The journey from Charing Cross to Fulham Broadway is in fare zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Bakerloo, Piccadilly and District tube lines, changing trains at Piccadilly Circus and Earl’s Court
- From Charing Cross take the Bakerloo Line
- Change at Piccadilly Circus to the Piccadilly Line
- Change at Earl’s Court to the District Line
- Leave the train at Fulham Broadway
Number of tube stops: 9 · Journey time: Approx 36 mins
Stations on the route: Charing Cross ➜ Piccadilly Circus [change train] Piccadilly Circus ➜ Green Park ➜ Hyde Park Corner ➜ Knightsbridge ➜ South Kensington ➜ Gloucester Road ➜ Earl’s Court [change train] Earl’s Court ➜ West Brompton ➜ Fulham Broadway
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Bakerloo, Piccadilly and District
First and last train times on the Bakerloo line
Tube times for the Bakerloo line
Alternative routes include Charing Cross to West Brompton and Charing Cross to Parsons Green
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Charing Cross train station is not wheelchair accessible
Fulham Broadway station is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train
Charing Cross station entrance – You must an escalator from the main railway station concourse to the booking hall (or three flights of 12, 12, 11 steps down), or two flights from the Trafalgar Square westside entrance (11 steps down +12 steps down), or three flights from the Trafalgar Square central island entrance (21 steps down +3 steps down +8 steps down), or four flights from the Trafalgar Square northside and eastside entrance (9 steps down +10 steps down +2x8 steps down), or three flights from the William IV Street entrance (16 steps down +13 steps down +14 steps down), or three flights from The Courtyard entrance (2x12 steps down +11 steps down), or two flights from the Strand southside entrance (21 steps down +16 steps down), or two flights from the Strand northside entrance (2x15 steps down), or two flights from the Villiers Street entrance (2x9 steps down). After that there’s an escalator plus one flight of 20 steps to the Bakerloo line platforms, or an escalator plus one flight of 19 steps to the Northern line platforms. If you want to avoid the escalator then you can use another five flights of stairs (4x17 steps down +8 steps down)
Changing tube line at Piccadilly Circus – You must use stairs when changing between the Bakerloo/Piccadilly line platforms (19 steps up +20 steps down)
Changing tube line at Earl’s Court – You can use a lift when changing platforms
Fulham Broadway station 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 (14 steps up +13 steps up)
The journey from Fulham Broadway to Charing Cross is in fare zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the District, Piccadilly and Bakerloo tube lines, changing trains at Earl’s Court and
- From Fulham Broadway take the District Line
- Change at Earl’s Court to the Piccadilly Line
- Change at Piccadilly Circus to the Bakerloo Line
- Leave the train at Charing Cross
Number of tube stops: 9 · Journey time: Approx 35 mins
Stations on the route: Fulham Broadway ➜ West Brompton ➜ Earl’s Court [change train] Earl’s Court ➜ Gloucester Road ➜ South Kensington ➜ Knightsbridge ➜ Hyde Park Corner ➜ Green Park ➜ Piccadilly Circus [change train] Piccadilly Circus ➜ Charing Cross
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the District, Piccadilly and Bakerloo
First and last train times on the District line
Tube times for the District line
Alternative routes include Fulham Broadway to West Brompton and Fulham Broadway to Parsons Green
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Fulham Broadway train station is not wheelchair accessible
Charing Cross station is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train
Fulham Broadway station entrance – There’s a lift between the entrance and the platforms. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use two flights of stairs (13 steps down +14 steps down)
Changing tube line at Earl’s Court – You can use a lift when changing platforms
Changing tube line at Piccadilly Circus – You must use stairs when changing between the Bakerloo/Piccadilly line platforms (19 steps up +20 steps down)
Charing Cross station exit – You must use an escalator plus one flight of 20 steps from the Bakerloo line platforms and the booking hall, or an escalator plus one flight of 19 steps from the Northern line platforms. If you want to avoid the escalator then you can use another five flights of stairs (8 steps up + 4x17 steps up). After that must another escalator to the main railway station concourse exit (or three flights of 12, 12, 11 steps up), or two flights to the Trafalgar Square westside exit (11 steps up +12 steps up), or three flights to the Trafalgar Square central island exit (21 steps up +3 steps up +8 steps up), or four flights to the Trafalgar Square northside and eastside exits (9 steps up +10 steps up +2x8 steps up), or three flights to the William IV Street exit (16 steps up +13 steps up +14 steps up), or three flights to The Courtyard exit (2x12 steps up +11 steps up), or two flights to the Strand southside exit (21 steps up +16 steps up), or two flights to the Strand northside exit (2x15 steps up), or two flights to the Villiers Street exit (2x9 steps up)
Tube fare between London Charing Cross and Fulham Broadway
This tube journey is in Oyster zones 1-2. The cheapest fare is £2.80 off-peak (£3.40 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 1-2 fare | £6.70 | £3.40 | £2.80 | £8.50 | £8.50 |
| Fare Zone | Travelcards (Train, Bus & Tram) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| See our complete list of Adult prices, Senior prices, Child prices, Oyster prices, Contactless 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 – The distance is about 3¾ miles which would take about 80 minutes 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 prices 2024 · Senior bus prices 2024 · Child bus prices 2024
Travel by taxi – The 3¾ mile ride between Fulham Broadway tube station and Charing Cross in a black cab should cost you about £18 to £31 and take anything from 15 to 29 mins
Travel by car – Car parks near Charing Cross station