Directions to IQL Stratford

If you're travelling by underground, you can reach Stratford Station using the Central or Jubilee lines. When you arrive, use the directions below to find your way from the station to IQL.

Central line: 6 minute walk

• Leave the Central line platform and make your way to Level 0 of Stratford Station
• Exit via the main doors and walk out onto Meridian Square (you will see the bus station opposite you) 
• Turn to your left and walk towards the large staircases leading towards Westfield Shopping Centre
• Walk over the Stratford Town Centre Link bridge, where you will arrive at Stratford Place (Ground Floor)
• Walk straight forward through what is known as ‘The Street’ towards Chestnut Plaza, then turn left
• Walk past Gym Box and use the crossing on Westfield Avenue to reach IQL

Jubilee line: 7 minute walk 

• Walk forward towards the staircase or lift leading to the mezzanine bridge level 
• Turn right and past the Central line entrance and towards the ticket gates
• Go up the stairs towards Stratford Town Centre Link bridge, where you will arrive at Stratford Place (Ground Floor) 
• Walk straight forward through what is known as ‘The Street’ towards Chestnut Plaza, then turn left
• Walk past Gym Box and use the crossing on Westfield Avenue to reach IQL 

For more information about travelling by tube to Stratford, visit the TFL website. 

Stratford Station is just a short walk from IQL if you're arriving by Elizabeth line, DLR or Overground lines. For journeys from further afield, National Rail connections from Kent to St Pancras stop at Stratford International Station.

Elizabeth line: 7 minute walk 

• Leave the Central line platform and make your way to Level 0 of Stratford Station
• Exit via the main doors and walk out onto Meridian Square (you will see the bus station opposite you) 
• Turn to your left and walk towards the large staircases leading towards Westfield Shopping Centre
• Walk over the Stratford Town Centre Link bridge, where you will arrive at Stratford Place (Ground Floor)
• Walk straight forward through what is known as ‘The Street’ towards Chestnut Plaza, then turn left
• Walk past Gym Box and use the crossing on Westfield Avenue to reach IQL

DLR: 

• Exit via platform 16 and turn right towards the staircase or lift leading to the mezzanine bridge level 
• Turn right and past the Central line entrance and towards the ticket gates
• Go up the stairs towards Stratford Town Centre Link bridge, where you will arrive at Stratford Place (Ground Floor) 
• Walk straight forward through what is known as ‘The Street’ towards Chestnut Plaza, then turn left
• Walk past Gym Box and use the crossing on Westfield Avenue to reach IQL 

Overground: 

• From the Overground platforms, look for the nearest exit signposted 'Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park/Westfield Stratford City'
• Follow these signs until you reach the escalators going up towards a set of barricades
• Once you exit here (the Northern Ticket Hall), head away from the nearest entrance to Westfield Shopping Centre and towards transport link totem pole
• From here, use the lift or stairs to go up to Stratford Place (Ground Floor) 
• Walk straight forward through what is known as ‘The Street’ towards Chestnut Plaza, then turn left
• Walk past Gym Box and use the crossing on Westfield Avenue to reach IQL

National Rail: 8 minute walk

• Upon leaving the station, follow Celebration Avenue until you meet a crossing
• Cross over onto Penny Brookes Street
• Keep walking straight until you reach Montfichet Road
• Walk through the Stratford City Bus Station until you reach ‘Stratford Place’
• Turn right to meet the escalators/stairs/lift and go up to Stratford Place (Ground Floor)
• Walk straight forward through what is known as ‘The Street’ towards Chestnut Plaza, then turn left
• Walk past Gym Box and use the crossing on Westfield Avenue to reach IQL

Plan your next journey to Stratford on the TfL website. 

Stratford is served by a number of bus services listed below:

25, 69, 86, 104, 158, 238, 241, 257, 262, 276, 308, 425, 473, 678, D8, N8, N25, N86 

To find the right bus stop to pick up your connection, visit the TFL website.

At IQL we want to continue the Olympic legacy by encouraging active travel wherever possible. For cyclists, there are bicycle racks located on Westfield Avenue to securely park your bicycle during your visit.

If you want to pick up a bike whilst you're in the area, you can do this at Stratford Station and at spots in and around Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, such as outside the London Aquatics Centre. See a full list of Santander bike stations here. 

The closest car park to IQL Stratford is in Westfield Stratford City Shopping Centre. It has over 5,000 parking spaces across three car parks - find directions and prices here.

You can book an Uber car to pick you up on Westfield Avenue (Stop A) This will be the automatic pick-up point from IQL Stratford.

Black cabs are available from the taxi rank on Montfichet Road, outside the Northern Ticket Hall at Stratford station (near Starbucks and M&S Food Hall on the Lower Ground Floor).