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Aldgate East ⇄ Barbican Station

This journey is in zone 1 and it’s a direct train on the Hammersmith & City line

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

Number of stops: 3 · Journey time: Approx 7 mins

Stations on the route: Aldgate East ➜ Liverpool Street ➜ Moorgate ➜ Barbican

Live status and delays

Strikes and station closures

First and last train times

Hammersmith & City line timetable

Alternative routes include Aldgate East to Farringdon, Aldgate East to Moorgate and Aldgate East to St Pauls

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Aldgate East is not wheelchair accessible

Barbican is not wheelchair accessible

Aldgate East 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)

Barbican exit – You must use two flights of stairs from the platforms to the booking hall (14 steps up +15 steps up from the eastbound platform, and 2x14 steps up from the westbound platform), plus another two flights of stairs between the booking hall and the exit (12 steps up +11 steps up)

This journey is in zone 1 and it’s a direct train on the Hammersmith & City line

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

Number of stops: 3 · Journey time: Approx 9 mins

Stations on the route: Barbican ➜ Moorgate ➜ Liverpool Street ➜ Aldgate East

Live status and delays

Strikes and station closures

First and last train times

Hammersmith & City line timetable

Alternative routes include Barbican to Farringdon, Barbican to Moorgate and Barbican to St Pauls

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Barbican is not wheelchair accessible

Aldgate East is not wheelchair accessible

Barbican entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the entrance and the booking hall (11 steps down +12 steps down), plus another two flights of stairs from the booking hall to the platforms (15 steps down +14 steps down to the eastbound platform, and 2x14 steps down to the westbound platform)

Aldgate East 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)

Cash, Oyster & Travelcard fares

The journey is in zone 1. The cheapest fare is £2.70 off-peak (£2.80 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 East ⇄ Barbican Station
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 ⇄ Barbican Station
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
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.

Alternative ways to travel

Walking – 1¼ miles would take you about 23-25 minutes on foot

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 taxi – The 1¼ mile journey will cost approximately £7 to £12 and take 7-15 minutes

By carParking near Aldgate East station