Aldgate ⇄ Aldgate East Station

This journey is in zone 1 and you’ll have to use the Circle and District lines, changing trains at Tower Hill

1. From Aldgate take the Circle Line
2. Change at Tower Hill to the District Line
3. Leave the train at Aldgate East

Number of stops: 2 · Journey time: Approx 16 mins

Stations on the route: Aldgate ➜ Tower Hill [change train] Tower Hill ➜ Aldgate East

Live status and delays

Closures on the Circle and District line

First and last train times

Circle line timetable

Alternative routes include Aldgate to Shoreditch and Aldgate to Whitechapel

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Aldgate is not wheelchair accessible

Aldgate East is not wheelchair accessible

Aldgate entrance – You must use three flights of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (16 steps down +10 steps down +14 steps down)

Aldgate East exit – You must use four flights of stairs between the platforms and the Whitechapel High Street and Commercial Street exits (13 steps up +9 steps up +2x13 steps up), or five flights of stairs between the platforms and the Leman Street exit (13 steps up +9 steps up +4 steps up +6 steps up +16 steps up)

This journey is in zone 1 and you’ll have to use the Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan lines, changing trains at Liverpool Street

1. From Aldgate East take the Hammersmith & City Line
2. Change at Liverpool Street to the Metropolitan Line
3. Leave the train at Aldgate

Number of stops: 2 · Journey time: Approx 15 mins

Stations on the route: Aldgate East ➜ Liverpool Street [change train] Liverpool Street ➜ Aldgate

Live status and delays

Closures on the H&C and Metropolitan line

First and last train times

Hammersmith & City line timetable

Alternative routes include Aldgate East to Aldgate, Aldgate East to Shoreditch and Aldgate East to Whitechapel

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Aldgate East is not wheelchair accessible

Aldgate is not wheelchair accessible

Aldgate East entrance – You must use four flights of stairs between the Whitechapel High Street and Commercial Street entrances and the platforms (2x13 steps +9 steps down +13 steps down), or five flights of stairs between the Leman Street entrance and the platforms (16 steps down +6 steps down +4 steps down +9 steps down +13 steps down)

Changing trains at Liverpool Street – You can use a lift or escalator when changing between the Central line and National Rail platforms, or the Central line and the H&C eastbound platform. You can use a lift when changing between the H&C eastbound and National Rail platforms. But you must use stairs for all other platform changes

Aldgate exit – You must use three flights of stairs between the platforms and the exit (14 steps up +10 steps up +16 steps up)