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Shadwell ⇄ Tottenham Hale Station • Train Fare & Route

This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the DLR, Northern and Victoria lines, changing trains at Bank and King’s Cross St. Pancras

  1. From Shadwell take the Docklands Light Railway
  2. Change at Bank to the Northern Line
  3. Change at King’s Cross St. Pancras to the Victoria Line
  4. Leave the train at Tottenham Hale

Number of stops: 9 · Journey time: Approx 47 mins

Stations on the route: Shadwell ➜ Bank [change train] Bank ➜ Moorgate ➜ Old Street ➜ Angel ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras [change train] King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Highbury & Islington ➜ Finsbury Park ➜ Seven Sisters ➜ Tottenham Hale

Live status and delays

Closures on the DLR, Northern and Victoria line

First and last train times

Docklands Light Railway timetable

Alternative routes include Shadwell to Seven Sisters

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Shadwell is not wheelchair accessible. Tottenham Hale is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train

Shadwell entrance – There’s a lift between the entrance and the DLR platforms (or 3x16 steps up), but you must use a lift plus two flights of stairs between the entrance and the London Overground platforms (7 steps down +15 steps down)

Changing trains at Bank – Changing between the Central and DLR platforms involves a lift plus escalator. Changing between the W&C line and any other platform involves a lift, an escalator plus a long travelator. You must use stairs when changing trains from the Northern line to any other platform

Changing trains at King’s Cross St. Pancras – There’s a lift when changing between the platforms

Tottenham Hale exit – There’s a lift between the platforms and the booking hall. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use an escalator or seven flights of stairs (11 steps up +5x17 steps up +3 steps up). After that there are three flights of stairs to the Ferry Lane northside exit (7 steps down +9 steps up +4 steps up), or four flights to the Ferry Lane southside exit (5 steps up +14 steps up +14 steps down +10 steps down), but the Station Road/​bus station exit is on the level

This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Victoria, Hammersmith & City and London Overground lines, changing trains at King’s Cross St. Pancras and

  1. From Tottenham Hale take the Victoria Line
  2. Change at King’s Cross St. Pancras to the Hammersmith & City Line
  3. Change at Whitechapel to the London Overground
  4. Leave the train at Shadwell

Number of stops: 11 · Journey time: Approx 48 mins

Stations on the route: Tottenham Hale ➜ Seven Sisters ➜ Finsbury Park ➜ Highbury & Islington ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras [change train] King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Farringdon ➜ Barbican ➜ Moorgate ➜ Liverpool Street ➜ Aldgate East ➜ Whitechapel [change train] Whitechapel ➜ Shadwell

Live status and delays

Closures on the Victoria, H&C and London Overground line

First and last train times

Victoria line timetable

Alternative routes include Tottenham Hale to Seven Sisters

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Tottenham Hale is not wheelchair accessible. Shadwell is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train

Tottenham Hale entrance – The Station Road/​bus station entrance and the booking hall is on the level, but you’ll have to use three flights of stairs from the Ferry Lane northside entrance (4 steps down +9 steps down +7 steps up), or four flights from the Ferry Lane southside entrance (10 steps down +14 steps down +14 steps up +5 steps up). After that there’s a lift down to the platforms. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use an escalator or seven flights of stairs (3 steps down +5x17 steps down +11 steps down)

Changing trains at King’s Cross St. Pancras – There’s a lift when changing between the platforms

Changing trains at Whitechapel – You can use escalators from the Elizbeth line, and lifts from all the other platforms

Shadwell exit – There’s a lift between the DLR platforms and the exit (or 3x16 steps down), but you must use a lift plus two flights of stairs between the London Overground platforms and the exit (15 steps up +7 steps up)

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 Shadwell ⇄ Tottenham Hale 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 Shadwell ⇄ Tottenham Hale 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 Shadwell and Tottenham Hale

Walking – It’s 5⅓ miles, which is too far to walk

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 – 5⅓ miles in a cab will take 24-38 minutes and cost about £31 and £42

By carParking near Shadwell station