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Kew Gardens ⇄ Queensway Station

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

  1. From Kew Gardens take the District 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 Queensway

Number of stops: 12 · Journey time: Approx 45 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 [change train] Notting Hill Gate ➜ Queensway

Live status and delays

Closures on the District, Circle and Central line

First and last train times

District line timetable

Alternative routes include Kew Gardens to Bayswater, Kew Gardens to Notting Hill Gate and Kew Gardens to Lancaster Gate

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)

Queensway 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 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

Queensway exit – There’s a lift plus one flight of stairs between the platforms and the exit (21 steps up). If you want to avoid the lift then you can use another eight flights of stairs (16 steps up +5x15 steps up +16 steps up +19 steps up)

This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Central, District lines, changing trains at Ealing Broadway and

  1. From Queensway 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: 14 · Journey time: Approx 53 mins

Stations on the route: Queensway ➜ Notting Hill Gate ➜ Holland Park ➜ Shepherd’s Bush ➜ White City ➜ East Acton ➜ 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 Queensway to Bayswater, Queensway to Notting Hill Gate and Queensway to Lancaster Gate

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Queensway 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

Queensway entrance – There’s a lift plus one flight of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (21 steps down). If you want to avoid the lift then you can use another eight flights of stairs (19 steps down +16 steps down +5x15 steps down +16 steps down)

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 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 Kew Gardens ⇄ Queensway 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 Kew Gardens ⇄ Queensway 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 around 5 miles, which is too far to walk

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 five mile ride should cost between £23 and £35.50 and take about 21-35 minutes

By carParking near Queensway station