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Bayswater ⇄ Shadwell Station

This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Circle, Northern and DLR lines, changing trains at Edgware Road, Moorgate and Bank

  1. From Bayswater take the Circle Line
  2. Change at Moorgate to the Northern Line
  3. Change at Bank to the Docklands Light Railway
  4. Leave the train at Shadwell

Number of stops: 11 · Journey time: Approx 46 mins

Stations on the route: Bayswater ➜ Paddington ➜ Edgware Road [change train] Edgware Road ➜ Baker Street ➜ Great Portland Street ➜ Euston Square ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Farringdon ➜ Barbican ➜ Moorgate [change train] Moorgate ➜ Bank [change train] Bank ➜ Shadwell

Live status and delays

Closures on the Circle, Northern and DLR line

First and last train times

Circle line timetable

Alternative routes include Bayswater to Tower Hill, Bayswater to Aldgate and Bayswater to Limehouse

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Bayswater is not wheelchair accessible

Shadwell is not wheelchair accessible

Bayswater entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (5 steps down +25 steps down). There is no lift

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

Shadwell exit – There’s a lift between the DLR platforms and the exit (or 3x16 steps down), but you must use a lift plus two flights of stairs between the London Overground platforms and the exit (15 steps up +7 steps up)

This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the DLR, Central and Circle lines, changing trains at Bank and

  1. From Shadwell take the Docklands Light Railway
  2. Change at Bank to the Central Line
  3. Change at Notting Hill Gate to the Circle Line
  4. Leave the train at Bayswater

Number of stops: 12 · Journey time: Approx 46 mins

Stations on the route: Shadwell ➜ Bank [change train] Bank ➜ St. Paul’s ➜ Chancery Lane ➜ Holborn ➜ Tottenham Court Road ➜ Oxford Circus ➜ Bond Street ➜ Marble Arch ➜ Lancaster Gate ➜ Queensway ➜ Notting Hill Gate [change train] Notting Hill Gate ➜ Bayswater

Live status and delays

Closures on the DLR, Central and Circle line

First and last train times

Docklands Light Railway timetable

Alternative routes include Shadwell to Tower Hill, Shadwell to Aldgate and Shadwell to Limehouse

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Shadwell is not wheelchair accessible

Bayswater is not wheelchair accessible

Shadwell entrance – There’s a lift between the entrance and the DLR platforms (or 3x16 steps up), but you must use a lift plus two flights of stairs between the entrance and the London Overground platforms (7 steps down +15 steps down)

Changing trains 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 trains at Notting Hill Gate – You must use stairs when changing between the Central line platforms and the Circle/District line platforms

Bayswater exit – You must use two flights of stairs between the platforms and the exit (25 steps up +5 steps up). There is no lift

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 Bayswater ⇄ Shadwell 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 Bayswater ⇄ Shadwell 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 – We don’t recommend walking as they are 5¾ miles apart

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 5¾ mile ride should cost you about £28 to £40 and take anything from 26-39 minutes

By carParking near Bayswater station