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Ladbroke Grove ⇄ West Acton Station

This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Hammersmith & City, Circle and Central lines, changing trains at Paddington and Notting Hill Gate

  1. From Ladbroke Grove take the Hammersmith & City Line
  2. Change at Paddington to the Circle Line
  3. Change at Notting Hill Gate to the Central Line
  4. Leave the train at West Acton

Number of stops: 11 · Journey time: Approx 46 mins

Stations on the route: Ladbroke Grove ➜ Westbourne Park ➜ Royal Oak ➜ Paddington [change train] Paddington ➜ Bayswater ➜ Notting Hill Gate [change train] Notting Hill Gate ➜ Holland Park ➜ Shepherd’s Bush ➜ White City ➜ East Acton ➜ North Acton ➜ West Acton

Live status and delays

Closures on the H&C, Circle and Central line

First and last train times

Hammersmith & City line timetable

Alternative routes include Ladbroke Grove to North Ealing, Ladbroke Grove to Park Royal and Ladbroke Grove to Ealing Common

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Ladbroke Grove is not wheelchair accessible

West Acton is not wheelchair accessible

Ladbroke Grove entrance – You must use four flights of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (5 steps up +10 steps up +13 steps up +14 steps up to the eastbound platform, and 5 steps up +10 steps up +19 steps up +7 steps up to the westbound platform)

Changing trains at Paddington – You must use stairs when changing between the Bakerloo, Circle/District and H&C platforms

Changing trains at Notting Hill Gate – You must use stairs when changing between the Central line platforms and the Circle/District line platforms

West Acton exit – You must use two flights of stairs between the platforms and the exit (18 steps up +19 steps up)

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

  1. From West Acton take the Central Line
  2. Change at Notting Hill Gate to the Circle Line
  3. Change at Paddington to the Hammersmith & City Line
  4. Leave the train at Ladbroke Grove

Number of stops: 11 · Journey time: Approx 47 mins

Stations on the route: West Acton ➜ North Acton ➜ East Acton ➜ White City ➜ Shepherd’s Bush ➜ Holland Park ➜ Notting Hill Gate [change train] Notting Hill Gate ➜ Bayswater ➜ Paddington [change train] Paddington ➜ Royal Oak ➜ Westbourne Park ➜ Ladbroke Grove

Live status and delays

Closures on the Central, Circle and H&C line

First and last train times

Central line timetable

Alternative routes include West Acton to North Ealing, West Acton to Park Royal and West Acton to Ealing Common

Stairs, lifts and escalators

West Acton is not wheelchair accessible

Ladbroke Grove is not wheelchair accessible

West Acton entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (19 steps down +18 steps down)

Changing trains at Notting Hill Gate – You must use stairs when changing between the Central line platforms and the Circle/District line platforms

Changing trains at Paddington – You must use stairs when changing between the Bakerloo, Circle/District and H&C platforms

Ladbroke Grove exit – You must use four flights of stairs between the platforms and the exit (14 steps down +13 steps down +10 steps down +5 steps down from the eastbound platform, and 7 steps down +19 steps down +10 steps down +5 steps down from the westbound platform)

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 Ladbroke Grove ⇄ West Acton 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 Ladbroke Grove ⇄ West 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 – 3¼ miles would take you around one hour by 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 3¼ mile journey should cost approximately £14.30 to £24.60 and take 14-27 minutes