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Barbican ⇄ Canada Water Station

This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Hammersmith & City and London Overground lines, changing trains at Whitechapel

  1. From Barbican take the Hammersmith & City Line
  2. Change at Whitechapel to the London Overground
  3. Leave the train at Canada Water

Number of stops: 8 · Journey time: Approx 28 mins

Stations on the route: Barbican ➜ Moorgate ➜ Liverpool Street ➜ Aldgate East ➜ Whitechapel [change train] Whitechapel ➜ Shadwell ➜ Wapping ➜ Rotherhithe ➜ Canada Water

Live status and delays

Closures on the H&C and London Overground line

First and last train times

Hammersmith & City line timetable

Alternative routes include Barbican to Surrey Quays and Barbican to Bermondsey

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Barbican is not wheelchair accessible

Canada Water is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train

Barbican entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the entrance and the booking hall (11 steps down +12 steps down), plus another two flights of stairs from the booking hall to the platforms (15 steps down +14 steps down to the eastbound platform, and 2x14 steps down to the westbound platform)

Changing trains at Whitechapel – You can use escalators from the Elizbeth line, and lifts from all the other platforms

Canada Water exit – You can use a lift between the platforms and the booking hall. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use an escalator from the London Overground platforms, or two escalators from the Jubilee line platforms. After that you can use another lift from the booking hall to the bus station exit (or three flights of stairs: 11 steps up +2x12 steps up), but you must use three flights of stairs to the Surrey Quays Road exit (3x12 steps up)

This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Jubilee, Northern and Metropolitan lines, changing trains at London Bridge and

  1. From Canada Water take the Jubilee Line
  2. Change at London Bridge to the Northern Line
  3. Change at Moorgate to the Metropolitan Line
  4. Leave the train at Barbican

Number of stops: 5 · Journey time: Approx 32 mins

Stations on the route: Canada Water ➜ Bermondsey ➜ London Bridge [change train] London Bridge ➜ Bank ➜ Moorgate [change train] Moorgate ➜ Barbican

Live status and delays

Closures on the Jubilee, Northern and Metropolitan line

First and last train times

Jubilee line timetable

Alternative routes include Canada Water to Surrey Quays and Canada Water to Bermondsey

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Canada Water is not wheelchair accessible

Barbican is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train

Canada Water entrance – There’s a lift between the bus station entrance and the booking hall (or three flights of stairs: 2x12 steps down +11 steps down), but you must use three flights of stairs from the Surrey Quays Road entrance (3x12 steps down). After that you can use another lift from the booking hall to the platforms. If you want to avoid this second lift then you can use one escalator down to the London Overground platforms, or two escalators down to the Jubilee line platforms

Changing trains at London Bridge – You must use a lift plus escalator when changing between the Jubilee/​Northern line platforms via the Northern line ticket hall. You can avoid the escalator by using a lift and walking 410 metres outside in the street

Changing trains at Moorgate – You must use an escalator when changing between the Circle/​Metropolitan/​H&C eastbound platforms and the Northern line. You must use stairs for all other platform changes

Barbican exit – You must use two flights of stairs from the platforms to the booking hall (14 steps up +15 steps up from the eastbound platform, and 2x14 steps up from the westbound platform), plus another two flights of stairs between the booking hall and the exit (12 steps up +11 steps up)

Cash, Oyster & Travelcard fares

The journey is in zones 1-2. The cheapest fare is £2.80 off-peak (£3.40 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 Barbican ⇄ Canada Water Station
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
Travelcard prices from Barbican ⇄ Canada Water Station
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
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

Walking – The distance is roughly 2¾ miles on foot, which will take you around 52-58 minutes

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 taxi – A 2¾ mile ride should cost about £14.30 to £24.60 and take anything from 12 to 24 minutes

By carParking near Barbican station