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Covent Garden ⇄ West Hampstead Station

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

  1. From Covent Garden take the Piccadilly Line
  2. Change at Green Park to the Jubilee Line
  3. Leave the train at West Hampstead

Number of stops: 9 · Journey time: Approx 29 mins

Stations on the route: Covent Garden ➜ Leicester Square ➜ Piccadilly Circus ➜ Green Park [change train] Green Park ➜ Bond Street ➜ Baker Street ➜ St. John’s Wood ➜ Swiss Cottage ➜ Finchley Road ➜ West Hampstead

Live status and delays

Closures on the Piccadilly and Jubilee line

First and last train times

Piccadilly line timetable

Alternative routes include Covent Garden to Finchley Road, Covent Garden to Swiss Cottage and Covent Garden to Kilburn

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Covent Garden is not wheelchair accessible

West Hampstead 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

West Hampstead exit – You must use two flights of stairs between the platforms and the exit (16 steps up +15 steps up)

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

  1. From West Hampstead take the Jubilee Line
  2. Change at Green Park to the Piccadilly Line
  3. Leave the train at Covent Garden

Number of stops: 9 · Journey time: Approx 27 mins

Stations on the route: West Hampstead ➜ Finchley Road ➜ Swiss Cottage ➜ St. John’s Wood ➜ Baker Street ➜ Bond Street ➜ Green Park [change train] Green Park ➜ Piccadilly Circus ➜ Leicester Square ➜ Covent Garden

Live status and delays

Closures on the Jubilee and Piccadilly line

First and last train times

Jubilee line timetable

Alternative routes include West Hampstead to Finchley Road, West Hampstead to Swiss Cottage and West Hampstead to Kilburn

Stairs, lifts and escalators

West Hampstead is not wheelchair accessible

Covent Garden is not wheelchair accessible

West Hampstead entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (15 steps down +16 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 ⇄ West Hampstead 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 ⇄ West Hampstead 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.

Alternative ways to travel

Walking – The distance is about 3¾ miles on foot, which would take about 80 minutes

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 – The 3¾ mile ride should cost you from £18 to £31 and take anything from 15 to 29 minutes

By carParking near Covent Garden station