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East Putney ⇄ King’s Cross St Pancras Station

This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the District and Piccadilly lines, changing trains at Earl’s Court

  1. From East Putney take the District Line
  2. Change at Earl’s Court to the Piccadilly Line
  3. Leave the train at King’s Cross St. Pancras

Number of stops: 16 · Journey time: Approx 39 mins

Stations on the route: East Putney ➜ Putney Bridge ➜ Parsons Green ➜ Fulham Broadway ➜ West Brompton ➜ Earl’s Court [change train] Earl’s Court ➜ Gloucester Road ➜ South Kensington ➜ Knightsbridge ➜ Hyde Park Corner ➜ Green Park ➜ Piccadilly Circus ➜ Leicester Square ➜ Covent Garden ➜ Holborn ➜ Russell Square ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras

Live status and delays

Closures on the District and Piccadilly line

First and last train times

District line timetable

Alternative routes include East Putney to Euston, East Putney to Russell Square and East Putney to Euston Square

Stairs, lifts and escalators

East Putney is not wheelchair accessible

King’s Cross St. Pancras is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train

East Putney entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (15 steps up +16 steps up)

Changing trains at Earl’s Court – You can use a lift when changing platforms

King’s Cross St. Pancras exit – There’s a lift from the platforms to the booking hall. If you want to avoid the lift then you can get an escalator from the Piccadilly line platforms, an escalator (or 11 steps up +3x17 steps up) from the Victoria line platforms, or two escalators (or one escalator and 11 steps up +3x17 steps up) from the Northern line platforms. After that there’s a lift to the King’s Cross forecourt exit. There are four flights of stairs from the Metropolitan line booking hall to the Pancras Road exit (2x11 steps up +3 steps up +16 steps up) or one flight of stairs from the Northern/​Piccadilly/​Victoria line booking hall (7 steps up). There are four flights of stairs from the Metropolitan line booking hall and the Belgrove Street and Crestfield Street exits (2x11 steps up +5 steps up +19 steps up) or one flight of stairs from the Northern/​Piccadilly/​Victoria line booking hall (7 steps up)

This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Piccadilly and District lines, changing trains at Earl’s Court

  1. From King’s Cross St. Pancras take the Piccadilly Line
  2. Change at Earl’s Court to the District Line
  3. Leave the train at East Putney

Number of stops: 16 · Journey time: Approx 39 mins

Stations on the route: King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Russell Square ➜ Holborn ➜ Covent Garden ➜ Leicester Square ➜ Piccadilly Circus ➜ Green Park ➜ Hyde Park Corner ➜ Knightsbridge ➜ South Kensington ➜ Gloucester Road ➜ Earl’s Court [change train] Earl’s Court ➜ West Brompton ➜ Fulham Broadway ➜ Parsons Green ➜ Putney Bridge ➜ East Putney

Live status and delays

Closures on the Piccadilly and District line

First and last train times

Piccadilly line timetable

Alternative routes include King’s Cross St. Pancras to Euston, King’s Cross St. Pancras to Russell Square and King’s Cross St. Pancras to Euston Square

Stairs, lifts and escalators

King’s Cross St. Pancras is not wheelchair accessible

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

King’s Cross St. Pancras entrance – There’s a lift between the King’s Cross forecourt entrance and the booking hall. There are four flights of stairs between the Pancras Road entrance and the Metropolitan line booking hall (16 steps down +3 steps down +2x11 steps down) or one flight of stairs to the Northern/​Piccadilly/​Victoria line booking hall (7 steps down). There are four flights of stairs between the Belgrove Street and Crestfield Street entrances and the Metropolitan line booking hall (19 steps down +5 steps down +2x11 steps down) or one flight of stairs to the Northern/​Piccadilly/​Victoria line booking hall (7 steps down). After that there’s a lift down to the platforms. If you want to avoid the lift then you can get an escalator to the Piccadilly line platforms, an escalator (or 3x17 steps down +11 steps down) to the Victoria line platforms, or two escalators (or one escalator and 3x17 steps down +11 steps down) to the Northern line platforms

Changing trains at Earl’s Court – You can use a lift when changing platforms

East Putney exit – You must use two flights of stairs between the platforms and the exit (16 steps down +15 steps down)

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 Putney ⇄ King’s Cross St Pancras 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 Putney ⇄ King’s Cross St Pancras 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

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 carParking near King’s Cross St. Pancras station