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High St Kensington ⇄ Leytonstone Station

This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Circle and Central lines, changing trains at Notting Hill Gate

  1. From High Street Kensington take the Circle Line
  2. Change at Notting Hill Gate to the Central Line
  3. Leave the train at Leytonstone

Number of stops: 17 · Journey time: Approx 48 mins

Stations on the route: High Street Kensington ➜ Notting Hill Gate [change train] Notting Hill Gate ➜ Queensway ➜ Lancaster Gate ➜ Marble Arch ➜ Bond Street ➜ Oxford Circus ➜ Tottenham Court Road ➜ Holborn ➜ Chancery Lane ➜ St. Paul’s ➜ Bank ➜ Liverpool Street ➜ Bethnal Green ➜ Mile End ➜ Stratford ➜ Leyton ➜ Leytonstone

Live status and delays

Closures on the Circle and Central line

First and last train times

Circle line timetable

Alternative routes include High Street Kensington to Leyton

Stairs, lifts and escalators

High Street Kensington is not wheelchair accessible

Leytonstone is not wheelchair accessible

High Street Kensington entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (16 steps down +15 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

Leytonstone exit – You must use two flights of stairs between the platforms and the exit (2x15 steps down)

This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Central and Circle lines, changing trains at Notting Hill Gate

  1. From Leytonstone take the Central Line
  2. Change at Notting Hill Gate to the Circle Line
  3. Leave the train at High Street Kensington

Number of stops: 17 · Journey time: Approx 49 mins

Stations on the route: Leytonstone ➜ Leyton ➜ Stratford ➜ Mile End ➜ Bethnal Green ➜ Liverpool Street ➜ Bank ➜ St. Paul’s ➜ Chancery Lane ➜ Holborn ➜ Tottenham Court Road ➜ Oxford Circus ➜ Bond Street ➜ Marble Arch ➜ Lancaster Gate ➜ Queensway ➜ Notting Hill Gate [change train] Notting Hill Gate ➜ High Street Kensington

Live status and delays

Closures on the Central and Circle line

First and last train times

Central line timetable

Alternative routes include Leytonstone to Leyton

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Leytonstone is not wheelchair accessible

High Street Kensington is not wheelchair accessible

Leytonstone entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (2x15 steps up)

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

High Street Kensington exit – You must use two flights of stairs between the platforms and the exit (15 steps down +16 steps up)

Cash, Oyster & Travelcard fares

The journey is in zones 1-3. The cheapest fare is £3 off-peak (£3.70 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 High St Kensington ⇄ Leytonstone Station
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 High St Kensington ⇄ Leytonstone Station
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
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

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 carParking near High Street Kensington station