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Goldhawk Road ⇄ West Acton Station | Tube Journey, Train Times & Fares

The journey from Goldhawk Road to West Acton is in fare zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Hammersmith & City, Circle and Central tube lines, changing trains at Paddington and Notting Hill Gate

  1. From Goldhawk Road take the Hammersmith & City Line
  2. Change at Paddington to the Circle Line
  3. Change at Notting Hill Gate to the Central Line
  4. Leave the train at West Acton

Number of tube stops: 15 · Journey time: Approx 51 mins

Stations on the route: Goldhawk Road ➜ Shepherd’s Bush Market ➜ Wood Lane ➜ Latimer Road ➜ Ladbroke Grove ➜ Westbourne Park ➜ Royal Oak ➜ Paddington [change train] Paddington ➜ Bayswater ➜ Notting Hill Gate [change train] Notting Hill Gate ➜ Holland Park ➜ Shepherd’s Bush ➜ White City ➜ East Acton ➜ North Acton ➜ West Acton

Alternative routes include Goldhawk Road to North Ealing, Goldhawk Road to Park Royal and Goldhawk Road to Ealing Common

Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms

Goldhawk Road tube station is not wheelchair accessible

West Acton station is not wheelchair accessible

Goldhawk Road station entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the entrance and the eastbound platform (3x14 steps up), and four flights to the westbound platform (5 steps up +2x12 steps up +13 steps up)

Changing tube line at Paddington – You must use stairs when changing between the Bakerloo, Circle/District and H&C platforms

Changing tube line at Notting Hill Gate – You must use stairs when changing between the Central line platforms and the Circle/District line platforms

West Acton station exit – You must use two flights of stairs between the platforms and the exit (18 steps up +19 steps up)

The journey from West Acton to Goldhawk Road is in fare zones 2&3 and you’ll have to use the Central, District and Hammersmith & City tube lines, changing trains at Ealing Broadway

  1. From West Acton take the Central Line
  2. Change at Ealing Broadway to the District Line
  3. Leave train at Hammersmith and walk over the road to the other Hammersmith station
  4. Change at Hammersmith to the Hammersmith & City Line
  5. Leave the train at Goldhawk Road

Number of tube stops: 8 · Journey time: Approx 48 mins

Stations on the route: West Acton ➜ Ealing Broadway [change train] Ealing Broadway ➜ Ealing Common ➜ Acton Town ➜ Chiswick Park ➜ Turnham Green ➜ Stamford Brook ➜ Ravenscourt Park ➜ Hammersmith [leave train] Walk over the road to the other Hammersmith station (for the Circle/Hammersmith & City line) [change train] Goldhawk Road

London Underground tube delays

Strikes and closures on the Central, District and H&C

First and last train times on the Central line

Tube times for the Central line

Alternative routes include West Acton to North Ealing, West Acton to Park Royal and West Acton to Ealing Common

Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms

West Acton underground station is not wheelchair accessible

Goldhawk Road station is not wheelchair accessible

West Acton station entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (19 steps down +18 steps down)

Changing tube line at Ealing Broadway – Changing between the Central and District lines is on the level

Changing tube line at – You must use stairs when changing between the Central line platforms and the Circle/District line platforms

Goldhawk Road station exit – You must use two flights of stairs between the eastbound platform and the exit (3x14 steps down), and four flights from the westbound platform (13 steps down +2x12 steps down +5 steps down)

Tube fare between Goldhawk Road and West Acton

This tube journey is in Oyster zones 2-3. The cheapest fare is £1.90 off-peak (£2.10 peak) when you pay by Oyster or contactless. There’s no return fare, you just pay the same as two single tickets

Cost of tube fare from Goldhawk Road ⇄ West Acton Station | Tube Journey, Train Times & Fares
Fare zone Cash Oyster & Contactless cards
Single fare Single fare Daily cap
Peak Off-peak Peak Off-peak
Zone 2-3 fare £6.70 £2.10 £1.90 £10 £10
Travelcard prices from Goldhawk Road ⇄ West Acton Station | Tube Journey, Train Times & Fares
Fare Zone Travelcards (Train, Bus & Tram)
One day travel­card Week travel­card Month travel­card
Anytime Off-peak
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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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 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 West Acton train station and Goldhawk Road in a black cab should cost you about £14.30 to £24.60 and take anything from 12 to 24 mins