The journey from Covent Garden to Warwick Avenue is in fare zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Piccadilly and Bakerloo tube lines, changing trains at Piccadilly Circus
- From Covent Garden take the Piccadilly Line
- Change at Piccadilly Circus to the Bakerloo Line
- Leave the train at Warwick Avenue
Number of tube stops: 9 · Journey time: Approx 27 mins
Stations on the route: Covent Garden ➜ Leicester Square ➜ Piccadilly Circus [change train] Piccadilly Circus ➜ Oxford Circus ➜ Regent’s Park ➜ Baker Street ➜ Marylebone ➜ Edgware Road ➜ Paddington ➜ Warwick Avenue
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Piccadilly and Bakerloo
First and last train times on the Piccadilly line
Tube times for the Piccadilly line
Alternative routes include Covent Garden to Maida Vale, Covent Garden to Royal Oak and Covent Garden to Edgware Road
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Covent Garden tube station is not wheelchair accessible
Warwick Avenue 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 Piccadilly Circus – You must use stairs when changing between the Bakerloo/Piccadilly line platforms (19 steps up +20 steps down)
Warwick Avenue station exit – You must use an escalator or four flights of stairs between the platforms and the booking hall (4x15 steps up), plus another two flights of stairs between the booking hall and the Warwick Avenue northside exit (13 steps up +14 steps up), or three flights of stairs between the booking hall and the Warwick Avenue southside exit (8 steps up +12 steps up +11 steps up)
The journey from Warwick Avenue to Covent Garden is in fare zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Bakerloo and Piccadilly tube lines, changing trains at Piccadilly Circus
- From Warwick Avenue take the Bakerloo Line
- Change at Piccadilly Circus to the Piccadilly Line
- Leave the train at Covent Garden
Number of tube stops: 9 · Journey time: Approx 27 mins
Stations on the route: Warwick Avenue ➜ Paddington ➜ Edgware Road ➜ Marylebone ➜ Baker Street ➜ Regent’s Park ➜ Oxford Circus ➜ Piccadilly Circus [change train] Piccadilly Circus ➜ Leicester Square ➜ Covent Garden
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Bakerloo and Piccadilly
First and last train times on the Bakerloo line
Tube times for the Bakerloo line
Alternative routes include Warwick Avenue to Maida Vale, Warwick Avenue to Royal Oak and Warwick Avenue to Edgware Road
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Warwick Avenue train station is not wheelchair accessible
Covent Garden station is not wheelchair accessible
Warwick Avenue station entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the Warwick Avenue northside entrance and the booking hall (14 steps down +13 steps down), or three flights of stairs between the Warwick Avenue southside entrance and the booking hall (11 steps down +12 steps down +8 steps down), plus another escalator or four flights of stairs between the booking hall and the platforms (4x15 steps down)
Changing tube line at Piccadilly Circus – You must use stairs when changing between the Bakerloo/Piccadilly line platforms (19 steps up +20 steps down)
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 Warwick Avenue
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
| 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 |
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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 – The distance is roughly 2¾ miles, which will probably take around 52-58 minutes on foot
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 · Senior bus fares · Child bus fares
Travel by taxi – A 2¾ mile ride between Warwick Avenue train station and Covent Garden in a black cab should cost you about £14.30 to £24.60 and take anything from 12 to 24 mins
Travel by car – Car parks near Covent Garden station and Warwick Avenue