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Great Portland St ⇄ Queensway Station

This journey is in zone 1 and you’ll have to use the Circle and Central lines, changing trains at Edgware Road and Notting Hill Gate

  1. From Great Portland Street take the Circle Line
  2. Change at Notting Hill Gate to the Central Line
  3. Leave the train at Queensway

Number of stops: 6 · Journey time: Approx 24 mins

Stations on the route: Great Portland Street ➜ Baker Street ➜ Edgware Road [change train] Edgware Road ➜ Paddington ➜ Bayswater ➜ Notting Hill Gate [change train] Notting Hill Gate ➜ Queensway

Live status and delays

Closures on the Circle and Central line

First and last train times

Circle line timetable

Alternative routes include Great Portland Street to Bayswater, Great Portland Street to Notting Hill Gate and Great Portland Street to Lancaster Gate

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Great Portland Street is not wheelchair accessible

Queensway is not wheelchair accessible

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

Queensway exit – There’s a lift plus one flight of stairs between the platforms and the exit (21 steps up). If you want to avoid the lift then you can use another eight flights of stairs (16 steps up +5x15 steps up +16 steps up +19 steps up)

This journey is in zone 1 and you’ll have to use the Central and Circle lines, changing trains at Notting Hill Gate and

  1. From Queensway take the Central Line
  2. Change at Notting Hill Gate to the Circle Line
  3. Leave the train at Great Portland Street

Number of stops: 6 · Journey time: Approx 23 mins

Stations on the route: Queensway ➜ Notting Hill Gate [change train] Notting Hill Gate ➜ Bayswater ➜ Paddington ➜ Edgware Road [change train] Edgware Road ➜ Baker Street ➜ Great Portland Street

Live status and delays

Closures on the Central and Circle line

First and last train times

Central line timetable

Alternative routes include Queensway to Bayswater, Queensway to Notting Hill Gate and Queensway to Lancaster Gate

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Queensway is not wheelchair accessible

Great Portland Street is not wheelchair accessible

Queensway entrance – There’s a lift plus one flight of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (21 steps down). If you want to avoid the lift then you can use another eight flights of stairs (19 steps down +16 steps down +5x15 steps down +16 steps down)

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

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

Cash, Oyster & Travelcard fares

The journey is in zone 1. The cheapest fare is £2.70 off-peak (£2.80 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 Great Portland St ⇄ Queensway Station
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
Travelcard prices from Great Portland St ⇄ Queensway 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 – The distance on foot is about 2¼ miles, which would take you 42-46 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 – A 2¼ mile journey should cost approximately £10.60 to £18.20 and take 11-22 minutes

By carParking near Great Portland Street station