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Aldgate East ⇄ South Ealing Station

This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the District and Piccadilly lines, changing trains at Gloucester Road

  1. From Aldgate East take the District Line
  2. Change at Gloucester Road to the Piccadilly Line
  3. Leave the train at South Ealing

Number of stops: 18 · Journey time: Approx 50 mins

Stations on the route: Aldgate East ➜ Tower Hill ➜ Monument ➜ Cannon Street ➜ Mansion House ➜ Blackfriars ➜ Temple ➜ Embankment ➜ Westminster ➜ St. James’s Park ➜ Victoria ➜ Sloane Square ➜ South Kensington ➜ Gloucester Road [change train] Gloucester Road ➜ Earl’s Court ➜ Barons Court ➜ Hammersmith ➜ Acton Town ➜ South Ealing

Live status and delays

Closures on the District and Piccadilly line

First and last train times

District line timetable

Alternative routes include Aldgate East to Northfields

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Aldgate East is not wheelchair accessible

South Ealing 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 Gloucester Road – You must use stairs when changing between the Circle/​District line platforms and the Piccadilly line platforms

South Ealing exit – You must use two flights of stairs between the platforms and the exit (14 steps up +13 steps up)

This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Piccadilly and District lines, changing trains at Gloucester Road

  1. From South Ealing take the Piccadilly Line
  2. Change at Gloucester Road to the District Line
  3. Leave the train at Aldgate East

Number of stops: 18 · Journey time: Approx 49 mins

Stations on the route: South Ealing ➜ Acton Town ➜ Hammersmith ➜ Barons Court ➜ Earl’s Court ➜ Gloucester Road [change train] Gloucester Road ➜ South Kensington ➜ Sloane Square ➜ Victoria ➜ St. James’s Park ➜ Westminster ➜ Embankment ➜ Temple ➜ Blackfriars ➜ Mansion House ➜ Cannon Street ➜ Monument ➜ Tower Hill ➜ Aldgate East

Live status and delays

Closures on the Piccadilly and District line

First and last train times

Piccadilly line timetable

Alternative routes include South Ealing to Northfields

Stairs, lifts and escalators

South Ealing is not wheelchair accessible

Aldgate East is not wheelchair accessible

South Ealing entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (13 steps down +14 steps down)

Changing trains at Gloucester Road – You must use stairs when changing between the Circle/​District line platforms and the Piccadilly 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 ⇄ South Ealing 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 ⇄ South Ealing 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

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 carParking near Aldgate East station