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Covent Garden ⇄ Goldhawk Road Station | Tube Journey, Train Times & Fares

The journey from Covent Garden to Goldhawk Road is in fare zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Piccadilly and Hammersmith & City tube lines,

  1. From Covent Garden take the Piccadilly Line
  2. Leave train at Hammersmith and walk over the road to the other Hammersmith station
  3. Change at Hammersmith to the Hammersmith & City Line
  4. Leave the train at Goldhawk Road

Number of tube stops: 10 · 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 [leave train] Walk over the road to the other Hammersmith station (for the Circle/Hammersmith & City line) [change train] Goldhawk Road

London Underground tube delays

Strikes and closures on the Piccadilly and H&C

First and last train times on the Piccadilly line

Tube times for the Piccadilly line

Alternative routes include Covent Garden to Shepherds Bush Market, Covent Garden to Shepherds Bush and Covent Garden to Hammersmith

Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms

Covent Garden underground station is not wheelchair accessible

Goldhawk Road 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)

Goldhawk Road station exit – You must use two flights of stairs between the eastbound platform and the exit (3x14 steps down), and four flights from the westbound platform (13 steps down +2x12 steps down +5 steps down)

The journey from Goldhawk Road to Covent Garden is in fare zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Hammersmith & City and Piccadilly tube lines, changing trains at King’s Cross St. Pancras

  1. From Goldhawk Road take the Hammersmith & City Line
  2. Change at King’s Cross St. Pancras to the Piccadilly Line
  3. Leave the train at Covent Garden

Number of tube stops: 15 · Journey time: Approx 37 mins

Stations on the route: Goldhawk Road ➜ Shepherd’s Bush Market ➜ Wood Lane ➜ Latimer Road ➜ Ladbroke Grove ➜ Westbourne Park ➜ Royal Oak ➜ Paddington ➜ Edgware Road ➜ Baker Street ➜ Great Portland Street ➜ Euston Square ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras [change train] King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Russell Square ➜ Holborn ➜ Covent Garden

Alternative routes include Goldhawk Road to Shepherds Bush Market, Goldhawk Road to Shepherds Bush and Goldhawk Road to Hammersmith

Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms

Goldhawk Road train station is not wheelchair accessible

Covent Garden station is not wheelchair accessible

Goldhawk Road station entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the entrance and the eastbound platform (3x14 steps up), and four flights to the westbound platform (5 steps up +2x12 steps up +13 steps up)

Changing tube line at King’s Cross St. Pancras – There’s a lift when changing between the platforms

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 Goldhawk Road

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

Cost of tube fare from Covent Garden ⇄ Goldhawk Road Station | Tube Journey, Train Times & Fares
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
Travelcard prices from Covent Garden ⇄ Goldhawk Road Station | Tube Journey, Train Times & Fares
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 tickets, Senior tickets, Child tickets, 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 on foot – You’ll be better off sticking with the tube – 4½ miles is too far to walk

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 fares · OAP bus fares · Kids bus fares

Travel by taxi – A 4½ mile taxi ride between Goldhawk Road station and Covent Garden can be done in about 19-33 mins and will cost you around £23 to £35.50

Travel by carCar parks near Covent Garden station