London Drum

Euston Square ⇄ West Kensington Station

This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Circle and District lines, changing trains at Edgware Road and Gloucester Road

  1. From Euston Square take the Circle Line
  2. Change at Gloucester Road to the District Line
  3. Leave the train at West Kensington

Number of stops: 10 · Journey time: Approx 33 mins

Stations on the route: Euston Square ➜ Great Portland Street ➜ Baker Street ➜ Edgware Road [change train] Edgware Road ➜ Paddington ➜ Bayswater ➜ Notting Hill Gate ➜ High Street Kensington ➜ Gloucester Road [change train] Gloucester Road ➜ Earl’s Court ➜ West Kensington

Live status and delays

Closures on the Circle and District line

First and last train times

Circle line timetable

Alternative routes include Euston Square to Earls Court, Euston Square to Barons Court and Euston Square to West Brompton

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Euston Square is not wheelchair accessible

West Kensington is not wheelchair accessible

Euston Square entrance – There’s a lift between the entrance and the westbound platform. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use four flights of stairs instead (9 steps down +15 steps down +4 steps down +18 steps down from the Euston Road northside entrance, or 13 steps down +15 steps down +4 steps down 18 steps down from the Gower Street entrance). But you must use four flights of stairs between the entrance and the eastbound platform (9 steps down +15 steps down +16 steps down +5 steps down from the Euston Road northside entrance, or 13 steps down +15 steps down +16 steps down 5 steps down from the Gower Street entrance)

Changing trains at Gloucester Road – You must use stairs when changing between the Circle/​District line platforms and the Piccadilly line platforms

West Kensington exit – You must use two flights of stairs between the platforms and the exit (16 steps up +13 steps up from the eastbound platform, and 2x15 steps up from the westbound platform)

This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the District and Circle lines, changing trains at Gloucester Road and

  1. From West Kensington take the District Line
  2. Change at Gloucester Road to the Circle Line
  3. Leave the train at Euston Square

Number of stops: 10 · Journey time: Approx 32 mins

Stations on the route: West Kensington ➜ Earl’s Court ➜ Gloucester Road [change train] Gloucester Road ➜ High Street Kensington ➜ Notting Hill Gate ➜ Bayswater ➜ Paddington ➜ Edgware Road [change train] Edgware Road ➜ Baker Street ➜ Great Portland Street ➜ Euston Square

Live status and delays

Closures on the District and Circle line

First and last train times

District line timetable

Alternative routes include West Kensington to Earls Court, West Kensington to Barons Court and West Kensington to West Brompton

Stairs, lifts and escalators

West Kensington is not wheelchair accessible

Euston Square is not wheelchair accessible

West Kensington entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the entrance and platforms (13 steps down +16 steps down to the eastbound platform, and 2x15 steps down to the westbound platform)

Changing trains at Gloucester Road – You must use stairs when changing between the Circle/​District line platforms and the Piccadilly line platforms

Euston Square exit – There’s a lift between the westbound platform and the exit. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use four flights of stairs instead (18 steps up +4 steps up +15 steps up +9 steps up to the Euston Road northside exit, or 18 steps up +4 steps up +15 steps up 13 steps up to the Gower Street exit). But you must use four flights of stairs between the eastbound platform and the exit (5 steps up +16 steps up +15 steps up +9 steps up to the Euston Road northside exit, or 5 steps up +16 steps up +15 steps up 13 steps up to the Gower Street exit)

Cash, Oyster & Travelcard fares

The journey is in zones 1-2. The cheapest fare is £2.80 off-peak (£3.40 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 Euston Square ⇄ West Kensington Station
Fare zone Cash Oyster & Contactless cards
Single fare Single fare Daily cap
Peak Off-peak Peak Off-peak
Zone 1-2 fare £6.70 £3.40 £2.80 £8.50 £8.50
Travelcard prices from Euston Square ⇄ West Kensington Station
Fare Zone Travelcards (Train, Bus & Tram)
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
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.

Alternative ways to travel

Walking – Four miles on foot would take you around 75-85 minutes

By bus – A single ticket is £1.75 (you may need more than one bus). The daily cap is £5.25 and a 1-day travelcard is £6 – Bus fares

By taxi – The four mile ride should cost between £18 and £31 and take about 16-30 minutes

By carParking near Euston Square station