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East Acton ⇄ Southfields Station

This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Central, Circle and District lines, changing trains at Notting Hill Gate and High Street Kensington

  1. From East Acton take the Central Line
  2. Change at Notting Hill Gate to the Circle Line
  3. Change at High Street Kensington to the District Line
  4. Leave the train at Southfields

Number of stops: 12 · Journey time: Approx 47 mins

Stations on the route: East Acton ➜ White City ➜ Shepherd’s Bush ➜ Holland Park ➜ Notting Hill Gate [change train] Notting Hill Gate ➜ High Street Kensington [change train] High Street Kensington ➜ Earl’s Court ➜ West Brompton ➜ Fulham Broadway ➜ Parsons Green ➜ Putney Bridge ➜ East Putney ➜ Southfields

Live status and delays

Closures on the Central, Circle and District line

First and last train times

Central line timetable

Alternative routes include East Acton to Wimbledon Park and East Acton to East Putney

Stairs, lifts and escalators

East Acton is not wheelchair accessible

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

East Acton entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the entrance and the eastbound platform (18 steps up +19 steps up), or three flights of stairs to the westbound platform (11 steps up +14 steps up +16 steps up)

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

Changing trains 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)

Southfields 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 (3x10 steps up)

This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the District, Circle and Central lines, changing trains at High Street Kensington and

  1. From Southfields take the District Line
  2. Change at High Street Kensington to the Circle Line
  3. Change at Notting Hill Gate to the Central Line
  4. Leave the train at East Acton

Number of stops: 12 · Journey time: Approx 48 mins

Stations on the route: Southfields ➜ East Putney ➜ Putney Bridge ➜ Parsons Green ➜ Fulham Broadway ➜ West Brompton ➜ Earl’s Court ➜ High Street Kensington [change train] High Street Kensington ➜ Notting Hill Gate [change train] Notting Hill Gate ➜ Holland Park ➜ Shepherd’s Bush ➜ White City ➜ East Acton

Live status and delays

Closures on the District, Circle and Central line

First and last train times

District line timetable

Alternative routes include Southfields to Wimbledon Park and Southfields to East Putney

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Southfields is not wheelchair accessible

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

Southfields 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 (3x10 steps down)

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

East Acton exit – You must use two flights of stairs between the eastbound platform and the exit (19 steps down +18 steps down), or three flights of stairs from the westbound platform (16 steps down +14 steps down +11 steps down)

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 East Acton ⇄ Southfields 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 East Acton ⇄ Southfields 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 on foot is about 5¼ miles, so we don’t recommend walking

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 5¼ miles journey should cost approximately £23 to £35.50 and take 23-37 minutes