Piccadilly Circus: Location and Local Orientation
Piccadilly Circus Underground station is recorded by TfL at Piccadilly Circus Station, Piccadilly Circus, London, W1J 9HP. Use Piccadilly Circus and postcode W1J 9HP to anchor your taxi or cab enquiry rather than a broad neighbourhood name. Its Underground fare-zone reference is 1; a Tube fare zone does not set the price of a taxi or minicab.
The closest other Underground station positions in this directory are Leicester Square (0.40 km), Charing Cross (0.54 km), and Green Park (0.71 km). Those figures are straight-line distances calculated from TfL coordinates, not walking routes, station interchanges or journey-time estimates.
The published station postcode falls in the Westminster local-authority area (St James's ward). These postcode boundaries are administrative references; use your actual street destination when arranging a minicab.
Named Places Around Piccadilly Circus
Named green-space landmarks around Piccadilly Circus include St Anne's Church (religious grounds, approximately 0.24 km to the mapped boundary); Golden Square Gardens (public park or garden, approximately 0.27 km to the mapped boundary); Waterloo Gardens (public park or garden, approximately 0.37 km to the mapped boundary). These are straight-line distances derived from the TfL station position and Ordnance Survey’s April 2026 mapped site polygons. A boundary can be much closer than a usable entrance: these figures do not describe walking routes, road access or a place for a driver to wait.
If your journey ends at St Anne's Church, give its own entrance or street address when booking. A taxi booking for the Underground station identifies a different destination from the surrounding park, grounds or sports site. Confirm visitor arrangements with the site before travelling. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
A West End Landmark and a Trafalgar Square Approach
City Hall lists Piccadilly Circus among the Tube stations near Trafalgar Square. The station, the Piccadilly road junction and a venue on the longer street called Piccadilly are different instructions. For a cab, refine the destination to a building or agreed roadside meeting place.
Tube Connections at Piccadilly Circus
Piccadilly Circus is served by Bakerloo line and Piccadilly line services, so your arrival line matters when you agree a station meeting point. Bakerloo: Charing Cross and Oxford Circus are the neighbouring named stops shown around Piccadilly Circus in TfL’s route sequences. Piccadilly: Leicester Square and Green Park are the neighbouring named stops shown around Piccadilly Circus in TfL’s route sequences.
Check current branches, stopping patterns and planned work with TfL before choosing an onward Tube connection or cab.
Luggage, Access and Your Minicab Meeting Point
The station’s captured TfL facilities reference includes escalator facilities listed. Check current access with TfL if stairs or the final walk affect your journey: these are dated facilities references, and a facility listing alone does not establish a complete step-free route.
For a minicab at Piccadilly Circus, give your actual entrance or nearby address, arrival line and luggage count. Agree a permitted road meeting place; the station address and photograph are location references, not waiting instructions.
Airport Taxi Planning from Piccadilly Circus
Piccadilly Circus is on the Piccadilly network, whose TfL route map includes Heathrow branches as well as other destinations. That makes terminal and branch selection important if you compare Tube travel with an airport taxi. For a cab request instead, provide the exact airport, terminal, flight details and whether this is a collection or departure journey; do not infer a car fare from a Tube route.