The journey from Aldgate to Royal Oak is in fare zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Metropolitan and Hammersmith & City tube lines, changing trains at Liverpool Street
- From Aldgate take the Metropolitan Line
- Change at Liverpool Street to the Hammersmith & City Line
- Leave the train at Royal Oak
Number of tube stops: 11 · Journey time: Approx 35 mins
Stations on the route: Aldgate ➜ Liverpool Street [change train] Liverpool Street ➜ Moorgate ➜ Barbican ➜ Farringdon ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Euston Square ➜ Great Portland Street ➜ Baker Street ➜ Edgware Road ➜ Paddington ➜ Royal Oak
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Metropolitan and H&C
First and last train times on the Metropolitan line
Tube times for the Metropolitan line
Alternative routes include Aldgate to Paddington, Aldgate to Bayswater and Aldgate to Warwick Avenue
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Aldgate station is not wheelchair accessible
Royal Oak 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 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
Royal Oak station exit – You must use two flights of stairs between the platforms and the exit (20 steps up +15 steps up)
The journey from Royal Oak to Aldgate is in fare zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan tube lines, changing trains at Moorgate
- From Royal Oak take the Hammersmith & City Line
- Change at Moorgate to the Metropolitan Line
- Leave the train at Aldgate
Number of tube stops: 11 · Journey time: Approx 31 mins
Stations on the route: Royal Oak ➜ Paddington ➜ Edgware Road ➜ Baker Street ➜ Great Portland Street ➜ Euston Square ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Farringdon ➜ Barbican ➜ Moorgate [change train] Moorgate ➜ Liverpool Street ➜ Aldgate
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the H&C and Metropolitan
First and last train times on the Hammersmith & City line
Tube times for the Hammersmith & City line
Alternative routes include Royal Oak to Paddington, Royal Oak to Bayswater and Royal Oak to Warwick Avenue
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Royal Oak train station is not wheelchair accessible
Aldgate station is not wheelchair accessible
Royal Oak station entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (15 steps down +20 steps down)
Changing tube line at Moorgate – You must use an escalator when changing between the Circle/Metropolitan/H&C eastbound platforms and the Northern line. You must use stairs for all other platform changes
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 Royal Oak
This tube journey is in Oyster zones 1-2. The cheapest fare is £2.80 off-peak (£3.40 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 1-2 fare | £6.70 | £3.40 | £2.80 | £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 London Underground fares, Pensioner fares, Children’s fares, Oyster card fares, Contactless card fares and Travelcard fares 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 – It’s around 5 miles to Aldgate, which is too far to walk
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 tickets 2024 · Pensioner bus tickets 2024 · Children’s bus tickets 2024
Travel by taxi – A five mile taxi ride between Royal Oak underground station and Aldgate station should cost between £23 and £35.50 and take about 21-35 mins depending on the traffic
Travel by car – Car parks near Aldgate station and Royal Oak