The journey from Aldgate East to Prince Regent is in fare zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the District, Jubilee and DLR tube lines, changing trains at West Ham and Canning Town
- From Aldgate East take the District Line
- Change at West Ham to the Jubilee Line
- Change at Canning Town to the Docklands Light Railway
- Leave the train at Prince Regent
Number of tube stops: 10 · Journey time: Approx 40 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 [change train] Canning Town ➜ Royal Victoria ➜ Custom House ➜ Prince Regent
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the District, Jubilee and DLR
First and last train times on the District line
Tube times for the District line
Alternative routes include Aldgate East to Custom House and Aldgate East to Royal Albert
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Aldgate East station is not wheelchair accessible
Prince Regent 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 West Ham – There’s are two lifts when changing between the DLR/Jubilee/H&C line platforms
Changing tube line at Canning Town – You must use a lift when changing between the DLR/Jubilee line platforms, apart from the Stratford, Beckton and Woolwich Arsenal branches of the DLR which have a lift plus escalator
Prince Regent station exit – There’s a lift (or 16 steps up +12 steps up) from the platforms to the booking hall. After that there’s another lift (or 3x16 steps down +7 steps down) to the Connaught Road exit, or a ramp plus a lift (or 12 steps down +2x13 steps down +12 steps down) to the Park & Ride exit
The journey from Prince Regent to Aldgate East is in fare zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the DLR, London Overground and Hammersmith & City tube lines, changing trains at Shadwell and
- From Prince Regent take the Docklands Light Railway
- Change at Shadwell to the London Overground
- Change at Whitechapel to the Hammersmith & City Line
- Leave the train at Aldgate East
Number of tube stops: 11 · Journey time: Approx 41 mins
Stations on the route: Prince Regent ➜ Custom House ➜ Royal Victoria ➜ Canning Town ➜ East India ➜ Blackwall ➜ Poplar ➜ Westferry ➜ Limehouse ➜ Shadwell [change train] Shadwell ➜ Whitechapel [change train] Whitechapel ➜ Aldgate East
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the DLR, London Overground and H&C
First and last train times on the DLR
Tube times for the Docklands Light Railway
Alternative routes include Prince Regent to Custom House and Prince Regent to Royal Albert
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Prince Regent train station is not wheelchair accessible
Aldgate East station is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train
Prince Regent station entrance – There’s a lift (or 7 steps up +3x16 steps up) from the Connaught Road entrance to the booking hall, or a ramp plus a lift (or 12 steps up +2x13 steps up +12 steps up) from the Park & Ride entrance. After that there’s another lift down to the platforms (or 12 steps down +16 steps down)
Changing tube line at Shadwell – You must use stairs when changing between the DLR and London Overground 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)
Tube fare between Aldgate East and Prince Regent
This tube journey is in Oyster zones 1-3. The cheapest fare is £3 off-peak (£3.70 peak) when you pay by Oyster or contactless. There’s no return fare, you just pay the same as two single tickets
Fare zone | Cash | Oyster & Contactless cards | |||
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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) | |||
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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 |
See our complete list of Adult tickets 2024, Senior tickets 2024, Child tickets 2024, Oyster fares 2024, Contactless fares 2024 and Travelcard fares 2024 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 – We don’t recommend walking – the stations are 4¾ miles apart
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 prices · Pensioner bus prices · Children’s bus prices
Travel by taxi – A 4¾ mile taxi fare between Prince Regent underground station and Aldgate East should cost you about £23 to £35.50 and take anything from 20 to 34 mins depending on the traffic
Travel by car – Car parks near Aldgate East station