The journey from Camden Town to Stratford is in fare zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Northern and Central tube lines, changing trains at Bank
- From Camden Town take the Northern Line
- Change at Bank to the Central Line
- Leave the train at Stratford
Number of tube stops: 10 · Journey time: Approx 39 mins
Stations on the route: Camden Town ➜ Euston ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Angel ➜ Old Street ➜ Moorgate ➜ Bank [change train] Bank ➜ Liverpool Street ➜ Bethnal Green ➜ Mile End ➜ Stratford
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Northern and Central
First and last train times on the Northern line
Tube times for the Northern line
Alternative routes include Camden Town to Leyton, Camden Town to Plaistow and Camden Town to Bromley By Bow
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Camden Town tube station is not wheelchair accessible
The DLR and Jubilee lines at Stratford station are wheelchair accessible, and have step-free access from the street to the train. The Central and Elizabeth lines only have step-free access from the street to the platform, and there may be a step up or gap to the train
Camden Town station entrance – There’s a flight of stairs between the Kentish Town Road entrance and the booking hall (5 steps up), but it’s level from the Camden High Street entrance. After that you need to get an escalator down to the northbound platform, but an escalator and two flights of stairs down to the southbound platform (2x11 steps down). If you want to avoid the escalator then you can get another seven flights of stairs (21 steps down +14 steps down +10 steps down +3x17 steps down +11 steps down)
Changing tube line at Bank – Changing between the Central and DLR platforms involves a lift plus escalator. Changing between the W&C line and any other platform involves a lift, an escalator plus a long travelator. You must use stairs when changing trains from the Northern line to any other platform
Stratford station exit – There’s a lift between the Central/London Overground platforms and the exit (or two flights of 14 stairs), but two lifts between the DLR/Jubilee line platforms and the exit (or two escalators, or four flights of 14 stairs)
The journey from Stratford to Camden Town is in fare zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Central and Northern tube lines, changing trains at Bank
- From Stratford take the Central Line
- Change at Bank to the Northern Line
- Leave the train at Camden Town
Number of tube stops: 10 · Journey time: Approx 39 mins
Stations on the route: Stratford ➜ Mile End ➜ Bethnal Green ➜ Liverpool Street ➜ Bank [change train] Bank ➜ Moorgate ➜ Old Street ➜ Angel ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Euston ➜ Camden Town
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Central and Northern
First and last train times on the Central line
Tube times for the Central line
Alternative routes include Stratford to Leyton, Stratford to Plaistow and Stratford to Bromley By Bow
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
The DLR and Jubilee lines at Stratford train station are wheelchair accessible, and have step-free access from the street to the train. The Central and Elizabeth lines only have step-free access from the street to the platform, and there may be a step up or gap to the train
Camden Town station has step-free access from the street to the platform (but there may be a step up or gap to the train)
Stratford station entrance – There’s a lift between the entrance and the Central/London Overground platforms (or two flights of 14 stairs), but two lifts between the entrance and the DLR/Jubilee line platforms (or two escalators, or four flights of 14 stairs)
Changing tube line at Bank – Changing between the Central and DLR platforms involves a lift plus escalator. Changing between the W&C line and any other platform involves a lift, an escalator plus a long travelator. You must use stairs when changing trains from the Northern line to any other platform
Camden Town station exit – You need to get an escalator from the northbound platform to the booking hall, but an escalator and two flights of stairs from the southbound platform (2x11 steps up). If you want to avoid the escalator then you can get another seven flights of stairs (11 steps up +3x17 steps up +10 steps up +14 steps up +21 steps up). After that there’s another flight of stairs between the booking hall and the Kentish Town Road exit (5 steps down), but it’s level to the Camden High Street exit
Tube fare between Camden Town and Stratford
This tube journey is in Oyster zones 1-3. The cheapest fare is £3 off-peak (£3.70 peak) when you pay by Oyster or contactless. There’s no return fare, you just pay the same as two single tickets
| 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 |
| 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 |
| See our complete list of London Underground prices, Pensioner prices, Children’s prices, Oyster card prices, Contactless card prices and Travelcard prices Note: Tube journey prices are correct as of | ||||
Peak and off-peak journey 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. Note: Between the 8th March and 31st May 2024 TFL are running a trial called ‘Off-Peak Friday Fares’, where Fridays will be classed as off-peak all day.
The fare is based on what time your journey begins. It doesn’t matter what time your journey ends.
Other ways to make this journey
Travel on foot – It’s around six miles to Camden Town, which is too far to walk
Travel by bus – Single fare: £1.75 (you may need more than one bus); Daily cap: £5.25; Weekly cap: £24.70; 1-day travelcard: £6; Weekly travelcard: £24.70 – Adult bus prices 2024 · Pensioner bus prices 2024 · Children’s bus prices 2024
Travel by taxi – A six mile taxi ride between Stratford train station and Camden Town station should cost between £28 and £40 and take about 28-40 mins
Travel by car – Car parks near Camden Town station