Guides

How to play

• How to play the Mind-the-tap map game

  Rules, scoring and tips for the daily five-station map game.

• How to play Vowels

  One station a day with only its vowels showing. Fill in the gaps.

• How to play Closest

  One London landmark a day. Pick its nearest station from three.

Getting around London

• Getting around London by tube: a first-timer's guide

  How the network works, how to pay and how to plan a journey.

• Tube etiquette and tips: how to ride like a Londoner

  The unwritten rules that keep the tube moving.

• A short history of the London Underground

  From steam trains in 1863 to the Elizabeth line.

• Overground, DLR and Elizabeth line explained

  London's other railways, and how they differ from the tube.

• London fare zones explained

  What the zones are and how they affect what you pay.

Also see the London tube quiz guide.