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Northfields ⇄ West Kensington Station

This journey is in zones 2&3 and you’ll have to use the Piccadilly and District lines, changing trains at Hammersmith

  1. From Northfields take the Piccadilly Line
  2. Change at Hammersmith to the District Line
  3. Leave the train at West Kensington

Number of stops: 5 · Journey time: Approx 27 mins

Stations on the route: Northfields ➜ South Ealing ➜ Acton Town ➜ Hammersmith [change train] Hammersmith ➜ Barons Court ➜ West Kensington

Live status and delays

Closures on the Piccadilly and District line

First and last train times

Piccadilly line timetable

Alternative routes include Northfields to Earls Court, Northfields to Barons Court and Northfields to West Brompton

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Northfields is not wheelchair accessible

West Kensington is not wheelchair accessible

Northfields entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (16 steps down +15 steps down)

Changing trains at Hammersmith – Changing between the Circle and H&C line platforms, or the District and Piccadilly line platforms, are all on the level, but you must use a lift and walk 520 metres outside in the street to change between the Circle/​H&C platforms and District/​Piccadilly platforms

West Kensington exit – You must use two flights of stairs between the platforms and the exit (16 steps up +13 steps up from the eastbound platform, and 2x15 steps up from the westbound platform)

This journey is in zones 2&3 and you’ll have to use the District and Piccadilly lines, changing trains at Hammersmith

  1. From West Kensington take the District Line
  2. Change at Hammersmith to the Piccadilly Line
  3. Leave the train at Northfields

Number of stops: 5 · Journey time: Approx 25 mins

Stations on the route: West Kensington ➜ Barons Court ➜ Hammersmith [change train] Hammersmith ➜ Acton Town ➜ South Ealing ➜ Northfields

Live status and delays

Closures on the District and Piccadilly line

First and last train times

District line timetable

Alternative routes include West Kensington to Earls Court, West Kensington to Barons Court and West Kensington to West Brompton

Stairs, lifts and escalators

West Kensington is not wheelchair accessible

Northfields is not wheelchair accessible

West Kensington entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the entrance and platforms (13 steps down +16 steps down to the eastbound platform, and 2x15 steps down to the westbound platform)

Changing trains at Hammersmith – Changing between the Circle and H&C line platforms, or the District and Piccadilly line platforms, are all on the level, but you must use a lift and walk 520 metres outside in the street to change between the Circle/​H&C platforms and District/​Piccadilly platforms

Northfields exit – You must use two flights of stairs between the platforms and the exit (15 steps up +16 steps up)

Cash, Oyster & Travelcard fares

The journey is in zones 2-3. The cheapest fare is £1.90 off-peak (£2.10 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 Northfields ⇄ West Kensington Station
Fare zone Cash Oyster & Contactless cards
Single fare Single fare Daily cap
Peak Off-peak Peak Off-peak
Zone 2-3 fare £6.70 £2.10 £1.90 £10 £10
Travelcard prices from Northfields ⇄ West Kensington Station
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

Walking – We don’t recommend walking as the stations are 4¾ miles apart

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 4¾ mile trip should cost you about £23 to £35.50 and take anything from 20 to 34 minutes