Elephant & Castle ⇄ Kensington Olympia Station | Tube Journey, Train Times & Fares

The journey from Elephant & Castle to Kensington (Olympia) is in fare zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Bakerloo, Piccadilly and District tube 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 Kensington (Olympia)

Number of tube stops: 12 · Journey time: Approx 41 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 ➜ Kensington (Olympia)

London Underground tube delays

Strikes and closures on the Bakerloo, Piccadilly and District

First and last train times on the Bakerloo line

Tube times for the Bakerloo line

Alternative routes include Elephant & Castle to Shepherds Bush, Elephant & Castle to West Kensington and Elephant & Castle to Holland Park

Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms

Elephant & Castle underground station is not wheelchair accessible

Kensington (Olympia) station has step-free access from the street to the platform (but there may be a step up or gap to the train)

Elephant & Castle station 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 tube line at Piccadilly Circus – You must use stairs when changing between the Bakerloo/​Piccadilly line platforms (19 steps up +20 steps down)

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

Kensington (Olympia) station exit – There is level access between the platforms and the exit

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