and that's the closest to sponsorship you're going to get on the London Underground. Overall, the station was pretty easy to follow with two lifts (fully step-free from tube to the street) rather than having to walk a distance longer than your actual journey which is far too common and frustrating at other stations in Central London. The Station also has a WHSmith, but it is a poor branch - right across the way you have multiple shops, restaurants and a Starbucks inside The O2 which is handy. The station is in Zone 2 and 3, meaning if you want to travel into central London afterwards and pay via OYSTER or contactless it is capped at £7 per day which is a really good deal. It is also served by multiple bus services which are handy. They had a message of good-will and positivity right on the station balcony near the lifts between the ticket-gates and platforms which was nice to see. It's a shame I didn't get those good, friendly vibes from the staff at the ticket-gates who just seemed miserable, albeit I would be if I had to work Underground with only intermittent Virgin station wifi to keep me going. Obviously built for the O2 Arena access but still a fine tube station in its own right despite it being sponsored all but in name by O2 - nothing spectacular obviously. 3*

Docklands Light Railway (DLR) is a metro system in London, perhaps it doesn't get the same…read morepublicity as the London buses as well as Underground and Overground, but it still is an important service, serving multiple locations including Canary Wharf. It is owned 70% by Keolis. Trains run between 7.5 and 15 miles per hour, so it perhaps isn't the speed you'd be used to on the tube, but it does vary with some stations Underground, and the rest (majority) overground including the likes of Tower Gateway. A large amount of the stations on the DLR are in the East London area including Tower Gateway, Stratford (and International) etc, but it does expand further to the likes of Bank and Lewisham. The trains themselves don't tend to be too comfortable, I personally found them far too bumpy to the point I was literally shaking and highly uncomfortable. The prices tend to be the same as any transport in London, and as the tube and buses, you can use them for the Daily cap with Oyster, as you can on the buses, trams and tube etc. All stations are step-free which is handy if you're planning a route and you need extra assistance. The one staff member I saw on a DLR service seemed really rude and unhelpful, he seemed disinterested in my feedback or even questions regarding the service. Trains were frequent but really uncomfortable, of course, it isn't as fast or broad (the network) as the tube, but sometimes certain routes can be better, quicker or easier so it isn't terrible, but it needs to do a lot to make the journeys on the network pleasurable. 2*

The DLR is efficient, clean and smooth. So many things that the regular Underground can't be thanks…read moreto it's 150 year old tunnels and rather ancient trains. The only bummer is that it doesn't go nearly far enough to the West side of London. You East-enders don't know how good you have it! Parts of it are almost like riding the monorail at Disney World. Clear views of the city when you're above ground through big glass windows. The trains don't have onboard drivers, which can be a little weird and takes getting used to.

Great transportation & easy to navigate. Staff super helpful. Definitely the way to get aroundread more

Cutty Sark (aka Cutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich) is the closest station for accessing the…read moreNational Maritime Museum and the Royal Observatory. It is on the DLR system between Island Gardens and Greenwich in Travelcard zone 2/3 (you get charged for the cheaper journey). This is a deep station, with at least two escalators. There might have been a third I missed. Like most of the DLR, this station is step free. There is a lift ("elevator" to Americans). There are also a pair of cashpoints ("ATM's") in the station near the ticket machine. Note that there are no ticket barricades at Cutty Sark. You have to remember to purchase a ticket or swipe your Oyster card. I have seen ticket inspectors on board the trains!

Well, this is another one of those DLR stations, which basically means that it really isn't all…read morethat fancy, having pretty much been built on the cheap. At this point the line ends up at the Isle of Dogs, which I have been told has been around for much longer than the Canary Wharf area of the city. As such, I suspect that part of it was built to link what was in effect a public transport black hole to the rest of the city. So, sure, the station isn't fancy, but at least it is here.

Not a particularly useful station except for local residents, the Crossharbour station is situated…read moreaway from the commercial hub that is Canary Wharf just three stops to the north. Asda is within 3 minutes' walk downhill to the south.

South Quay DLR is really a mover and shaker…read more It's set in a mainly residential area that Canary Wharf and Docklands built around. It was originally some metres away but with the new developments over the past 10yrs-ish and removal of the arena at Crossharbour it was relocated. Convenient if you work at Harbour Exchange.

So, the DLR was originally built as a sort of compromise - namely they agreed to have a rail…read moreservice coming out here, but they didn't want to spend all this money on it (there wasn't much in the way of a tube service back them). Anyway, then Canary Wharf happened, and it exploded into a massive financial centre, which meant that a tube line eventually materialised. As for this station, well, I have to say that there isn't all that much that thrills me with it.

Heron Quays DLR station opened in 1987, which was also the year the DLR commenced in London, it is…read morein the Canary Wharf area at the other side of Jubilee Place mall, so they are surely within walking distance, perhaps two minutes or so away via a DLR service. As with any DLR station, it is step-free and the station seemed quite clean as well. The station appeared to be unstaffed but that didn't seem to be a problem as the station was easy to follow. It is in Fare Zone 2, which is common for East London based on trips to Canary Wharf, West Ham and Stratford on either the DLR or Underground on a recent trip to the capital. 12 trains per hour in both directions run from the station, around every 5 minutes to either Bank or Lewisham so it is pretty frequent, but for me, this station mainly serves as somewhere to get into Canary Wharf if you're feeling a little lazy, with a large number of services running through there which you can't get from here, odds are if you're travelling from Heron Quays here, you would have to go to Canary Wharf anyway, or another station along the route, for example, I had to change at Westferry to get onto Tower Gateway. Serving the southern part of Canary Wharf and the Isle of Dogs, this station is clean and easy to follow so that deserves three-stars, it is let down by being unstaffed, having fewer routes than nearby stations, and the touching in and out pads being less obvious again compared to other stations on the DLR, as unlike the tube you don't need to pass through a gate, it's just something you tap on the side. There wasn't any at all on the platform! 3*

Amazingly modern with step-free access (lift and escalator) from street level and onto the trains,…read morethere's no minding the gap here. Heron Quays is part of the Docklands Light Rail system and is a very short walk from the Canary Wharf station on the Jubilee Line. Easy access to the ticket barricades and Oyster readers, Heron Quays is in Zone Two. I wish the rest of the Underground could be this nice, but this is new and Baker Street was opened 150 years ago.