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Great Portland St ⇄ Warwick Avenue Station

This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Hammersmith & City and Bakerloo lines, changing trains at Baker Street

  1. From Great Portland Street take the Hammersmith & City Line
  2. Change at Baker Street to the Bakerloo Line
  3. Leave the train at Warwick Avenue

Number of stops: 5 · Journey time: Approx 20 mins

Stations on the route: Great Portland Street ➜ Baker Street [change train] Baker Street ➜ Marylebone ➜ Edgware Road ➜ Paddington ➜ Warwick Avenue

Live status and delays

Closures on the H&C and Bakerloo line

First and last train times

Hammersmith & City line timetable

Alternative routes include Great Portland Street to Maida Vale, Great Portland Street to Royal Oak and Great Portland Street to Edgware Road

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Great Portland Street is not wheelchair accessible

Warwick Avenue 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 Baker Street – Changing between the Bakerloo/​Jubilee line is on the level, but you must use two flights of stairs for eastbound changes on the Circle/​Metropolitan/​H&C line (8 steps down +21 steps down) or three flights of stairs for westbound changes on the Circle/​Metropolitan/​H&C line (8 steps down +2x10 steps down)

Warwick Avenue exit – You must use an escalator or four flights of stairs between the platforms and the booking hall (4x15 steps up), plus another two flights of stairs between the booking hall and the Warwick Avenue northside exit (13 steps up +14 steps up), or three flights of stairs between the booking hall and the Warwick Avenue southside exit (8 steps up +12 steps up +11 steps up)

This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Bakerloo and Circle lines, changing trains at Paddington

  1. From Warwick Avenue take the Bakerloo Line
  2. Change at Paddington to the Circle Line
  3. Leave the train at Great Portland Street

Number of stops: 4 · Journey time: Approx 20 mins

Stations on the route: Warwick Avenue ➜ Paddington [change train] Paddington ➜ Edgware Road ➜ Baker Street ➜ Great Portland Street

Live status and delays

Closures on the Bakerloo and Circle line

First and last train times

Bakerloo line timetable

Alternative routes include Warwick Avenue to Maida Vale, Warwick Avenue to Royal Oak and Warwick Avenue to Edgware Road

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Warwick Avenue is not wheelchair accessible

Great Portland Street is not wheelchair accessible

Warwick Avenue entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the Warwick Avenue northside entrance and the booking hall (14 steps down +13 steps down), or three flights of stairs between the Warwick Avenue southside entrance and the booking hall (11 steps down +12 steps down +8 steps down), plus another escalator or four flights of stairs between the booking hall and the platforms (4x15 steps down)

Changing trains at Paddington – You must use stairs when changing between the Bakerloo, Circle/District and H&C 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 zones 1-2. The cheapest fare is £2.80 off-peak (£3.40 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 ⇄ Warwick Avenue Station
Fare zone Cash Oyster & Contactless cards
Single fare Single fare Daily cap
Peak Off-peak Peak Off-peak
Zone 1-2 fare £6.70 £3.40 £2.80 £8.50 £8.50
Travelcard prices from Great Portland St ⇄ Warwick Avenue 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 is approximately 1¾ miles on foot, which would take you 33-36 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 – The 1¾ mile journey should cost about £10.60 to £18.20 and take anything from 9 to 19 minutes

By carParking near Great Portland Street station