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
- From Kew Gardens take the District Line
- Change at Gloucester Road to the Circle Line
- Change at Notting Hill Gate to the Central Line
- Leave the train at White City
Number of stops: 14 · Journey time: Approx 50 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 ➜ Holland Park ➜ Shepherd’s Bush ➜ White City
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 Wood Lane, Kew Gardens to Shepherds Bush Market and Kew Gardens to Latimer Road
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)
White City 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
White City exit – You must use three flights of stairs between the platforms and the exit (2x11 steps up +5 steps down)
This journey is in zones 2&3 and you’ll have to use the Central, District lines, changing trains at Ealing Broadway and
- From White City take the Central Line
- Change at Ealing Broadway to the District Line
- Change at Turnham Green to the District Line
- Leave the train at Kew Gardens
Number of stops: 10 · Journey time: Approx 46 mins
Stations on the route: 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 White City to Wood Lane, White City to Shepherds Bush Market and White City to Latimer Road
Stairs, lifts and escalators
White City 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
White City entrance – You must use three flights of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (5 steps up +2x11 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 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
| 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 |
| 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 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