Blackfriars ⇄ Shoreditch High St Station | Tube Journey, Train Times & Fares

The journey from Blackfriars to Shoreditch High Street is in fare zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the District and London Overground tube lines, changing trains at Whitechapel

1. From Blackfriars take the District Line
2. Change at Whitechapel to the London Overground
3. Leave the train at Shoreditch High Street

Number of tube stops: 7 · Journey time: Approx 22 mins

Stations on the route: Blackfriars ➜ Mansion House ➜ Cannon Street ➜ Monument ➜ Tower Hill ➜ Aldgate East ➜ Whitechapel [change train] Whitechapel ➜ Shoreditch High Street

London Underground tube delays

Strikes and closures on the District and London Overground

First and last train times on the District line

Tube times for the District line

Alternative routes include Blackfriars to Liverpool Street, Blackfriars to Old Street and Blackfriars to Aldgate

Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms

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

Shoreditch High Street station is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train

Blackfriars 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 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)

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

The journey from Shoreditch High Street to Blackfriars is in fare zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the London Overground and District tube lines, changing trains at Whitechapel

1. From Shoreditch High Street take the London Overground
2. Change at Whitechapel to the District Line
3. Leave the train at Blackfriars

Number of tube stops: 7 · Journey time: Approx 1, 26 mins

Stations on the route: Shoreditch High Street ➜ Whitechapel [change train] Whitechapel ➜ Aldgate East ➜ Tower Hill ➜ Monument ➜ Cannon Street ➜ Mansion House ➜ Blackfriars

Alternative routes include Shoreditch High Street to Liverpool Street, Shoreditch High Street to Old Street and Shoreditch High Street to Aldgate

Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms

Shoreditch High Street train station is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train

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

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

Blackfriars station 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)