Blackfriars ⇄ Bow Church Station

This journey is in zones 1&2 and it’s a direct train on the District line

1. From Blackfriars take the District Line
2. Leave train at Bow Road and walk 6 mins to Bow Church

Number of stops: 9 · Journey time: Approx 27 mins

Stations on the route: Blackfriars ➜ Mansion House ➜ Cannon Street ➜ Monument ➜ Tower Hill ➜ Aldgate East ➜ Whitechapel ➜ Stepney Green ➜ Mile End ➜ Bow Road [leave train] Walk 6 mins to Bow Church

Live status and delays

Strikes and station closures

First and last train times

District line timetable

Alternative routes include Blackfriars to Bow Road, Blackfriars to Devons Road and Blackfriars to Bromley By Bow

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Blackfriars is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train

Bow Church is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train

Blackfriars 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 from the Victoria Embankment entrance to the booking hall (17 steps down +3 steps down +6 steps up), or three flights from the New Bridge Street entrance (18 steps down +6 steps down +6 steps up), or two flights from the Riverside Walk entrance (18 steps up +6 steps up), or two flights from the Blackfriars Bridge entrance (2x10 steps down from the eastside, or 21 steps down +6 steps up from the westside), or one flight from the Queen Victoria Street entrance (16 steps down). After that there’s another two flights of stairs down to the platforms (10 steps down +16 steps down to the eastbound platform, or 17 steps down +9 steps down to the westbound platform)

Bow Church exit – There’s a lift between the platforms and the exit. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use two flights of stairs (11 steps up +16 steps up)

This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the District lines, changing trains at Bow Road

1. From Bow Church walk
2. Change at Bow Road to the District Line
3. Leave the train at Blackfriars

Number of stops: 9 · Journey time: Approx 32 mins

Stations on the route: Bow Church [leave train] Walk 6 mins to Bow Road [change train] Bow Road ➜ Mile End ➜ Stepney Green ➜ Whitechapel ➜ Aldgate East ➜ Tower Hill ➜ Monument ➜ Cannon Street ➜ Mansion House ➜ Blackfriars

Alternative routes include Bow Church to Bow Road, Bow Church to Devons Road and Bow Church to Bromley By Bow

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Bow Church is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train

Blackfriars is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train

Blackfriars exit – There’s a lift between the platforms and the exit. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use two flights of stairs from the platforms to the booking hall (16 steps up +10 steps up from the eastbound platform, or 9 steps up +17 steps up from the westbound platform). After that there’s another three flights of stairs to the Victoria Embankment exit (6 steps up +3 steps down +17 steps down), or three flights to the New Bridge Street exit (6 steps up +6 steps down +18 steps down), or two flights to the Riverside Walk exit (6 steps down +18 steps down), or two flights to the Blackfriars Bridge exit (2x10 steps up to the eastside, or 6 steps up +21 steps down to the westside), or one flight to the Queen Victoria Street exit (16 steps up)