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Ealing Common ⇄ Golders Green Station

This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the District and Northern lines, changing trains at Embankment

  1. From Ealing Common take the District Line
  2. Change at Embankment to the Northern Line
  3. Leave the train at Golders Green

Number of stops: 28 · Journey time: Approx 61 mins

Stations on the route: Ealing Common ➜ Acton Town ➜ Chiswick Park ➜ Turnham Green ➜ Stamford Brook ➜ Ravenscourt Park ➜ Hammersmith ➜ Barons Court ➜ West Kensington ➜ Earl’s Court ➜ Gloucester Road ➜ South Kensington ➜ Sloane Square ➜ Victoria ➜ St. James’s Park ➜ Westminster ➜ Embankment [change train] Embankment ➜ Charing Cross ➜ Leicester Square ➜ Tottenham Court Road ➜ Goodge Street ➜ Warren Street ➜ Euston ➜ Mornington Crescent ➜ Camden Town ➜ Chalk Farm ➜ Belsize Park ➜ Hampstead ➜ Golders Green

Live status and delays

Closures on the District and Northern line

First and last train times

District line timetable

Alternative routes include Ealing Common to Brent Cross and Ealing Common to East Finchley

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Ealing Common is not wheelchair accessible

Golders Green has step-free access from the street to the platform (but there may be a step up or gap to the train)

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 Embankment – You must use stairs when changing platforms

Golders Green 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 (3x11 steps down)

This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Northern and Piccadilly lines, changing trains at Leicester Square

  1. From Golders Green take the Northern Line
  2. Change at Leicester Square to the Piccadilly Line
  3. Leave the train at Ealing Common

Number of stops: 21 · Journey time: Approx 57 mins

Stations on the route: Golders Green ➜ Hampstead ➜ Belsize Park ➜ Chalk Farm ➜ Camden Town ➜ Mornington Crescent ➜ Euston ➜ Warren Street ➜ Goodge Street ➜ Tottenham Court Road ➜ Leicester Square [change train] Leicester Square ➜ Piccadilly Circus ➜ Green Park ➜ Hyde Park Corner ➜ Knightsbridge ➜ South Kensington ➜ Gloucester Road ➜ Earl’s Court ➜ Barons Court ➜ Hammersmith ➜ Acton Town ➜ Ealing Common

Live status and delays

Closures on the Northern and Piccadilly line

First and last train times

Northern line timetable

Alternative routes include Golders Green to Brent Cross and Golders Green to East Finchley

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Golders Green is not wheelchair accessible

Ealing Common has step-free access from the street to the platform (but there may be a step up or gap to the train)

Golders Green 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 (3x11 steps up)

Changing trains at Leicester Square – You must use stairs when changing between the Northern/​Piccadilly line platforms

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 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

Cost of tube fare from Ealing Common ⇄ Golders Green Station
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
Travelcard prices from Ealing Common ⇄ Golders Green 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 – Six miles is too far to walk

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 six mile ride should cost between £28 and £40 and take about 28-40 minutes