The journey from Aldgate East to St John's Wood is in fare zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Hammersmith & City and Jubilee tube lines, changing trains at Baker Street
- From Aldgate East take the Hammersmith & City Line
- Change at Baker Street to the Jubilee Line
- Leave the train at St. John’s Wood
Number of tube stops: 9 · Journey time: Approx 31 mins
Stations on the route: Aldgate East ➜ Liverpool Street ➜ Moorgate ➜ Barbican ➜ Farringdon ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Euston Square ➜ Great Portland Street ➜ Baker Street [change train] Baker Street ➜ St. John’s Wood
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the H&C and Jubilee
First and last train times on the Hammersmith & City line
Tube times for the Hammersmith & City line
Alternative routes include Aldgate East to Maida Vale, Aldgate East to Swiss Cottage and Aldgate East to Chalk Farm
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Aldgate East tube station is not wheelchair accessible
St. John’s Wood station is not wheelchair accessible
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 Baker Street – Changing between the Bakerloo/Jubilee line is on the level, but you must use two flights of stairs for eastbound changes on the Circle/Metropolitan/H&C line (8 steps down +21 steps down) or three flights of stairs for westbound changes on the Circle/Metropolitan/H&C line (8 steps down +2x10 steps down)
St. John’s Wood station exit – There’s an escalator between the platforms and the exit, or seven flights of stairs (12 steps up +5x17 steps up +3 steps up). There’s no lift
The journey from St John's Wood to Aldgate East is in fare zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Jubilee and Hammersmith & City tube lines, changing trains at Baker Street
- From St. John’s Wood take the Jubilee Line
- Change at Baker Street to the Hammersmith & City Line
- Leave the train at Aldgate East
Number of tube stops: 9 · Journey time: Approx 33 mins
Stations on the route: St. John’s Wood ➜ Baker Street [change train] Baker Street ➜ Great Portland Street ➜ Euston Square ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Farringdon ➜ Barbican ➜ Moorgate ➜ Liverpool Street ➜ Aldgate East
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Jubilee and H&C
First and last train times on the Jubilee line
Tube times for the Jubilee line
Alternative routes include St. John’s Wood to Maida Vale, St. John’s Wood to Swiss Cottage and St. John’s Wood to Chalk Farm
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
St. John’s Wood train station is not wheelchair accessible
Aldgate East station is not wheelchair accessible
St. John’s Wood station entrance – There’s an escalator between the entrance and the platforms, or seven flights of stairs (3 steps down +5x17 steps down +12 steps down). There’s no lift
Changing tube line at Baker Street – Changing between the Bakerloo/Jubilee line is on the level, but you must use two flights of stairs for eastbound changes on the Circle/Metropolitan/H&C line (8 steps down +21 steps down) or three flights of stairs for westbound changes on the Circle/Metropolitan/H&C line (8 steps down +2x10 steps down)
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 St John's Wood
This tube journey is in Oyster zones 1-2. The cheapest fare is £2.80 off-peak (£3.40 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single fare | Single fare | Daily cap | |||
| Peak | Off-peak | Peak | Off-peak | ||
| Zone 1-2 fare | £6.70 | £3.40 | £2.80 | £8.50 | £8.50 |
| Fare Zone | Travelcards (Train, Bus & Tram) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One day travelcard | Week travelcard | Month travelcard | ||
| Anytime | Off-peak | |||
| Zone 1-2 travelcard | n/a | n/a | £42.70 | £164 |
| 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 London Underground prices, Pensioner prices, Children’s prices, Oyster card prices, Contactless card prices and Travelcard prices 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 2024 · Pensioner bus prices 2024 · Children’s bus prices 2024
Travel by taxi – A 4¾ mile taxi fare between St. John’s Wood train 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 and St. John’s Wood