This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Hammersmith & City and Central lines, changing trains at Liverpool Street
- From Aldgate East take the Hammersmith & City Line
- Change at Liverpool Street to the Central Line
- Leave the train at Hanger Lane
Number of stops: 18 · Journey time: Approx 50 mins
Stations on the route: Aldgate East ➜ Liverpool Street [change train] Liverpool Street ➜ Bank ➜ St. Paul’s ➜ Chancery Lane ➜ Holborn ➜ Tottenham Court Road ➜ Oxford Circus ➜ Bond Street ➜ Marble Arch ➜ Lancaster Gate ➜ Queensway ➜ Notting Hill Gate ➜ Holland Park ➜ Shepherd’s Bush ➜ White City ➜ East Acton ➜ North Acton ➜ Hanger Lane
Live status and delays
Closures on the H&C and Central line
First and last train times
Hammersmith & City line timetable
Alternative routes include Aldgate East to Park Royal and Aldgate East to North Ealing
Stairs, lifts and escalators
Aldgate East is not wheelchair accessible
Hanger Lane 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)
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
Hanger Lane exit – You must use two flights of stairs from the platforms to the booking hall (15 steps up +14 steps up). After that you need to use another one or two flights of stairs to the northwest exit (19 steps up, or 2x10 steps up), or two flights of stairs to all the other exits (8 steps up +9 steps up to the northeast entrance, 12 steps up +13 steps up to the southwest exit, and 11 steps up +12 steps up to the southeast exit)
This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Central and Hammersmith & City lines, changing trains at Liverpool Street
- From Hanger Lane take the Central Line
- Change at Liverpool Street to the Hammersmith & City Line
- Leave the train at Aldgate East
Number of stops: 18 · Journey time: Approx 51 mins
Stations on the route: Hanger Lane ➜ North Acton ➜ East Acton ➜ White City ➜ Shepherd’s Bush ➜ Holland Park ➜ Notting Hill Gate ➜ Queensway ➜ Lancaster Gate ➜ Marble Arch ➜ Bond Street ➜ Oxford Circus ➜ Tottenham Court Road ➜ Holborn ➜ Chancery Lane ➜ St. Paul’s ➜ Bank ➜ Liverpool Street [change train] Liverpool Street ➜ Aldgate East
Live status and delays
Closures on the Central and H&C line
First and last train times
Central line timetable
Alternative routes include Hanger Lane to Park Royal and Hanger Lane to North Ealing
Stairs, lifts and escalators
Hanger Lane is not wheelchair accessible
Aldgate East is not wheelchair accessible
Hanger Lane entrance – You must use one or two flights of stairs between the northwest entrance and the booking hall (19 steps down, or 2x10 steps down), or two flights of stairs from all the other entrances (9 steps down +8 steps down from the northeast entrance, 13 steps down +12 steps down from the southwest entrance, and 12 steps down +11 steps down from the southeast entrance). After that you need to use another two flights of stairs down to the platforms (14 steps down +15 steps down)
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 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
| 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 |
| 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
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 car – Parking near Aldgate East station