The journey from Covent Garden to High Street Kensington is in fare zone 1 and you’ll have to use the Piccadilly and Circle tube 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 tube 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
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Piccadilly and Circle
First and last train times on the Piccadilly line
Tube times for the Piccadilly line
Alternative routes include Covent Garden to Gloucester Road, Covent Garden to Earls Court and Covent Garden to Notting Hill Gate
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Covent Garden underground station is not wheelchair accessible
High Street Kensington 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)
Changing tube line 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 station exit – You must use two flights of stairs between the platforms and the exit (15 steps down +16 steps up)
The journey from High Street Kensington to Covent Garden is in fare zone 1 and you’ll have to use the Circle and Piccadilly tube 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 tube 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
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Circle and Piccadilly
First and last train times on the Circle line
Tube times for the Circle line
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 to the station platforms
High Street Kensington train station is not wheelchair accessible
Covent Garden station is not wheelchair accessible
High Street Kensington station entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (16 steps down +15 steps down)
Changing tube line at Gloucester Road – You must use stairs when changing between the Circle/District line platforms and the Piccadilly line 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 High Street Kensington
This tube journey is in Oyster zone 1. The cheapest fare is £2.70 off-peak (£2.80 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 | |||
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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 |
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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 – They stations are 3¼ miles apart and you could walk the distance in around one hour
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 · OAP bus tickets · Kids bus tickets
Travel by taxi – A 3¼ mile taxi journey between High Street Kensington station and Covent Garden should cost approximately £14.30 to £24.60 and take 14-27 mins
Travel by car – Car parks near Covent Garden station and High Street Kensington