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Elephant & Castle ⇄ Fulham Broadway Station

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

  1. From Elephant & Castle take the Bakerloo Line
  2. Change at Piccadilly Circus to the Piccadilly Line
  3. Change at Earl’s Court to the District Line
  4. Leave the train at Fulham Broadway

Number of stops: 13 · Journey time: Approx 42 mins

Stations on the route: Elephant & Castle ➜ Lambeth North ➜ Waterloo ➜ Embankment ➜ Charing Cross ➜ Piccadilly Circus [change train] Piccadilly Circus ➜ Green Park ➜ Hyde Park Corner ➜ Knightsbridge ➜ South Kensington ➜ Gloucester Road ➜ Earl’s Court [change train] Earl’s Court ➜ West Brompton ➜ Fulham Broadway

Live status and delays

Closures on the Bakerloo, Piccadilly and District line

First and last train times

Bakerloo line timetable

Alternative routes include Elephant & Castle to West Brompton and Elephant & Castle to Parsons Green

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Elephant & Castle is not wheelchair accessible

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

Elephant & Castle entrance – You can use a lift between the Elephant & Castle southside entrance and the Northern line southbound platform, or a lift plus three flights of stairs to the Northern line northbound platform (9 steps down +6 steps up +20 steps down), or a lift plus three flights of stairs to the Bakerloo line platforms (20 steps down +5 steps up +18 steps down). From the Elephant & Castle northside entrance you must use a lift plus four flights of stairs to the Northern line southbound platform (20 steps down +18 steps up +5 steps down +20 steps up), or a lift plus three flights of stairs to the Northern line northbound platform (20 steps down +18 steps up +15 steps up), or a lift plus one flight of stairs to the Bakerloo line platforms (20 steps down)

Changing trains at Piccadilly Circus – You must use stairs when changing between the Bakerloo/​Piccadilly line platforms (19 steps up +20 steps down)

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

Fulham Broadway exit – There’s a lift between the platforms and the exit. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use two flights of stairs (14 steps up +13 steps up)

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

  1. From Fulham Broadway take the District Line
  2. Change at Earl’s Court to the District Line
  3. Change at Embankment to the Bakerloo Line
  4. Leave the train at Elephant & Castle

Number of stops: 12 · Journey time: Approx 41 mins

Stations on the route: Fulham Broadway ➜ West Brompton ➜ Earl’s Court [change train] Earl’s Court ➜ Gloucester Road ➜ South Kensington ➜ Sloane Square ➜ Victoria ➜ St. James’s Park ➜ Westminster ➜ Embankment [change train] Embankment ➜ Waterloo ➜ Lambeth North ➜ Elephant & Castle

Live status and delays

Closures on the District and Bakerloo line

First and last train times

District line timetable

Alternative routes include Fulham Broadway to West Brompton and Fulham Broadway to Parsons Green

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Fulham Broadway is not wheelchair accessible

Elephant & Castle is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train

Fulham Broadway entrance – There’s a lift between the entrance and the platforms. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use two flights of stairs (13 steps down +14 steps down)

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

Changing trains at Embankment – You must use stairs when changing platforms

Elephant & Castle exit – You can use a lift to the Elephant & Castle southside exit from the Northern line southbound platform, or a lift plus three flights of stairs from the Northern line northbound platform (9 steps up +6 steps down +20 steps up), or a lift plus three flights of stairs from the Bakerloo line platforms (20 steps up +5 steps down +18 steps up). To the Elephant & Castle northside exit you must use a lift plus four flights of stairs from the Northern line southbound platform (20 steps up +18 steps down +5 steps up +20 steps down), or a lift plus three flights of stairs from the Northern line northbound platform (20 steps up +18 steps down +15 steps down), or a lift plus one flight of stairs from the Bakerloo line platforms (20 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 Elephant & Castle ⇄ Fulham Broadway 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 Elephant & Castle ⇄ Fulham Broadway 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 about 4¼ 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 4¼ mile ride should cost approximately £18 to £31 and take 18-32 minutes