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Bounds Green ⇄ Mile End Station

This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Piccadilly and Central lines, changing trains at Holborn

  1. From Bounds Green take the Piccadilly Line
  2. Change at Holborn to the Central Line
  3. Leave the train at Mile End

Number of stops: 16 · Journey time: Approx 46 mins

Stations on the route: Bounds Green ➜ Wood Green ➜ Turnpike Lane ➜ Manor House ➜ Finsbury Park ➜ Arsenal ➜ Holloway Road ➜ Caledonian Road ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Russell Square ➜ Holborn [change train] Holborn ➜ Chancery Lane ➜ St. Paul’s ➜ Bank ➜ Liverpool Street ➜ Bethnal Green ➜ Mile End

Live status and delays

Closures on the Piccadilly and Central line

First and last train times

Piccadilly line timetable

Alternative routes include Bounds Green to Bow Road and Bounds Green to Stepney Green

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Bounds Green is not wheelchair accessible

Mile End is not wheelchair accessible

Bounds Green entrance – You must use an escalator between the entrance and the platforms. There is no lift. If you want to avoid the escalator then you can use seven flights of stairs (3 steps down +4x17 steps down +15 steps down +3 steps down)

Changing trains at Holborn – You must use stairs when changing between the Central/​Piccadilly line platforms

Mile End exit – You must use two flights of stairs from the platforms to the booking hall (19 steps up +4 steps up from the eastbound, and 11 steps up +12 steps up from the westbound platform). After that tou must use another two flights of stairs to the exit (15 steps up +7 steps up)

This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Central and Piccadilly lines, changing trains at Holborn

  1. From Mile End take the Central Line
  2. Change at Holborn to the Piccadilly Line
  3. Leave the train at Bounds Green

Number of stops: 16 · Journey time: Approx 46 mins

Stations on the route: Mile End ➜ Bethnal Green ➜ Liverpool Street ➜ Bank ➜ St. Paul’s ➜ Chancery Lane ➜ Holborn [change train] Holborn ➜ Russell Square ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Caledonian Road ➜ Holloway Road ➜ Arsenal ➜ Finsbury Park ➜ Manor House ➜ Turnpike Lane ➜ Wood Green ➜ Bounds Green

Live status and delays

Closures on the Central and Piccadilly line

First and last train times

Central line timetable

Alternative routes include Mile End to Bow Road and Mile End to Stepney Green

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Mile End is not wheelchair accessible

Bounds Green is not wheelchair accessible

Mile End entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the entrance and the booking hall (7 steps down +15 steps down). After that you must use another two flights of stairs to the platforms (4 steps down +19 steps down to the eastbound, and 12 steps down +11 steps down to the westbound platform)

Changing trains at Holborn – You must use stairs when changing between the Central/​Piccadilly line platforms

Bounds Green exit – You must use an escalator between the platforms and the exit. There is no lift. If you want to avoid the escalator then you can use seven flights of stairs (3 steps up +15 steps up +4x17 steps up +3 steps up)

Cash, Oyster & Travelcard fares

The journey is in zones 1-3. The cheapest fare is £3 off-peak (£3.70 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 Bounds Green ⇄ Mile End Station
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
Travelcard prices from Bounds Green ⇄ Mile End Station
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
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

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