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EmailThis journey is in zone 1 and you’ll have to use the Circle lines, changing trains at Edgware Road
- From Great Portland Street take the Circle Line
- Leave the train at Victoria
Number of stops: 10 · Journey time: Approx 21 mins
Stations on the route: Great Portland Street ➜ Baker Street ➜ Edgware Road [change train] Edgware Road ➜ Paddington ➜ Bayswater ➜ Notting Hill Gate ➜ High Street Kensington ➜ Gloucester Road ➜ South Kensington ➜ Sloane Square ➜ Victoria
Live status and delays
Circle line Good service
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First and last train times
Monday to Friday
First train at 05:09 – Last train at 05:42
Saturday (also Good Friday)
First train at 05:09 – Last train at 05:42
Sunday
First train at 07:00 – Last train at 23:58
Monday to Friday
First train at 05:49 – Last train at 00:54
Saturday (also Good Friday)
First train at 05:49 – Last train at 00:54
Sunday
First train at 07:26 – Last train at 00:36
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Circle line timetable
Monday to Friday
5:09, 5:23, 5:31
Saturday (also Good Friday)
5:09, 5:23, 5:31
Sunday
7:00, 7:21, 7:29, 23:48, 23:58
Monday to Friday
5:49, 6:08, 6:17, 6:26, 6:35, 6:47, 6:55, 7:05, 7:15, 7:23, 7:32, 7:43, 7:54, 8:05, 8:14, 8:25, 8:36, 8:45, 8:53, 9:04, 9:15, 9:25, 9:34, 9:45, 9:55, 10:04, 10:12, 10:24, 10:33, 10:43, 10:53, 11:03, 11:13, 11:23, 11:33, 11:43, 11:53, 12:03, 12:13, 12:23, 12:33, 12:43, 12:53, 13:03, 13:13, 13:23, 13:33, 13:43, 13:53, 14:03, 14:13, 14:23, 14:33, 14:43, 14:53, 15:03
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15:13, 15:23, 15:33, 15:43, 15:53, 16:04, 16:13, 16:25, 16:34, 16:45, 16:54, 17:06, 17:15, 17:26, 17:36, 17:45, 17:56, 18:06, 18:15, 18:26, 18:34, 18:45, 18:54, 19:05, 19:14, 19:25, 19:34, 19:45, 19:53, 20:04, 20:14, 20:25, 20:33, 20:43, 20:53, 21:03, 21:13, 21:23, 21:33, 21:43, 21:53, 22:03, 22:13, 22:23, 22:33, 22:43, 22:53, 23:03, 23:13, 23:23, 23:33, 23:43, 23:53, 00:03, 00:13, 00:22, 00:32, 00:40, 00:49, 00:54
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Alternative routes include Great Portland Street to St Jamess Park, Great Portland Street to Sloane Square and Great Portland Street to Pimlico
Stairs, lifts and escalators
Great Portland Street is not wheelchair accessible. The Victoria line at Victoria is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train. The Circle and District lines only have step-free access from the street to the platform, and 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)
Victoria exit – There’s a lift from the platforms to the booking hall. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use one flight of stairs from the Circle/District westbound platform (24 steps up), or two flights from the Circle/District eastbound platform (7 steps up +16 steps up), or one escalator and one flight of 4 steps from the Victoria line platforms. After that there’s another lift to the exit. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use one flight of stairs to the Victoria Street exit (17 steps up), or two flights to the Wilton Road exit (7 steps up +19 steps up)
This journey is in zone 1 and you’ll have to use the Circle lines, changing trains at Edgware Road
- From Victoria take the Circle Line
- Leave the train at Great Portland Street
Number of stops: 10 · Journey time: Approx 22 mins
Stations on the route: Victoria ➜ Sloane Square ➜ South Kensington ➜ Gloucester Road ➜ High Street Kensington ➜ Notting Hill Gate ➜ Bayswater ➜ Paddington ➜ Edgware Road [change train] Edgware Road ➜ Baker Street ➜ Great Portland Street
Live status and delays
Circle line Good service
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First and last train times
Monday to Friday
First train at 05:44 – Last train at 00:24
Sunday
First train at 07:17 – Last train at 00:03
Saturday and public holidays
First train at 05:44 – Last train at 00:24
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Circle line timetable
Monday to Friday
5:44, 5:49, 6:00, 6:10, 6:18, 6:28, 6:37, 6:49, 6:58, 7:06, 7:17, 7:29, 7:37, 7:48, 7:59, 8:09, 8:18, 8:29, 8:40, 8:49, 9:00, 9:09, 9:20, 9:30, 9:39, 9:50, 10:00, 10:09, 10:20, 10:28, 10:37, 10:47, 10:57, 11:07, 11:17, 11:27, 11:37, 11:47, 11:57, 12:07, 12:17, 12:27, 12:37, 12:47, 12:57, 13:07, 13:17, 13:27, 13:37, 13:47, 13:57, 14:07, 14:17, 14:27, 14:37, 14:47, 14:57, 15:07, 15:17, 15:27, 15:37, 15:47, 15:57, 16:07
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16:18, 16:29, 16:38, 16:51, 17:01, 17:12, 17:23, 17:33, 17:43, 17:54, 18:02, 18:13, 18:21, 18:30, 18:40, 18:49, 18:59, 19:10, 19:20, 19:29, 19:40, 19:49, 19:59, 20:10, 20:19, 20:28, 20:37, 20:47, 20:57, 21:07, 21:17, 21:27, 21:37, 21:47, 21:57, 22:07, 22:17, 22:27, 22:37, 22:47, 22:57, 23:07, 23:17, 23:27, 23:37, 23:47, 23:57, 00:07, 00:17, 00:24
Saturday (also Good Friday)
5:44, 5:49, 6:00, 6:09, 6:17, 6:27, 6:37, 6:47, 6:57, 7:07, 7:17, 7:27, 7:37, 7:47, 7:57, 8:07, 8:17, 8:27, 8:37, 8:47, 8:57, 9:07, 9:17, 9:27, 9:37, 9:47, 9:57, 10:07, 10:17, 10:27, 10:37, 10:47, 10:57, 11:07, 11:17, 11:27, 11:37, 11:47, 11:57, 12:07, 12:17, 12:27, 12:37, 12:47, 12:57, 13:07, 13:17, 13:27, 13:37, 13:47, 13:57, 14:07, 14:17, 14:27, 14:37, 14:47, 14:57, 15:07, 15:17, 15:27, 15:37, 15:47, 15:57, 16:07, 16:17, 16:27, 16:37, 16:47, 16:57, 17:07, 17:17, 17:27, 17:37, 17:47, 17:57, 18:07, 18:17, 18:27, 18:37, 18:47, 18:57, 19:07, 19:17, 19:27, 19:37, 19:47, 19:57, 20:07, 20:17, 20:27, 20:37, 20:47, 20:57, 21:07, 21:17, 21:27, 21:37, 21:47, 21:57, 22:07, 22:17, 22:27, 22:37, 22:47, 22:57, 23:07, 23:17, 23:27, 23:37, 23:47, 23:57, 00:07, 00:17, 00:24
Sunday
7:17, 7:37, 7:47, 7:57, 8:07, 8:17, 8:27, 8:37, 8:47, 8:57, 9:07, 9:17, 9:27, 9:37, 9:47, 9:57, 10:07, 10:17, 10:27, 10:37, 10:47, 10:57, 11:07, 11:17, 11:27, 11:37, 11:47, 11:57, 12:07, 12:17, 12:27, 12:37, 12:47, 12:57, 13:07, 13:17, 13:27, 13:37, 13:47, 13:57, 14:07, 14:17, 14:27, 14:37, 14:47, 14:57, 15:07, 15:17, 15:27, 15:37, 15:47, 15:57, 16:07, 16:17, 16:27, 16:37, 16:47, 16:57, 17:07, 17:17, 17:27, 17:37, 17:47, 17:57, 18:07, 18:17, 18:27, 18:37, 18:47, 18:57, 19:07, 19:17, 19:27, 19:37, 19:47, 19:57, 20:07, 20:17, 20:27, 20:37, 20:47, 20:57, 21:07, 21:17, 21:27, 21:37, 21:47, 21:57, 22:07, 22:17, 22:27, 22:37, 22:47, 22:57, 23:07, 23:17, 23:27, 23:37, 23:47, 23:57, 00:03
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Alternative routes include Victoria to St Jamess Park, Victoria to Sloane Square and Victoria to Pimlico
Stairs, lifts and escalators
The Victoria line at Victoria is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train. The Circle and District lines only have step-free access from the street to the platform, and there may be a step up or gap to the train. Great Portland Street has step-free access from the street to the platform (but there may be a step up or gap to the train)
Victoria entrance – There’s a lift from the entrance to the booking hall. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use one flight of stairs from the Victoria Street entrance (17 steps down), or two flights from the Wilton Road entrance (19 steps down +7 steps down). After that there’s another lift down to the platforms. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use one flight of stairs to the Circle/District westbound platform (24 steps down), or two flights to the Circle/District eastbound platform (16 steps down +7 steps down), or one escalator and one flight of 4 steps to the Victoria 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, Contactless, Oyster & Travelcard fares
The journey is in zone 1. The cheapest fare is £2.80 off-peak (£2.90 peak) when you pay by Oyster or contactless. There are no return tickets, you just pay the same as two singles
| Fare zone | Cash | Oyster & Contactless cards | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single fare | Single fare | Daily cap | |||
| Peak | Off-peak | Peak | Off-peak | ||
| Zone 1 fare | £7 | £2.90 | £2.80 | £8.90 | £8.90 |
| Fare Zone | Travelcards (Train, Bus & Tram) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One day travelcard | Week travelcard | Month travelcard | ||
| Anytime | Off-peak | |||
| Zone 1-2 travelcard | n/a | n/a | £44.70 | £171.70 |
| Zone 1-4 travelcard | £16.60 | n/a | £64.20 | £246.60 |
| Zone 1-6 travelcard | £23.60 | £16.60 | £81.60 | £313.40 |
| Zone 1-9 travelcard | £29.80 | £17.80 | £116.40 | £447 |
| 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.
Other ways to travel between Great Portland St and Victoria
Walking – The distance is about two miles on foot, which would take 38-42 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 two mile journey should cost between £11.60 and £19.60 and take about 10-20 minutes
By car – Parking near Great Portland Street station
