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Elephant & Castle ⇄ Gunnersbury Station

This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Bakerloo and District lines, changing trains at Embankment

  1. From Elephant & Castle take the Bakerloo Line
  2. Change at Embankment to the District Line
  3. Leave the train at Gunnersbury

Number of stops: 17 · Journey time: Approx 43 mins

Stations on the route: Elephant & Castle ➜ Lambeth North ➜ Waterloo ➜ Embankment [change train] Embankment ➜ Westminster ➜ St. James’s Park ➜ Victoria ➜ Sloane Square ➜ South Kensington ➜ Gloucester Road ➜ Earl’s Court ➜ West Kensington ➜ Barons Court ➜ Hammersmith ➜ Ravenscourt Park ➜ Stamford Brook ➜ Turnham Green ➜ Gunnersbury

Live status and delays

Closures on the Bakerloo and District line

First and last train times

Bakerloo line timetable

Alternative routes include Elephant & Castle to Chiswick Park, Elephant & Castle to Turnham Green and Elephant & Castle to Kew Gardens

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Elephant & Castle is not wheelchair accessible

Gunnersbury is not wheelchair accessible

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 Embankment – You must use stairs when changing platforms

Gunnersbury exit – You must use two flights of stairs between the platforms and the exit (14 steps up +15 steps up). There’s no lift

This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the District and Bakerloo lines, changing trains at Embankment

  1. From Gunnersbury take the District Line
  2. Change at Embankment to the Bakerloo Line
  3. Leave the train at Elephant & Castle

Number of stops: 17 · Journey time: Approx 41 mins

Stations on the route: Gunnersbury ➜ Turnham Green ➜ Stamford Brook ➜ Ravenscourt Park ➜ Hammersmith ➜ Barons Court ➜ West Kensington ➜ 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 Gunnersbury to Chiswick Park, Gunnersbury to Turnham Green and Gunnersbury to Kew Gardens

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Gunnersbury is not wheelchair accessible

Elephant & Castle is not wheelchair accessible

Gunnersbury entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (15 steps down +14 steps down). There’s no lift

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 1-3. 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 Elephant & Castle ⇄ Gunnersbury 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 Elephant & Castle ⇄ Gunnersbury 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.