The journey from Barbican to Limehouse is in fare zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Metropolitan, Central and DLR tube lines, changing trains at Liverpool Street and Bank
- From Barbican take the Metropolitan Line
- Change at Liverpool Street to the Central Line
- Change at Bank to the Docklands Light Railway
- Leave the train at Limehouse
Number of tube stops: 5 · Journey time: Approx 33 mins
Stations on the route: Barbican ➜ Moorgate ➜ Liverpool Street [change train] Liverpool Street ➜ Bank [change train] Bank ➜ Shadwell ➜ Limehouse
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Metropolitan, Central and DLR
First and last train times on the Metropolitan line
Tube times for the Metropolitan line
Alternative routes include Barbican to Westferry, Barbican to Stepney Green and Barbican to Shadwell
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Barbican underground station is not wheelchair accessible
Limehouse station is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train
Barbican station 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 tube line at Liverpool Street – You can use a lift or escalator when changing between the Central line and National Rail platforms, or the Central line and the H&C eastbound platform. You can use a lift when changing between the H&C eastbound and National Rail platforms. But you must use stairs for all other platform changes
Changing tube line at Bank – Changing between the Central and DLR platforms involves a lift plus escalator. Changing between the W&C line and any other platform involves a lift, an escalator plus a long travelator. You must use stairs when changing trains from the Northern line to any other platform
Limehouse station exit – There’s a lift between the platforms and the exit. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use three flights of stairs (2x16 steps down +7 steps down)
The journey from Limehouse to Barbican is in fare zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the DLR, Northern and Metropolitan tube lines, changing trains at Bank and
- From Limehouse take the Docklands Light Railway
- Change at Bank to the Northern Line
- Change at Moorgate to the Metropolitan Line
- Leave the train at Barbican
Number of tube stops: 4 · Journey time: Approx 32 mins
Stations on the route: Limehouse ➜ Shadwell ➜ Bank [change train] Bank ➜ Moorgate [change train] Moorgate ➜ Barbican
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the DLR, Northern and Metropolitan
First and last train times on the DLR
Tube times for the Docklands Light Railway
Alternative routes include Limehouse to Westferry, Limehouse to Stepney Green and Limehouse to Shadwell
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Limehouse train station is not wheelchair accessible
Barbican station is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train
Limehouse station entrance – There’s a lift between the entrance and the platforms. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use three flights of stairs (7 steps up +2x16 steps up)
Changing tube line at Bank – Changing between the Central and DLR platforms involves a lift plus escalator. Changing between the W&C line and any other platform involves a lift, an escalator plus a long travelator. You must use stairs when changing trains from the Northern line to any other platform
Changing tube line 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 station 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)
Tube fare between Barbican and Limehouse
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 |
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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 – You could walk the 2½ mile distance in about 47-52 minutes
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 2024 · OAP bus tickets 2024 · Kids bus tickets 2024
Travel by taxi – A 2½ mile taxi fare between Limehouse station and Barbican will cost you around £14.30 to £24.60 and take about 12-23 mins
Travel by car – Car parks near Barbican station