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Acton Town ⇄ Ladbroke Grove Station

This journey is in zones 2&3 and you’ll have to use the Piccadilly and Hammersmith & City lines, changing trains at Goldhawk Road

  1. From Acton Town take the Piccadilly Line
  2. Leave train at Hammersmith and walk over the road to the other Hammersmith station
  3. Change at Hammersmith to the Hammersmith & City Line
  4. Leave the train at Ladbroke Grove

Number of stops: 6 · Journey time: Approx 35 mins

Stations on the route: Acton Town ➜ Turnham Green ➜ Hammersmith [leave train] Walk over the road to the other Hammersmith station (for the Circle/Hammersmith & City line) [change train] Goldhawk Road ➜ Shepherd’s Bush Market ➜ Wood Lane ➜ Latimer Road ➜ Ladbroke Grove

Live status and delays

Closures on the Piccadilly and H&C line

First and last train times

Piccadilly line timetable

Alternative routes include Acton Town to Latimer Road, Acton Town to Westbourne Park and Acton Town to White City

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Acton Town has step-free access from the street to the platform (but there may be a step up or gap to the train)

Ladbroke Grove is not wheelchair accessible

Acton Town entrance – There’s a lift between the entrance and the platforms, or two flights of stairs (2x14 steps down)

Ladbroke Grove exit – You must use four flights of stairs between the platforms and the exit (14 steps down +13 steps down +10 steps down +5 steps down from the eastbound platform, and 7 steps down +19 steps down +10 steps down +5 steps down from the westbound platform)

This journey is in zones 2&3 and you’ll have to use the Hammersmith & City and Piccadilly lines, changing trains at Turnham Green

  1. From Ladbroke Grove take the Hammersmith & City Line
  2. Leave train at Hammersmith and walk over the road to the other Hammersmith station.
  3. Change at Hammersmith to the Piccadilly Line
  4. Leave the train at Acton Town

Number of stops: 6 · Journey time: Approx 37 mins

Stations on the route: Ladbroke Grove ➜ Latimer Road ➜ Wood Lane ➜ Shepherd’s Bush Market ➜ Goldhawk Road ➜ Hammersmith [leave train] Walk over the road to the other Hammersmith station (for the District/Piccadilly line) [change train] Turnham Green ➜ Acton Town

Live status and delays

Closures on the H&C and Piccadilly line

First and last train times

Hammersmith & City line timetable

Alternative routes include Ladbroke Grove to Latimer Road, Ladbroke Grove to Westbourne Park and Ladbroke Grove to White City

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Ladbroke Grove has step-free access from the street to the platform (but there may be a step up or gap to the train)

Acton Town is not wheelchair accessible

Ladbroke Grove entrance – You must use four flights of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (5 steps up +10 steps up +13 steps up +14 steps up to the eastbound platform, and 5 steps up +10 steps up +19 steps up +7 steps up to the westbound platform)

Acton Town exit – There’s a lift between the platforms and the exit, or two flights of stairs (2x14 steps up)

Cash, Oyster & Travelcard fares

The journey is in zones 2-3. The cheapest fare is £1.90 off-peak (£2.10 peak) when you pay by Oyster or contactless. There are no return tickets, you just pay the same as two singles

Cost of tube fare from Acton Town ⇄ Ladbroke Grove Station
Fare zone Cash Oyster & Contactless cards
Single fare Single fare Daily cap
Peak Off-peak Peak Off-peak
Zone 2-3 fare £6.70 £2.10 £1.90 £10 £10
Travelcard prices from Acton Town ⇄ Ladbroke Grove Station
Fare Zone Travelcards (Train, Bus & Tram)
One day travel­card Week travel­card Month travel­card
Anytime Off-peak
Zone 1-4 travelcard £15.90 n/a £61.40 £235.80
Zone 1-6 travelcard £22.60 £15.90 £78 £299
Zone 1-9 travelcard £28.50 £17 £111.30 £427.40
Note: Ticket prices are correct as of

Peak and off-peak times

For Oyster and contactless off-peak is outside the hours of 6.30 AM-9.30 AM and 4 PM-7 PM (Mon-Fri). For travelcards it’s any time after 9.30 AM (Mon-Fri). Weekends are always classed as off-peak.

The fare is based on what time your journey begins. It doesn’t matter when it ends.

Alternative ways to travel

Walking – 3¼ miles would take you around one hour by foot

By bus – A single ticket is £1.75 (you may need more than one bus). The daily cap is £5.25 and a 1-day travelcard is £6 – Bus fares

By taxi – A 3¼ mile journey should cost approximately £14.30 to £24.60 and take 14-27 minutes