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Barbican ⇄ Gunnersbury Station

This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Metropolitan, Piccadilly and District lines, changing trains at King’s Cross St. Pancras and Barons Court

  1. From Barbican take the Metropolitan Line
  2. Change at King’s Cross St. Pancras to the Piccadilly Line
  3. Change at Barons Court to the District Line
  4. Leave the train at Gunnersbury

Number of stops: 19 · Journey time: Approx 57 mins

Stations on the route: Barbican ➜ Farringdon ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras [change train] King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Russell Square ➜ Holborn ➜ Covent Garden ➜ Leicester Square ➜ Piccadilly Circus ➜ Green Park ➜ Hyde Park Corner ➜ Knightsbridge ➜ South Kensington ➜ Gloucester Road ➜ Earl’s Court ➜ Barons Court [change train] Barons Court ➜ Hammersmith ➜ Ravenscourt Park ➜ Stamford Brook ➜ Turnham Green ➜ Gunnersbury

Live status and delays

Closures on the Metropolitan, Piccadilly and District line

First and last train times

Metropolitan line timetable

Alternative routes include Barbican to Chiswick Park, Barbican to Turnham Green and Barbican to Kew Gardens

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Barbican is not wheelchair accessible

Gunnersbury is not wheelchair accessible

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 King’s Cross St. Pancras – There’s a lift when changing between the platforms

Changing trains at Barons Court – Changing between the District and Piccadilly line is on the same platform

Gunnersbury exit – You must use two flights of stairs between the platforms and the exit (14 steps up +15 steps up). There’s no lift

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 Gunnersbury take the District Line
  2. Change at Gloucester Road to the Circle Line
  3. Leave the train at Barbican

Number of stops: 19 · Journey time: Approx 48 mins

Stations on the route: 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 ➜ Great Portland Street ➜ Euston Square ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Farringdon ➜ Barbican

Live status and delays

Closures on the District and Circle line

First and last train times

District line timetable

Alternative routes include Gunnersbury to Chiswick Park, Gunnersbury to Turnham Green and Gunnersbury to Kew Gardens

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Gunnersbury is not wheelchair accessible

Barbican is not wheelchair accessible

Gunnersbury entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (15 steps down +14 steps down). There’s no lift

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

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 1-3. 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 Barbican ⇄ Gunnersbury 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 Barbican ⇄ Gunnersbury 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.