The 9 London Underground and Tube Tours That Earn Their Price

1.Secrets of the London Underground Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 211 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $40Our pick

Start by the Sherlock Holmes statue at Baker Street and trace the Tube from its 1863 beginnings through steam trains, electrification, wartime shelters, ghost stories, and hidden station details. English-speaking guides such as John, Aaron, and Angela lead the 2.5-hour walk, with headsets and a separate Tube fare required.

“fantastic tour guide was extremely knowledgeable and helpful would highly recommend”

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2.Aldwych: Hidden Tube Station Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 54 reviews · 1h 15m · from $60

Enter Aldwych station on Surrey Street for a 75-minute English tour with guides such as Colin, Cat, Emily, Jas, and Dom. See the old ticket hall, lifts, platforms, tunnels, Blitz shelter areas, and film locations. Expect stairs, uneven ground, low light, and no lift.

“What an excellent tour! So fun to do something different and see something frozen in time like that. The tour guides were so great too, very knowledgeable and so lovely and approachable and likeable too - would highly reccomend!”

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3.Hidden Baker Street Tube Station Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 51 reviews · 1h 25m · from $60

Meet outside Baker Street Station by the Sherlock Holmes statue for an 85-minute English tour led by London Transport Museum guides. Walk through platforms, corridors, lift shafts, and a staff rifle range closed to the public for decades, with stories of Victorian commuters and Underground workers.

“the 3 tour guides were exceptional, good characters and knowledgeable, impressed”

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4.Private Underground and Tube Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 42 reviews · from $84

Start beneath Paddington’s Platform 1 clock and follow London’s oldest Underground routes with guides such as Rory, Fiona, Jericho, or Chris. Expect stories about rival railway companies, ghost stations, steam trains, the Circle line, and the quirks hidden in familiar Tube stations.

“Educational and very interesting tour, Chris was enthusiastic and knowledgeable!”

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5.The Lost Tunnels of Euston Station Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 31 reviews · from $60

Follow an English-speaking guide through Euston’s disused Underground spaces, where vintage posters, old passageways, and a view over Victoria Line trains reveal the station’s past and future. Guides such as Scott and Anthony allow time for photos and explain the impact of HS2.

“I thoroughly enjoyed the tour of Euston Station. Scott & Anthony were very friendly, giving us plenty of time to take pictures. They explained why it was closed, and what was done to improve Tube service. I would do another Tour next time I return to London.”

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6.Guided Tour of Hidden Tube Station at Charing Cross

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 20 reviews · from $60

Join an English-speaking guide at Charing Cross Underground station for a 75-minute walk through closed Jubilee Line platforms, old station spaces, and tunnels beneath Trafalgar Square. Expect film history, Tube engineering, uneven ground, stairs, low light, and no access for large bags.

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7.Hidden Tube Tour – Piccadilly Circus: The Heart of London

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 15 reviews · from $60

Follow an English-speaking guide beneath Piccadilly Circus for 75 minutes, entering disused tunnels, old lift shafts, and original Edwardian spaces closed since 1929. Hear how the station served wartime shelterers and stored priceless artefacts. Expect stairs, low light, uneven ground, and no access for large bags.

“incredible experience, exploring the London underground. excellent and engaging guides, very informative.”

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8.Clapham South: Subterranean Shelter Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · 1h 15m · from $51Top rated

Descend 11 stories beneath Clapham South station for a 75-minute guided tour of wartime tunnels, original bunks, a restored canteen, graffiti, and Windrush stories. Two guides, including an ARP Warden character, bring the shelter’s wartime and post-war years into focus.

“The guides were really great, enthusiastic and knowledgeable. The 'warden' in his role play element was really good, and really helped to set the scene. Really pleased to have taken this tour, and seen a different hidden side of London!”

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9.Hidden Tube Tour of Holborn’s Secret Platforms

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · from $60

Step through concealed doors at Holborn with an English-speaking London Transport Museum guide. See two closed Aldwych branch platforms, Edwardian Leslie Green design, vintage posters, an early signalling cabin, and spaces once used for wartime shelter, science, and model railways.

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