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Surrey Quays ⇄ Westferry Station

This journey is in zone 2 and you’ll have to use the London Overground and DLR lines, changing trains at Shadwell

  1. From Surrey Quays take the London Overground
  2. Change at Shadwell to the Docklands Light Railway
  3. Leave the train at Westferry

Number of stops: 6 · Journey time: Approx 23 mins

Stations on the route: Surrey Quays ➜ Canada Water ➜ Rotherhithe ➜ Wapping ➜ Shadwell [change train] Shadwell ➜ Limehouse ➜ Westferry

Alternative routes include Surrey Quays to West India Quay, Surrey Quays to Canary Wharf and Surrey Quays to Limehouse

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Surrey Quays is not wheelchair accessible

Westferry is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train

Surrey Quays entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (15 steps down +10 steps down)

Changing trains at Shadwell – You must use stairs when changing between the DLR and London Overground platforms

Westferry exit – There’s a lift between the platforms and the exit. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use three flights of stairs (3x16 steps down to the westbound platform, or 2x16 steps down +14 steps down to the eastbound platform)

This journey is in zone 2 and you’ll have to use the DLR and London Overground lines, changing trains at Shadwell

  1. From Westferry take the Docklands Light Railway
  2. Change at Shadwell to the London Overground
  3. Leave the train at Surrey Quays

Number of stops: 6 · Journey time: Approx 25 mins

Stations on the route: Westferry ➜ Limehouse ➜ Shadwell [change train] Shadwell ➜ Wapping ➜ Rotherhithe ➜ Canada Water ➜ Surrey Quays

Live status and delays

Closures on the DLR and London Overground line

First and last train times

Docklands Light Railway timetable

Alternative routes include Westferry to West India Quay, Westferry to Canary Wharf and Westferry to Limehouse

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Westferry is not wheelchair accessible

Surrey Quays is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train

Westferry entrance – There’s a lift between the entrance and the platforms. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use three flights of stairs (3x16 steps up to the westbound platform, or 14 steps up +2x16 steps up to the eastbound platform)

Changing trains at Shadwell – You must use stairs when changing between the DLR and London Overground platforms

Surrey Quays exit – You must use two flights of stairs between the platforms and the exit (10 steps up +15 steps up)

Cash, Oyster & Travelcard fares

The journey is in zone 2. The cheapest fare is £2 off-peak (£2.10 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 Surrey Quays ⇄ Westferry Station
Fare zone Cash Oyster & Contactless cards
Single fare Single fare Daily cap
Peak Off-peak Peak Off-peak
Zone 2 fare £7 £2.10 £2 £8.90 £8.90
Travelcard prices from Surrey Quays ⇄ Westferry 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 £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.

Alternative ways to travel

Walking – The distance is roughly 1½ miles on foot, which would take about 28-31 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 – 1½ miles will cost around £11.60 to £19.60 and take about 8-17 minutes

By carParking near Surrey Quays station

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