This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Piccadilly and District lines, changing trains at Earl’s Court
- From Covent Garden take the Piccadilly Line
- Change at Earl’s Court to the District Line
- Leave the train at Wimbledon
Number of stops: 16 · Journey time: Approx 40 mins
Stations on the route: Covent Garden ➜ Leicester Square ➜ Piccadilly Circus ➜ Green Park ➜ Hyde Park Corner ➜ Knightsbridge ➜ South Kensington ➜ Gloucester Road ➜ Earl’s Court [change train] Earl’s Court ➜ West Brompton ➜ Fulham Broadway ➜ Parsons Green ➜ Putney Bridge ➜ East Putney ➜ Southfields ➜ Wimbledon Park ➜ Wimbledon
Live status and delays
Closures on the Piccadilly and District line
First and last train times
Piccadilly line timetable
Alternative routes include Covent Garden to South Wimbledon and Covent Garden to Wimbledon Park
Stairs, lifts and escalators
Covent Garden is not wheelchair accessible
Wimbledon is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train
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 Earl’s Court – You can use a lift when changing platforms
Wimbledon exit – You can request a lift between the platforms and the exit, or you can use two flights of stairs (2x13 steps up)
This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the District and Piccadilly lines, changing trains at Earl’s Court
- From Wimbledon take the District Line
- Change at Earl’s Court to the Piccadilly Line
- Leave the train at Covent Garden
Number of stops: 16 · Journey time: Approx 39 mins
Stations on the route: Wimbledon ➜ Wimbledon Park ➜ Southfields ➜ East Putney ➜ Putney Bridge ➜ Parsons Green ➜ Fulham Broadway ➜ West Brompton ➜ Earl’s Court [change train] Earl’s Court ➜ Gloucester Road ➜ South Kensington ➜ Knightsbridge ➜ Hyde Park Corner ➜ Green Park ➜ Piccadilly Circus ➜ Leicester Square ➜ Covent Garden
Live status and delays
Closures on the District and Piccadilly line
First and last train times
District line timetable
Alternative routes include Wimbledon to South Wimbledon and Wimbledon to Wimbledon Park
Stairs, lifts and escalators
Wimbledon is not wheelchair accessible
Covent Garden is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train
Wimbledon entrance – You can request a lift between the entrance and the platforms, or you can use two flights of stairs (2x13 steps down)
Changing trains at Earl’s Court – You can use a lift when changing platforms
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 1-3. The cheapest fare is £3 off-peak (£3.70 peak) when you pay by Oyster or contactless. There are no return tickets, you just pay the same as two singles
| 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 |
| 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
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 car – Parking near Covent Garden station