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Latimer Road ⇄ Leicester Square Station

This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Hammersmith & City and Piccadilly lines, changing trains at King’s Cross St. Pancras

  1. From Latimer Road take the Hammersmith & City Line
  2. Change at King’s Cross St. Pancras to the Piccadilly Line
  3. Leave the train at Leicester Square

Number of stops: 13 · Journey time: Approx 35 mins

Stations on the route: Latimer Road ➜ Ladbroke Grove ➜ Westbourne Park ➜ Royal Oak ➜ Paddington ➜ Edgware Road ➜ Baker Street ➜ Great Portland Street ➜ Euston Square ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras [change train] King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Russell Square ➜ Holborn ➜ Covent Garden ➜ Leicester Square

Live status and delays

Closures on the H&C and Piccadilly line

First and last train times

Hammersmith & City line timetable

Alternative routes include Latimer Road to Charing Cross, Latimer Road to Covent Garden and Latimer Road to Piccadilly Circus

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Latimer Road is not wheelchair accessible

Leicester Square is not wheelchair accessible

Latimer Road entrance – You must use three flights of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (11 steps up +9 steps up +20 steps up)

Changing trains at King’s Cross St. Pancras – There’s a lift when changing between the platforms

Leicester Square exit – You must an escalator plus a flight of 20 stairs from the platforms to the booking hall. After that you must use two flights of stairs to the Cranbourn Street exit (13 steps up +18 steps up), or two flights of stairs to the Charing Cross Road eastside exit (13 steps up +10 steps up), or three flights of stairs to the Charing Cross Road westside exit (11 steps up +13 steps up +7 steps up)

This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Piccadilly, Bakerloo and Hammersmith & City lines, changing trains at Piccadilly Circus and

  1. From Leicester Square take the Piccadilly Line
  2. Change at Piccadilly Circus to the Bakerloo Line
  3. Change at Paddington to the Hammersmith & City Line
  4. Leave the train at Latimer Road

Number of stops: 11 · Journey time: Approx 40 mins

Stations on the route: Leicester Square ➜ Piccadilly Circus [change train] Piccadilly Circus ➜ Oxford Circus ➜ Regent’s Park ➜ Baker Street ➜ Marylebone ➜ Edgware Road ➜ Paddington [change train] Paddington ➜ Royal Oak ➜ Westbourne Park ➜ Ladbroke Grove ➜ Latimer Road

Live status and delays

Closures on the Piccadilly, Bakerloo and H&C line

First and last train times

Piccadilly line timetable

Alternative routes include Leicester Square to Charing Cross, Leicester Square to Covent Garden and Leicester Square to Piccadilly Circus

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Leicester Square is not wheelchair accessible

Latimer Road is not wheelchair accessible

Leicester Square entrance – You must use two flights of stairs from the Cranbourn Street entrance and the booking hall (18 steps down +13 steps down), or two flights of stairs from the Charing Cross Road eastside entrance (20 steps down +13 steps down), or three flights of stairs from the Charing Cross Road westside entrance (7 steps down +13 steps down +11 steps down). After that you must an escalator plus a flight of 20 stairs down to the platforms

Changing trains at Piccadilly Circus – You must use stairs when changing between the Bakerloo/​Piccadilly line platforms (19 steps up +20 steps down)

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

Latimer Road exit – You must use three flights of stairs between the platforms and the exit (20 steps down +9 steps down +11 steps down)

Cash, Oyster & Travelcard fares

The journey is in zones 1-2. The cheapest fare is £2.80 off-peak (£3.40 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 Latimer Road ⇄ Leicester Square Station
Fare zone Cash Oyster & Contactless cards
Single fare Single fare Daily cap
Peak Off-peak Peak Off-peak
Zone 1-2 fare £6.70 £3.40 £2.80 £8.50 £8.50
Travelcard prices from Latimer Road ⇄ Leicester Square Station
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
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 – Four miles on foot would take you around 75-85 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 four mile ride should cost between £18 and £31 and take about 16-30 minutes

By carParking near Leicester Square station