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Holland Park ⇄ North Ealing Station

This journey is in zones 2&3 and you’ll have to use the Central, District and Piccadilly lines, changing trains at Ealing Broadway and Ealing Common

  1. From Holland Park take the Central Line
  2. Change at Ealing Broadway to the District Line
  3. Change at Ealing Common to the Piccadilly Line
  4. Leave the train at North Ealing

Number of stops: 8 · Journey time: Approx 40 mins

Stations on the route: Holland Park ➜ Shepherd’s Bush ➜ White City ➜ East Acton ➜ North Acton ➜ West Acton ➜ Ealing Broadway [change train] Ealing Broadway ➜ Ealing Common [change train] Ealing Common ➜ North Ealing

Live status and delays

Closures on the Central, District and Piccadilly line

First and last train times

Central line timetable

Alternative routes include Holland Park to West Acton, Holland Park to Ealing Broadway and Holland Park to Ealing Common

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Holland Park is not wheelchair accessible

North Ealing is not wheelchair accessible

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 Ealing Broadway – Changing between the Central and District lines is on the level

Changing trains at Ealing Common – Changing between the eastbound District and eastbound Piccadilly platforms, or westbound District and westbound Piccadilly platforms, is on the level, but you must use two flights of stairs to change between the eastbound District and westbound Piccadilly platforms, or the westbound District and eastbound Piccadilly platforms (9 steps +20 steps)

North Ealing exit – You must use stairs between the platforms and the exit (12 steps up +11 steps up +9 steps down from the eastbound platform, or 14 steps up from the westbound platform)

This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Piccadilly, Circle and Central lines, changing trains at Gloucester Road and

  1. From North Ealing take the Piccadilly Line
  2. Change at Gloucester Road to the Circle Line
  3. Change at Notting Hill Gate to the Central Line
  4. Leave the train at Holland Park

Number of stops: 9 · Journey time: Approx 45 mins

Stations on the route: North Ealing ➜ Ealing Common ➜ Acton Town ➜ Hammersmith ➜ Barons Court ➜ Earl’s Court ➜ Gloucester Road [change train] Gloucester Road ➜ High Street Kensington ➜ Notting Hill Gate [change train] Notting Hill Gate ➜ Holland Park

Live status and delays

Closures on the Piccadilly, Circle and Central line

First and last train times

Piccadilly line timetable

Alternative routes include North Ealing to West Acton, North Ealing to Ealing Broadway and North Ealing to Ealing Common

Stairs, lifts and escalators

North Ealing is not wheelchair accessible

Holland Park is not wheelchair accessible

North Ealing entrance – You must use stairs between the entrance and the platforms (9 steps up +11 steps down +12 steps down to the eastbound platform, or 14 steps down to the westbound platform)

Changing trains at Gloucester Road – You must use stairs when changing between the Circle/​District line platforms and the Piccadilly line platforms

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

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

Walking – The distance is about 3¾ miles on foot, which would take about 80 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 3¾ mile ride should cost you from £18 to £31 and take anything from 15 to 29 minutes