This journey is in zone 1 and you’ll have to use the Piccadilly and Circle lines, changing trains at South Kensington
- From Covent Garden take the Piccadilly Line
- Change at South Kensington to the Circle Line
- Leave the train at High Street Kensington
Number of stops: 8 · Journey time: Approx 26 mins
Stations on the route: Covent Garden ➜ Leicester Square ➜ Piccadilly Circus ➜ Green Park ➜ Hyde Park Corner ➜ Knightsbridge ➜ South Kensington [change train] South Kensington ➜ Gloucester Road ➜ High Street Kensington
Live status and delays
Closures on the Piccadilly and Circle line
First and last train times
Piccadilly line timetable
Alternative routes include Covent Garden to Gloucester Road, Covent Garden to Earls Court and Covent Garden to Notting Hill Gate
Stairs, lifts and escalators
Covent Garden is not wheelchair accessible
High Street Kensington 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 South Kensington – Changing between the Circle and District lines is on the same platform, but you must use stairs when changing between the Circle/District lines and Piccadilly line
High Street Kensington exit – You must use two flights of stairs between the platforms and the exit (15 steps down +16 steps up)
This journey is in zone 1 and you’ll have to use the Circle and Piccadilly lines, changing trains at Gloucester Road
- From High Street Kensington take the Circle Line
- Change at Gloucester Road to the Piccadilly Line
- Leave the train at Covent Garden
Number of stops: 8 · Journey time: Approx 24 mins
Stations on the route: High Street Kensington ➜ Gloucester Road [change train] Gloucester Road ➜ South Kensington ➜ Knightsbridge ➜ Hyde Park Corner ➜ Green Park ➜ Piccadilly Circus ➜ Leicester Square ➜ Covent Garden
Live status and delays
Closures on the Circle and Piccadilly line
First and last train times
Circle line timetable
Alternative routes include High Street Kensington to Gloucester Road, High Street Kensington to Earls Court and High Street Kensington to Notting Hill Gate
Stairs, lifts and escalators
High Street Kensington is not wheelchair accessible
Covent Garden is not wheelchair accessible
High Street Kensington entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (16 steps down +15 steps down)
Changing trains at Gloucester Road – You must use stairs when changing between the Circle/District line platforms and the Piccadilly 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 zone 1. The cheapest fare is £2.70 off-peak (£2.80 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 fare | £6.70 | £2.80 | £2.70 | £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 – 3¼ miles would take you around one hour by foot
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 – A 3¼ mile journey should cost approximately £14.30 to £24.60 and take 14-27 minutes
By car – Parking near Covent Garden station