Plan your visit
Opening times and visitor information:
Our address
Royal Academy of Arts
Burlington House
Piccadilly
London W1J 0BD
Registered Charity No. 212798
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General enquiries 020 7300 8000
Recorded information line 020 7300 5760/1
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)
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John Madejski Fine Rooms opening times
1pm-4.30pm Tuesday to Friday
10am-6pm Saturday and Sunday
Closed Monday
Free guided tour 1pm Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday; 3pm Wednesday; 11.30am Saturday
Royal Academy Restaurant opening times
10am-5.30pm Saturday to Thursday
12pm-4.30pm Friday; table service dinner 6.15pm-10pm (last orders 8.30pm)
Disability Access
Disabled parking and wheelchair booking 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.
Cycling to the Royal Academy
There is a bicycle rack in the courtyard.
Cloakroom
We regret that we cannot accept suitcases, hold-alls or backpacks in the cloakroom or in the galleries. Items may be subject to search. Bags must be no larger than 280mm width by 380mm height and 400mm depth.
Getting to the Royal Academy by Tube
The closest tube stations are Piccadilly (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 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
