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Notting Hill Gate ⇄ Park Royal Station

This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Circle and Piccadilly lines, changing trains at Gloucester Road

  1. From Notting Hill Gate take the Circle Line
  2. Change at Gloucester Road to the Piccadilly Line
  3. Leave the train at Park Royal

Number of stops: 9 · Journey time: Approx 35 mins

Stations on the route: Notting Hill Gate ➜ High Street Kensington ➜ Gloucester Road [change train] Gloucester Road ➜ Earl’s Court ➜ Barons Court ➜ Hammersmith ➜ Acton Town ➜ Ealing Common ➜ North Ealing ➜ Park Royal

Live status and delays

Closures on the Circle and Piccadilly line

First and last train times

Circle line timetable

Alternative routes include Notting Hill Gate to Hanger Lane, Notting Hill Gate to North Ealing and Notting Hill Gate to West Acton

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Notting Hill Gate is not wheelchair accessible

Park Royal is not wheelchair accessible

Notting Hill Gate entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the Notting Hill Gate southside entrance and the booking hall (17 steps down +9 steps down), or three flights from the northside entrance (18 steps down +11 steps down +4 steps up). After that you need to use another two flights of stairs to the Circle/​District line platforms (9 steps down +15 steps down), or two escalators to the Central westbound platform, or three escalators to the Central eastbound platform

Changing trains at Gloucester Road – You must use stairs when changing between the Circle/​District line platforms and the Piccadilly line platforms

Park Royal exit – You must use stairs between the platforms and the exit (2x16 steps up from the eastbound platform, and 2x17 steps up from the westbound platform)

This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Piccadilly and Circle lines, changing trains at Gloucester Road

  1. From Park Royal take the Piccadilly Line
  2. Change at Gloucester Road to the Circle Line
  3. Leave the train at Notting Hill Gate

Number of stops: 9 · Journey time: Approx 35 mins

Stations on the route: Park Royal ➜ North Ealing ➜ Ealing Common ➜ Acton Town ➜ Hammersmith ➜ Barons Court ➜ Earl’s Court ➜ Gloucester Road [change train] Gloucester Road ➜ High Street Kensington ➜ Notting Hill Gate

Live status and delays

Closures on the Piccadilly and Circle line

First and last train times

Piccadilly line timetable

Alternative routes include Park Royal to Hanger Lane, Park Royal to North Ealing and Park Royal to West Acton

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Park Royal is not wheelchair accessible

Notting Hill Gate is not wheelchair accessible

Park Royal entrance – You must use stairs between the entrance and the platforms (2x16 steps down to the eastbound platform, and 2x17 steps down to the westbound platform)

Changing trains at Gloucester Road – You must use stairs when changing between the Circle/​District line platforms and the Piccadilly line platforms

Notting Hill Gate exit – You need to use two flights of stairs from the Circle/​District line platforms to the booking hall (15 steps up +9 steps up), or two escalators from the Central westbound platform, or three escalators from the Central eastbound platform. After that you must use another two flights of stairs to the Notting Hill Gate southside exit (9 steps up +17 steps up), or three flights to the northside exit (4 steps down +11 steps up +18 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

Cost of tube fare from Notting Hill Gate ⇄ Park Royal Station
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
Travelcard prices from Notting Hill Gate ⇄ Park Royal 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 – Four miles on foot would take you around 75-85 minutes

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 – The four mile ride should cost between £18 and £31 and take about 16-30 minutes