The journey from Aldgate East to Upton Park is in fare zones 1-3 and it’s a direct train on the District tube line
- From Aldgate East take the District Line
- Leave the train at Upton Park
Number of tube stops: 8 · Journey time: Approx 16 mins
Stations on the route: Aldgate East ➜ Whitechapel ➜ Stepney Green ➜ Mile End ➜ Bow Road ➜ Bromley-by-Bow ➜ West Ham ➜ Plaistow ➜ Upton Park
London Underground tube delays
First and last train times on the District line
Tube times for the District line
Alternative routes include Aldgate East to Plaistow and Aldgate East to East Ham
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Aldgate East tube station is not wheelchair accessible
Upton Park 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)
Upton Park station exit – You must use two flights of stairs between the platforms and the exit (16 steps up +15 steps up)
The journey from Upton Park to Aldgate East is in fare zones 1-3 and it’s a direct train on the District tube line
- From Upton Park take the District Line
- Leave the train at Aldgate East
Number of tube stops: 8 · Journey time: Approx 20 mins
Stations on the route: Upton Park ➜ Plaistow ➜ West Ham ➜ Bromley-by-Bow ➜ Bow Road ➜ Mile End ➜ Stepney Green ➜ Whitechapel ➜ Aldgate East
London Underground tube delays
First and last train times on the District line
Tube times for the District line
Alternative routes include Upton Park to Plaistow and Upton Park to East Ham
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Upton Park train station is not wheelchair accessible
Aldgate East station is not wheelchair accessible
Upton Park station entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (15 steps down +16 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 Upton Park
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| See our complete list of London Underground prices 2024, Senior citizens prices 2024, Children’s prices 2024, Oyster card prices 2024, Contactless card prices 2024 and Travelcard prices 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 – It’s around 5 miles to Aldgate East, which is too far to walk
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 tickets · Senior citizen bus tickets · Children’s bus tickets
Travel by taxi – A five mile taxi ride between Upton Park train station and Aldgate East station should cost between £23 and £35.50 and take about 21-35 mins depending on the traffic
Travel by car – Car parks near Aldgate East station