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Heron Quays ⇄ Mansion House Station | Tube Journey, Train Times & Fares

The journey from Heron Quays to Mansion House is in fare zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the DLR and Circle tube lines, changing trains at Tower Hill

  1. From Heron Quays take the Docklands Light Railway
  2. Leave train at Tower Gateway and walk 3 mins to Tower Hill
  3. Change at Tower Hill to the Circle Line
  4. Leave the train at Mansion House

Number of tube stops: 9 · Journey time: Approx 37 mins

Stations on the route: Heron Quays ➜ Canary Wharf ➜ West India Quay ➜ Westferry ➜ Limehouse ➜ Shadwell ➜ Tower Gateway [leave train] Walk 3 mins to Tower Hill [change train] Tower Hill ➜ Monument ➜ Cannon Street ➜ Mansion House

London Underground tube delays

Strikes and closures on the DLR and Circle

First and last train times on the DLR

Tube times for the Docklands Light Railway

Alternative routes include Heron Quays to Cannon Street, Heron Quays to St Pauls and Heron Quays to Bank

Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms

Heron Quays station is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train

Mansion House station is not wheelchair accessible

Heron Quays station entrance – You must use an escalator plus a lift between the entrance and the platforms. Or you can use five flights of stairs instead (11 steps up +2x12 steps up +2x16 steps up)

Mansion House station exit – You must two flights of stairs from the westbound platform to the booking hall (17 steps up +6 steps up), or three flights from the eastbound platform (12 steps up +11 steps up +21 steps up). After that you must use two flights of stairs to the Garlick Hill entrance (15 steps up +9 steps up), or two flights to the Queen Victoria Street westside exit (15 steps up +9 steps up), or two flights to the Queen Victoria Street/​Cannon Street northside exit (4 steps up +20 steps up), or three flights to the Queen Victoria Street/​Cannon Street southside exit (4 steps up +12 steps up +7 steps up), or three flights to the Bow Lane exit (4 steps up +12 steps up +13 steps up)

The journey from Mansion House to Heron Quays is in fare zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the District, Jubilee and DLR tube lines, changing trains at West Ham and

  1. From Mansion House take the District Line
  2. Change at West Ham to the Jubilee Line
  3. Change at Canary Wharf to the Docklands Light Railway
  4. Leave the train at Heron Quays

Number of tube stops: 14 · Journey time: Approx 48 mins

Stations on the route: Mansion House ➜ Cannon Street ➜ Monument ➜ Tower Hill ➜ Aldgate East ➜ Whitechapel ➜ Stepney Green ➜ Mile End ➜ Bow Road ➜ Bromley-by-Bow ➜ West Ham [change train] West Ham ➜ Canning Town ➜ North Greenwich ➜ Canary Wharf (Underground) [change train] Canary Wharf (DLR) ➜ Heron Quays

London Underground tube delays

Strikes and closures on the District, Jubilee and DLR

First and last train times on the District line

Tube times for the District line

Alternative routes include Mansion House to Cannon Street, Mansion House to St Pauls and Mansion House to Bank

Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms

Mansion House underground station is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train

Heron Quays station is not wheelchair accessible

Mansion House station entrance – You must use two flights of stairs from the Garlick Hill entrance and the booking hall (9 steps down +15 steps down), or two flights from the Queen Victoria Street westside entrance (9 steps down +15 steps down), or two flights from the Queen Victoria Street/​Cannon Street northside entrance (20 steps down +4 steps down), or three flights from the Queen Victoria Street/​Cannon Street southside entrance (7 steps down +12 steps down +4 steps down), or three flights from the Bow Lane entrance (13 steps down +12 steps down +4 steps down). After that you must two flights of stairs down to the westbound platform (6 steps down +17 steps down), or three flights to the eastbound platform (21 steps down +11 steps down +12 steps down)

Changing tube line at West Ham – There’s are two lifts when changing between the DLR/​Jubilee/​H&C line platforms

Changing tube line at Canary Wharf – You must use an escalator, a lift, and walk 200 metres outside to change between the DLR and Jubilee platforms

Heron Quays station exit – You must use a lift plus an escalator between the platforms and the exit. Or you can use five flights of stairs instead (2x16 steps down +2x12 steps down +11 steps down)

Tube fare between Heron Quays and Mansion House

This tube journey is in Oyster zones 1-3. The cheapest fare is £3 off-peak (£3.70 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 Heron Quays ⇄ Mansion House 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 1-3 fare £6.70 £3.70 £3 £10 £10
Travelcard prices from Heron Quays ⇄ Mansion House 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
See our complete list of Adult tube prices 2024, Senior tube prices 2024, Child tube prices 2024, Oyster prices 2024, Contactless prices 2024 and Travelcard prices 2024
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 – They stations are 3¼ miles apart and you could walk the distance in around one hour

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 prices 2024 · OAP bus prices 2024 · Kids bus prices 2024

Travel by taxi – A 3¼ mile taxi journey between Mansion House underground station and Heron Quays should cost approximately £14.30 to £24.60 and take 14-27 mins

Travel by carCar parks near Heron Quays station and Mansion House