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Aldgate East ⇄ Canning Town Station

This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the District and Jubilee lines, changing trains at West Ham

  1. From Aldgate East take the District Line
  2. Change at West Ham to the Jubilee Line
  3. Leave the train at Canning Town

Number of stops: 7 · Journey time: Approx 27 mins

Stations on the route: Aldgate East ➜ Whitechapel ➜ Stepney Green ➜ Mile End ➜ Bow Road ➜ Bromley-by-Bow ➜ West Ham [change train] West Ham ➜ Canning Town

Live status and delays

Closures on the District and Jubilee line

First and last train times

District line timetable

Alternative routes include Aldgate East to East India and Aldgate East to Royal Victoria

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Aldgate East is not wheelchair accessible

Canning Town is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train

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)

Changing trains at West Ham – There’s are two lifts when changing between the DLR/​Jubilee/​H&C line platforms

Canning Town exit – There’s a lift between the platforms and the exit. If you want to avoid the lift then you can get an escalator from the Jubilee line platforms, or two escalators from the DLR platforms

This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Jubilee and District lines, changing trains at West Ham

  1. From Canning Town take the Jubilee Line
  2. Change at West Ham to the District Line
  3. Leave the train at Aldgate East

Number of stops: 7 · Journey time: Approx 29 mins

Stations on the route: Canning Town ➜ West Ham [change train] West Ham ➜ Bromley-by-Bow ➜ Bow Road ➜ Mile End ➜ Stepney Green ➜ Whitechapel ➜ Aldgate East

Live status and delays

Closures on the Jubilee and District line

First and last train times

Jubilee line timetable

Alternative routes include Canning Town to East India and Canning Town to Royal Victoria

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Canning Town is not wheelchair accessible

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

Canning Town entrance – There’s a lift between the entrance and the platforms. If you want to avoid the lift then you can get an escalator to the Jubilee line platforms, or two escalators to the DLR platforms

Changing trains at West Ham – There’s are two lifts when changing between the DLR/​Jubilee/​H&C line platforms

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 zones 1-3. The cheapest fare is £3 off-peak (£3.70 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 ⇄ Canning Town Station
Fare zone Cash Oyster & Contactless cards
Single fare Single fare Daily cap
Peak Off-peak Peak Off-peak
Zone 1-3 fare £6.70 £3.70 £3 £10 £10
Travelcard prices from Aldgate East ⇄ Canning Town Station
Fare Zone Travelcards (Train, Bus & Tram)
One day travel­card Week travel­card Month travel­card
Anytime Off-peak
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 – 3½ miles would take you about 70 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 – A 3½ mile journey will take about about 15-28 minutes and cost you from £18 to £31

By carParking near Aldgate East station