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Hyde Park Corner ⇄ Lancaster Gate Station

This journey is in zone 1 and you’ll have to use the Piccadilly and Central lines, changing trains at Holborn

  1. From Hyde Park Corner take the Piccadilly Line
  2. Change at Holborn to the Central Line
  3. Leave the train at Lancaster Gate

Number of stops: 10 · Journey time: Approx 29 mins

Stations on the route: Hyde Park Corner ➜ Green Park ➜ Piccadilly Circus ➜ Leicester Square ➜ Covent Garden ➜ Holborn [change train] Holborn ➜ Tottenham Court Road ➜ Oxford Circus ➜ Bond Street ➜ Marble Arch ➜ Lancaster Gate

Live status and delays

Closures on the Piccadilly and Central line

First and last train times

Piccadilly line timetable

Alternative routes include Hyde Park Corner to Paddington, Hyde Park Corner to Queensway and Hyde Park Corner to Marble Arch

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Hyde Park Corner is not wheelchair accessible

Lancaster Gate 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 Holborn – You must use stairs when changing between the Central/​Piccadilly line platforms

Lancaster Gate exit – There’s a lift plus one flight of stairs between the platforms and the exit (20 steps up). If you want to avoid the lift then you can use another eight flights of stairs (2x13 steps up +3x15 steps up +7 steps up +5 steps up +16 steps up)

This journey is in zone 1 and you’ll have to use the Central, Jubilee and Piccadilly lines, changing trains at Bond Street and

  1. From Lancaster Gate take the Central Line
  2. Change at Bond Street to the Jubilee Line
  3. Change at Green Park to the Piccadilly Line
  4. Leave the train at Hyde Park Corner

Number of stops: 4 · Journey time: Approx 28 mins

Stations on the route: Lancaster Gate ➜ Marble Arch ➜ Bond Street [change train] Bond Street ➜ Green Park [change train] Green Park ➜ Hyde Park Corner

Live status and delays

Closures on the Central, Jubilee and Piccadilly line

First and last train times

Central line timetable

Alternative routes include Lancaster Gate to Paddington, Lancaster Gate to Queensway and Lancaster Gate to Marble Arch

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Lancaster Gate is not wheelchair accessible

Hyde Park Corner is not wheelchair accessible

Lancaster Gate entrance – There’s a lift plus one flight of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (20 steps down). If you want to avoid the lift then you can use another eight flights of stairs (16 steps down +5 steps down +7 steps down +3x15 steps down +2x13 steps down)

Changing trains at Bond Street – You can use a lift when changing between the Central and Jubilee line platforms

Changing trains at Green Park – There are two lifts and a long walk when changing platforms. If you want a shorter walk then you can use two escalators instead of the lifts

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 zone 1. The cheapest fare is £2.70 off-peak (£2.80 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 ⇄ Lancaster Gate Station
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
Travelcard prices from Hyde Park Corner ⇄ Lancaster Gate 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 – 1¼ miles would take you about 23-25 minutes on foot

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 1¼ mile journey will cost approximately £7 to £12 and take 7-15 minutes

By carParking near Hyde Park Corner station