The journey from Elephant & Castle to Warren Street is in fare zone 1 and you’ll have to use the Bakerloo and Northern tube lines, changing trains at Waterloo
- From Elephant & Castle take the Bakerloo Line
- Change at Waterloo to the Northern Line
- Leave the train at Warren Street
Number of tube stops: 8 · Journey time: Approx 23 mins
Stations on the route: Elephant & Castle ➜ Lambeth North ➜ Waterloo [change train] Waterloo ➜ Embankment ➜ Charing Cross ➜ Leicester Square ➜ Tottenham Court Road ➜ Goodge Street ➜ Warren Street
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Bakerloo and Northern
First and last train times on the Bakerloo line
Tube times for the Bakerloo line
Alternative routes include Elephant & Castle to Great Portland Street, Elephant & Castle to Euston Square and Elephant & Castle to Goodge Street
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Elephant & Castle tube station is not wheelchair accessible
Warren Street station is not wheelchair accessible
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 Waterloo – You must use an escalator when changing trains from the Jubilee line platforms. You must use stairs when changing trains from the Bakerloo northbound platform, but there’s an escalator when changing trains from the Bakerloo southbound platform
Warren Street station exit – You must use two escalators between the platforms and the exit, or seven flights of stairs if you want to avoid the escalators from the Victoria line (3 steps up +16 steps up +4x17 steps up +3 steps up), or five flights of stairs if you want to avoid the escalators from the Northern line (20 steps up +4 steps up +2x17 steps up +3 steps up)
The journey from Warren Street to Elephant & Castle is in fare zone 1 and you’ll have to use the Northern and Bakerloo tube lines, changing trains at Charing Cross
- From Warren Street take the Northern Line
- Change at Charing Cross to the Bakerloo Line
- Leave the train at Elephant & Castle
Number of tube stops: 8 · Journey time: Approx 22 mins
Stations on the route: Warren Street ➜ Goodge Street ➜ Tottenham Court Road ➜ Leicester Square ➜ Charing Cross [change train] Charing Cross ➜ Embankment ➜ Waterloo ➜ Lambeth North ➜ Elephant & Castle
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Northern and Bakerloo
First and last train times on the Northern line
Tube times for the Northern line
Alternative routes include Warren Street to Great Portland Street, Warren Street to Euston Square and Warren Street to Goodge Street
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Warren Street train station is not wheelchair accessible
Elephant & Castle station is not wheelchair accessible
Warren Street station entrance – You must use two escalators between the entrance and the platforms, or seven flights of stairs if you want to avoid the escalators to the Victoria line (3 steps down +4x17 steps down +16 steps down +3 steps down), or five flights of stairs if you want to avoid the escalators to the Northern line (3 steps down +2x17 steps down +4 steps down +20 steps down)
Changing tube line at Charing Cross – You must use stairs when changing platforms
Elephant & Castle station 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)
Tube fare between Elephant & Castle and Warren Street
This tube journey is in Oyster zone 1. The cheapest fare is £2.70 off-peak (£2.80 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 | |||
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Single fare | Single fare | Daily cap | |||
Peak | Off-peak | Peak | Off-peak | ||
Zone 1 fare | £6.70 | £2.80 | £2.70 | £8.50 | £8.50 |
Fare Zone | Travelcards (Train, Bus & Tram) | |||
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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 |
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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 – The distance is roughly 2¾ miles, which will probably take around 52-58 minutes on foot
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 fares · Senior bus fares · Child bus fares
Travel by taxi – A 2¾ mile ride between Warren Street train station and Elephant & Castle in a black cab should cost you about £14.30 to £24.60 and take anything from 12 to 24 mins
Travel by car – Car parks near Warren Street station