The journey from Covent Garden to West Acton is in fare zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Piccadilly, Circle and Central tube lines, changing trains at Gloucester Road and Notting Hill Gate
- From Covent Garden take the Piccadilly Line
- Change at Gloucester Road to the Circle Line
- Change at Notting Hill Gate to the Central Line
- Leave the train at West Acton
Number of tube stops: 15 · Journey time: Approx 53 mins
Stations on the route: Covent Garden ➜ Leicester Square ➜ Piccadilly Circus ➜ Green Park ➜ Hyde Park Corner ➜ Knightsbridge ➜ South Kensington ➜ Gloucester Road [change train] Gloucester Road ➜ High Street Kensington ➜ Notting Hill Gate [change train] Notting Hill Gate ➜ Holland Park ➜ Shepherd’s Bush ➜ White City ➜ East Acton ➜ North Acton ➜ West Acton
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Piccadilly, Circle and Central
First and last train times on the Piccadilly line
Tube times for the Piccadilly line
Alternative routes include Covent Garden to North Ealing, Covent Garden to Park Royal and Covent Garden to Ealing Common
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Covent Garden tube station is not wheelchair accessible
West Acton 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 Gloucester Road – You must use stairs when changing between the Circle/District line platforms and the Piccadilly line platforms
Changing tube line at Notting Hill Gate – You must use stairs when changing between the Central line platforms and the Circle/District line platforms
West Acton station exit – You must use two flights of stairs between the platforms and the exit (18 steps up +19 steps up)
The journey from West Acton to Covent Garden is in fare zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Central and Piccadilly tube lines, changing trains at Holborn
- From West Acton take the Central Line
- Change at Holborn to the Piccadilly Line
- Leave the train at Covent Garden
Number of tube stops: 14 · Journey time: Approx 42 mins
Stations on the route: West Acton ➜ North Acton ➜ East Acton ➜ White City ➜ Shepherd’s Bush ➜ Holland Park ➜ Notting Hill Gate ➜ Queensway ➜ Lancaster Gate ➜ Marble Arch ➜ Bond Street ➜ Oxford Circus ➜ Tottenham Court Road ➜ Holborn [change train] Holborn ➜ Covent Garden
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Central and Piccadilly
First and last train times on the Central line
Tube times for the Central line
Alternative routes include West Acton to North Ealing, West Acton to Park Royal and West Acton to Ealing Common
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
West Acton train station is not wheelchair accessible
Covent Garden station is not wheelchair accessible
West Acton station entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (19 steps down +18 steps down)
Changing tube line at Holborn – You must use stairs when changing between the Central/Piccadilly line platforms
Changing tube line at – You must use stairs when changing between the Central line platforms and the Circle/District 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 West Acton
This tube journey is in Oyster zones 1-3. The cheapest fare is £3 off-peak (£3.70 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 1-3 fare | £6.70 | £3.70 | £3 | £10 | £10 |
| Fare Zone | Travelcards (Train, Bus & Tram) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One day travelcard | Week travelcard | Month travelcard | ||
| Anytime | Off-peak | |||
| 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 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 car – Car parks near Covent Garden station