The journey from Chancery Lane to Temple is in fare zone 1 and you’ll have to use the Central and Circle tube lines, changing trains at Liverpool Street
- From Chancery Lane take the Central Line
- Change at Liverpool Street to the Circle Line
- Leave the train at Temple
Number of tube stops: 10 · Journey time: Approx 29 mins
Stations on the route: Chancery Lane ➜ St. Paul’s ➜ Bank ➜ Liverpool Street [change train] Liverpool Street ➜ Aldgate ➜ Tower Hill ➜ Monument ➜ Cannon Street ➜ Mansion House ➜ Blackfriars ➜ Temple
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Central and Circle
First and last train times on the Central line
Tube times for the Central line
Alternative routes include Chancery Lane to Embankment, Chancery Lane to Covent Garden and Chancery Lane to Blackfriars
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Chancery Lane tube station is not wheelchair accessible
Temple station is not wheelchair accessible
Chancery Lane station entrance – You must two flights of stairs from the entrance to the booking hall (16 steps down +6 steps down from the Holborn southside and Chancery Lane entrances, or 16 steps down +10 steps down from the Gray’s Inn Road westside entrance, or 19 steps down +6 steps down from the Gray’s Inn Road eastside entrance). After that you must use an escalator down to the eastbound platform, or two escaltors down to the westbound platform
Changing tube line at Liverpool Street – You can use a lift or escalator when changing between the Central line and National Rail platforms, or the Central line and the H&C eastbound platform. You can use a lift when changing between the H&C eastbound and National Rail platforms. But you must use stairs for all other platform changes
Temple station 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
The journey from Temple to Chancery Lane is in fare zone 1 and you’ll have to use the District, Northern and Central tube lines, changing trains at Embankment and
- From Temple take the District Line
- Change at Embankment to the Northern Line
- Change at Tottenham Court Road to the Central Line
- Leave the train at Chancery Lane
Number of tube stops: 6 · Journey time: Approx 30 mins
Stations on the route: Temple ➜ Embankment [change train] Embankment ➜ Charing Cross ➜ Leicester Square ➜ Tottenham Court Road [change train] Tottenham Court Road ➜ Holborn ➜ Chancery Lane
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the District, Northern and Central
First and last train times on the District line
Tube times for the District line
Alternative routes include Temple to Embankment, Temple to Covent Garden and Temple to Blackfriars
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Temple train station is not wheelchair accessible
Chancery Lane station is not wheelchair accessible
Temple station 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)
Changing tube line at Embankment – You must use stairs when changing platforms
Changing tube line at Tottenham Court Road – You can use a lift when changing between the platforms
Chancery Lane station exit – You must use an escalator from the eastbound platform to the booking hall, or two escaltors from the westbound platform. After that you must two flights of stairs from the booking hall to the exit (6 steps up +16 steps up to the Holborn southside and Chancery Lane exits, or 10 steps up +16 steps up to the Gray’s Inn Road westside exit, or 6 steps up +19 steps up to the Gray’s Inn Road eastside exit)
Tube fare between Chancery Lane and Temple
This tube journey is in Oyster zone 1. The cheapest fare is £2.70 off-peak (£2.80 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 | |||
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Single fare | Single fare | Daily cap | |||
Peak | Off-peak | Peak | Off-peak | ||
Zone 1 fare | £6.70 | £2.80 | £2.70 | £8.50 | £8.50 |
Fare Zone | Travelcards (Train, Bus & Tram) | |||
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One day travelcard | Week travelcard | Month travelcard | ||
Anytime | Off-peak | |||
Zone 1-2 travelcard | n/a | n/a | £42.70 | £164 |
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 |
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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 – The distance is approximately ½ mile which would take about 9-10 mins on foot
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 fares · Senior citizen bus fares · Children’s bus fares
Travel by taxi – It’s hardly worth getting a taxi for ½ mile
Travel by car – Car parks near Chancery Lane station and Temple