This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the London Overground and District lines, changing trains at Whitechapel
- From Rotherhithe take the London Overground
- Change at Whitechapel to the District Line
- Leave the train at West Kensington
Number of stops: 19 · Journey time: Approx 47 mins
Stations on the route: Rotherhithe ➜ Wapping ➜ Shadwell ➜ Whitechapel [change train] Whitechapel ➜ Aldgate East ➜ Tower Hill ➜ Monument ➜ Cannon Street ➜ Mansion House ➜ Blackfriars ➜ Temple ➜ Embankment ➜ Westminster ➜ St. James’s Park ➜ Victoria ➜ Sloane Square ➜ South Kensington ➜ Gloucester Road ➜ Earl’s Court ➜ West Kensington
Alternative routes include Rotherhithe to Earls Court, Rotherhithe to Barons Court and Rotherhithe to West Brompton
Stairs, lifts and escalators
Rotherhithe is not wheelchair accessible
West Kensington is not wheelchair accessible
Rotherhithe entrance – You must use an escalator (or three flights of 12, 13, 12 steps down), plus another three flights of stairs between the entrance and platforms (15, 9, 15 steps down)
Changing trains at Whitechapel – You can use escalators from the Elizbeth line, and lifts from all the other 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 1&2 and you’ll have to use the District and London Overground lines, changing trains at Whitechapel
- From West Kensington take the District Line
- Change at Whitechapel to the London Overground
- Leave the train at Rotherhithe
Number of stops: 19 · Journey time: Approx 42 mins
Stations on the route: West Kensington ➜ Earl’s Court ➜ Gloucester Road ➜ South Kensington ➜ Sloane Square ➜ Victoria ➜ St. James’s Park ➜ Westminster ➜ Embankment ➜ Temple ➜ Blackfriars ➜ Mansion House ➜ Cannon Street ➜ Monument ➜ Tower Hill ➜ Aldgate East ➜ Whitechapel [change train] Whitechapel ➜ Shadwell ➜ Wapping ➜ Rotherhithe
Live status and delays
District line Good service
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Closures on the District and London Overground line
First and last train times
Monday to Friday
First train at 05:11 – Last train at 05:09
Sunday
First train at 06:26 – Last train at 00:13
Saturday and public holidays
First train at 05:11 – Last train at 05:09
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District line timetable
Monday to Friday
5:11, 5:24, 5:28, 5:33, 5:37, 5:40, 5:49, 5:53, 5:57, 6:01, 6:05, 6:08, 6:13, 6:16, 6:18, 6:21, 6:25, 6:28, 6:33, 6:36, 6:38, 6:42, 6:44, 6:48, 6:53, 6:58, 7:03, 7:08, 7:13, 7:18, 7:24, 7:29, 7:35, 7:38, 7:43, 7:48, 7:54, 7:58, 8:04, 8:08, 8:13, 8:18, 8:22, 8:26, 8:32, 8:35, 8:39, 8:45, 8:49, 8:55, 8:59, 9:04, 9:08, 9:13, 9:19, 9:24, 9:28, 9:33, 9:38, 9:43, 9:48, 9:54, 9:58, 10:03
See the rest of the timetable
10:08, 10:13, 10:18, 10:23, 10:28, 10:33, 10:38, 10:43, 10:48, 10:53, 10:58, 11:03, 11:08, 11:13, 11:18, 11:23, 11:28, 11:33, 11:38, 11:43, 11:48, 11:53, 11:58, 12:03, 12:08, 12:13, 12:18, 12:23, 12:28, 12:33, 12:38, 12:43, 12:48, 12:53, 12:58, 13:03, 13:08, 13:13, 13:18, 13:23, 13:28, 13:33, 13:38, 13:43, 13:48, 13:53, 13:58, 14:03, 14:08, 14:13, 14:18, 14:23, 14:28, 14:33, 14:38, 14:43, 14:48, 14:53, 14:58, 15:03, 15:08, 15:13, 15:18, 15:23, 15:28, 15:33, 15:38, 15:43, 15:46, 15:49, 15:54, 15:58, 16:03, 16:07, 16:10, 16:14, 16:18, 16:22, 16:26, 16:29, 16:33, 16:36, 16:39, 16:44, 16:47, 16:50, 16:55, 16:58, 17:01, 17:06, 17:11, 17:16, 17:21, 17:26, 17:32, 17:37, 17:42, 17:47, 17:53, 17:58, 18:04, 18:09, 18:13, 18:18, 18:23, 18:28, 18:32, 18:35, 18:39, 18:43, 18:49, 18:55, 18:59, 19:03, 19:08, 19:13, 19:18, 19:23, 19:28, 19:33, 19:38, 19:43, 19:48, 19:53, 19:57, 20:03, 20:08, 20:13, 20:18, 20:23, 20:28, 20:33, 20:38, 20:43, 20:48, 20:53, 20:58, 21:01, 21:03, 21:08, 21:13, 21:18, 21:23, 21:28, 21:33, 21:38, 21:43, 21:48, 21:53, 21:58, 22:03, 22:08, 22:13, 22:18, 22:23, 22:28, 22:33, 22:38, 22:43, 22:48, 22:53, 22:58, 23:03, 23:08, 23:13, 23:18, 23:23, 23:28, 23:33, 23:38, 23:43, 23:48, 23:53, 00:00, 00:10, 00:14, 00:20, 00:22, 00:36, 00:51
Sunday
6:26, 6:37, 6:41, 6:48, 6:53, 6:56, 6:59, 7:01, 7:08, 7:13, 7:17, 7:27, 7:32, 7:39, 7:42, 7:45, 7:48, 7:53, 7:58, 8:03, 8:08, 8:13, 8:18, 8:23, 8:28, 8:33, 8:38, 8:43, 8:48, 8:53, 8:58, 9:03, 9:08, 9:13, 9:18, 9:23, 9:28, 9:33, 9:38, 9:43, 9:48, 9:53, 9:58, 10:03, 10:08, 10:13, 10:18, 10:23, 10:28, 10:33, 10:38, 10:43, 10:48, 10:53, 10:58, 11:03, 11:08, 11:13, 11:18, 11:23, 11:28, 11:33, 11:38, 11:43, 11:48, 11:53, 11:58, 12:03, 12:08, 12:13, 12:18, 12:23, 12:28, 12:33, 12:38, 12:43, 12:48, 12:53, 12:58, 13:03, 13:08, 13:13, 13:18, 13:23, 13:28, 13:33, 13:38, 13:43, 13:48, 13:53, 13:58, 14:03, 14:08, 14:13, 14:18, 14:23, 14:28, 14:33, 14:38, 14:43, 14:48, 14:53, 14:58, 15:03, 15:08, 15:13, 15:18, 15:23, 15:28, 15:33, 15:38, 15:43, 15:48, 15:53, 15:58, 16:03, 16:08, 16:13, 16:18, 16:23, 16:28, 16:33, 16:38, 16:43, 16:48, 16:53, 16:58, 17:03, 17:08, 17:13, 17:18, 17:23, 17:28, 17:33, 17:38, 17:43, 17:48, 17:53, 17:58, 18:03, 18:08, 18:13, 18:18, 18:23, 18:28, 18:33, 18:38, 18:43, 18:48, 18:53, 18:58, 19:03, 19:08, 19:13, 19:18, 19:23, 19:28, 19:33, 19:38, 19:43, 19:48, 19:53, 19:58, 20:03, 20:08, 20:13, 20:18, 20:23, 20:28, 20:33, 20:38, 20:43, 20:48, 20:53, 20:58, 21:03, 21:08, 21:13, 21:18, 21:23, 21:28, 21:33, 21:38, 21:43, 21:48, 21:53, 21:58, 22:03, 22:08, 22:13, 22:18, 22:23, 22:28, 22:33, 22:38, 22:43, 22:48, 22:53, 22:58, 23:03, 23:08, 23:13, 23:18, 23:23, 23:28, 23:33, 23:40, 23:47, 23:57, 00:10, 00:13
Saturday and public holidays
5:11, 5:24, 5:28, 5:33, 5:36, 5:40, 5:49, 5:56, 6:02, 6:06, 6:08, 6:12, 6:16, 6:18, 6:23, 6:25, 6:28, 6:33, 6:38, 6:43, 6:48, 6:53, 6:58, 7:03, 7:08, 7:13, 7:18, 7:23, 7:28, 7:33, 7:38, 7:43, 7:48, 7:53, 7:58, 8:03, 8:08, 8:13, 8:18, 8:23, 8:28, 8:33, 8:38, 8:43, 8:48, 8:53, 8:58, 9:03, 9:08, 9:13, 9:18, 9:23, 9:28, 9:33, 9:38, 9:43, 9:48, 9:53, 9:58, 10:03, 10:08, 10:13, 10:18, 10:23, 10:28, 10:33, 10:38, 10:43, 10:48, 10:53, 10:58, 11:03, 11:08, 11:13, 11:18, 11:23, 11:28, 11:33, 11:38, 11:43, 11:48, 11:53, 11:58, 12:03, 12:08, 12:13, 12:18, 12:23, 12:28, 12:33, 12:38, 12:43, 12:48, 12:53, 12:58, 13:03, 13:08, 13:13, 13:18, 13:23, 13:28, 13:33, 13:38, 13:43, 13:48, 13:53, 13:58, 14:03, 14:08, 14:13, 14:18, 14:23, 14:28, 14:33, 14:38, 14:43, 14:48, 14:53, 14:58, 15:03, 15:08, 15:13, 15:18, 15:23, 15:28, 15:33, 15:38, 15:43, 15:48, 15:53, 15:58, 16:03, 16:08, 16:13, 16:18, 16:23, 16:28, 16:33, 16:38, 16:43, 16:48, 16:53, 16:58, 17:03, 17:08, 17:13, 17:18, 17:23, 17:28, 17:33, 17:38, 17:43, 17:48, 17:53, 17:58, 18:03, 18:08, 18:13, 18:18, 18:23, 18:28, 18:33, 18:38, 18:43, 18:48, 18:53, 18:58, 19:03, 19:08, 19:13, 19:18, 19:23, 19:28, 19:33, 19:38, 19:43, 19:48, 19:53, 19:58, 20:03, 20:08, 20:13, 20:18, 20:23, 20:28, 20:33, 20:38, 20:43, 20:48, 20:53, 20:58, 21:03, 21:08, 21:13, 21:18, 21:23, 21:28, 21:33, 21:38, 21:43, 21:48, 21:53, 21:58, 22:03, 22:08, 22:13, 22:18, 22:23, 22:28, 22:33, 22:38, 22:43, 22:48, 22:53, 22:58, 23:03, 23:08, 23:13, 23:18, 23:23, 23:28, 23:33, 23:38, 23:43, 23:48, 23:54, 00:00, 00:14, 00:20, 00:22, 00:36, 00:51
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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
Rotherhithe 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 Whitechapel – You can use escalators from the Elizbeth line, and lifts from all the other platforms
Rotherhithe exit – You must use three flights of stairs (15, 9, 15 steps up) plus an escalator (or three flights of 12, 13, 12 steps up) from the platforms to the exit
Cash, Oyster & Travelcard fares
The journey is in zones 1-2. The cheapest fare is £2.90 off-peak (£3.50 peak) when you pay by Oyster or contactless. There are no return tickets, you just pay the same as two singles
| Fare zone | Cash | Oyster & Contactless cards | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single fare | Single fare | Daily cap | |||
| Peak | Off-peak | Peak | Off-peak | ||
| Zone 1-2 fare | £7 | £3.50 | £2.90 | £8.90 | £8.90 |
| Fare Zone | Travelcards (Train, Bus & Tram) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One day travelcard | Week travelcard | Month travelcard | ||
| Anytime | Off-peak | |||
| Zone 1-2 travelcard | n/a | n/a | £44.70 | £171.70 |
| 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.