This journey is in zones 2&3 and you’ll have to use the District and Piccadilly lines, changing trains at Hammersmith
- From Earl’s Court take the District Line
- Change at Hammersmith to the Piccadilly Line
- Leave the train at North Ealing
Number of stops: 6 · Journey time: Approx 27 mins
Stations on the route: Earl’s Court ➜ West Kensington ➜ Barons Court ➜ Hammersmith [change train] Hammersmith ➜ Acton Town ➜ Ealing Common ➜ North Ealing
Live status and delays
Closures on the District and Piccadilly line
First and last train times
District line timetable
Alternative routes include Earl’s Court to West Acton, Earl’s Court to Ealing Broadway and Earl’s Court to Ealing Common
Stairs, lifts and escalators
Earl’s Court is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train
North Ealing is not wheelchair accessible
Earl’s Court 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 trains at Hammersmith – Changing between the Circle and H&C line platforms, or the District and Piccadilly line platforms, are all on the level, but you must use a lift and walk 520 metres outside in the street to change between the Circle/H&C platforms and District/Piccadilly platforms
North Ealing exit – You must use stairs between the platforms and the exit (12 steps up +11 steps up +9 steps down from the eastbound platform, or 14 steps up from the westbound platform)
This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Piccadilly lines, changing trains at Acton Town
- From North Ealing take the Piccadilly Line
- Change at Acton Town to the Piccadilly Line
- Leave the train at Earl’s Court
Number of stops: 5 · Journey time: Approx 27 mins
Stations on the route: North Ealing ➜ Ealing Common ➜ Acton Town [change train] Acton Town ➜ Hammersmith ➜ Barons Court ➜ Earl’s Court
Live status and delays
Closures on the Piccadilly line
First and last train times
Piccadilly line timetable
Alternative routes include North Ealing to West Acton, North Ealing to Ealing Broadway and North Ealing to Ealing Common
Stairs, lifts and escalators
North Ealing is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train
Earl’s Court is not wheelchair accessible
North Ealing entrance – You must use stairs between the entrance and the platforms (9 steps up +11 steps down +12 steps down to the eastbound platform, or 14 steps down to the westbound platform)
Changing trains at Acton Town – There’s a lift between the different platforms
Earl’s Court 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
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
Walking – 4½ 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 4½ mile ride can be done in about 19-33 minutes, and will cost you around £23 to £35.50