The journey from Covent Garden to Ealing Common is in fare zones 1-3 and it’s a direct train on the Piccadilly tube line
- From Covent Garden take the Piccadilly Line
- Leave the train at Ealing Common
Number of tube stops: 12 · Journey time: Approx 29 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 ➜ Ealing Common
London Underground tube delays
First and last train times on the Piccadilly line
Tube times for the Piccadilly line
Alternative routes include Covent Garden to North Ealing, Covent Garden to Acton Town and Covent Garden to Ealing Broadway
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Covent Garden train station is not wheelchair accessible
Ealing Common station is not wheelchair accessible
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)
Ealing Common station exit – You must use two flights of stairs between the platforms and the exit (20 steps up +9 steps up)
The journey from Ealing Common to Covent Garden is in fare zones 1-3 and it’s a direct train on the Piccadilly tube line
- From Ealing Common take the Piccadilly Line
- Leave the train at Covent Garden
Number of tube stops: 12 · Journey time: Approx 27 mins
Stations on the route: 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
First and last train times on the Piccadilly line
Tube times for the Piccadilly line
Alternative routes include Ealing Common to North Ealing, Ealing Common to Acton Town and Ealing Common to Ealing Broadway
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Ealing Common train station is not wheelchair accessible
Covent Garden station is not wheelchair accessible
Ealing Common station entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (9 steps down +20 steps down)
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 Common
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