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Royal Oak ⇄ Victoria Station

This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Hammersmith & City and Circle lines, changing trains at Paddington

  1. From Royal Oak take the Hammersmith & City Line
  2. Change at Paddington to the Circle Line
  3. Leave the train at Victoria

Number of stops: 8 · Journey time: Approx 27 mins

Stations on the route: Royal Oak ➜ Paddington [change train] Paddington ➜ Bayswater ➜ Notting Hill Gate ➜ High Street Kensington ➜ Gloucester Road ➜ South Kensington ➜ Sloane Square ➜ Victoria

Live status and delays

Closures on the H&C and Circle line

First and last train times

Hammersmith & City line timetable

Alternative routes include Royal Oak to St Jamess Park, Royal Oak to Sloane Square and Royal Oak to Pimlico

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Royal Oak is not wheelchair accessible

The Victoria line at Victoria is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train. The Circle and District lines only have step-free access from the street to the platform, and there may be a step up or gap to the train

Royal Oak entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (15 steps down +20 steps down)

Changing trains at Paddington – You must use stairs when changing between the Bakerloo, Circle/District and H&C platforms

Victoria exit – There’s a lift from the platforms to the booking hall. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use one flight of stairs from the Circle/​District westbound platform (24 steps up), or two flights from the Circle/​District eastbound platform (7 steps up +16 steps up), or one escalator and one flight of 4 steps from the Victoria line platforms. After that there’s another lift to the exit. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use one flight of stairs to the Victoria Street exit (17 steps up), or two flights to the Wilton Road exit (7 steps up +19 steps up)

This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Victoria, Bakerloo and Hammersmith & City lines, changing trains at Oxford Circus and

  1. From Victoria take the Victoria Line
  2. Change at Oxford Circus to the Bakerloo Line
  3. Change at Paddington to the Hammersmith & City Line
  4. Leave the train at Royal Oak

Number of stops: 8 · Journey time: Approx 35 mins

Stations on the route: Victoria ➜ Green Park ➜ Oxford Circus [change train] Oxford Circus ➜ Regent’s Park ➜ Baker Street ➜ Marylebone ➜ Edgware Road ➜ Paddington [change train] Paddington ➜ Royal Oak

Live status and delays

Closures on the Victoria, Bakerloo and H&C line

First and last train times

Victoria line timetable

Alternative routes include Victoria to St Jamess Park, Victoria to Sloane Square and Victoria to Pimlico

Stairs, lifts and escalators

The Victoria line at Victoria is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train. The Circle and District lines only have step-free access from the street to the platform, and there may be a step up or gap to the train

Royal Oak has step-free access from the street to the platform (but there may be a step up or gap to the train)

Victoria entrance – There’s a lift from the entrance to the booking hall. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use one flight of stairs from the Victoria Street entrance (17 steps down), or two flights from the Wilton Road entrance (19 steps down +7 steps down). After that there’s another lift down to the platforms. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use one flight of stairs to the Circle/​District westbound platform (24 steps down), or two flights to the Circle/​District eastbound platform (16 steps down +7 steps down), or one escalator and one flight of 4 steps to the Victoria line platforms

Changing trains at Oxford Circus – Changing between the Bakerloo northbound and Victoria northbound platforms, or the Bakerloo southbound and Victoria southbound platforms, is on the level, but you must use one flights of 20 stairs for all other platform changes

Changing trains at Paddington – You must use stairs when changing between the Bakerloo, Circle/District and H&C platforms

Royal Oak exit – You must use two flights of stairs between the platforms and the exit (20 steps up +15 steps up)

Cash, Oyster & Travelcard fares

The journey is in zones 1-2. The cheapest fare is £2.80 off-peak (£3.40 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 Royal Oak ⇄ Victoria Station
Fare zone Cash Oyster & Contactless cards
Single fare Single fare Daily cap
Peak Off-peak Peak Off-peak
Zone 1-2 fare £6.70 £3.40 £2.80 £8.50 £8.50
Travelcard prices from Royal Oak ⇄ Victoria Station
Fare Zone Travelcards (Train, Bus & Tram)
One day travel­card Week travel­card Month travel­card
Anytime Off-peak
Zone 1-2 travelcard n/a n/a £42.70 £164
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 – You could walk the 2½ mile distance in about 47-52 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 – 2½ miles will cost around £14.30 to £24.60 and take about 12-23 minutes

By carParking near Royal Oak station