This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Piccadilly and District lines, changing trains at Barons Court
- From Covent Garden take the Piccadilly Line
- Change at Barons Court to the District Line
- Leave the train at Stamford Brook
Number of stops: 12 · Journey time: Approx 32 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 [change train] Barons Court ➜ Hammersmith ➜ Ravenscourt Park ➜ Stamford Brook
Live status and delays
Closures on the Piccadilly and District line
First and last train times
Piccadilly line timetable
Alternative routes include Covent Garden to Turnham Green and Covent Garden to Ravenscourt Park
Stairs, lifts and escalators
Covent Garden is not wheelchair accessible
Stamford Brook 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 Barons Court – Changing between the District and Piccadilly line is on the same platform
Stamford Brook exit – You must use four flights of stairs between the platforms and the exit (15 steps down +16 steps down +10 steps down +4 steps down to the eastbound platform, and 15 steps down +2x13 steps down +4 steps down to the westbound platform)
This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the District and Piccadilly lines, changing trains at Barons Court
- From Stamford Brook take the District Line
- Change at Barons Court to the Piccadilly Line
- Leave the train at Covent Garden
Number of stops: 12 · Journey time: Approx 30 mins
Stations on the route: Stamford Brook ➜ Ravenscourt Park ➜ Hammersmith ➜ Barons Court [change train] Barons Court ➜ Earl’s Court ➜ Gloucester Road ➜ South Kensington ➜ Knightsbridge ➜ Hyde Park Corner ➜ Green Park ➜ Piccadilly Circus ➜ Leicester Square ➜ Covent Garden
Live status and delays
Closures on the District and Piccadilly line
First and last train times
District line timetable
Alternative routes include Stamford Brook to Turnham Green and Stamford Brook to Ravenscourt Park
Stairs, lifts and escalators
Stamford Brook is not wheelchair accessible
Covent Garden is not wheelchair accessible
Stamford Brook entrance – You must use four flights of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (4 steps up +10 steps up +16 steps up +15 steps up to the eastbound platform, and 4 steps up +2x13 steps up +15 steps up to the westbound platform)
Changing trains at Barons Court – Changing between the District and Piccadilly line is on the same platform
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 – 5½ miles 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 – A 5½ mile ride will cost you around £28 to £40 and take about 25-38 minutes
By car – Parking near Covent Garden station