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Leicester Square ⇄ Parsons Green Station

This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Piccadilly and District lines, changing trains at Earl’s Court

  1. From Leicester Square take the Piccadilly Line
  2. Change at Earl’s Court to the District Line
  3. Leave the train at Parsons Green

Number of stops: 10 · Journey time: Approx 29 mins

Stations on the route: Leicester Square ➜ Piccadilly Circus ➜ Green Park ➜ Hyde Park Corner ➜ Knightsbridge ➜ South Kensington ➜ Gloucester Road ➜ Earl’s Court [change train] Earl’s Court ➜ West Brompton ➜ Fulham Broadway ➜ Parsons Green

Live status and delays

Closures on the Piccadilly and District line

First and last train times

Piccadilly line timetable

Alternative routes include Leicester Square to Fulham Broadway and Leicester Square to Putney Bridge

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Leicester Square is not wheelchair accessible

Parsons Green 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 Earl’s Court – You can use a lift when changing platforms

Parsons Green exit – You must use three flights of stairs between the northbound platform and the exit (21 steps down +15 steps down +6 steps down), and three flights of stairs from the southbound platform (14 steps down +11 steps down +16 steps down)

This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the District and Piccadilly lines, changing trains at Earl’s Court

  1. From Parsons Green take the District Line
  2. Change at Earl’s Court to the Piccadilly Line
  3. Leave the train at Leicester Square

Number of stops: 10 · Journey time: Approx 26 mins

Stations on the route: Parsons Green ➜ Fulham Broadway ➜ West Brompton ➜ Earl’s Court [change train] Earl’s Court ➜ Gloucester Road ➜ South Kensington ➜ Knightsbridge ➜ Hyde Park Corner ➜ Green Park ➜ Piccadilly Circus ➜ Leicester Square

Live status and delays

Closures on the District and Piccadilly line

First and last train times

District line timetable

Alternative routes include Parsons Green to Fulham Broadway and Parsons Green to Putney Bridge

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Parsons Green is not wheelchair accessible

Leicester Square is not wheelchair accessible

Parsons Green entrance – You must use three flights of stairs between the entrance and the northbound platform (6 steps up +15 steps up +21 steps up), and three flights of stairs to the southbound platform (16 steps up +11 steps up +14 steps up)

Changing trains at Earl’s Court – You can use a lift when changing 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)

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 Leicester Square ⇄ Parsons Green 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 Leicester Square ⇄ Parsons Green 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 – The distance is about 4¼ miles, so we don’t recommend walking

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 4¼ mile ride should cost approximately £18 to £31 and take 18-32 minutes

By carParking near Leicester Square station