Plan your visit
Opening times and visitor information:
Royal Academy of Arts
Burlington House
Piccadilly
London W1J 0BD
Registered Charity No. 1125383
- We regret that we cannot accept suitcases, hold-alls or backpacks.
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General enquiries: 020 7300 8000
Tickets: 0844 209 1919
Ticket information
Visitor information
Royal Academy of Arts opening times
10am-6pm every day except Friday (last admission to galleries 5.30pm)
10am-10pm Friday (last admission to galleries 9.30pm)
The Real Van Gogh
is open until 9pm on Saturdays
Please note: The RA will close early (1pm) on Wednesday 9 June
The John Madejski Fine Rooms
Access to The John Madejski Fine Rooms is by free guided tour. Tours last for an hour and focus on selected works from the RA Collection and also give an insight into the history of the Royal Academy and Burlington House. The current display includes major landscapes by Gainsborough and Constable.
Find out more about the tour here
Free guided tours:
1pm Tuesday
1pm and 3pm Wednesday-Friday
11.30am Saturday
Royal Academy Restaurant opening times
10am-5.30pm Saturday to Thursday
10am-4.30pm Friday; table service dinner 6.15pm-10pm (last orders 8.30pm)
Gallery Café
Designed by Foster Associates, and situated on the ground floor next to the lift, the café has a light contemporary feel. Serving a range of freshly prepared sandwiches, cakes and pastries this is an ideal place to visit for a light snack and drink.
10am–5.30pm daily (7.30pm Friday).
Disability Access
Disabled parking should be booked at least a week in advance. Time slots available are 10am to 2pm, 2pm to 6pm and 6pm to 10pm. When requesting a booking please give your name, vehicle registration number and a contact telephone number.For disabled parking and wheelchair bookings please telephone 020 7300 8028.
Disability access enquiries (limited service) 020 7300 5732
access@royalacademy.org.uk
Visit the DisabledGo website for a detailed and independent review of the RA's facilities for disabled users.
Cloakroom
The cloakroom is for coats, umbrellas and small bags and has very limited capacity. Items may be subject to search. Handbags must be no larger than 280mm width by 380mm height and 400mm depth. We regret that we cannot accept suitcases, hold-alls or backpacks in the cloakroom or in the galleries.
Transport
Cycling to the Royal Academy
There is a bicycle rack in the courtyard. We regret that we cannot accept folding bicycles in the cloakroom or in the galleries.
Getting to the Royal Academy by Tube
The closest tube stations are Piccadilly Circus (on the Piccadilly and Bakerloo lines) and Green Park (on the Jubilee, Piccadilly and Victoria lines). Oxford Circus and Bond Street are the nearest tube stations on the Central Line. Both are approximately 5-10 minutes walk away.
Getting to the Royal Academy by bus
There are five bus routes, listed below, which stop on Piccadilly.
The number 9 bus service
Route: Hammersmith, Kensington, Knightsbridge, Hyde Park Corner, Piccadilly Circus, Trafalgar Square, Aldwych.
The number 14 bus service
Route: Putney Heath (Green Man), Putney, Fulham Broadway, South Kensington, Knightsbridge, Hyde Park Corner, Piccadilly Circus, Tottenham Court Road Station. On schooldays two afternoon journeys start from Putney (Elliott School).
The number 19 bus service
Route: Finsbury Park, Highbury, Islington, Bloomsbury, Tottenham Court Road Station, Piccadilly Circus, Hyde Park Corner, Knightsbridge, Sloane Square, Chelsea, Battersea Bridge (Southside).
The number 22 bus service
Route: Putney Common, Putney Bridge, Parsons Green, Chelsea, Sloane Square, Knightsbridge, Hyde Park Corner, Piccadilly Circus.
The number 38 bus service
Route: Victoria, Hyde Park Corner, Piccadilly Circus, Tottenham Court Road Station, Bloomsbury, Islington, Dalston, Hackney, Clapton Pond.
Useful telephone numbers
Transport for London
020 7222 1234 (24 hours)
Transport for London textphone
020 7918 3015
National Rail Enquiries
08457 484950
