International Composites Summit

Airport → venue: Primary gateways: London Heathrow (LHR): 30-45 min by car; approx. 50-65 min by Underground (Piccadilly line to Green Park, then Jubilee line to Wembley Park); London Gatwick (LGW): 60-90 min by car; approx. 60-75 min by Gatwick Express or Southern to Victoria, then Victoria and Jubilee lines; London Stansted (STN): 60-85 min by car; approx. 75-90 min by Stansted Express to Liverpool Street, then Underground via Green Park or Baker Street; London Luton (LTN): 45-70 min by car; approx. 60-80 min

Hotel → venue: Precinct hotels near The Drum at Wembley: Wembley: Wembley International Hotel; Wembley: Premier Inn London Wembley Stadium hotel; Wembley Park: Premier Inn London Wembley Park hotel.

Ride-hail: Uber, Bolt and FREENOW all operate across London, including pickups at Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton and London City, each with designated ride-hail pickup zones inside the terminal forecourts. For The Drum at Wembley, set the drop-off to the Wembley Park estate approach rather than the stadium, since roads close around big event nights. Expect roughly GBP 45-70 from Heathrow and GBP 95-130 from Gatwick depending on traffic and surge, and pre-book a return pickup after the hall closes because availability around Wembley Park thins out late evening.

Public transit: Wembley Park station is the ICS stop: Zone 4, served by the Metropolitan line (fast from Baker Street and King's Cross St Pancras) and the Jubilee line (direct from Green Park, Bond Street, Westminster and Canary Wharf). The station is about a 10 min walk from The Drum via Olympic Way. Wembley Central, on the Bakerloo line and London Overground, is a 15-20 min walk and a useful alternative when the Wembley Park escalators are crowded after a stadium event. Pay with contactless or an Oyster card - daily and weekly caps apply, so tapping the same card all day is cheaper than singles - and check the TfL journey planner for planned weekend engineering work on the Metropolitan line, which is common in December.

Parking: Parking around Wembley Park is limited and heavily affected by Wembley Stadium fixtures, so treat the car as a fallback. The Drum sits inside the estate; on-site bays are restricted on event days and must be confirmed with the venue or organiser in advance. Paid multi-storey car parks serve the wider Wembley Park estate within a 5-15 min walk, and standard daily rates sit roughly in the GBP 10-20 band. The estate is inside the London Ultra Low Emission Zone, so check your vehicle against the ULEZ and congestion charge rules before driving in.