Bethnal Green ⇄ Wapping Station

This journey is in zone 2 and you’ll have to use the Central, District and London Overground lines, changing trains at Mile End and Whitechapel

1. From Bethnal Green take the Central Line
2. Change at Mile End to the District Line
3. Change at Whitechapel to the London Overground
4. Leave the train at Wapping

Number of stops: 5 · Journey time: Approx 31 mins

Stations on the route: Bethnal Green ➜ Mile End [change train] Mile End ➜ Stepney Green ➜ Whitechapel [change train] Whitechapel ➜ Shadwell ➜ Wapping

Live status and delays

Closures on the Central, District and London Overground line

First and last train times

Central line timetable

Alternative routes include Bethnal Green to Shadwell

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Bethnal Green is not wheelchair accessible

Wapping is not wheelchair accessible

Bethnal Green entrance – You must use an escalator and two flights of stairs between the Bethnal Green Road entrance and the platforms (20 steps down +8 steps down), or an escalator and two flights of stairs between the Roman Road entrance and the platforms (19 steps down +7 steps down), or an escalator and two flights of stairs between the Cambridge Heath Road west entrance and the platforms (18 steps down +8 steps down), or an escalator and three flights of stairs between the Cambridge Heath Road east entrance and the platforms (10 steps down +11 steps down +5 steps down)

Changing trains at Mile End – Changing between the Central/​District/​H&C line is on the same platform if the trains are running in the same direction, but you must use stairs if they are running in the opposite direction

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

Wapping exit – You must use one lift and three flights of stairs between the platforms and the exit (21 steps up +4 steps up +2 steps down), or eight flights of stairs if you want to avoid the lift (21 steps up +12 steps up +15 steps up +12 steps up +3x15 steps up +2 steps up)

This journey is in zone 2 and you’ll have to use the London Overground, District and Central lines, changing trains at Whitechapel and

1. From Wapping take the London Overground
2. Change at Whitechapel to the District Line
3. Change at Mile End to the Central Line
4. Leave the train at Bethnal Green

Number of stops: 5 · Journey time: Approx 33 mins

Stations on the route: Wapping ➜ Shadwell ➜ Whitechapel [change train] Whitechapel ➜ Stepney Green ➜ Mile End [change train] Mile End ➜ Bethnal Green

Alternative routes include Wapping to Shadwell

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Wapping is not wheelchair accessible

Bethnal Green is not wheelchair accessible

Wapping entrance – You must use one lift and three flights of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (2 steps up +4 steps down +21 steps down), or eight flights of stairs if you want to avoid the lift (2 steps up +3x15 steps down +12 steps down +15 steps down +12 steps down +21 steps down)

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

Changing trains at Mile End – Changing between the Central/​District/​H&C line is on the same platform if the trains are running in the same direction, but you must use stairs if they are running in the opposite direction

Bethnal Green exit – You must use an escalator and two flights of stairs between the platforms and the Bethnal Green Road exit (8 steps up +20 steps up), or an escalator and two flights of stairs between the platforms and the Roman Road exit (7 steps up +19 steps up), or an escalator and two flights of stairs between the platforms and the Cambridge Heath Road west exit (8 steps up +18 steps up), or an escalator and three flights of stairs between the platforms and the Cambridge Heath Road east exit (5 steps up +11 steps up +10 steps up)