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Ealing Common ⇄ Queensway Station

This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Piccadilly, Circle and Central lines, changing trains at Gloucester Road and Notting Hill Gate

  1. From Ealing Common take the Piccadilly Line
  2. Change at Gloucester Road to the Circle Line
  3. Change at Notting Hill Gate to the Central Line
  4. Leave the train at Queensway

Number of stops: 8 · Journey time: Approx 43 mins

Stations on the route: Ealing Common ➜ Acton Town ➜ Hammersmith ➜ Barons Court ➜ Earl’s Court ➜ Gloucester Road [change train] Gloucester Road ➜ High Street Kensington ➜ Notting Hill Gate [change train] Notting Hill Gate ➜ Queensway

Live status and delays

Closures on the Piccadilly, Circle and Central line

First and last train times

Piccadilly line timetable

Alternative routes include Ealing Common to Bayswater, Ealing Common to Notting Hill Gate and Ealing Common to Lancaster Gate

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Ealing Common is not wheelchair accessible

Queensway 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 Gloucester Road – You must use stairs when changing between the Circle/​District line platforms and the Piccadilly line platforms

Changing trains at Notting Hill Gate – You must use stairs when changing between the Central line platforms and the Circle/District line platforms

Queensway exit – There’s a lift plus one flight of stairs between the platforms and the exit (21 steps up). If you want to avoid the lift then you can use another eight flights of stairs (16 steps up +5x15 steps up +16 steps up +19 steps up)

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

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

Number of stops: 9 · Journey time: Approx 32 mins

Stations on the route: Queensway ➜ Notting Hill Gate ➜ Holland Park ➜ Shepherd’s Bush ➜ White City ➜ 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 Queensway to Bayswater, Queensway to Notting Hill Gate and Queensway to Lancaster Gate

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Queensway is not wheelchair accessible

Ealing Common is not wheelchair accessible

Queensway entrance – There’s a lift plus one flight of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (21 steps down). If you want to avoid the lift then you can use another eight flights of stairs (19 steps down +16 steps down +5x15 steps down +16 steps down)

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

Changing trains at – You must use stairs when changing between the Central line platforms and the Circle/District 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 ⇄ Queensway 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 ⇄ Queensway 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 4⅓ miles on foot, which 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 4⅓ mile journey will take 18-33 minutes and cost from £23 and £35.50

By carParking near Queensway station