Opening Hours
Friday October 9: 9:30am – 3:00pm
Saturday October 10: 10:00am – 4:00pm
Taking a school group to the event?
Please arrive 20 minutes before your pre-booked time-slot.
Directions
The London What Career Live? and What University Live? event takes place at:
Olympia London
Hammersmith Road
London
W14 8UX
Underground / Overground
Travel to Kensington (Olympia) station on London Overground.
It is one stop from Shepherd's Bush (Central Line) or West Brompton (District Line).
Kensington Olympia station provides direct services to Clapham Junction, Gatwick Airport, Brighton, Watford Junction, Willesden Junction.
The station is next to the venue.
Bus
Hammersmith Road - 9, 10, 27, 28
Holland Road - 49
North End Road - 39
Air
Direct access to Olympia London from all London airports via tube and rail networks.
Accessibility
Olympia Central is wheelchair accessible.
If you have any further accessibility needs you'd like accommodating or need any information please let us know
Subsidised transport
Groups with a minimum of 40 visitors travelling to Olympia, London from outside Zone 6*, are eligible (subject to availability) to receive £200 towards travel costs.
To be eligible you must adhere to the following conditions:
- Groups attending must be travelling from the regions outside Zone 6* on the London Underground network.
- A group of 40 or more needs to be registered and attend What Career Live? and What University Live? on either the 11 or 12 October at Olympia, London. This can include students, advisors (teachers, lecturers or other) and accompanying adults. The transport subsidy will be paid based on the number that attend (i.e. if 40 people are registered for the event and 33 attend; no subsidy will be paid).
- Subsidies are only available for groups of students from Year 11 and above.
To apply for the distance travel bursary, please complete this form and send it to whatlive@vmgl.com
London Travel Bursary Form
Terms and Conditions
* Zone 6 is defined by the Transport for London's zonal fare system, so school groups travelling from areas that are based in Zones 1 - 6 of the Transport for London system will not qualify for a transport subsidy.
