Bow Church ⇄ Temple Station · Train Fare & Route

Bow Church to Temple Temple to Bow Church

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

From Bow Church walk
Change at Bow Road to the District Line
Leave the train at Temple

Number of stops: 10 · Journey time: Approx 33 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 ➜ Temple

Alternative routes include Bow Church to Embankment, Bow Church to Covent Garden and Bow Church to Blackfriars

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Bow Church is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train. Temple is not wheelchair accessible

Temple exit – You must use three flights of stairs from the platforms to the booking hall (6 steps up +7 steps up +16 steps up from the eastbound platform, and 5 steps up +4 steps up +19 steps up from the westbound platform). After that there’s another flight of 10 stairs to the Temple Place exit, but the Victoria Embankment exit is on the level

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

From Temple take the District Line
Leave train at Bow Road and walk 6 mins to Bow Church

Number of stops: 10 · Journey time: Approx 29 mins

Stations on the route: Temple ➜ 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

District line Good service

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Closures on the District line

First and last train times

Tuesdays
First train at 05:28 – Last train at 00:41

Wednesdays
First train at 05:28 – Last train at 00:41

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District line timetable

Tuesdays
5:28, 5:44, 5:57, 6:06, 6:09, 6:15, 6:18, 6:23, 6:25, 6:30, 6:33, 6:35, 6:40, 6:43, 6:45, 6:50, 6:52, 6:55, 6:59, 7:01, 7:03, 7:06, 7:10, 7:12, 7:15, 7:19, 7:21, 7:24, 7:26, 7:30, 7:33, 7:35, 7:40, 7:42, 7:44, 7:46, 7:51, 7:53, 7:55, 8:00, 8:02, 8:04, 8:07, 8:11, 8:13, 8:15, 8:20, 8:22, 8:24, 8:26, 8:31, 8:33, 8:35, 8:39, 8:41, 8:44, 8:46, 8:50, 8:52, 8:54, 8:56, 9:00, 9:02, 9:04

See the rest of the timetable

9:07, 9:11, 9:13, 9:15, 9:17, 9:21, 9:23, 9:25, 9:30, 9:32, 9:34, 9:36, 9:41, 9:43, 9:45, 9:49, 9:51, 9:53, 9:56, 10:00, 10:02, 10:04, 10:06, 10:10, 10:12, 10:15, 10:19, 10:21, 10:23, 10:25, 10:30, 10:33, 10:35, 10:40, 10:43, 10:45, 10:50, 10:53, 10:55, 11:00, 11:03, 11:05, 11:10, 11:13, 11:15, 11:20, 11:23, 11:25, 11:30, 11:33, 11:35, 11:40, 11:43, 11:45, 11:50, 11:53, 11:55, 12:00, 12:03, 12:05, 12:10, 12:13, 12:15, 12:20, 12:23, 12:25, 12:30, 12:33, 12:35, 12:40, 12:43, 12:45, 12:50, 12:53, 12:55, 13:00, 13:03, 13:05, 13:10, 13:13, 13:15, 13:20, 13:23, 13:25, 13:30, 13:33, 13:35, 13:40, 13:43, 13:45, 13:50, 13:53, 13:55, 14:00, 14:03, 14:05, 14:10, 14:13, 14:15, 14:20, 14:23, 14:25, 14:30, 14:33, 14:35, 14:40, 14:43, 14:45, 14:50, 14:53, 14:55, 15:00, 15:03, 15:05, 15:10, 15:13, 15:15, 15:20, 15:23, 15:25, 15:30, 15:33, 15:35, 15:40, 15:43, 15:45, 15:50, 15:53, 15:55, 16:00, 16:02, 16:04, 16:06, 16:11, 16:13, 16:15, 16:20, 16:22, 16:24, 16:26, 16:31, 16:33, 16:35, 16:39, 16:41, 16:43, 16:45, 16:50, 16:52, 16:54, 16:56, 17:00, 17:03, 17:05, 17:07, 17:12, 17:14, 17:16, 17:20, 17:22, 17:24, 17:28, 17:30, 17:32, 17:35, 17:39, 17:41, 17:44, 17:48, 17:50, 17:52, 17:54, 17:58, 18:00, 18:02, 18:04, 18:09, 18:11, 18:13, 18:16, 18:20, 18:22, 18:24, 18:26, 18:31, 18:33, 18:35, 18:39, 18:41, 18:43, 18:46, 18:50, 18:52, 18:54, 18:56, 19:00, 19:02, 19:04, 19:06, 19:10, 19:12, 19:14, 19:16, 19:21, 19:23, 19:25, 19:29, 19:31, 19:33, 19:36, 19:40, 19:42, 19:44, 19:46, 19:50, 19:53, 19:55, 20:00, 20:03, 20:05, 20:10, 20:13, 20:15, 20:20, 20:23, 20:25, 20:30, 20:33, 20:35, 20:40, 20:43, 20:45, 20:50, 20:53, 20:55, 21:00, 21:03, 21:05, 21:10, 21:13, 21:15, 21:20, 21:23, 21:25, 21:30, 21:33, 21:35, 21:40, 21:43, 21:45, 21:50, 21:53, 21:55, 22:00, 22:03, 22:05, 22:10, 22:13, 22:15, 22:20, 22:23, 22:25, 22:30, 22:33, 22:35, 22:40, 22:43, 22:45, 22:50, 22:53, 22:55, 23:00, 23:03, 23:05, 23:10, 23:13, 23:15, 23:20, 23:23, 23:25, 23:30, 23:33, 23:35, 23:40, 23:43, 23:45, 23:50, 23:53, 23:55, 00:00, 00:03, 00:06, 00:12, 00:20, 00:31, 00:41

Wednesdays
5:28, 5:44, 5:57, 6:06, 6:09, 6:15, 6:18, 6:23, 6:25, 6:30, 6:33, 6:35, 6:40, 6:43, 6:45, 6:50, 6:52, 6:55, 6:59, 7:01, 7:03, 7:06, 7:10, 7:12, 7:15, 7:19, 7:21, 7:24, 7:26, 7:30, 7:33, 7:35, 7:40, 7:42, 7:44, 7:46, 7:51, 7:53, 7:55, 8:00, 8:02, 8:04, 8:07, 8:11, 8:13, 8:15, 8:20, 8:22, 8:24, 8:26, 8:31, 8:33, 8:35, 8:39, 8:41, 8:44, 8:46, 8:50, 8:52, 8:54, 8:56, 9:00, 9:02, 9:04, 9:07, 9:11, 9:13, 9:15, 9:17, 9:21, 9:23, 9:25, 9:30, 9:32, 9:34, 9:36, 9:41, 9:43, 9:45, 9:49, 9:51, 9:53, 9:56, 10:00, 10:02, 10:04, 10:06, 10:10, 10:12, 10:15, 10:19, 10:21, 10:23, 10:25, 10:30, 10:33, 10:35, 10:40, 10:43, 10:45, 10:50, 10:53, 10:55, 11:00, 11:03, 11:05, 11:10, 11:13, 11:15, 11:20, 11:23, 11:25, 11:30, 11:33, 11:35, 11:40, 11:43, 11:45, 11:50, 11:53, 11:55, 12:00, 12:03, 12:05, 12:10, 12:13, 12:15, 12:20, 12:23, 12:25, 12:30, 12:33, 12:35, 12:40, 12:43, 12:45, 12:50, 12:53, 12:55, 13:00, 13:03, 13:05, 13:10, 13:13, 13:15, 13:20, 13:23, 13:25, 13:30, 13:33, 13:35, 13:40, 13:43, 13:45, 13:50, 13:53, 13:55, 14:00, 14:03, 14:05, 14:10, 14:13, 14:15, 14:20, 14:23, 14:25, 14:30, 14:33, 14:35, 14:40, 14:43, 14:45, 14:50, 14:53, 14:55, 15:00, 15:03, 15:05, 15:10, 15:13, 15:15, 15:20, 15:23, 15:25, 15:30, 15:33, 15:35, 15:40, 15:43, 15:45, 15:50, 15:53, 15:55, 16:00, 16:02, 16:04, 16:06, 16:11, 16:13, 16:15, 16:20, 16:22, 16:24, 16:26, 16:31, 16:33, 16:35, 16:39, 16:41, 16:43, 16:45, 16:50, 16:52, 16:54, 16:56, 17:00, 17:03, 17:05, 17:07, 17:12, 17:14, 17:16, 17:20, 17:22, 17:24, 17:28, 17:30, 17:32, 17:35, 17:39, 17:41, 17:44, 17:48, 17:50, 17:52, 17:54, 17:58, 18:00, 18:02, 18:04, 18:09, 18:11, 18:13, 18:16, 18:20, 18:22, 18:24, 18:26, 18:31, 18:33, 18:35, 18:39, 18:41, 18:43, 18:46, 18:50, 18:52, 18:54, 18:56, 19:00, 19:02, 19:04, 19:06, 19:10, 19:12, 19:14, 19:16, 19:21, 19:23, 19:25, 19:29, 19:31, 19:33, 19:36, 19:40, 19:42, 19:44, 19:46, 19:50, 19:53, 19:55, 20:00, 20:03, 20:05, 20:10, 20:13, 20:15, 20:20, 20:23, 20:25, 20:30, 20:33, 20:35, 20:40, 20:43, 20:45, 20:50, 20:53, 20:55, 21:00, 21:03, 21:05, 21:10, 21:13, 21:15, 21:20, 21:23, 21:25, 21:30, 21:33, 21:35, 21:40, 21:43, 21:45, 21:50, 21:53, 21:55, 22:00, 22:03, 22:05, 22:10, 22:13, 22:15, 22:20, 22:23, 22:25, 22:30, 22:33, 22:35, 22:40, 22:43, 22:45, 22:50, 22:53, 22:55, 23:00, 23:03, 23:05, 23:10, 23:13, 23:15, 23:20, 23:23, 23:25, 23:30, 23:33, 23:35, 23:40, 23:43, 23:45, 23:50, 23:53, 23:55, 00:00, 00:03, 00:06, 00:12, 00:20, 00:31, 00:41

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Alternative routes include Temple to Embankment, Temple to Covent Garden and Temple to Blackfriars

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Temple is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train. Bow Church is not wheelchair accessible

Temple entrance – The Victoria Embankment entrance and booking hall are on the level, but you must use one flight of 10 stairs from the Temple Place entrance. After that you must use another three flights of stairs to the platforms (16 steps down +7 steps down +6 steps down to the eastbound platform, and 19 steps down +4 steps down +5 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)

Cash, Contactless, Oyster & Travelcard fares

The journey is in zones 1-2. The cheapest fare is £2.90 off-peak (£3.50 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 ⇄ Temple Station · Train Fare & Route
Fare zone	Cash	Oyster & Contactless cards
	Single fare	Single fare		Daily cap
	Single fare	Peak	Off-peak	Peak	Off-peak
Zone 1-2 fare	7	3.50	2.90	8.90	8.90

Travelcard prices from Bow Church ⇄ Temple Station · Train Fare & Route
Fare Zone	Travelcards (Train, Bus & Tram)
	One day travelcard		Week travelcard	Month travelcard
	Anytime	Off-peak	Week travelcard	Month travelcard
Zone 1-2 travelcard	n/a	n/a	44.70	171.70
Zone 1-4 travelcard	16.60	n/a	64.20	246.60
Zone 1-6 travelcard	23.60	16.60	81.60	313.40
Zone 1-9 travelcard	29.80	17.80	116.40	447
Note: Ticket prices are correct as of 2nd March 2025

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.