This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Piccadilly, Circle and Central lines, changing trains at Gloucester Road and Notting Hill Gate
- From Covent Garden take the Piccadilly Line
- Change at Gloucester Road to the Circle Line
- Change at Notting Hill Gate to the Central Line
- Leave the train at East Acton
Number of stops: 13 · Journey time: Approx 47 mins
Stations on the route: Covent Garden ➜ Leicester Square ➜ Piccadilly Circus ➜ Green Park ➜ Hyde Park Corner ➜ Knightsbridge ➜ South Kensington ➜ Gloucester Road [change train] Gloucester Road ➜ High Street Kensington ➜ Notting Hill Gate [change train] Notting Hill Gate ➜ Holland Park ➜ Shepherd’s Bush ➜ White City ➜ East Acton
Live status and delays
Closures on the Piccadilly, Circle and Central line
First and last train times
Piccadilly line timetable
Alternative routes include Covent Garden to North Acton and Covent Garden to White City
Stairs, lifts and escalators
Covent Garden is not wheelchair accessible
East Acton is not wheelchair accessible
Covent Garden 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 trains at Gloucester Road – You must use stairs when changing between the Circle/District line platforms and the Piccadilly line platforms
Changing trains at Notting Hill Gate – You must use stairs when changing between the Central line platforms and the Circle/District line platforms
East Acton exit – You must use two flights of stairs between the eastbound platform and the exit (19 steps down +18 steps down), or three flights of stairs from the westbound platform (16 steps down +14 steps down +11 steps down)
This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Central and Piccadilly lines, changing trains at Holborn
- From East Acton take the Central Line
- Change at Holborn to the Piccadilly Line
- Leave the train at Covent Garden
Number of stops: 12 · Journey time: Approx 35 mins
Stations on the route: East Acton ➜ White City ➜ Shepherd’s Bush ➜ Holland Park ➜ Notting Hill Gate ➜ Queensway ➜ Lancaster Gate ➜ Marble Arch ➜ Bond Street ➜ Oxford Circus ➜ Tottenham Court Road ➜ Holborn [change train] Holborn ➜ Covent Garden
Live status and delays
Closures on the Central and Piccadilly line
First and last train times
Central line timetable
Alternative routes include East Acton to North Acton and East Acton to White City
Stairs, lifts and escalators
East Acton is not wheelchair accessible
Covent Garden is not wheelchair accessible
East Acton entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the entrance and the eastbound platform (18 steps up +19 steps up), or three flights of stairs to the westbound platform (11 steps up +14 steps up +16 steps up)
Changing trains at Holborn – You must use stairs when changing between the Central/Piccadilly line platforms
Changing trains at – You must use stairs when changing between the Central line platforms and the Circle/District line platforms
Covent Garden 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)
Cash, Oyster & Travelcard fares
The journey is in zones 1-2. The cheapest fare is £2.80 off-peak (£3.40 peak) when you pay by Oyster or contactless. There are no return tickets, you just pay the same as two singles
| 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 |
| Note: Ticket prices are correct as of | ||||
Peak and off-peak 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.
The fare is based on what time your journey begins. It doesn’t matter when it ends.
Alternative ways to travel
Walking – It’s 5⅓ miles, which is too far to walk
By bus – A single ticket is £1.75 (you may need more than one bus). The daily cap is £5.25 and a 1-day travelcard is £6 – Bus fares
By taxi – 5⅓ miles in a cab will take 24-38 minutes and cost about £28 and £40
By car – Parking near Covent Garden station