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| Archery | Lord’s Cricket Ground | Train from Bedford to West Hampstead Thameslink, then Underground Jubilee Line to St. John’s Wood |
| Athletics | Olympic Park Olympic Stadium | Train from Bedford to St. Pancras, then South Eastern train to Stratford International OR Train to West Hampstead Thameslink, then Overground to Stratford |
| Athletics – Marathon and Race Walk | The Mall | Train from Bedford to London Blackfriars, then Underground Circle/District Line to St. James’s Park |
| Badminton | Wembley Arena | Train from Bedford to West Hampstead Thameslink, then Underground Jubilee Line to Wembley Park |
| Basketball – Preliminaries and women’s quarter-finals | Olympic Park, Basketball Arena | Train from Bedford to St. Pancras, then South Eastern train to Stratford International OR Train to West Hampstead Thameslink, then Overground to Stratford |
| Basketball – Men’s quarter-finals and women’s semi-finals onwards | North Greenwich Arena | Train from Bedford to London Bridge, then Underground Jubilee Line to North Greenwich |
| Beach Volleyball Horse | Guards Parade | Train from Bedford to London Blackfriars, then Underground Circle/District Line to Embankment OR walk from Blackfriars along the river |
| Boxing | ExCel | Train from Bedford to London Bridge, then Underground Jubilee Line to Canning Town, then Docklands Light Railway (DLR) to either Custom House or West Silvertown |
| Canoe Slalom | Lee Valley White Water Centre, Herts | Train from Bedford to Farringdon, then Underground Circle/Metropolitan/Hammersmith & City Line to Liverpool Street, then National Express East Anglia train to Cheshunt, then walk for 20mins or take the shuttle bus |
| Canoe Sprint | Eton Dorney, Bucks | Train from Bedford to Farringdon, then Underground Circle/Metropolitan Line to Paddington, then First Great Western train to Slough, then shuttle bus to venue |
| Cycling - BMX | Olympic Park BMX Circuit | Train from Bedford to St. Pancras, then South Eastern train to Stratford International OR Train to West Hampstead Thameslink, then Overground to Stratford |
| Cycling – Mountain Bike | Hadleigh Farm, Essex | Train from Bedford to Farringdon, then Underground Circle/Metropolitan Line to Aldgate, walk the short distance to Fenchurch Street rail station and take the c2c train service to Leigh-On-Sea before catching the shuttle bus from there. |
| Cycling - Road | The Mall | Train from Bedford to London Blackfriars, then Underground Circle/District Line to St. James’s Park |
| Cycling - Track | Olympic Park Velodrome | Train from Bedford to St. Pancras, then South Eastern train to Stratford International OR Train to West Hampstead Thameslink, then Overground to Stratford |
| Diving | Olympic Park Aquatics Centre | Train to St. Pancras, then South Eastern train to Stratford International OR Train to West Hampstead Thameslink, then Overground to Stratford |
| Equestrian | Greenwich Park | Train from Bedford to London Bridge, then South Eastern train to Greenwich |
| Fencing | ExCel | Train from Bedford to London Bridge, then Underground Jubilee Line to Canning Town, then DLR to either Custom House or West Silvertown |
| Football | Various venues around the UK including Wembley Stadium | Various venues across the UK but for Wembley Stadium, take the train from Bedford to West Hampstead Thameslink, then Underground Jubilee Line to Wembley Park |
| Gymnastics - Artistic | North Greenwich Arena | Train from Bedford to London Bridge, then Underground Jubilee Line to North Greenwich |
| Gymnastics - Rhythmic | Wembley Arena | Train from Bedford to West Hampstead Thameslink, then Underground Jubilee Line to Wembley Park |
| Gymnastics - Trampoline | North Greenwich Arena | Train from Bedford to London Bridge, then Underground Jubilee Line to North Greenwich |
| Handball | Olympic Park Handball Arena (preliminaries and women’s quarter-finals) and Basketball Arena (men’s quarter-finals and women’s semi-finals onwards) | Train from Bedford to St. Pancras, then South Eastern train to Stratford International OR Train to West Hampstead Thameslink, then Overground to Stratford |
| Hockey | Olympic Park Hockey Centre | Train from Bedford to St. Pancras, then South Eastern train to Stratford International OR Train to West Hampstead Thameslink, then Overground to Stratford |
| Judo | ExCel | Train from Bedford to London Bridge, then Underground Jubilee Line to Canning Town, then DLR to either Custom House or West Silvertown |
| Modern Pentathlon – Fencing and Swimming | Fencing – Olympic Park Handball Arena,Swimming – Olympic Park Aquatics Centre | Train from Bedford to St. Pancras, then South Eastern train to Stratford International OR Train to West Hampstead Thameslink, then Overground to Stratford |
| Modern Pentathlon – Riding, combined event | Greenwich Park | Train from Bedford to London Bridge, then South Eastern train to Greenwich |
| Rowing | Eton Dorney, Bucks | Train from Bedford to Farringdon, then Underground Circle/Metropolitan Line to Paddington, then First Great Western train to Slough, then shuttle bus to venue |
| Sailing | Weymouth, Dorset | Train from Bedford to London Bridge, then South Eastern train to Waterloo East, walk the short distance to London Waterloo main station and take the South West Trains service to Weymouth |
| Shooting | The Royal Artillery Barracks | Train from Bedford to London Bridge, then South Eastern train to Woolwich Arsenal, then shuttle bus to venue |
| Swimming | Olympic Park Aquatics Centre | Train from Bedford to St. Pancras, then South Eastern train to Stratford International OR Train to West Hampstead Thameslink, then Overground to Stratford |
| Swimming - Marathon | Hyde Park | Train from Bedford to Farringdon, then Underground Circle or Hammersmith & City line to Paddington |
| Synchronised Swimming | Olympic Park Aquatics Centre | Train from Bedford to St. Pancras, then South Eastern train to Stratford International OR Train to West Hampstead Thameslink, then Overground to Stratford |
| Table Tennis | ExCel | Train from Bedford to London Bridge, then Underground Jubilee Line to Canning Town, then DLR to either Custom House or West Silvertown |
| Taekwondo | ExCel | Train from Bedford to London Bridge, then Underground Jubilee Line to Canning Town, then DLR to either Custom House or West Silvertown |
| Tennis | Wimbledon | Train – either direct from Bedford (limited service) or by changing once at London Blackfriars. |
| Triathlon | Hyde Park | Train from Bedford to Farringdon, then Underground Circle or Hammersmith & City line to Paddington |
| Volleyball | Earl’s Court | Train from Bedford to West Hampstead, then Overground to West Brompton OR train to London Blackfriars, then Underground District Line to Earl’s Court |
| Water Polo | Olympic Park Water Polo Arena | Train from Bedford to St. Pancras, then South Eastern train to Stratford International OR Train to West Hampstead Thameslink, then Overground to Stratford |
| Weightlifting | ExCel | Train to London Bridge, then Underground Jubilee Line to Canning Town, then DLR to either Custom House or West Silvertown |
| Wrestling - Freestyle | ExCel | Train from Bedford to London Bridge, then Underground Jubilee Line to Canning Town, then DLR to either Custom House or West Silvertown |
| Wrestling – Greco-Roman | Excel | Train from Bedford to London Bridge, then Underground Jubilee Line to Canning Town, then DLR to either Custom House or West Silvertown |
| The Ceremonies (Opening and Closing) | Olympic Park Olympic Stadium | Train from Bedford to St. Pancras, then South Eastern train to Stratford International OR Train to West Hampstead Thameslink, then Overground to Stratford |
