This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Northern, Jubilee and District lines, changing trains at Waterloo and West Ham
- From Leicester Square take the Northern Line
- Change at Waterloo to the Jubilee Line
- Change at West Ham to the District Line
- Leave the train at Upton Park
Number of stops: 13 · Journey time: Approx 49 mins
Stations on the route: Leicester Square ➜ Charing Cross ➜ Embankment ➜ Waterloo [change train] Waterloo ➜ Southwark ➜ London Bridge ➜ Bermondsey ➜ Canada Water ➜ Canary Wharf ➜ North Greenwich ➜ Canning Town ➜ West Ham [change train] West Ham ➜ Plaistow ➜ Upton Park
Live status and delays
Closures on the Northern, Jubilee and District line
First and last train times
Northern line timetable
Alternative routes include Leicester Square to Plaistow and Leicester Square to East Ham
Stairs, lifts and escalators
Leicester Square is not wheelchair accessible
Upton Park 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 Waterloo – You must use an escalator when changing trains from the Jubilee line platforms. You must use stairs when changing trains from the Bakerloo northbound platform, but there’s an escalator when changing trains from the Bakerloo southbound platform
Changing trains at West Ham – There’s are two lifts when changing between the DLR/Jubilee/H&C line platforms
Upton Park exit – You must use two flights of stairs between the platforms and the exit (16 steps up +15 steps up)
This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the District and Northern lines, changing trains at Embankment
- From Upton Park take the District Line
- Change at Embankment to the Northern Line
- Leave the train at Leicester Square
Number of stops: 17 · Journey time: Approx 41 mins
Stations on the route: Upton Park ➜ Plaistow ➜ West Ham ➜ Bromley-by-Bow ➜ Bow Road ➜ Mile End ➜ Stepney Green ➜ Whitechapel ➜ Aldgate East ➜ Tower Hill ➜ Monument ➜ Cannon Street ➜ Mansion House ➜ Blackfriars ➜ Temple ➜ Embankment [change train] Embankment ➜ Charing Cross ➜ Leicester Square
Live status and delays
Closures on the District and Northern line
First and last train times
District line timetable
Alternative routes include Upton Park to Plaistow and Upton Park to East Ham
Stairs, lifts and escalators
Upton Park is not wheelchair accessible
Leicester Square is not wheelchair accessible
Upton Park entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (15 steps down +16 steps down)
Changing trains at Embankment – You must use stairs when changing platforms
Changing trains at – There’s are two lifts when changing between the DLR/Jubilee/H&C line 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 1-3. 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
| 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 |
| 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
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