The O2 Arena Live Cameras: Blackwall Tunnel & North Greenwich Traffic

The O2 opened as the Millennium Dome, ran a single year of exhibition through 2000, then sat largely empty until AEG reopened it as an entertainment district on 24 June 2007 with a Bon Jovi concert. It is now described as the busiest music venue in the world — in 2008 it exceeded the ticket sales of both Madison Square Garden and Manchester Arena.

The freehold belongs to the Greater London Authority; AEG holds the long-term lease.

TrafficVision aggregates live camera feeds from Transport for London covering the Blackwall Tunnel approach, the Silvertown Tunnel, and the southeast London network. All 1,200+ London-area cameras are free to view, no account required.

The Tunnels Changed in April 2025 — Read This Before You Drive

This is the single most important recent change for anyone driving to The O2, and plenty of regulars still haven't caught up with it.

The Silvertown Tunnel opened to traffic on 7 April 2025 — a twin-bore road tunnel linking Silvertown on the north bank to North Greenwich on the south, surfacing effectively at The O2's doorstep.

From that same date, the Blackwall Tunnel stopped being free. Both tunnels have been charged since 7 April 2025.

How the charge works:

• Charged 06:00-22:00; free 22:00-06:00
• Peak = northbound 06:00-10:00 and southbound 16:00-19:00, weekdays only
• Off-peak at all other times and all weekend (the off-peak rate requires Auto Pay registration)
• Charges apply per crossing, in both directions

For a typical evening concert at The O2, you're arriving inside the charged window and leaving either just inside it or just after 22:00 when it drops off. That's a genuine planning consideration that did not exist before April 2025.

Note on rates: TfL's car rates have been £4.00 peak and £1.50 off-peak. A modest increase (to £4.20 and £1.55) was going through TfL's approval process during 2026 for introduction later in the year — check TfL's current published rate before you travel rather than trusting any figure you read second-hand, including this one.

Approach Corridors to The O2

Parking

The O2 runs four car parks with around 2,500 spaces:

• Car Park 1 — arena and indigo event parking, plus drop-off and pick-up
• Car Parks 2-4 — non-event use (cinema, shops, restaurants, Up at The O2)

Event rates:

Pre-booking closes 24 hours before an event. Blue Badge spaces are available in all car parks, and BP Pulse EV charging is on site.

The venue's own warning is worth repeating: major roadworks in the surrounding area are significantly affecting traffic flow — allow additional journey time.

Transit — Four Genuinely Different Options

The O2 has an unusually varied transit menu for a London venue:

• North Greenwich station (Jubilee line) — the workhorse, a short walk from the entrance
• London Cable Car (formerly Emirates Air Line / IFS Cloud) — crosses the Thames to the Royal Docks
• Thames Clippers RB1/RB2 — river bus services, genuinely pleasant and completely immune to road congestion
• Buses — 108, 129, 132, 161, 188, 335, 422, 472, 486

Given the tunnel charges and the roadworks, the Jubilee line is the default and the river bus is the underrated option.

What The O2 Hosts

Beyond the 20,000-capacity arena, the site includes indigo at The O2 (a smaller music club), a Cineworld cinema, a bowling alley, exhibition space, and a full dining and retail district. Up at The O2 lets visitors climb over the roof.

Historically it hosted 2012 Olympic and Paralympic events, the ATP World Tour Finals tennis, and NBA London games. Its core business, though, is concerts — at a volume that has made it the busiest music venue in the world.

Weather and Event Timing

The O2 is fully enclosed, so weather never affects the show. It affects the journey. Wet conditions slow the Blackwall and Silvertown approaches, and the peninsula's roadworks compound it. The Thames Clipper is the one option genuinely insulated from road conditions — though it has its own weather considerations.

The live camera feeds show current road-surface conditions in real time.

Coverage Across London

For broader coverage of the roads The O2 sits on, our London traffic cameras guide covers the capital's network. The England traffic cameras guide covers the M25 and the wider motorway approach. For the country-level directory, see United Kingdom traffic cameras. For comparable London venues, see Wembley Stadium live cameras (the bigger concert venue), Tottenham Hotspur Stadium live cameras, and Emirates Stadium live cameras. For another Thames crossing story, see Tower Bridge live cameras.