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Tate Modern: Plan Your Visit
Editorial suggestion: choose a display and leave time to look. A shorter visit with a break can be better than every floor.
Make the visit fit your day
Editorial suggestion: choose a display and leave time to look.
A shorter visit with a break can be better than every floor. Start with the part you most want to experience, then leave room for arrival checks, a meal and the journey home.
A ticketed landmark and a free collection are different decisions: choose the actual visit rather than counting buildings on a map.
Visitor details below source checked · official visitor pages, not a live ticket quote. Any separately dated historical programme notes retain their own dates.
Source review needed. This planning check is older than seven London days or unavailable. Older event checks are excluded below; verify current details with the linked organisers.
The practical details
- Official opening information
- Sunday–Thursday 10:00–18:00; Friday–Saturday 10:00–21:00. Check date-specific notices before travelling.
- Free or paid
- Collection entry is free; exhibitions have their own booking conditions.
- How to book
- Visit the free collection or choose an exhibition ticket from Tate’s official programme; membership conditions differ.
- Station and journey
- Southwark is the nearest Tube station listed by Tate; Blackfriars and St Paul’s are alternatives.
- Accessibility
- Read Tate’s access section for the current entrance, lifts and resources. Confirm any requirement that determines your visit before booking a paid exhibition.
- When to visit
- Editorial suggestion: choose a display and leave time to look. A shorter visit with a break can be better than every floor.
- Food nearby or on site
- Tate lists a Restaurant & Bar and Corner, with their own opening arrangements.
- Nearby free ideas
- A riverside walk is a flexible outside option. The National Gallery is another free collection but requires a separate journey.
Official visitor information ↗ · Official access guidance ↗
How to get there
Southwark is the nearest Tube station listed by Tate; Blackfriars and St Paul’s are alternatives. Use the London transport guide to plan the whole journey, and confirm service changes with the operator before travelling.
Keep the next stop flexible
A riverside walk is a flexible outside option.
The National Gallery is another free collection but requires a separate journey. If your group still has energy, use the area guide to decide what comes next.
If not, a good meal and an uncomplicated journey home are enough. An editorial suggestion is not a crowd forecast or a guarantee that a particular route, room or business is open.
Questions, answered
When can I visit Tate Modern?
Sunday–Thursday 10:00–18:00; Friday–Saturday 10:00–21:00. Check date-specific notices before travelling.
Is Tate Modern free?
Collection entry is free; exhibitions have their own booking conditions.
How should I book?
Visit the free collection or choose an exhibition ticket from Tate’s official programme; membership conditions differ.
Which station should I use?
Southwark is the nearest Tube station listed by Tate; Blackfriars and St Paul’s are alternatives.
What should I check for access?
Read Tate’s access section for the current entrance, lifts and resources. Confirm any requirement that determines your visit before booking a paid exhibition. Read the linked official access information before travelling.
