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Shadwell ⇄ Warren Street Station

This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the DLR, Central and Northern lines, changing trains at Bank and Tottenham Court Road

  1. From Shadwell take the Docklands Light Railway
  2. Change at Bank to the Central Line
  3. Change at Tottenham Court Road to the Northern Line
  4. Leave the train at Warren Street

Number of stops: 7 · Journey time: Approx 37 mins

Stations on the route: Shadwell ➜ Bank [change train] Bank ➜ St. Paul’s ➜ Chancery Lane ➜ Holborn ➜ Tottenham Court Road [change train] Tottenham Court Road ➜ Goodge Street ➜ Warren Street

Live status and delays

Closures on the DLR, Central and Northern line

First and last train times

Docklands Light Railway timetable

Alternative routes include Shadwell to Great Portland Street, Shadwell to Euston Square and Shadwell to Goodge Street

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Shadwell is not wheelchair accessible

Warren Street is not wheelchair accessible

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 Tottenham Court Road – You can use a lift when changing between the platforms

Warren Street exit – You must use two escalators between the platforms and the exit, or seven flights of stairs if you want to avoid the escalators from the Victoria line (3 steps up +16 steps up +4x17 steps up +3 steps up), or five flights of stairs if you want to avoid the escalators from the Northern line (20 steps up +4 steps up +2x17 steps up +3 steps up)

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

  1. From Warren Street take the Victoria Line
  2. Change at Oxford Circus to the Central Line
  3. Change at Bank to the Docklands Light Railway
  4. Leave the train at Shadwell

Number of stops: 7 · Journey time: Approx 37 mins

Stations on the route: Warren Street ➜ Oxford Circus [change train] Oxford Circus ➜ Tottenham Court Road ➜ Holborn ➜ Chancery Lane ➜ St. Paul’s ➜ Bank [change train] Bank ➜ Shadwell

Live status and delays

Closures on the Victoria, Central and DLR line

First and last train times

Victoria line timetable

Alternative routes include Warren Street to Great Portland Street, Warren Street to Euston Square and Warren Street to Goodge Street

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Warren Street is not wheelchair accessible

Shadwell is not wheelchair accessible

Warren Street entrance – You must use two escalators between the entrance and the platforms, or seven flights of stairs if you want to avoid the escalators to the Victoria line (3 steps down +4x17 steps down +16 steps down +3 steps down), or five flights of stairs if you want to avoid the escalators to the Northern line (3 steps down +2x17 steps down +4 steps down +20 steps down)

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 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

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, 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 Shadwell ⇄ Warren Street 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 Shadwell ⇄ Warren Street 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 – The distance is about 3¾ miles on foot, which would take about 80 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 3¾ mile ride should cost you from £18 to £31 and take anything from 15 to 29 minutes

By carParking near Shadwell station