Bow Road ⇄ Rotherhithe Station

This journey is in zone 2 and you’ll have to use the District and London Overground lines, changing trains at Whitechapel

1. From Bow Road take the District Line
2. Change at Whitechapel to the London Overground
3. Leave the train at Rotherhithe

Number of stops: 6 · Journey time: Approx 21 mins

Stations on the route: Bow Road ➜ Mile End ➜ Stepney Green ➜ Whitechapel [change train] Whitechapel ➜ Shadwell ➜ Wapping ➜ Rotherhithe

Live status and delays

Closures on the District and London Overground line

First and last train times

District line timetable

Alternative routes include Bow Road to Canada Water

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Bow Road is not wheelchair accessible

Rotherhithe is not wheelchair accessible

Bow Road entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (11 steps down +19 steps down to the eastbound platform, and 2x16 steps down to the westbound platform)

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

Rotherhithe exit – You must use three flights of stairs (15, 9, 15 steps up) plus an escalator (or three flights of 12, 13, 12 steps up) from the platforms to the exit

This journey is in zone 2 and you’ll have to use the London Overground and District lines, changing trains at Whitechapel

1. From Rotherhithe take the London Overground
2. Change at Whitechapel to the District Line
3. Leave the train at Bow Road

Number of stops: 6 · Journey time: Approx 22 mins

Stations on the route: Rotherhithe ➜ Wapping ➜ Shadwell ➜ Whitechapel [change train] Whitechapel ➜ Stepney Green ➜ Mile End ➜ Bow Road

Alternative routes include Rotherhithe to Canada Water

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Rotherhithe is not wheelchair accessible

Bow Road is not wheelchair accessible

Rotherhithe entrance – You must use an escalator (or three flights of 12, 13, 12 steps down), plus another three flights of stairs between the entrance and platforms (15, 9, 15 steps down)

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

Bow Road exit – You must use two flights of stairs between the platforms and the exit (19 steps up +11 steps up from the eastbound platform, and 2x16 steps up from the westbound platform)