The journey from Holborn to Tower Hill is in fare zone 1 and you’ll have to use the Central and Circle tube lines, changing trains at Liverpool Street
- From Holborn take the Central Line
- Change at Liverpool Street to the Circle Line
- Leave the train at Tower Hill
Number of tube stops: 6 · Journey time: Approx 24 mins
Stations on the route: Holborn ➜ Chancery Lane ➜ St. Paul’s ➜ Bank ➜ Liverpool Street [change train] Liverpool Street ➜ Aldgate ➜ Tower Hill
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Central and Circle
First and last train times on the Central line
Tube times for the Central line
Alternative routes include Holborn to Tower Gateway, Holborn to Aldgate and Holborn to Monument
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Holborn tube station is not wheelchair accessible
Tower Hill station has step-free access from the street to the platform (but there may be a step up or gap to the train)
Holborn station entrance – You must use an escalator plus one flight of stairs from the entrance to the platforms (19 steps down to the Central eastbound platform, or 20 steps down to the Central westbound/Piccadilly southbound platforms, or 22 steps down to the Piccadilly northbound platform)
Changing tube line at Liverpool Street – You can use a lift or escalator when changing between the Central line and National Rail platforms, or the Central line and the H&C eastbound platform. You can use a lift when changing between the H&C eastbound and National Rail platforms. But you must use stairs for all other platform changes
Tower Hill station exit – There’s a lift between the platforms and the exit. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use two flights of stairs to the Jubilee Walk exit (2x14 steps up), or three flights of stairs to the Trinity Square exit (12 steps up +9 steps up +15 steps up)
The journey from Tower Hill to Holborn is in fare zone 1 and you’ll have to use the Circle and Piccadilly tube lines, changing trains at King’s Cross St. Pancras
- From Tower Hill take the Circle Line
- Change at King’s Cross St. Pancras to the Piccadilly Line
- Leave the train at Holborn
Number of tube stops: 8 · Journey time: Approx 28 mins
Stations on the route: Tower Hill ➜ Aldgate ➜ Liverpool Street ➜ Moorgate ➜ Barbican ➜ Farringdon ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras [change train] King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Russell Square ➜ Holborn
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Circle and Piccadilly
First and last train times on the Circle line
Tube times for the Circle line
Alternative routes include Tower Hill to Tower Gateway, Tower Hill to Aldgate and Tower Hill to Monument
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Tower Hill underground station is not wheelchair accessible
Holborn station has step-free access from the street to the platform (but there may be a step up or gap to the train)
Tower Hill station entrance – There’s a lift between the entrance and the platforms. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use two flights of stairs (2x14 steps down)
Changing tube line at King’s Cross St. Pancras – There’s a lift when changing between the platforms
Holborn station exit – You must use an escalator plus one flight of stairs from the platforms to the exit (19 steps up from the Central eastbound platform, or 20 steps up from the Central westbound/Piccadilly southbound platforms, or 22 steps up from the Piccadilly northbound platform)
Tube fare between Holborn and Tower Hill
This tube journey is in Oyster zone 1. The cheapest fare is £2.70 off-peak (£2.80 peak) when you pay by Oyster or contactless. There’s no return fare, you just pay the same as two single tickets
| Fare zone | Cash | Oyster & Contactless cards | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single fare | Single fare | Daily cap | |||
| Peak | Off-peak | Peak | Off-peak | ||
| Zone 1 fare | £6.70 | £2.80 | £2.70 | £8.50 | £8.50 |
| 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 |
| See our complete list of London Underground fares 2024, Pensioner fares 2024, Children’s fares 2024, Oyster card fares 2024, Contactless card fares 2024 and Travelcard fares 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 – The distance to Holborn is about two miles, which would take 38-42 minutes to walk
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 fares · Senior citizen bus fares · Children’s bus fares
Travel by taxi – A two mile journey between Tower Hill train station and Holborn station in a black taxicab should cost between £10.60 and £18.20 and take about 10-20 mins depending on the traffic
Travel by car – Car parks near Holborn station and Tower Hill