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Bow Church ⇄ Oxford Circus Station

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

  1. From Bow Church take the Docklands Light Railway
  2. Change at Stratford to the Central Line
  3. Leave the train at Oxford Circus

Number of stops: 11 · Journey time: Approx 37 mins

Stations on the route: Bow Church ➜ Pudding Mill Lane ➜ Stratford [change train] Stratford ➜ Mile End ➜ Bethnal Green ➜ Liverpool Street ➜ Bank ➜ St. Paul’s ➜ Chancery Lane ➜ Holborn ➜ Tottenham Court Road ➜ Oxford Circus

Live status and delays

Closures on the DLR and Central line

First and last train times

Docklands Light Railway timetable

Alternative routes include Bow Church to Bond Street, Bow Church to Piccadilly Circus and Bow Church to Tottenham Court Road

Stairs, lifts and escalators

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

Oxford Circus is not wheelchair accessible

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

Changing trains 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

Oxford Circus exit – There are two escalators from the Bakerloo and Victoria line platforms to the booking hall, and two escalators plus one flight of stairs from the Central line platforms to the booking hall (20 steps up). After that you must use another two flights of stairs to the exit (13 steps up +19 steps up to the northwest corner of the junction, or 13 steps up +18 steps up to the northeast corner, or 12 steps up +19 steps up to the southwest and southeast corners, or 9 steps up +13 steps up to the Argyll Street exit, or 22 steps up to the Oxford Street southside exit)

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

  1. From Oxford Circus take the Central Line
  2. Change at Stratford to the Docklands Light Railway
  3. Leave the train at Bow Church

Number of stops: 11 · Journey time: Approx 36 mins

Stations on the route: Oxford Circus ➜ Tottenham Court Road ➜ Holborn ➜ Chancery Lane ➜ St. Paul’s ➜ Bank ➜ Liverpool Street ➜ Bethnal Green ➜ Mile End ➜ Stratford [change train] Stratford ➜ Pudding Mill Lane ➜ Bow Church

Live status and delays

Closures on the Central and DLR line

First and last train times

Central line timetable

Alternative routes include Oxford Circus to Bond Street, Oxford Circus to Piccadilly Circus and Oxford Circus to Tottenham Court Road

Stairs, lifts and escalators

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

Bow Church is not wheelchair accessible

Oxford Circus entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the entrance and the booking hall (19 steps down +13 steps down from the northwest corner of the junction, or 18 steps down +13 steps down from the northeast corner, or 19 steps down +12 steps down from the southwest and southeast corners). After that there’s another two escalators down to the Bakerloo and Victoria line platforms, or two escalators plus one flight of stairs down to the Central line platforms (20 steps down)

Changing trains 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

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)

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 Bow Church ⇄ Oxford Circus 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 Bow Church ⇄ Oxford Circus 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

Walking – The distance on foot is about 5¼ miles, so we don’t recommend walking

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

By taxi – A 5¼ miles journey should cost approximately £23 to £35.50 and take 23-37 minutes

By carParking near Oxford Circus station