Two London Underground stations are so ridiculously close that punters have been told they’re better off just walking the distance – but this hasn’t stopped American tourists from carrying out the journey on Tube.
The Tube journey between the two takes just forty-five seconds, while the average walker can get it done in five minutes. Nevertheless, roughly 254 people made the Central London journey below ground last year – every single day.
The minute-long odyssey between Covent Garden and Leicester Square costs a whopping £6.30 on the Tube if paying by cash, while contactless tourists are still dishing out a relatively large £2.50.
Upon seeing the statistics, one X/Twitter user put a facepalm emoji and wrote: “Pretty sure those are not Londoners”.
