The journey from Covent Garden to Westferry is in fare zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Piccadilly, Central and DLR tube lines, changing trains at Holborn and Bank
- From Covent Garden take the Piccadilly Line
- Change at Holborn to the Central Line
- Change at Bank to the Docklands Light Railway
- Leave the train at Westferry
Number of tube stops: 7 · Journey time: Approx 38 mins
Stations on the route: Covent Garden ➜ Holborn [change train] Holborn ➜ Chancery Lane ➜ St. Paul’s ➜ Bank [change train] Bank ➜ Shadwell ➜ Limehouse ➜ Westferry
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Piccadilly, Central and DLR
First and last train times on the Piccadilly line
Tube times for the Piccadilly line
Alternative routes include Covent Garden to West India Quay, Covent Garden to Canary Wharf and Covent Garden to Limehouse
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Covent Garden tube station is not wheelchair accessible
Westferry station is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train
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 Holborn – You must use stairs when changing between the Central/Piccadilly line platforms
Changing tube line at Bank – Changing between the Central and DLR platforms involves a lift plus escalator. Changing between the W&C line and any other platform involves a lift, an escalator plus a long travelator. You must use stairs when changing trains from the Northern line to any other platform
Westferry station exit – There’s a lift between the platforms and the exit. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use three flights of stairs (3x16 steps down to the westbound platform, or 2x16 steps down +14 steps down to the eastbound platform)
The journey from Westferry to Covent Garden is in fare zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the DLR, Central and Piccadilly tube lines, changing trains at Bank and
- From Westferry take the Docklands Light Railway
- Change at Bank to the Central Line
- Change at Holborn to the Piccadilly Line
- Leave the train at Covent Garden
Number of tube stops: 7 · Journey time: Approx 37 mins
Stations on the route: Westferry ➜ Limehouse ➜ Shadwell ➜ Bank [change train] Bank ➜ St. Paul’s ➜ Chancery Lane ➜ Holborn [change train] Holborn ➜ Covent Garden
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the DLR, Central and Piccadilly
First and last train times on the DLR
Tube times for the Docklands Light Railway
Alternative routes include Westferry to West India Quay, Westferry to Canary Wharf and Westferry to Limehouse
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Westferry train station is not wheelchair accessible
Covent Garden station is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train
Westferry station entrance – There’s a lift between the entrance and the platforms. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use three flights of stairs (3x16 steps up to the westbound platform, or 14 steps up +2x16 steps up to the eastbound platform)
Changing tube line at Bank – Changing between the Central and DLR platforms involves a lift plus escalator. Changing between the W&C line and any other platform involves a lift, an escalator plus a long travelator. You must use stairs when changing trains from the Northern line to any other platform
Changing tube line at Holborn – You must use stairs when changing between the Central/Piccadilly 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 Westferry
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 from Westferry to Covent Garden is about 4¼ miles, so we don’t recommend walking
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 4¼ mile black taxi ride between Westferry train station and Covent Garden should cost approximately £18 to £31 and take 18-32 mins
Travel by car – Car parks near Covent Garden station and Westferry