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Aldgate East ⇄ Baker Street Station | Tube Journey, Train Times & Fares

The journey from Aldgate East to Baker Street is in fare zone 1 and it’s a direct train on the Hammersmith & City tube line

  1. From Aldgate East take the Hammersmith & City Line
  2. Leave the train at Baker Street

Number of tube stops: 8 · Journey time: Approx 18 mins

Stations on the route: Aldgate East ➜ Liverpool Street ➜ Moorgate ➜ Barbican ➜ Farringdon ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Euston Square ➜ Great Portland Street ➜ Baker Street

London Underground tube delays

Strikes and station closures

First and last train times on the Hammersmith & City line

Tube times for the Hammersmith & City line

Alternative routes include Aldgate East to Marylebone, Aldgate East to Regents Park and Aldgate East to Marble Arch

Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms

Aldgate East train station is not wheelchair accessible

Baker Street station is not wheelchair accessible

Aldgate East station 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)

Baker Street station exit – There are two escalators between the Bakerloo/​Jubilee line platforms and the exit, and three flights of stairs between the Circle/​Metropolitan/​H&C line platforms and the exit (17 steps up +9 steps up +18 steps up). There is no lift

The journey from Baker Street to Aldgate East is in fare zone 1 and it’s a direct train on the Hammersmith & City tube line

  1. From Baker Street take the Hammersmith & City Line
  2. Leave the train at Aldgate East

Number of tube stops: 8 · Journey time: Approx 19 mins

Stations on the route: Baker Street ➜ Great Portland Street ➜ Euston Square ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Farringdon ➜ Barbican ➜ Moorgate ➜ Liverpool Street ➜ Aldgate East

London Underground tube delays

Strikes and station closures

First and last train times on the Hammersmith & City line

Tube times for the Hammersmith & City line

Alternative routes include Baker Street to Marylebone, Baker Street to Regents Park and Baker Street to Marble Arch

Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms

Baker Street train station is not wheelchair accessible

Aldgate East station is not wheelchair accessible

Baker Street station entrance – There are two escalators between the entrance and the Bakerloo/​Jubilee line platforms, and three flights of stairs between the entrance and the Circle/​Metropolitan/​H&C line platforms (18 steps down +9 steps down +17 steps down). There is no lift

Aldgate East station 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)

Tube fare between Aldgate East and Baker Street

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

Cost of tube fare from Aldgate East ⇄ Baker Street Station | Tube Journey, Train Times & Fares
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
Travelcard prices from Aldgate East ⇄ Baker Street Station | Tube Journey, Train Times & Fares
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 train prices, Senior train prices, Child train prices, Oyster prices, Contactless prices and Travelcard prices
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 – The distance is about 3¾ miles which would take about 80 minutes on foot

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 · Senior bus tickets · Child bus tickets

Travel by taxi – The 3¾ mile ride between Baker Street tube station and Aldgate East in a black cab should cost you about £18 to £31 and take anything from 15 to 29 mins

Travel by carCar parks near Aldgate East station and Baker Street