The journey from Covent Garden to Ealing Broadway is in fare zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Piccadilly and District tube lines, changing trains at Acton Town
- From Covent Garden take the Piccadilly Line
- Change at Acton Town to the District Line
- Leave the train at Ealing Broadway
Number of tube stops: 13 · Journey time: Approx 41 mins
Stations on the route: Covent Garden ➜ Leicester Square ➜ Piccadilly Circus ➜ Green Park ➜ Hyde Park Corner ➜ Knightsbridge ➜ South Kensington ➜ Gloucester Road ➜ Earl’s Court ➜ Barons Court ➜ Hammersmith ➜ Acton Town [change train] Acton Town ➜ Ealing Common ➜ Ealing Broadway
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Piccadilly and District
First and last train times on the Piccadilly line
Tube times for the Piccadilly line
Alternative routes include Covent Garden to North Ealing and Covent Garden to Ealing Common
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Covent Garden train station is not wheelchair accessible
The District line at Ealing Broadway station is wheelchair accessible, and has 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
Covent Garden station entrance – You must use a lift plus one flight of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (19 steps down). If you want to avoid the lift then you can use another fourteen flights of stairs (8 steps down +7 steps down +4 steps down +16 steps down +17 steps down +5 steps down +8x17 steps down)
Changing tube line at Acton Town – There’s a lift between the different platforms
Ealing Broadway station exit – There’s a lift between the platforms and the exit. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use three flights of stairs (11 steps up +12 steps up +9 steps up from the Central line, or 2x11 steps up +3 steps up +9 steps up from District platforms 7&8, or 11 steps up +8 steps up +3 steps up +9 steps up from District platform 9)
The journey from Ealing Broadway to Covent Garden is in fare zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the District and Piccadilly tube lines, changing trains at Ealing Common
- From Ealing Broadway take the District Line
- Change at Ealing Common to the Piccadilly Line
- Leave the train at Covent Garden
Number of tube stops: 13 · Journey time: Approx 39 mins
Stations on the route: Ealing Broadway ➜ Ealing Common [change train] Ealing Common ➜ Acton Town ➜ Hammersmith ➜ Barons Court ➜ Earl’s Court ➜ Gloucester Road ➜ South Kensington ➜ Knightsbridge ➜ Hyde Park Corner ➜ Green Park ➜ Piccadilly Circus ➜ Leicester Square ➜ Covent Garden
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the District and Piccadilly
First and last train times on the District line
Tube times for the District line
Alternative routes include Ealing Broadway to North Ealing and Ealing Broadway to Ealing Common
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
The District line at Ealing Broadway train station is wheelchair accessible, and has 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
Covent Garden station has step-free access from the street to the platform (but there may be a step up or gap to the train)
Ealing Broadway station entrance – There’s a lift between the entrance and the platforms. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use three flights of stairs (9 steps down +12 steps down +11 steps down to the Central line, or 9 steps down +3 steps down +2x11 steps down to District platforms 7&8, or 9 steps down +3 steps down +8 steps down +11 steps down to District platform 9)
Changing tube line at Ealing Common – Changing between the eastbound District and eastbound Piccadilly platforms, or westbound District and westbound Piccadilly platforms, is on the level, but you must use two flights of stairs to change between the eastbound District and westbound Piccadilly platforms, or the westbound District and eastbound Piccadilly platforms (9 steps +20 steps)
Covent Garden station exit – You must use a lift plus one flight of stairs between the platforms and the exit (19 steps up). If you want to avoid the lift then you can use another fourteen flights of stairs (8x17 steps up +5 steps up +17 steps up +16 steps up +4 steps up +7 steps up +8 steps up)
Tube fare between Covent Garden and Ealing Broadway
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 Adult fares, Senior fares, Child fares, Oyster fares, Contactless fares and Travelcard fares 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 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 tickets 2024 · Senior bus tickets 2024 · Child bus tickets 2024
Travel by car – Car parks near Covent Garden station