The journey from Bethnal Green to West Silvertown is in fare zones 2&3 and you’ll have to use the Central, Jubilee and DLR tube lines, changing trains at Stratford and Canning Town
- From Bethnal Green take the Central Line
- Change at Stratford to the Jubilee Line
- Change at Canning Town to the Docklands Light Railway
- Leave the train at West Silvertown
Number of tube stops: 5 · Journey time: Approx 37 mins
Stations on the route: Bethnal Green ➜ Mile End ➜ Stratford [change train] Stratford ➜ West Ham ➜ Canning Town [change train] Canning Town ➜ West Silvertown
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Central, Jubilee and DLR
First and last train times on the Central line
Tube times for the Central line
Alternative routes include Bethnal Green to Pontoon Dock and Bethnal Green to Royal Victoria
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Bethnal Green tube station is not wheelchair accessible
West Silvertown station is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train
Bethnal Green station 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 tube line at Stratford – You must use an escalator when changing between the DLR and Jubilee lines, but you can use a lift for all other platform changes
Changing tube line at Canning Town – You must use a lift when changing between the DLR/Jubilee line platforms, apart from the Stratford, Beckton and Woolwich Arsenal branches of the DLR which have a lift plus escalator
West Silvertown station exit – There’s a lift between the DLR platforms and the exit
The journey from West Silvertown to Bethnal Green is in fare zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the DLR and Central tube lines, changing trains at Bank
- From West Silvertown take the Docklands Light Railway
- Change at Bank to the Central Line
- Leave the train at Bethnal Green
Number of tube stops: 10 · Journey time: Approx 35 mins
Stations on the route: West Silvertown ➜ Canning Town ➜ East India ➜ Blackwell ➜ Poplar ➜ Westferry ➜ Limehouse ➜ Shadwell ➜ Bank [change train] Bank ➜ Liverpool Street ➜ Bethnal Green
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the DLR and Central
First and last train times on the DLR
Tube times for the Docklands Light Railway
Alternative routes include West Silvertown to Pontoon Dock and West Silvertown to Royal Victoria
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
West Silvertown train station is not wheelchair accessible
Bethnal Green station is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train
West Silvertown station entrance – There’s a lift between the entrance and the DLR platforms
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 – You must use a lift when changing between the DLR/Jubilee line platforms, apart from the Stratford, Beckton and Woolwich Arsenal branches of the DLR which have a lift plus escalator
Bethnal Green station 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)
Tube fare between Bethnal Green and West Silvertown
This tube journey is in Oyster zones 1-3. The cheapest fare is £3 off-peak (£3.70 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 1-3 fare | £6.70 | £3.70 | £3 | £10 | £10 |
| 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 |
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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 – The distance is about 3¾ miles which would take about 80 minutes on foot
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 fares · Senior bus fares · Child bus fares
Travel by taxi – The 3¾ mile ride between West Silvertown train station and Bethnal Green in a black cab should cost you about £18 to £31 and take anything from 15 to 29 mins