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Aldgate ⇄ Ealing Common Station • Train Fare & Route

This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Circle and Piccadilly lines, changing trains at Gloucester Road

  1. From Aldgate take the Circle Line
  2. Change at Gloucester Road to the Piccadilly Line
  3. Leave the train at Ealing Common

Number of stops: 18 · Journey time: Approx 47 mins

Stations on the route: Aldgate ➜ Tower Hill ➜ Monument ➜ Cannon Street ➜ Mansion House ➜ Blackfriars ➜ Temple ➜ Embankment ➜ Westminster ➜ St. James’s Park ➜ Victoria ➜ Sloane Square ➜ South Kensington ➜ Gloucester Road [change train] Gloucester Road ➜ Earl’s Court ➜ Barons Court ➜ Hammersmith ➜ Acton Town ➜ Ealing Common

Live status and delays

Closures on the Circle and Piccadilly line

First and last train times

Circle line timetable

Alternative routes include Aldgate to North Ealing, Aldgate to Acton Town and Aldgate to Ealing Broadway

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Aldgate is not wheelchair accessible. Ealing Common 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)

Changing trains at Gloucester Road – You must use stairs when changing between the Circle/​District line platforms and the Piccadilly line platforms

Ealing Common exit – You must use two flights of stairs between the platforms and the exit (20 steps up +9 steps up)

This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the District and Circle lines, changing trains at South Kensington

  1. From Ealing Common take the District Line
  2. Change at South Kensington to the Circle Line
  3. Leave the train at Aldgate

Number of stops: 23 · Journey time: Approx 49 mins

Stations on the route: Ealing Common ➜ Acton Town ➜ Chiswick Park ➜ Turnham Green ➜ Stamford Brook ➜ Ravenscourt Park ➜ Hammersmith ➜ Barons Court ➜ West Kensington ➜ Earl’s Court ➜ Gloucester Road ➜ South Kensington [change train] South Kensington ➜ Sloane Square ➜ Victoria ➜ St. James’s Park ➜ Westminster ➜ Embankment ➜ Temple ➜ Blackfriars ➜ Mansion House ➜ Cannon Street ➜ Monument ➜ Tower Hill ➜ Aldgate

Live status and delays

Closures on the District and Circle line

First and last train times

District line timetable

Alternative routes include Ealing Common to North Ealing, Ealing Common to Acton Town and Ealing Common to Ealing Broadway

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Ealing Common is not wheelchair accessible. Aldgate is not wheelchair accessible

Ealing Common entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (9 steps down +20 steps down)

Changing trains at South Kensington – Changing between the Circle and District lines is on the same platform, but you must use stairs when changing between the Circle/​District lines and Piccadilly line

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

Cash, Contactless, Oyster & Travelcard fares

The journey is in zones 1-3. The cheapest fare is £3.10 off-peak (£3.80 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 Aldgate ⇄ Ealing Common Station • Train Fare & Route
Fare zone Cash Oyster & Contactless cards
Single fare Single fare Daily cap
Peak Off-peak Peak Off-peak
Zone 1-3 fare £7 £3.80 £3.10 £10.50 £10.50
Travelcard prices from Aldgate ⇄ Ealing Common Station • Train Fare & Route
Fare Zone Travelcards (Train, Bus & Tram)
One day travel­card Week travel­card Month travel­card
Any­time Off-peak
Zone 1-4 travelcard £16.60 n/a £64.20 £246.60
Zone 1-6 travelcard £23.60 £16.60 £81.60 £313.40
Zone 1-9 travelcard £29.80 £17.80 £116.40 £447
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.

Other ways to travel between Aldgate and Ealing Common

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 carParking near Aldgate station