Embankment ⇄ Shoreditch High St Station | Tube Journey, Train Times & Fares

The journey from Embankment to Shoreditch High Street is in fare zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the District and London Overground tube lines, changing trains at Whitechapel

1. From Embankment take the District Line
2. Change at Whitechapel to the London Overground
3. Leave the train at Shoreditch High Street

Number of tube stops: 9 · Journey time: Approx 25 mins

Stations on the route: Embankment ➜ Temple ➜ Blackfriars ➜ Mansion House ➜ Cannon Street ➜ Monument ➜ Tower Hill ➜ Aldgate East ➜ Whitechapel [change train] Whitechapel ➜ Shoreditch High Street

London Underground tube delays

Strikes and closures on the District and London Overground

First and last train times on the District line

Tube times for the District line

Alternative routes include Embankment to Liverpool Street, Embankment to Old Street and Embankment to Aldgate

Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms

Embankment tube station is not wheelchair accessible

Shoreditch High Street station is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street 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 Whitechapel – You can use escalators from the Elizbeth line, and lifts from all the other platforms

The journey from Shoreditch High Street to Embankment is in fare zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the London Overground and District tube lines, changing trains at Whitechapel

1. From Shoreditch High Street take the London Overground
2. Change at Whitechapel to the District Line
3. Leave the train at Embankment

Number of tube stops: 9 · Journey time: Approx 1, 29 mins

Stations on the route: Shoreditch High Street ➜ Whitechapel [change train] Whitechapel ➜ Aldgate East ➜ Tower Hill ➜ Monument ➜ Cannon Street ➜ Mansion House ➜ Blackfriars ➜ Temple ➜ Embankment

Alternative routes include Shoreditch High Street to Liverpool Street, Shoreditch High Street to Old Street and Shoreditch High Street to Aldgate

Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms

Shoreditch High Street train station is not wheelchair accessible

Embankment station is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train

Changing tube line at Whitechapel – You can use escalators from the Elizbeth line, and lifts from all the other platforms

Embankment station exit – There are two flights of stairs from the Circle/​District line platforms to the booking hall (2x15 steps up from the eastbound platform, or 16 steps up +14 steps up from the westbound platform), or two escalators plus three flights of stairs from the Bakerloo line platforms (6 steps up +19 steps up from the southbound platform, or 6 steps up +20 steps up from the northbound platform), or two escalators plus one flight of stairs from the Northern line platforms (6 steps up). After that there’s another flight of 4 stairs to the Victoria Embankment exit, but the Villiers Street exit is on the level