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Earl’s Court ⇄ Pimlico Station

This journey is in zone 1 and you’ll have to use the District and Victoria lines, changing trains at Victoria

  1. From Earl’s Court take the District Line
  2. Change at Victoria to the Victoria Line
  3. Leave the train at Pimlico

Number of stops: 5 · Journey time: Approx 21 mins

Stations on the route: Earl’s Court ➜ Gloucester Road ➜ South Kensington ➜ Sloane Square ➜ Victoria [change train] Victoria ➜ Pimlico

Live status and delays

Closures on the District and Victoria line

First and last train times

District line timetable

Alternative routes include Earl’s Court to Vauxhall and Earl’s Court to Victoria

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Earl’s Court is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train

Pimlico 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 Victoria – You can use a lift when changing between the Circle/​District/​Victoria/​National Rail platforms

Pimlico exit – There’s an escalator or seven flights of stairs from the platforms to the booking hall (3 steps up +16 steps up +4x17 steps up +3 steps up). After that you must use stairs from the booking hall to the exits (9 steps up to the Bessborough Street exit, and 16 steps up +18 steps up to the Rampayne Street exit)

This journey is in zone 1 and you’ll have to use the Victoria and District lines, changing trains at Victoria

  1. From Pimlico take the Victoria Line
  2. Change at Victoria to the District Line
  3. Leave the train at Earl’s Court

Number of stops: 5 · Journey time: Approx 22 mins

Stations on the route: Pimlico ➜ Victoria [change train] Victoria ➜ Sloane Square ➜ South Kensington ➜ Gloucester Road ➜ Earl’s Court

Live status and delays

Closures on the Victoria and District line

First and last train times

Victoria line timetable

Alternative routes include Pimlico to Vauxhall and Pimlico to Victoria

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Pimlico is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train

Earl’s Court is not wheelchair accessible

Pimlico entrance – You must use stairs between the entrances and the booking hall (9 steps down from the Bessborough Street entrance, and 18 steps down +16 steps down from the Rampayne Street entrance). After that there’s an escalator or seven flights of stairs down to the platforms (3 steps down +4x17 steps down +16 steps down +3 steps down)

Changing trains at Victoria – You can use a lift when changing between the Circle/​District/​Victoria/​National Rail 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 zone 1. The cheapest fare is £2.70 off-peak (£2.80 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 Earl’s Court ⇄ Pimlico Station
Fare zone Cash Oyster & Contactless cards
Single fare Single fare Daily cap
Peak Off-peak Peak Off-peak
Zone 1 fare £6.70 £2.80 £2.70 £8.50 £8.50
Travelcard prices from Earl’s Court ⇄ Pimlico Station
Fare Zone Travelcards (Train, Bus & Tram)
One day travel­card Week travel­card Month travel­card
Anytime Off-peak
Zone 1-2 travelcard n/a n/a £42.70 £164
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 roughly 2¾ miles on foot, which will take you around 52-58 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 2¾ mile ride should cost about £14.30 to £24.60 and take anything from 12 to 24 minutes

By carParking near Pimlico station