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Kew Gardens ⇄ North Acton Station

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

  1. From Kew Gardens take the District Line
  2. Change at Turnham Green to the District Line
  3. Change at Ealing Broadway to the Central Line
  4. Leave the train at North Acton

Number of stops: 8 · Journey time: Approx 44 mins

Stations on the route: Kew Gardens ➜ Gunnersbury ➜ Turnham Green [change train] Turnham Green ➜ Chiswick Park ➜ Acton Town ➜ Ealing Common ➜ Ealing Broadway [change train] Ealing Broadway ➜ West Acton ➜ North Acton

Live status and delays

Closures on the District and Central line

First and last train times

District line timetable

Alternative routes include Kew Gardens to East Acton, Kew Gardens to West Acton and Kew Gardens to Harlesden

Stairs, lifts and escalators

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

North Acton is not wheelchair accessible

Kew Gardens entrance – There is level access between the Station Avenue entrance and the eastbound platform, and the North Road entrance and the westbound platform, but there are three flights of stairs between the Station Avenue entrance and the westbound platform (2x11 steps down +15 steps up), and three flights of stairs between the North Road entrance and the eastbound platform (15 steps down +2x11 steps up)

Changing trains at Turnham Green – You must use four flights of stairs when changing between the District/​Piccadilly line platforms (2x19 steps up +2x19 steps down)

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

North Acton exit – You must use two flights of stairs between the platforms and the exit (2x13 steps up from the eastbound platform, or 13 steps up +15 steps up from the westbound platform)

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

  1. From North Acton take the Central Line
  2. Change at Ealing Broadway to the District Line
  3. Change at Turnham Green to the District Line
  4. Leave the train at Kew Gardens

Number of stops: 8 · Journey time: Approx 41 mins

Stations on the route: North Acton ➜ West Acton ➜ Ealing Broadway [change train] Ealing Broadway ➜ Ealing Common ➜ Acton Town ➜ Chiswick Park ➜ Turnham Green [change train] Turnham Green ➜ Gunnersbury ➜ Kew Gardens

Live status and delays

Closures on the Central, District line

First and last train times

Central line timetable

Alternative routes include North Acton to East Acton, North Acton to West Acton and North Acton to Harlesden

Stairs, lifts and escalators

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

Kew Gardens is not wheelchair accessible

North Acton entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (2x13 steps down to the eastbound platform, or 13 steps down +15 steps down to the westbound platform)

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

Changing trains at Turnham Green – You must use four flights of stairs when changing between the District/​Piccadilly line platforms (2x19 steps up +2x19 steps down)

Kew Gardens exit – There is level access between the eastbound platform and the Station Avenue exit, and the westbound platform and the North Road exit, but there are three flights of stairs between the westbound platform and the Station Avenue exit (15 steps down +2x11 steps up), and three flights of stairs between the eastbound platform and the North Road exit (2x11 steps down +15 steps up)

Cash, Oyster & Travelcard fares

The journey is in zones 2-3. The cheapest fare is £1.90 off-peak (£2.10 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 Kew Gardens ⇄ North Acton Station
Fare zone Cash Oyster & Contactless cards
Single fare Single fare Daily cap
Peak Off-peak Peak Off-peak
Zone 2-3 fare £6.70 £2.10 £1.90 £10 £10
Travelcard prices from Kew Gardens ⇄ North Acton 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 – 3½ miles would take you about 70 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 – A 3½ mile journey will take about about 15-28 minutes and cost you from £18 to £31