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Pudding Mill Lane ⇄ Tower Hill Station • Train Fare & Route

This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the DLR and District lines, changing trains at Bow Road

  1. From Pudding Mill Lane take the Docklands Light Railway
  2. Leave the train at Bow Church and walk 6 mins to Bow Road
  3. Change at Bow Road to the District Line
  4. Leave the train at Tower Hill

Number of stops: 7 · Journey time: Approx 39 mins

Stations on the route: Pudding Mill Lane ➜ Bow Church ➜ Walk 6 mins to Bow Road [change train] Bow Road ➜ Mile End ➜ Stepney Green ➜ Whitechapel ➜ Aldgate East ➜ Tower Hill

Live status and delays

Closures on the DLR and District line

First and last train times

Docklands Light Railway timetable

Alternative routes include Pudding Mill Lane to Tower Gateway, Pudding Mill Lane to Aldgate and Pudding Mill Lane to Monument

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Pudding Mill Lane is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train. Tower Hill has step-free access from the street to the platform (but there may be a step up or gap to the train)

Pudding Mill Lane 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 (2x16 steps up)

Tower Hill exit – There’s a lift between the platforms and the exit. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use two flights of stairs to the Jubilee Walk exit (2x14 steps up), or three flights of stairs to the Trinity Square exit (12 steps up +9 steps up +15 steps up)

This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the District, Central and DLR lines, changing trains at Mile End and

  1. From Tower Hill take the District Line
  2. Change at Mile End to the Central Line
  3. Change at Stratford to the Docklands Light Railway
  4. Leave the train at Pudding Mill Lane

Number of stops: 6 · Journey time: Approx 35 mins

Stations on the route: Tower Hill ➜ Aldgate East ➜ Whitechapel ➜ Stepney Green ➜ Mile End [change train] Mile End ➜ Stratford [change train] Stratford ➜ Pudding Mill Lane

Live status and delays

Closures on the District, Central and DLR line

First and last train times

District line timetable

Alternative routes include Tower Hill to Tower Gateway, Tower Hill to Aldgate and Tower Hill to Monument

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Tower Hill is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train. Pudding Mill Lane has step-free access from the street to the platform (but there may be a step up or gap to the train)

Tower Hill 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 (2x14 steps down)

Changing trains at Mile End – Changing between the Central/​District/​H&C line is on the same platform if the trains are running in the same direction, but you must use stairs if they are running in the opposite direction

Changing trains at Stratford – You must use an escalator when changing between the DLR and Jubilee lines, but you can use a lift for all other platform changes

Pudding Mill Lane exit – There’s a lift between the DLR platforms and the exit. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use two flights of stairs (2x16 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 Pudding Mill Lane ⇄ Tower Hill 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 Pudding Mill Lane ⇄ Tower Hill 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 Pudding Mill Lane and Tower Hill

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 Tower Hill station