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Covent Garden ⇄ Wapping Station

This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Piccadilly, Jubilee and London Overground lines, changing trains at Green Park and Canada Water

  1. From Covent Garden take the Piccadilly Line
  2. Change at Green Park to the Jubilee Line
  3. Change at Canada Water to the London Overground
  4. Leave the train at Wapping

Number of stops: 11 · Journey time: Approx 42 mins

Stations on the route: Covent Garden ➜ Leicester Square ➜ Piccadilly Circus ➜ Green Park [change train] Green Park ➜ Westminster ➜ Waterloo ➜ Southwark ➜ London Bridge ➜ Bermondsey ➜ Canada Water [change train] Canada Water ➜ Rotherhithe ➜ Wapping

Live status and delays

Closures on the Piccadilly, Jubilee and London Overground line

First and last train times

Piccadilly line timetable

Alternative routes include Covent Garden to Shadwell

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Covent Garden is not wheelchair accessible

Wapping 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 Green Park – There are two lifts and a long walk when changing platforms. If you want a shorter walk then you can use two escalators instead of the lifts

Wapping exit – You must use one lift and three flights of stairs between the platforms and the exit (21 steps up +4 steps up +2 steps down), or eight flights of stairs if you want to avoid the lift (21 steps up +12 steps up +15 steps up +12 steps up +3x15 steps up +2 steps up)

This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the London Overground, Jubilee and Piccadilly lines, changing trains at Canada Water and

  1. From Wapping take the London Overground
  2. Change at Canada Water to the Jubilee Line
  3. Change at Green Park to the Piccadilly Line
  4. Leave the train at Covent Garden

Number of stops: 11 · Journey time: Approx 42 mins

Stations on the route: Wapping ➜ Rotherhithe ➜ Canada Water [change train] Canada Water ➜ Bermondsey ➜ London Bridge ➜ Southwark ➜ Waterloo ➜ Westminster ➜ Green Park [change train] Green Park ➜ Piccadilly Circus ➜ Leicester Square ➜ Covent Garden

Alternative routes include Wapping to Shadwell

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Wapping is not wheelchair accessible

Covent Garden is not wheelchair accessible

Wapping entrance – You must use one lift and three flights of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (2 steps up +4 steps down +21 steps down), or eight flights of stairs if you want to avoid the lift (2 steps up +3x15 steps down +12 steps down +15 steps down +12 steps down +21 steps down)

Changing trains at Green Park – There are two lifts and a long walk when changing platforms. If you want a shorter walk then you can use two escalators instead of the lifts

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

Cost of tube fare from Covent Garden ⇄ Wapping Station
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 ⇄ Wapping Station
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.