The journey from Gloucester Road to Oxford Circus is in fare zone 1 and you’ll have to use the District and Victoria tube lines, changing trains at Victoria
- From Gloucester Road take the District Line
- Change at Victoria to the Victoria Line
- Leave the train at Oxford Circus
Number of tube stops: 5 · Journey time: Approx 20 mins
Stations on the route: Gloucester Road ➜ South Kensington ➜ Sloane Square ➜ Victoria [change train] Victoria ➜ Green Park ➜ Oxford Circus
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the District and Victoria
First and last train times on the District line
Tube times for the District line
Alternative routes include Gloucester Road to Bond Street, Gloucester Road to Piccadilly Circus and Gloucester Road to Tottenham Court Road
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Gloucester Road station is not wheelchair accessible
Oxford Circus station is not wheelchair accessible
Gloucester Road station entrance – You must use a lift plus two flights of stairs between the entrance and the Piccadilly line platforms (12 steps down +15 steps down), or three flights of stairs to the Circle/District line platforms (3x12 steps down to the Circle and District eastbound, or 17 steps down +12 steps down +11 steps down to the District westbound)
Changing tube line at Victoria – You can use a lift when changing between the Circle/District/Victoria/National Rail platforms
Oxford Circus station exit – There are two escalators from the Bakerloo and Victoria line platforms to the booking hall, and two escalators plus one flight of stairs from the Central line platforms to the booking hall (20 steps up). After that you must use another two flights of stairs to the exit (13 steps up +19 steps up to the northwest corner of the junction, or 13 steps up +18 steps up to the northeast corner, or 12 steps up +19 steps up to the southwest and southeast corners, or 9 steps up +13 steps up to the Argyll Street exit, or 22 steps up to the Oxford Street southside exit)
The journey from Oxford Circus to Gloucester Road is in fare zone 1 and you’ll have to use the Victoria and District tube lines, changing trains at Victoria
- From Oxford Circus take the Victoria Line
- Change at Victoria to the District Line
- Leave the train at Gloucester Road
Number of tube stops: 5 · Journey time: Approx 21 mins
Stations on the route: Oxford Circus ➜ Green Park ➜ Victoria [change train] Victoria ➜ Sloane Square ➜ South Kensington ➜ Gloucester Road
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Victoria and District
First and last train times on the Victoria line
Tube times for the Victoria line
Alternative routes include Oxford Circus to Bond Street, Oxford Circus to Piccadilly Circus and Oxford Circus to Tottenham Court Road
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Oxford Circus underground station is not wheelchair accessible
Gloucester Road station is not wheelchair accessible
Oxford Circus station entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the entrance and the booking hall (19 steps down +13 steps down from the northwest corner of the junction, or 18 steps down +13 steps down from the northeast corner, or 19 steps down +12 steps down from the southwest and southeast corners). After that there’s another two escalators down to the Bakerloo and Victoria line platforms, or two escalators plus one flight of stairs down to the Central line platforms (20 steps down)
Changing tube line at Victoria – You can use a lift when changing between the Circle/District/Victoria/National Rail platforms
Gloucester Road station exit – You must use a lift plus two flights of stairs from the Piccadilly line platforms to the exit (15 steps up +12 steps up), or three flights of stairs from the Circle/District line platforms (3x12 steps to the Circle and District eastbound, or 11 steps up +12 steps up +17 steps up from the District westbound)
Tube fare between Gloucester Road and Oxford Circus
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| See our complete list of Adult prices 2024, Senior prices 2024, Child prices 2024, Oyster prices 2024, Contactless prices 2024 and Travelcard prices 2024 Note: Tube journey prices are correct as of | ||||
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 approximately 2⅓ miles from Oxford Circus to Gloucester Road, which would take 44-49 mins 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 tickets · Pensioner bus tickets · Children’s bus tickets
Travel by taxi – Driving 2⅓ miles in a taxi between Oxford Circus underground station and Gloucester Road station will cost between £14.30 and £24.60 and take 11-23 mins
Travel by car – Car parks near Gloucester Road station and Oxford Circus