The journey from Earl's Court to Harlesden is in fare zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the District, Circle and Bakerloo tube lines, changing trains at High Street Kensington and Paddington
- From Earl’s Court take the District Line
- Change at High Street Kensington to the Circle Line
- Change at Paddington to the Bakerloo Line
- Leave the train at Harlesden
Number of tube stops: 11 · Journey time: Approx 46 mins
Stations on the route: Earl’s Court ➜ High Street Kensington [change train] High Street Kensington ➜ Notting Hill Gate ➜ Bayswater ➜ Paddington [change train] Paddington ➜ Warwick Avenue ➜ Maida Vale ➜ Kilburn Park ➜ Queen’s Park ➜ Kensal Green ➜ Willesden Junction ➜ Harlesden
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the District, Circle and Bakerloo
First and last train times on the District line
Tube times for the District line
Alternative routes include Earl’s Court to Willesden Junction, Earl’s Court to North Acton and Earl’s Court to Stonebridge Park
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Earl’s Court underground station is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train
Harlesden station is not wheelchair accessible
Earl’s Court station entrance – The Warwick Road entrance and booking hall are on the level, but you must use one flight of 8 stairs from the Earl’s Court Road entrance. After that there’s a lift down to the platforms. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use two flights of stairs to the District line platforms (14 steps down +13 steps down to the eastbound platform, or 2x14 steps down to the westbound platform), or an escalator and four flights of stairs to the Piccadilly line platforms (14 steps down +13 steps down +19 steps down +4 steps down)
Changing tube line at High Street Kensington – Changing between the Circle westbound towards Sloane Square and District westbound towards Earl’s Court is on the level. Changing between the Circle eastbound and District eastbound towards Edgware Road is also on the level. For all other changes you must use two flights of stairs (16 steps up +15 steps down)
Changing tube line at Paddington – You must use stairs when changing between the Bakerloo, Circle/District and H&C platforms
Harlesden station exit – You must use three flights of stairs between the platforms and the exit (3x13 steps up)
The journey from Harlesden to Earl's Court is in fare zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Bakerloo, Circle and District tube lines, changing trains at Paddington and
- From Harlesden take the Bakerloo Line
- Change at Paddington to the Circle Line
- Change at High Street Kensington to the District Line
- Leave the train at Earl’s Court
Number of tube stops: 11 · Journey time: Approx 45 mins
Stations on the route: Harlesden ➜ Willesden Junction ➜ Kensal Green ➜ Queen’s Park ➜ Kilburn Park ➜ Maida Vale ➜ Warwick Avenue ➜ Paddington [change train] Paddington ➜ Bayswater ➜ Notting Hill Gate ➜ High Street Kensington [change train] High Street Kensington ➜ Earl’s Court
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Bakerloo, Circle and District
First and last train times on the Bakerloo line
Tube times for the Bakerloo line
Alternative routes include Harlesden to Willesden Junction, Harlesden to North Acton and Harlesden to Stonebridge Park
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Harlesden train station is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train
Earl’s Court station is not wheelchair accessible
Harlesden station entrance – You must use three flights of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (3x13 steps down)
Changing tube line at Paddington – You must use stairs when changing between the Bakerloo, Circle/District and H&C platforms
Changing tube line at High Street Kensington – Changing between the Circle westbound towards Sloane Square and District westbound towards Earl’s Court is on the level. Changing between the Circle eastbound and District eastbound towards Edgware Road is also on the level. For all other changes you must use two flights of stairs (16 steps up +15 steps down)
Earl’s Court station exit – There’s a lift between the platforms and the booking hall. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use two flights of stairs from the District line platforms (13 steps up +14 steps up from the eastbound platform, or 2x14 steps up from the westbound platform), or an escalator and four flights of stairs from the Piccadilly line platforms (4 steps up +19 steps up +13 steps up +14 steps up). After that there’s one flight of 8 stairs to the Earl’s Court Road exit, but the Warwick Road exit is on the level
Tube fare between Earl's Court and Harlesden
This tube journey is in Oyster zones 1-3. The cheapest fare is £3 off-peak (£3.70 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 1-3 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 |
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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 Harlesden to Earl’s Court 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 tickets · OAP bus tickets · Kids bus tickets
Travel by taxi – A 4¼ mile black taxi ride between Harlesden station and Earl’s Court should cost approximately £18 to £31 and take 18-32 mins