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High St Kensington ⇄ Queen’s Park Station

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

  1. From High Street Kensington take the Circle Line
  2. Change at Paddington to the Bakerloo Line
  3. Leave the train at Queen’s Park

Number of stops: 7 · Journey time: Approx 26 mins

Stations on the route: High Street Kensington ➜ Notting Hill Gate ➜ Bayswater ➜ Paddington [change train] Paddington ➜ Warwick Avenue ➜ Maida Vale ➜ Kilburn Park ➜ Queen’s Park

Live status and delays

Closures on the Circle and Bakerloo line

First and last train times

Circle line timetable

Alternative routes include High Street Kensington to Kilburn Park, High Street Kensington to Kensal Green and High Street Kensington to Maida Vale

Stairs, lifts and escalators

High Street Kensington is not wheelchair accessible

Queen’s Park 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 Paddington – You must use stairs when changing between the Bakerloo, Circle/District and H&C platforms

Queen’s Park exit – You must use two flights of stairs between the platforms and the exit (14 steps up +15 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 Queen’s Park take the Bakerloo Line
  2. Change at Paddington to the Circle Line
  3. Leave the train at High Street Kensington

Number of stops: 7 · Journey time: Approx 24 mins

Stations on the route: Queen’s Park ➜ Kilburn Park ➜ Maida Vale ➜ Warwick Avenue ➜ Paddington [change train] Paddington ➜ Bayswater ➜ Notting Hill Gate ➜ High Street Kensington

Live status and delays

Closures on the Bakerloo and Circle line

First and last train times

Bakerloo line timetable

Alternative routes include Queen’s Park to Kilburn Park, Queen’s Park to Kensal Green and Queen’s Park to Maida Vale

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Queen’s Park is not wheelchair accessible

High Street Kensington is not wheelchair accessible

Queen’s Park entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (15 steps down +14 steps down)

Changing trains at Paddington – You must use stairs when changing between the Bakerloo, Circle/District and H&C 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 1-2. 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 High St Kensington ⇄ Queen’s Park 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 High St Kensington ⇄ Queen’s Park 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 – You could walk the 2½ mile distance in about 47-52 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 – 2½ miles will cost around £14.30 to £24.60 and take about 12-23 minutes

By carParking near High Street Kensington station