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London City Airport ⇄ Westferry Station · Train Fare & Route

This journey is in zones 2&3 and it’s a direct train on the Docklands Light Railway

  1. From London City Airport take the Docklands Light Railway
  2. Leave the train at Westferry

Number of stops: 7 · Journey time: Approx 16 mins

Stations on the route: London City Airport ➜ Pontoon Dock ➜ West Silvertown ➜ Canning Town ➜ East India ➜ Blackwell ➜ Poplar ➜ Westferry

Live status and delays

Strikes and station closures

First and last train times

Docklands Light Railway timetable

Alternative routes include London City Airport to West India Quay, London City Airport to Canary Wharf and London City Airport to Limehouse

Stairs, lifts and escalators

London City Airport is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train. Westferry is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train

London City Airport entrance – There’s a lift between the entrance and the DLR platforms

Westferry exit – There’s a lift between the platforms and the exit. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use three flights of stairs (3x16 steps down to the westbound platform, or 2x16 steps down +14 steps down to the eastbound platform)

This journey is in zones 2&3 and it’s a direct train on the Docklands Light Railway

  1. From Westferry take the Docklands Light Railway
  2. Leave the train at London City Airport

Number of stops: 7 · Journey time: Approx 16 mins

Stations on the route: Westferry ➜ Poplar ➜ Blackwell ➜ East India ➜ Canning Town ➜ West Silvertown ➜ Pontoon Dock ➜ London City Airport

Live status and delays

Strikes and station closures

First and last train times

Docklands Light Railway timetable

Alternative routes include Westferry to West India Quay, Westferry to Canary Wharf and Westferry to Limehouse

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Westferry is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train. London City Airport is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train

Westferry entrance – There’s a lift between the entrance and the platforms. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use three flights of stairs (3x16 steps up to the westbound platform, or 14 steps up +2x16 steps up to the eastbound platform)

London City Airport exit – There’s a lift between the DLR platforms and the exit

Cash, Contactless, Oyster & Travelcard fares

The journey is in zones 2-3. The cheapest fare is £2.10 off-peak (£2.30 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 London City Airport ⇄ Westferry Station · Train Fare & Route
Fare zone Cash Oyster & Contactless cards
Single fare Single fare Daily cap
Peak Off-peak Peak Off-peak
Zone 2-3 fare £7 £2.30 £2.10 £10.50 £10.50
Travelcard prices from London City Airport ⇄ Westferry 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 London City Airport and Westferry

Walking – 3¼ miles would take you around one hour by foot

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 3¼ mile journey should cost approximately £15.80 to £26.80 and take 14-27 minutes

By carParking near Westferry station