Great Portland St ⇄ Kensington Olympia 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 High Street Kensington

1. From Great Portland Street take the Circle Line
2. Change at High Street Kensington to the District Line
3. Leave the train at Kensington (Olympia)

Number of stops: 8 · Journey time: Approx 31 mins

Stations on the route: Great Portland Street ➜ Baker Street ➜ Edgware Road [change train] Edgware Road ➜ Paddington ➜ Bayswater ➜ Notting Hill Gate ➜ High Street Kensington [change train] High Street Kensington ➜ Earl’s Court ➜ Kensington (Olympia)

Live status and delays

Closures on the Circle and District line

First and last train times

Circle line timetable

Alternative routes include Great Portland Street to Shepherds Bush, Great Portland Street to West Kensington and Great Portland Street to Holland Park

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Great Portland Street is not wheelchair accessible

Kensington (Olympia) has step-free access from the street to the platform (but there may be a step up or gap to the train)

Great Portland Street entrance – You must use three flights of stairs between the entrance and the westbound platform (19 steps down +16 steps down +6 steps down), and four flights to the eastbound platform (19 steps down +12 steps down +6 steps down +5 steps down)

Changing trains at High Street Kensington – Changing between the Circle westbound towards Sloane Square and District westbound towards Earl’s Court is on the level. Changing between the Circle eastbound and District eastbound towards Edgware Road is also on the level. For all other changes you must use two flights of stairs (16 steps up +15 steps down)

Kensington (Olympia) exit – There is level access between the platforms and the exit

Sorry, but the route information is unavailable