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Holland Park ⇄ Kensington Olympia Station

This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Central, Circle and District lines, changing trains at Notting Hill Gate and High Street Kensington

  1. From Holland Park take the Central Line
  2. Change at Notting Hill Gate to the Circle Line
  3. Change at High Street Kensington to the District Line
  4. Leave the train at Kensington (Olympia)

Number of stops: 4 · Journey time: Approx 32 mins

Stations on the route: Holland Park ➜ Notting Hill Gate [change train] Notting Hill Gate ➜ High Street Kensington [change train] High Street Kensington ➜ Earl’s Court ➜ Kensington (Olympia)

Live status and delays

Closures on the Central, Circle and District line

First and last train times

Central line timetable

Alternative routes include Holland Park to Shepherds Bush, Holland Park to West Kensington

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Holland Park is not wheelchair accessible

Kensington (Olympia) has step-free access from the street to the platform (but there may be a step up or gap to the train)

Holland Park entrance – You must use a lift plus one flight of stairs from the Lansdown Road entrance to the platforms (21 steps down). If you want to avoid the lift then you can use another two flights of stairs (15 steps down +3 steps down). But you must use seven flights of stairs from the Holland Park Avenue entrance (16 steps down +2x15 steps down +10 steps down +16 steps down +3 steps down +20 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

Changing trains at High Street Kensington – Changing between the Circle westbound towards Sloane Square and District westbound towards Earl’s Court is on the level. Changing between the Circle eastbound and District eastbound towards Edgware Road is also on the level. For all other changes you must use two flights of stairs (16 steps up +15 steps down)

Kensington (Olympia) exit – There is level access between the platforms and the exit

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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 Holland Park ⇄ Kensington Olympia 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 Holland Park ⇄ Kensington Olympia 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 roughly ¾ of a mile on foot, which would take you 14-15 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 ¾-mile journey will cost approximately £7 to £12 and take 5-12 minutes

By carParking near Kensington (Olympia) station