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Lancaster Gate ⇄ Notting Hill Gate Station | Tube Journey, Train Times & Fares

The journey from Lancaster Gate to Notting Hill Gate is in fare zone 1 and it’s a direct train on the Central tube line

  1. From Lancaster Gate take the Central Line
  2. Leave the train at Notting Hill Gate

Number of tube stops: 2 · Journey time: Approx 5 mins

Stations on the route: Lancaster Gate ➜ Queensway ➜ Notting Hill Gate

London Underground tube delays

Strikes and station closures

First and last train times on the Central line

Tube times for the Central line

Alternative routes include Lancaster Gate to Queensway, Lancaster Gate to Bayswater and Lancaster Gate to Holland Park

Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms

Lancaster Gate station is not wheelchair accessible

Notting Hill Gate station is not wheelchair accessible

Lancaster Gate station entrance – There’s a lift plus one flight of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (20 steps down). If you want to avoid the lift then you can use another eight flights of stairs (16 steps down +5 steps down +7 steps down +3x15 steps down +2x13 steps down)

Notting Hill Gate station exit – You need to use two flights of stairs from the Circle/​District line platforms to the booking hall (15 steps up +9 steps up), or two escalators from the Central westbound platform, or three escalators from the Central eastbound platform. After that you must use another two flights of stairs to the Notting Hill Gate southside exit (9 steps up +17 steps up), or three flights to the northside exit (4 steps down +11 steps up +18 steps up)

The journey from Notting Hill Gate to Lancaster Gate is in fare zone 1 and it’s a direct train on the Central tube line

  1. From Notting Hill Gate take the Central Line
  2. Leave the train at Lancaster Gate

Number of tube stops: 2 · Journey time: Approx 6 mins

Stations on the route: Notting Hill Gate ➜ Queensway ➜ Lancaster Gate

London Underground tube delays

Strikes and station closures

First and last train times on the Central line

Tube times for the Central line

Alternative routes include Notting Hill Gate to Queensway, Notting Hill Gate to Bayswater and Notting Hill Gate to Holland Park

Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms

Notting Hill Gate underground station is not wheelchair accessible

Lancaster Gate station is not wheelchair accessible

Notting Hill Gate station entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the Notting Hill Gate southside entrance and the booking hall (17 steps down +9 steps down), or three flights from the northside entrance (18 steps down +11 steps down +4 steps up). After that you need to use another two flights of stairs to the Circle/​District line platforms (9 steps down +15 steps down), or two escalators to the Central westbound platform, or three escalators to the Central eastbound platform

Lancaster Gate station exit – There’s a lift plus one flight of stairs between the platforms and the exit (20 steps up). If you want to avoid the lift then you can use another eight flights of stairs (2x13 steps up +3x15 steps up +7 steps up +5 steps up +16 steps up)

Tube fare between Lancaster Gate and Notting Hill Gate

This tube journey is in Oyster zone 1. The cheapest fare is £2.70 off-peak (£2.80 peak) when you pay by Oyster or contactless. There’s no return fare, you just pay the same as two single tickets

Cost of tube fare from Lancaster Gate ⇄ Notting Hill Gate Station | Tube Journey, Train Times & Fares
Fare zone Cash Oyster & Contactless cards
Single fare Single fare Daily cap
Peak Off-peak Peak Off-peak
Zone 1 fare £6.70 £2.80 £2.70 £8.50 £8.50
Travelcard prices from Lancaster Gate ⇄ Notting Hill Gate Station | Tube Journey, Train Times & Fares
Fare Zone Travelcards (Train, Bus & Tram)
One day travel­card Week travel­card Month travel­card
Anytime Off-peak
Zone 1-2 travelcard n/a n/a £42.70 £164
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
See our complete list of Adult fares 2024, Senior fares 2024, Child fares 2024, Oyster fares 2024, Contactless fares 2024 and Travelcard fares 2024
Note: Tube journey prices are correct as of

Peak and off-peak journey 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. Note: Between the 8th March and 31st May 2024 TFL are running a trial called ‘Off-Peak Friday Fares’, where Fridays will be classed as off-peak all day.

The fare is based on what time your journey begins. It doesn’t matter what time your journey ends.

Other ways to make this journey

Travel on foot – You could walk the one mile distance in about 19-21 minutes

Travel by bus – Single fare: £1.75 (you may need more than one bus); Daily cap: £5.25; Weekly cap: £24.70; 1-day travelcard: £6; Weekly travelcard: £24.70 – Adult bus fares · Pensioner bus fares · Children’s bus fares

Travel by taxi – The one mile taxi journey between Notting Hill Gate underground station and Lancaster Gate will cost approximately £7 to £12 and will take 6-13 mins

Travel by carCar parks near Lancaster Gate station