The journey from East Putney to Russell Square is in fare zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the District and Piccadilly tube lines, changing trains at Earl’s Court
- From East Putney take the District Line
- Change at Earl’s Court to the Piccadilly Line
- Leave the train at Russell Square
Number of tube stops: 15 · Journey time: Approx 36 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
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the District and Piccadilly
First and last train times on the District line
Tube times for the District line
Alternative routes include East Putney to Holborn, East Putney to Goodge Street and East Putney to Euston
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
East Putney station is not wheelchair accessible
Russell Square station is not wheelchair accessible
East Putney station entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (15 steps up +16 steps up)
Changing tube line at Earl’s Court – You can use a lift when changing platforms
Russell Square station exit – You must use a lift plus one flight of stairs between the platforms and the exit (20 steps up). If you want to avoid the lift then you can use another twelve flights of stairs (14 steps up +5 steps up +16 steps up +6x17 steps up +18 steps up +6 steps up +15 steps up)
The journey from Russell Square to East Putney is in fare zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Piccadilly and District tube lines, changing trains at Earl’s Court
- From Russell Square take the Piccadilly Line
- Change at Earl’s Court to the District Line
- Leave the train at East Putney
Number of tube stops: 15 · Journey time: Approx 37 mins
Stations on the route: 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
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Piccadilly and District
First and last train times on the Piccadilly line
Tube times for the Piccadilly line
Alternative routes include Russell Square to Holborn, Russell Square to Goodge Street and Russell Square to Euston
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Russell Square train station is not wheelchair accessible
East Putney station is not wheelchair accessible
Russell Square station entrance – You must use a lift plus one flight of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (20 steps down). If you want to avoid the lift then you can use another twelve flights of stairs (15 steps down +6 steps down +18 steps down +6x17 steps down +16 steps down +5 steps down +14 steps down)
Changing tube line at Earl’s Court – You can use a lift when changing platforms
East Putney station exit – You must use two flights of stairs between the platforms and the exit (16 steps down +15 steps down)
Tube fare between East Putney and Russell Square
This tube journey is in Oyster zones 1-2. The cheapest fare is £2.80 off-peak (£3.40 peak) when you pay by Oyster or contactless. There’s no return fare, you just pay the same as two single tickets
| 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 |
| 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 |
| See our complete list of London Underground fares, Pensioner fares, Children’s fares, Oyster card fares, Contactless card fares and Travelcard fares Note: Tube journey prices are correct as of | ||||
Peak and off-peak journey 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. Note: Between the 8th March and 31st May 2024 TFL are running a trial called ‘Off-Peak Friday Fares’, where Fridays will be classed as off-peak all day.
The fare is based on what time your journey begins. It doesn’t matter what time your journey ends.
Other ways to make this journey
Travel on foot – It’s around six miles to East Putney, which is too far to walk
Travel by bus – Single fare: £1.75 (you may need more than one bus); Daily cap: £5.25; Weekly cap: £24.70; 1-day travelcard: £6; Weekly travelcard: £24.70 – Adult bus tickets 2024 · Pensioner bus tickets 2024 · Children’s bus tickets 2024
Travel by taxi – A six mile taxi ride between Russell Square underground station and East Putney station should cost between £28 and £40 and take about 28-40 mins
Travel by car – Car parks near Russell Square station