London Travel Apps

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With over 1,500 author-recommended landmarks, shops, restaurants, pubs, hotels, and activities, the London Travel Guide — Lonely Planet app is a no-brainer for anyone who plans to visit the city. Bonus points for maps that work without a WiFi connection.

The London Tube app offers a full guide to city travel: official subway maps, Google Maps compatibility, and a journey planner tool that lets you navigate the best route to your destination.

Download the Lonely Planet Travel Guides app — usually $3, but free until July 30 — then choose the Audio Walking Tours tab. The London walking tour provides a "guided" stroll throughout the city, complete with audio commentary that features excerpts from the BBC archives.

Prefer to take a taxi? The Hailo app lets you get a taxi in two taps, and you can pay with either cash or credit card. By opening the app, you can see an estimated arrival time for the nearest taxi.

The Weather Time London app is a fun, convenient alternative to your standard weather app. Featuring cool graphics and animation, it provides today's weather and temperature plus two more days of forecast conditions.

Catch up on all the local London news with The Guardian app. You can even customize your home screen with the news topics, videos, and galleries you care about most.

With the London Official City Guide app, you can browse London landmarks, museums, shops, restaurants, hotels, and attractions. Even better? You can save your favorite events to the app or add them to your iPhone calendar.