Aldgate East ⇄ Canada Water Station | Tube Journey, Train Times & Fares

The journey from Aldgate East to Canada Water is in fare zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the District and London Overground tube lines, changing trains at Whitechapel

1. From Aldgate East take the District Line
2. Change at Whitechapel to the London Overground
3. Leave the train at Canada Water

Number of tube stops: 5 · Journey time: Approx 21 mins

Stations on the route: Aldgate East ➜ Whitechapel [change train] Whitechapel ➜ Shadwell ➜ Wapping ➜ Rotherhithe ➜ Canada Water

London Underground tube delays

Strikes and closures on the District and London Overground

First and last train times on the District line

Tube times for the District line

Alternative routes include Aldgate East to Surrey Quays and Aldgate East to Bermondsey

Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms

Aldgate East train station is not wheelchair accessible

Canada Water station is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train

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)

Changing tube line at Whitechapel – You can use escalators from the Elizbeth line, and lifts from all the other platforms

Canada Water station exit – You can use a lift between the platforms and the booking hall. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use an escalator from the London Overground platforms, or two escalators from the Jubilee line platforms. After that you can use another lift from the booking hall to the bus station exit (or three flights of stairs: 11 steps up +2x12 steps up), but you must use three flights of stairs to the Surrey Quays Road exit (3x12 steps up)

The journey from Canada Water to Aldgate East is in fare zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the London Overground and Hammersmith & City tube lines, changing trains at Whitechapel

1. From Canada Water take the London Overground
2. Change at Whitechapel to the Hammersmith & City Line
3. Leave the train at Aldgate East

Number of tube stops: 5 · Journey time: Approx 20 mins

Stations on the route: Canada Water ➜ Rotherhithe ➜ Wapping ➜ Shadwell ➜ Whitechapel [change train] Whitechapel ➜ Aldgate East

Alternative routes include Canada Water to Surrey Quays and Canada Water to Bermondsey

Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms

Canada Water train station is not wheelchair accessible

Aldgate East station is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train

Canada Water station entrance – There’s a lift between the bus station entrance and the booking hall (or three flights of stairs: 2x12 steps down +11 steps down), but you must use three flights of stairs from the Surrey Quays Road entrance (3x12 steps down). After that you can use another lift from the booking hall to the platforms. If you want to avoid this second lift then you can use one escalator down to the London Overground platforms, or two escalators down to the Jubilee line platforms

Changing tube line at Whitechapel – You can use escalators from the Elizbeth line, and lifts from all the other platforms

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)