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East India ⇄ Euston Square Station

This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the DLR and Circle lines, changing trains at Aldgate

  1. From East India take the Docklands Light Railway
  2. Leave train at Tower Gateway and walk 3 mins to Tower Hill
  3. Change at Tower Hill to the Circle Line
  4. Leave the train at Euston Square

Number of stops: 12 · Journey time: Approx 50 mins

Stations on the route: East India ➜ Blackwall ➜ Poplar ➜ Westferry ➜ Limehouse ➜ Shadwell ➜ Tower Gateway [leave train] Walk 3 mins to Tower Hill [change train] Aldgate ➜ Liverpool Street ➜ Moorgate ➜ Barbican ➜ Farringdon ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Euston Square

Live status and delays

Closures on the DLR and Circle line

First and last train times

Docklands Light Railway timetable

Alternative routes include East India to Euston, East India to Warren Street and East India to Goodge Street

Stairs, lifts and escalators

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

Euston Square is not wheelchair accessible

East India entrance – From the Aspen Way entrance to the platforms there’s a lift (or three flights of 14 steps up), plus another lift (or an escalator, or two flights of 14 and 16 steps down). From the South Side entrance to the platforms there are two lifts (or four flights of 15 and 16 steps up, and 14 and 16 steps down)

Euston Square exit – There’s a lift between the westbound platform and the exit. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use four flights of stairs instead (18 steps up +4 steps up +15 steps up +9 steps up to the Euston Road northside exit, or 18 steps up +4 steps up +15 steps up 13 steps up to the Gower Street exit). But you must use four flights of stairs between the eastbound platform and the exit (5 steps up +16 steps up +15 steps up +9 steps up to the Euston Road northside exit, or 5 steps up +16 steps up +15 steps up 13 steps up to the Gower Street exit)

This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Circle, Northern and DLR lines, changing trains at Moorgate and

  1. From Euston Square take the Circle Line
  2. Change at Moorgate to the Northern Line
  3. Change at Bank to the Docklands Light Railway
  4. Leave the train at East India

Number of stops: 11 · Journey time: Approx 45 mins

Stations on the route: Euston Square ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Farringdon ➜ Barbican ➜ Moorgate [change train] Moorgate ➜ Bank [change train] Bank ➜ Shadwell ➜ Limehouse ➜ Westferry ➜ Poplar ➜ Blackwell ➜ East India

Live status and delays

Closures on the Circle, Northern and DLR line

First and last train times

Circle line timetable

Alternative routes include Euston Square to Euston, Euston Square to Warren Street and Euston Square to Goodge Street

Stairs, lifts and escalators

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

East India is not wheelchair accessible

Euston Square entrance – There’s a lift between the entrance and the westbound platform. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use four flights of stairs instead (9 steps down +15 steps down +4 steps down +18 steps down from the Euston Road northside entrance, or 13 steps down +15 steps down +4 steps down 18 steps down from the Gower Street entrance). But you must use four flights of stairs between the entrance and the eastbound platform (9 steps down +15 steps down +16 steps down +5 steps down from the Euston Road northside entrance, or 13 steps down +15 steps down +16 steps down 5 steps down from the Gower Street entrance)

Changing trains at Moorgate – You must use an escalator when changing between the Circle/​Metropolitan/​H&C eastbound platforms and the Northern line. You must use stairs for all other platform changes

Changing trains at Bank – Changing between the Central and DLR platforms involves a lift plus escalator. Changing between the W&C line and any other platform involves a lift, an escalator plus a long travelator. You must use stairs when changing trains from the Northern line to any other platform

East India exit – From the platforms to the Aspen Way exit there’s a lift (or three flights of 14 steps down), plus another lift (or an escalator, or two flights of 16 and 14 steps up). From the platforms to the South Side exit there are two lifts (or four flights of 16 and 14 steps down, and 16 and 15 steps up)

Cash, Oyster & Travelcard fares

The journey is in zones 1-2. The cheapest fare is £2.80 off-peak (£3.40 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 India ⇄ Euston Square Station
Fare zone Cash Oyster & Contactless cards
Single fare Single fare Daily cap
Peak Off-peak Peak Off-peak
Zone 1-2 fare £6.70 £3.40 £2.80 £8.50 £8.50
Travelcard prices from East India ⇄ Euston Square 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 – Six 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 six mile ride should cost between £28 and £40 and take about 28-40 minutes

By carParking near East India station