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Ealing Common ⇄ East Acton Station

This journey is in zones 2&3 and you’ll have to use the District and Central lines, changing trains at Ealing Broadway

  1. From Ealing Common take the District Line
  2. Change at Ealing Broadway to the Central Line
  3. Leave the train at East Acton

Number of stops: 4 · Journey time: Approx 27 mins

Stations on the route: Ealing Common ➜ Ealing Broadway [change train] Ealing Broadway ➜ West Acton ➜ North Acton ➜ East Acton

Live status and delays

Closures on the District and Central line

First and last train times

District line timetable

Alternative routes include Ealing Common to North Acton and Ealing Common to White City

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Ealing Common is not wheelchair accessible

East Acton is not wheelchair accessible

Ealing Common entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (9 steps down +20 steps down)

Changing trains at Ealing Broadway – Changing between the Central and District lines is on the level

East Acton exit – You must use two flights of stairs between the eastbound platform and the exit (19 steps down +18 steps down), or three flights of stairs from the westbound platform (16 steps down +14 steps down +11 steps down)

This journey is in zones 2&3 and you’ll have to use the Central and District lines, changing trains at Ealing Broadway

  1. From East Acton take the Central Line
  2. Change at Ealing Broadway to the District Line
  3. Leave the train at Ealing Common

Number of stops: 4 · Journey time: Approx 22 mins

Stations on the route: East Acton ➜ North Acton ➜ West Acton ➜ Ealing Broadway [change train] Ealing Broadway ➜ Ealing Common

Live status and delays

Closures on the Central and District line

First and last train times

Central line timetable

Alternative routes include East Acton to North Acton and East Acton to White City

Stairs, lifts and escalators

East Acton is not wheelchair accessible

Ealing Common is not wheelchair accessible

East Acton entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the entrance and the eastbound platform (18 steps up +19 steps up), or three flights of stairs to the westbound platform (11 steps up +14 steps up +16 steps up)

Changing trains at Ealing Broadway – Changing between the Central and District lines is on the level

Ealing Common exit – You must use two flights of stairs between the platforms and the exit (20 steps up +9 steps up)

Cash, Oyster & Travelcard fares

The journey is in zones 2-3. The cheapest fare is £1.90 off-peak (£2.10 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 Ealing Common ⇄ East Acton Station
Fare zone Cash Oyster & Contactless cards
Single fare Single fare Daily cap
Peak Off-peak Peak Off-peak
Zone 2-3 fare £6.70 £2.10 £1.90 £10 £10
Travelcard prices from Ealing Common ⇄ East Acton Station
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

Walking – The distance is about two miles on foot, which would take 38-42 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 – A two mile journey should cost between £10.60 and £18.20 and take about 10-20 minutes