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Leytonstone ⇄ Tottenham Court Rd Station · Train Fare & Route

This journey is in zones 1-3 and it’s a direct train on the Central line

  1. From Leytonstone take the Central Line
  2. Leave the train at Tottenham Court Road

Number of stops: 10 · Journey time: Approx 27 mins

Stations on the route: Leytonstone ➜ Leyton ➜ Stratford ➜ Mile End ➜ Bethnal Green ➜ Liverpool Street ➜ Bank ➜ St. Paul’s ➜ Chancery Lane ➜ Holborn ➜ Tottenham Court Road

Live status and delays

Strikes and station closures

First and last train times

Central line timetable

Alternative routes include Leytonstone to Covent Garden, Leytonstone to Leicester Square and Leytonstone to Oxford Circus

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Leytonstone is not wheelchair accessible. The Elizabeth and Northern lines at Tottenham Court Road are wheelchair accessible, and have step-free access from the street to the train. The Central line only has step-free access from the street to the platform, and there may be a step up or gap to the train

Leytonstone entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (2x15 steps up)

Tottenham Court Road exit – There’s a lift between the entrance and the platforms. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use an escalator and one flight of 20 stairs from the Central line platforms to the booking hall, or two escalators and two flights of 9 and 14 stairs from the Northern line platforms, followed by two flights of stairs to the Tottenham Court Road/​New Oxford Street exit (2x19 steps up), or two flights to the Oxford Street exit (19 steps up +17 steps up), or three flights to the Andrew Borde Street exit (20 steps up +2x13 steps up), or three flights to the Centre Point exit (20 steps up +13 steps up +8 steps up), or four flights to the Centre Point Piazza exit (20 steps up +6 steps up +14 steps up +8 steps up), or four flights to the Charing Cross Road exit (10 steps up +13 steps up +8 steps up +9 steps up)

This journey is in zones 1-3 and it’s a direct train on the Central line

  1. From Tottenham Court Road take the Central Line
  2. Leave the train at Leytonstone

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

Stations on the route: Tottenham Court Road ➜ Holborn ➜ Chancery Lane ➜ St. Paul’s ➜ Bank ➜ Liverpool Street ➜ Bethnal Green ➜ Mile End ➜ Stratford ➜ Leyton ➜ Leytonstone

Live status and delays

Strikes and station closures

First and last train times

Central line timetable

Alternative routes include Tottenham Court Road to Covent Garden, Tottenham Court Road to Leicester Square and Tottenham Court Road to Oxford Circus

Stairs, lifts and escalators

The Elizabeth and Northern lines at Tottenham Court Road are wheelchair accessible, and have step-free access from the street to the train. The Central line only has step-free access from the street to the platform, and there may be a step up or gap to the train. Leytonstone has step-free access from the street to the platform (but there may be a step up or gap to the train)

Tottenham Court Road entrance – There’s a lift between the entrance and the platforms. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use two flights of stairs from the Tottenham Court Road/​New Oxford Street entrance (2x19 steps down), or two flights from the Oxford Street entrance (19 steps down +17 steps down), or three flights from the Andrew Borde Street entrance (2x13 steps down +20 steps down), or three flights from the Centre Point entrance (8 steps down +13 steps down +20 steps down), or four flights from the Centre Point Piazza entrance (8 steps down +14 steps down +6 steps down +20 steps down), or four flights from the Charing Cross Road entrance (9 steps down +8 steps down +13 steps down +10 steps down), followed by an escalator and one flight of 20 stairs down to the Central line platforms, or two escalators and two flights of 9 and 14 stairs down to the Northern line platforms

Leytonstone exit – You must use two flights of stairs between the platforms and the exit (2x15 steps down)

Cash, Contactless, Oyster & Travelcard fares

The journey is in zones 1-3. The cheapest fare is £3.10 off-peak (£3.80 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 Leytonstone ⇄ Tottenham Court Rd Station · Train Fare & Route
Fare zone Cash Oyster & Contactless cards
Single fare Single fare Daily cap
Peak Off-peak Peak Off-peak
Zone 1-3 fare £7 £3.80 £3.10 £10.50 £10.50
Travelcard prices from Leytonstone ⇄ Tottenham Court Rd Station · Train Fare & Route
Fare Zone Travelcards (Train, Bus & Tram)
One day travel­card Week travel­card Month travel­card
Any­time Off-peak
Zone 1-4 travelcard £16.60 n/a £64.20 £246.60
Zone 1-6 travelcard £23.60 £16.60 £81.60 £313.40
Zone 1-9 travelcard £29.80 £17.80 £116.40 £447
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.

Other ways to travel between Leytonstone and Tottenham Court Rd

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 carParking near Tottenham Court Road station