The journey from Charing Cross to Gunnersbury is in fare zones 1-3
- Walk 4 mins from Charing Cross to Embankment
- From Embankment take the District Line
- Leave the train at Gunnersbury
Number of tube stops: 14 · Journey time: Approx 39 mins
Stations on the route: Charing Cross [walk to] Embankment ➜ Westminster ➜ St. James’s Park ➜ Victoria ➜ Sloane Square ➜ South Kensington ➜ Gloucester Road ➜ Earl’s Court ➜ West Kensington ➜ Barons Court ➜ Hammersmith ➜ Ravenscourt Park ➜ Stamford Brook ➜ Turnham Green ➜ Gunnersbury
London Underground tube delays
First and last train times on the District line
Tube times for the District line
Alternative routes include Charing Cross to Chiswick Park, Charing Cross to Turnham Green and Charing Cross to Kew Gardens
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Charing Cross underground station is not wheelchair accessible
Gunnersbury station is not wheelchair accessible
Embankment station entrance – The Villiers Street entrance and the booking hall are on the level, but you must use one flight of 4 stairs from the Victoria Embankment entrance. After that there are two flights of stairs to the Circle/District line platforms (2x15 steps down to the eastbound platform, or 16 steps down +14 steps down to the westbound platform), or two escalators plus three flights of stairs to the Bakerloo line platforms (6 steps down +19 steps down to the southbound platform, or 6 steps down +20 steps down to the northbound platform), or two escalators plus one flight of stairs to the Northern line platforms (6 steps down)
Gunnersbury station exit – You must use two flights of stairs between the platforms and the exit (14 steps up +15 steps up). There’s no lift
The journey from Gunnersbury to Charing Cross is in fare zones 1-3 and it’s a direct train on the District tube line
- From Gunnersbury take the District Line
- Leave the train at Embankment
Number of tube stops: 14 · Journey time: Approx 26 mins
Stations on the route: Gunnersbury ➜ Turnham Green ➜ Stamford Brook ➜ Ravenscourt Park ➜ Hammersmith ➜ Barons Court ➜ West Kensington ➜ Earl’s Court ➜ Gloucester Road ➜ South Kensington ➜ Sloane Square ➜ Victoria ➜ St. James’s Park ➜ Westminster ➜ Embankment
London Underground tube delays
First and last train times on the District line
Tube times for the District line
Alternative routes include Gunnersbury to Chiswick Park, Gunnersbury to Turnham Green and Gunnersbury to Kew Gardens
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Gunnersbury train station is not wheelchair accessible
Embankment station is not wheelchair accessible
Gunnersbury station entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (15 steps down +14 steps down). There’s no lift
Embankment station exit – There are two flights of stairs from the Circle/District line platforms to the booking hall (2x15 steps up from the eastbound platform, or 16 steps up +14 steps up from the westbound platform), or two escalators plus three flights of stairs from the Bakerloo line platforms (6 steps up +19 steps up from the southbound platform, or 6 steps up +20 steps up from the northbound platform), or two escalators plus one flight of stairs from the Northern line platforms (6 steps up). After that there’s another flight of 4 stairs to the Victoria Embankment exit, but the Villiers Street exit is on the level
Tube fare between London Charing Cross and Gunnersbury
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 |
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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.