Affordable family friendly hotel near greenwich and the o2 short walk to the o2 the comfortable budget friendly holiday inn express london greenwich places you within a 15 minute walk of the o2 concert arena canary wharf and london city airport are both conveniently 5 miles away by taxi or bus urban cable car you can ride the emirates air line cable car across the thames from greenwich peninsula to royal docks itll leave you close to excel convention center the terminal is a 12 minute w