The journey from Aldgate to Piccadilly Circus is in fare zone 1 and you’ll have to use the Circle and Bakerloo tube lines, changing trains at Embankment
- From Aldgate take the Circle Line
- Change at Embankment to the Bakerloo Line
- Leave the train at Piccadilly Circus
Number of tube stops: 9 · Journey time: Approx 24 mins
Stations on the route: Aldgate ➜ Tower Hill ➜ Monument ➜ Cannon Street ➜ Mansion House ➜ Blackfriars ➜ Temple ➜ Embankment [change train] Embankment ➜ Charing Cross ➜ Piccadilly Circus
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Circle and Bakerloo
First and last train times on the Circle line
Tube times for the Circle line
Alternative routes include Aldgate to Leicester Square, Aldgate to Green Park and Aldgate to Charing Cross
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Aldgate station is not wheelchair accessible
Piccadilly Circus station is not wheelchair accessible
Aldgate station entrance – You must use three flights of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (16 steps down +10 steps down +14 steps down)
Changing tube line at Embankment – You must use stairs when changing platforms
Piccadilly Circus station exit – There are two escalators plus a flight of stairs from the platforms to the booking hall (19 steps up from the Piccadilly platforms, and 20 steps up from the Bakerloo platforms). After that you must use another two flights of stairs to the exit (4 steps up +19 steps up to the Piccadilly northside exit, 9 steps up +19 steps up to the Regent Street southside exit, 8 steps up +22 steps up to the Glasshouse Street exit, 2x13 steps up to the Coventry Street exit, and 2x12 steps up to the Lower Regent Street exit)
The journey from Piccadilly Circus to Aldgate is in fare zone 1 and you’ll have to use the Bakerloo and Circle tube lines, changing trains at Embankment
- From Piccadilly Circus take the Bakerloo Line
- Change at Embankment to the Circle Line
- Leave the train at Aldgate
Number of tube stops: 9 · Journey time: Approx 26 mins
Stations on the route: Piccadilly Circus ➜ Charing Cross ➜ Embankment [change train] Embankment ➜ Temple ➜ Blackfriars ➜ Mansion House ➜ Cannon Street ➜ Monument ➜ Tower Hill ➜ Aldgate
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Bakerloo and Circle
First and last train times on the Bakerloo line
Tube times for the Bakerloo line
Alternative routes include Piccadilly Circus to Leicester Square, Piccadilly Circus to Green Park and Piccadilly Circus to Charing Cross
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Piccadilly Circus train station is not wheelchair accessible
Aldgate station is not wheelchair accessible
Piccadilly Circus station entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the entrances and the booking hall (19 steps down +4 steps down from the Piccadilly northside entrance, 19 steps down +9 steps down from the Regent Street southside entrance, 22 steps down +8 steps down from the Glasshouse Street entrance, 2x13 steps down from the Coventry Street entrance, and 2x12 steps down from the Lower Regent Street entrance). After that there are two escalators plus another flight of stairs to the platforms (19 steps down to the Piccadilly platforms, and 20 steps down to the Bakerloo platforms)
Changing tube line at Embankment – You must use stairs when changing platforms
Aldgate station exit – You must use three flights of stairs between the platforms and the exit (14 steps up +10 steps up +16 steps up)
Tube fare between Aldgate and Piccadilly Circus
This tube journey is in Oyster zone 1. The cheapest fare is £2.70 off-peak (£2.80 peak) when you pay by Oyster or contactless. There’s no return fare, you just pay the same as two single tickets
| Fare zone | Cash | Oyster & Contactless cards | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single fare | Single fare | Daily cap | |||
| Peak | Off-peak | Peak | Off-peak | ||
| Zone 1 fare | £6.70 | £2.80 | £2.70 | £8.50 | £8.50 |
| Fare Zone | Travelcards (Train, Bus & Tram) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One day travelcard | Week travelcard | Month travelcard | ||
| Anytime | Off-peak | |||
| Zone 1-2 travelcard | n/a | n/a | £42.70 | £164 |
| 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 |
| See our complete list of Adult tickets 2024, Senior tickets 2024, Child tickets 2024, Oyster fares 2024, Contactless fares 2024 and Travelcard fares 2024 Note: Tube journey prices are correct as of | ||||
Peak and off-peak journey 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. Note: Between the 8th March and 31st May 2024 TFL are running a trial called ‘Off-Peak Friday Fares’, where Fridays will be classed as off-peak all day.
The fare is based on what time your journey begins. It doesn’t matter what time your journey ends.
Other ways to make this journey
Travel on foot – You could walk the 2½ mile distance in about 47-52 minutes
Travel by bus – Single fare: £1.75 (you may need more than one bus); Daily cap: £5.25; Weekly cap: £24.70; 1-day travelcard: £6; Weekly travelcard: £24.70 – Adult bus prices · Pensioner bus prices · Children’s bus prices
Travel by taxi – A 2½ mile taxi fare between Piccadilly Circus underground station and Aldgate will cost you around £14.30 to £24.60 and take about 12-23 mins
Travel by car – Car parks near Aldgate station and Piccadilly Circus