While most drivers appreciate that this is a tourist spot and wait relatively patiently for people to get their photos, it is also a busy London thoroughfare linking North-West London to Marylebone in central London. Van drivers have delivery rounds to make, parents have children to drop off and collect from school and flash businesspeople in sports cars are often too busy looking at themselves in the mirror to notice pedestrians properly. So, be careful when you cross Abbey Road just as you would be anywhere else.
The most important thing to remember is to enjoy your time here. You are following in the footsteps of musical history so savour the moment.

British drivers are bound by the highway code to stop for people crossing a zebra and to always give way to pedestrians. What this means in practice is that there will often be a impatient drivers honking their horns while waiting for tourists to get that perfect shot. Try and wait until the traffic is relatively clear before you take your first step, both for your own safety and to give yourself time to get the photo you want.

Us Brits love to queue or ‘wait in line’. The quietest time to make the crossing is early morning before the crowds have arrived. That said, part of the fun is watching other people cross the zebra so if you do go at a busy time, embrace it and enjoy it – like a true local.

The nearest underground station is St John’s Wood on the Jubilee Line.
After leaving the station, walk across the road onto Grove End Road and down the hill where you will see Abbey Road. If you are arriving by bus, 139 and 189 buses also stop there.