The journey from St Paul's to Tower Gateway is in fare zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Central, DLR and DLR tube lines, changing trains at Bank and Shadwell
- From St. Paul’s take the Central Line
- Change at Bank to the Docklands Light Railway
- Change at Shadwell to the Docklands Light Railway
- Leave the train at Tower Gateway
Number of tube stops: 3 · Journey time: Approx 29 mins
Stations on the route: St. Paul’s ➜ Bank [change train] Bank ➜ Shadwell [change train] Shadwell ➜ Tower Gateway
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Central, DLR and DLR
First and last train times on the Central line
Tube times for the Central line
Alternative routes include St. Paul’s to Tower Hill, St. Paul’s to Aldgate and St. Paul’s to Whitechapel
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
St. Paul’s tube station is not wheelchair accessible
Tower Gateway station is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train
St. Paul’s station entrance – There are two flights of stairs from the entrance to the booking hall (17 steps down +8 steps down from the St Martin’s Le Grand/Cheapside entrance, or 18 steps down +10 steps down from the Newgate Street entrance), plus another escalator down to the westbound platform, or two escalators down to the eastound platform. If you want to avoid the escalator to the westbound platform then you can use seven flights of stairs (3 steps down +5x17 steps down +11 steps down). If you want to avoid the escalators to the eastbound platform then you can use eleven flights of stairs (3 steps down +5x17 steps down +11 steps down +3 steps down +17 steps down +11 steps down)
Changing tube line 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 tube line at Shadwell – You must use stairs when changing between the DLR and London Overground platforms
Tower Gateway station exit – There’s a lift between the platforms and the exit. You can also use an escalator, or three flights of stairs (16 steps down +3 steps down +11 steps down)
The journey from Tower Gateway to St Paul's is in fare zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the DLR, DLR and Central tube lines, changing trains at Shadwell and
- From Tower Gateway take the Docklands Light Railway
- Change at Shadwell to the Docklands Light Railway
- Change at Bank to the Central Line
- Leave the train at St. Paul’s
Number of tube stops: 3 · Journey time: Approx 31 mins
Stations on the route: Tower Gateway ➜ Shadwell [change train] Shadwell ➜ Bank [change train] Bank ➜ St. Paul’s
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the DLR, DLR and Central
First and last train times on the DLR
Tube times for the Docklands Light Railway
Alternative routes include Tower Gateway to Tower Hill, Tower Gateway to Aldgate and Tower Gateway to Whitechapel
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Tower Gateway tube station is not wheelchair accessible
St. Paul’s station is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train
Tower Gateway station entrance – There’s a lift between the entrance and the platforms. You can also use an escalator, or three flights of stairs (11 steps up +3 steps up +16 steps up)
Changing tube line at Shadwell – You must use stairs when changing between the DLR and London Overground platforms
Changing tube line 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
St. Paul’s station exit – You must use an escalator from the westbound platform to the booking hall, or two escalators from the eastound platform to the booking hall, plus another two flights of stairs from the booking hall to the entrance (8 steps up +17 steps up to the St Martin’s Le Grand/Cheapside entrance, or 10 steps up +18 steps up to the Newgate Street entrance). If you want to avoid the escalator from the westbound platform then you can use seven flights of stairs (11 steps up +5x17 steps up +3 steps up). If you want to avoid the escalators from the eastbound platform then you can use eleven flights of stairs (+11 steps up +17 steps up +3 steps up +11 steps up +5x17 steps up +3 steps up)
Tube fare between St Paul's and Tower Gateway
This tube journey is in Oyster zones 1-2. The cheapest fare is £2.80 off-peak (£3.40 peak) when you pay by Oyster or contactless. There’s no return fare, you just pay the same as two single tickets
| 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 |
| 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 |
| See our complete list of London Underground fares 2024, Pensioner fares 2024, Children’s fares 2024, Oyster card fares 2024, Contactless card fares 2024 and Travelcard fares 2024 Note: Tube journey prices are correct as of | ||||
Peak and off-peak journey 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. Note: Between the 8th March and 31st May 2024 TFL are running a trial called ‘Off-Peak Friday Fares’, where Fridays will be classed as off-peak all day.
The fare is based on what time your journey begins. It doesn’t matter what time your journey ends.
Other ways to make this journey
Travel on foot – 1¼ miles would take you about 23-25 minutes to walk
Travel by bus – Single fare: £1.75 (you may need more than one bus); Daily cap: £5.25; Weekly cap: £24.70; 1-day travelcard: £6; Weekly travelcard: £24.70 – Adult bus fares · Senior citizen bus fares · Children’s bus fares
Travel by taxi – A 1¼ mile journey between Tower Gateway train station and St. Paul’s in a black taxi should cost approximately £7 to £12 and take 7-15 mins
Travel by car – Car parks near St. Paul’s station and Tower Gateway