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Baker Street ⇄ Kew Gardens Station

This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Hammersmith & City and District lines, changing trains at Ravenscourt Park

  1. From Baker Street take the Hammersmith & City Line
  2. Leave train at Hammersmith and walk over the road to the other Hammersmith station
  3. Change at Hammersmith to the District Line
  4. Leave the train at Kew Gardens

Number of stops: 14 · Journey time: Approx 50 mins

Stations on the route: Baker Street ➜ Edgware Road ➜ Paddington ➜ Royal Oak ➜ Westbourne Park ➜ Ladbroke Grove ➜ Latimer Road ➜ Wood Lane ➜ Shepherd’s Bush Market ➜ Goldhawk Road ➜ Hammersmith [leave train] Walk over the road to the other Hammersmith station (for the District/Piccadilly line) [change train] Ravenscourt Park ➜ Stamford Brook ➜ Turnham Green ➜ Gunnersbury ➜ Kew Gardens

Live status and delays

Closures on the H&C and District line

First and last train times

Hammersmith & City line timetable

Alternative routes include Baker Street to Richmond and Baker Street to Gunnersbury

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Baker Street is not wheelchair accessible

Kew Gardens has step-free access from the street to the platform (but there may be a step up or gap to the train)

Baker Street entrance – There are two escalators between the entrance and the Bakerloo/​Jubilee line platforms, and three flights of stairs between the entrance and the Circle/​Metropolitan/​H&C line platforms (18 steps down +9 steps down +17 steps down). There is no lift

Kew Gardens exit – There is level access between the eastbound platform and the Station Avenue exit, and the westbound platform and the North Road exit, but there are three flights of stairs between the westbound platform and the Station Avenue exit (15 steps down +2x11 steps up), and three flights of stairs between the eastbound platform and the North Road exit (2x11 steps down +15 steps up)

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

  1. From Kew Gardens take the District Line
  2. Change at Gloucester Road to the Circle Line
  3. Leave the train at Baker Street

Number of stops: 15 · Journey time: Approx 41 mins

Stations on the route: Kew Gardens ➜ Gunnersbury ➜ Turnham Green ➜ Stamford Brook ➜ Ravenscourt Park ➜ Hammersmith ➜ Barons Court ➜ West Kensington ➜ Earl’s Court ➜ Gloucester Road [change train] Gloucester Road ➜ High Street Kensington ➜ Notting Hill Gate ➜ Bayswater ➜ Paddington ➜ Edgware Road [change train] Edgware Road ➜ Baker Street

Live status and delays

Closures on the District and Circle line

First and last train times

District line timetable

Alternative routes include Kew Gardens to Richmond and Kew Gardens to Gunnersbury

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Kew Gardens is not wheelchair accessible

Baker Street has step-free access from the street to the platform (but there may be a step up or gap to the train)

Kew Gardens entrance – There is level access between the Station Avenue entrance and the eastbound platform, and the North Road entrance and the westbound platform, but there are three flights of stairs between the Station Avenue entrance and the westbound platform (2x11 steps down +15 steps up), and three flights of stairs between the North Road entrance and the eastbound platform (15 steps down +2x11 steps up)

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

Baker Street exit – There are two escalators between the Bakerloo/​Jubilee line platforms and the exit, and three flights of stairs between the Circle/​Metropolitan/​H&C line platforms and the exit (17 steps up +9 steps up +18 steps up). There is no lift

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 Baker Street ⇄ Kew Gardens 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 Baker Street ⇄ Kew Gardens 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 Baker Street station