Kew Gardens ⇄ Paddington Station | Tube Journey, Train Times & Fares

The journey from Kew Gardens to Paddington is in fare zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the District and Circle tube lines, changing trains at Gloucester Road

1. From Kew Gardens take the District Line
2. Change at Gloucester Road to the Circle Line
3. Leave the train at Paddington

Number of tube stops: 13 · Journey time: Approx 37 mins

Stations on the route: Kew Gardens ➜ Gunnersbury ➜ Turnham Green ➜ Stamford Brook ➜ Ravenscourt Park ➜ Hammersmith ➜ Barons Court ➜ West Kensington ➜ Earl’s Court ➜ Gloucester Road [change train] Gloucester Road ➜ High Street Kensington ➜ Notting Hill Gate ➜ Bayswater ➜ Paddington

London Underground tube delays

Strikes and closures on the District and Circle

First and last train times on the District line

Tube times for the District line

Alternative routes include Kew Gardens to Lancaster Gate, Kew Gardens to Edgware Road and Kew Gardens to Bayswater

Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms

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

The Elizabeth line at Paddington station is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train. The Bakerloo, Circle (coming from Hammersmith) and Hammersmith & City lines only have step-free access from the street to the platform, and there may be a step up or gap to the train. The Circle (heading towards Edgware Road) and District lines are not wheelchair accessible

Kew Gardens station 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 tube line at Gloucester Road – You must use stairs when changing between the Circle/​District line platforms and the Piccadilly line platforms

Paddington station exit – There’s an escalator between the Bakerloo line platforms and the exit (or four flights of 18 stairs). There’s a lift between the eastbound Circle/​District platforms heading towards Edgware Road and the exit, and the Circle/H&C platforms heading to/from Hammersmith and the exit

The journey from Paddington to Kew Gardens is in fare zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Hammersmith & City and District tube lines, changing trains at Ravenscourt Park

1. From Paddington take the Hammersmith & City Line
2. Leave train at Hammersmith and walk over the road to the other Hammersmith station
3. Change at Hammersmith to the District Line
4. Leave the train at Kew Gardens

Number of tube stops: 12 · Journey time: Approx 46 mins

Stations on the route: Paddington ➜ Royal Oak ➜ Westbourne Park ➜ Ladbroke Grove ➜ Latimer Road ➜ Wood Lane ➜ Shepherd’s Bush Market ➜ Goldhawk Road ➜ Hammersmith [leave train] Walk over the road to the other Hammersmith station (for the District/Piccadilly line) [change train] Ravenscourt Park ➜ Stamford Brook ➜ Turnham Green ➜ Gunnersbury ➜ Kew Gardens

London Underground tube delays

Strikes and closures on the H&C and District

First and last train times on the Hammersmith & City line

Tube times for the Hammersmith & City line

Alternative routes include Paddington to Lancaster Gate, Paddington to Edgware Road and Paddington to Bayswater

Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms

The Elizabeth line at Paddington underground station is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train. The Bakerloo, Circle (coming from Hammersmith) and Hammersmith & City lines only have step-free access from the street to the platform, and there may be a step up or gap to the train. The Circle (heading towards Edgware Road) and District lines are not wheelchair accessible

Kew Gardens station is not wheelchair accessible

Paddington station entrance – There’s an escalator between the entrance and the Bakerloo line platforms (or four flights of 18 stairs). There’s a lift between the entrance and the eastbound Circle/​District platforms heading towards Edgware Road (via the National Rail concourse), and the Circle/​H&C platforms heading to/​from Hammersmith (or three flights of 10, 5 and 16 stairs)

Kew Gardens station 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)