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

The journey from Embankment to Kensington (Olympia) is in fare zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the District tube lines, changing trains at Earl’s Court

1. From Embankment take the District Line
2. Change at Earl’s Court to the District Line
3. Leave the train at Kensington (Olympia)

Number of tube stops: 8 · Journey time: Approx 27 mins

Stations on the route: Embankment ➜ Westminster ➜ St. James’s Park ➜ Victoria ➜ Sloane Square ➜ South Kensington ➜ Gloucester Road ➜ Earl’s Court [change train] Earl’s Court ➜ Kensington (Olympia)

London Underground tube delays

Strikes and closures on the District

First and last train times on the District line

Tube times for the District line

Alternative routes include Embankment to Shepherds Bush, Embankment to West Kensington and Embankment to Holland Park

Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms

Embankment 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)

Embankment station entrance – The Villiers Street entrance and the booking hall are on the level, but you must use one flight of 4 stairs from the Victoria Embankment entrance. After that there are two flights of stairs to the Circle/​District line platforms (2x15 steps down to the eastbound platform, or 16 steps down +14 steps down to the westbound platform), or two escalators plus three flights of stairs to the Bakerloo line platforms (6 steps down +19 steps down to the southbound platform, or 6 steps down +20 steps down to the northbound platform), or two escalators plus one flight of stairs to the Northern line platforms (6 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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