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Hyde Park Corner ⇄ Kensal Green Station

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

  1. From Hyde Park Corner take the Piccadilly Line
  2. Change at Piccadilly Circus to the Bakerloo Line
  3. Leave the train at Kensal Green

Number of stops: 13 · Journey time: Approx 36 mins

Stations on the route: Hyde Park Corner ➜ Green Park ➜ Piccadilly Circus [change train] Piccadilly Circus ➜ Oxford Circus ➜ Regent’s Park ➜ Baker Street ➜ Marylebone ➜ Edgware Road ➜ Paddington ➜ Warwick Avenue ➜ Maida Vale ➜ Kilburn Park ➜ Queen’s Park ➜ Kensal Green

Live status and delays

Closures on the Piccadilly and Bakerloo line

First and last train times

Piccadilly line timetable

Alternative routes include Hyde Park Corner to Willesden Junction, Hyde Park Corner to Queens Park and Hyde Park Corner to Willesden Green

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Hyde Park Corner is not wheelchair accessible

Kensal Green is not wheelchair accessible

Hyde Park Corner entrance – The Knightsbridge entrances and the booking hall are on the level, but you must use two flights of stairs from the Hyde Park Corner entrances (2x14 steps down), or two flights of stairs from the Grosvenor Place entrance (21 steps down +5 steps down). After that you must use an escalator down to the platforms. If you want to avoid the escalator then you can use eight flights of stairs (3 steps down +7x17 steps down)

Changing trains at Piccadilly Circus – You must use stairs when changing between the Bakerloo/​Piccadilly line platforms (19 steps up +20 steps down)

Kensal Green exit – You must use three flights of stairs between the platforms and the exit (2x20 steps up +11 steps up)

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

  1. From Kensal Green take the Bakerloo Line
  2. Change at Piccadilly Circus to the Piccadilly Line
  3. Leave the train at Hyde Park Corner

Number of stops: 13 · Journey time: Approx 35 mins

Stations on the route: Kensal Green ➜ Queen’s Park ➜ Kilburn Park ➜ Maida Vale ➜ Warwick Avenue ➜ Paddington ➜ Edgware Road ➜ Marylebone ➜ Baker Street ➜ Regent’s Park ➜ Oxford Circus ➜ Piccadilly Circus [change train] Piccadilly Circus ➜ Green Park ➜ Hyde Park Corner

Live status and delays

Closures on the Bakerloo and Piccadilly line

First and last train times

Bakerloo line timetable

Alternative routes include Kensal Green to Willesden Junction, Kensal Green to Queens Park and Kensal Green to Willesden Green

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Kensal Green is not wheelchair accessible

Hyde Park Corner is not wheelchair accessible

Kensal Green entrance – You must use three flights of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (11 steps down +2x20 steps down)

Changing trains at Piccadilly Circus – You must use stairs when changing between the Bakerloo/​Piccadilly line platforms (19 steps up +20 steps down)

Hyde Park Corner exit – You must use an escalator from the platforms to the booking hall. If you want to avoid the escalator then you can use eight flights of stairs (7x17 steps up +3 steps up). After that you must use two flights of stairs to the Hyde Park Corner exits (2x14 steps up), or two flights of stairs to the Grosvenor Place exit (5 steps up +21 steps up), but the Knightsbridge exits are on the level

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 Hyde Park Corner ⇄ Kensal Green 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 Hyde Park Corner ⇄ Kensal Green 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 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

By carParking near Hyde Park Corner station