Aldgate ⇄ Whitechapel Station

This journey is in zones 1&2 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 Whitechapel

Number of stops: 3 · Journey time: Approx 17 mins

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

Live status and delays

Closures on the Circle and District line

First and last train times

Circle line timetable

Alternative routes include Aldgate to Aldgate East, Aldgate to Stepney Green and Aldgate to Bethnal Green

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Aldgate is not wheelchair accessible

Whitechapel 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)

Whitechapel exit – There are lifts up from the London Overground, District and Hammersmith & City platforms, and escalators from the Elizabeth line

This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan lines, changing trains at Liverpool Street

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

Number of stops: 3 · Journey time: Approx 17 mins

Stations on the route: Whitechapel ➜ 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 Whitechapel to Aldgate East, Whitechapel to Stepney Green and Whitechapel to Bethnal Green

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Whitechapel is not wheelchair accessible

Aldgate is not wheelchair accessible

Whitechapel entrance – There are lifts down to the London Overground, District and Hammersmith & City platforms, and escalators to the Elizabeth line

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)