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Bow Church ⇄ Upton Park Station

This journey is in zones 2&3 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 Upton Park

Number of stops: 4 · Journey time: Approx 22 mins

Stations on the route: Bow Church [leave train] Walk 6 mins to Bow Road [change train] Bow Road ➜ Bromley-by-Bow ➜ West Ham ➜ Plaistow ➜ Upton Park

Alternative routes include Bow Church to Plaistow and Bow Church to East Ham

Stairs, lifts and escalators

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

Upton Park is not wheelchair accessible

Upton Park exit – You must use two flights of stairs between the platforms and the exit (16 steps up +15 steps up)

This journey is in zones 2&3 and it’s a direct train on the District line

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

Number of stops: 4 · Journey time: Approx 21 mins

Stations on the route: Upton Park ➜ Plaistow ➜ West Ham ➜ Bromley-by-Bow ➜ Bow Road [leave train] Walk 6 mins to Bow Church

Live status and delays

Closures on the District line

First and last train times

District line timetable

Alternative routes include Upton Park to Plaistow and Upton Park to East Ham

Stairs, lifts and escalators

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

Bow Church is not wheelchair accessible

Upton Park entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (15 steps down +16 steps down)

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 2-3. The cheapest fare is £1.90 off-peak (£2.10 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 ⇄ Upton Park Station
Fare zone Cash Oyster & Contactless cards
Single fare Single fare Daily cap
Peak Off-peak Peak Off-peak
Zone 2-3 fare £6.70 £2.10 £1.90 £10 £10
Travelcard prices from Bow Church ⇄ Upton Park 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 – You could walk the 2½ mile distance in about 47-52 minutes

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 – 2½ miles will cost around £14.30 to £24.60 and take about 12-23 minutes