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Turnpike Lane ⇄ Whitechapel Station

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

  1. From Turnpike Lane take the Piccadilly Line
  2. Change at King’s Cross St. Pancras to the Hammersmith & City Line
  3. Leave the train at Whitechapel

Number of stops: 12 · Journey time: Approx 35 mins

Stations on the route: Turnpike Lane ➜ Manor House ➜ Finsbury Park ➜ Arsenal ➜ Holloway Road ➜ Caledonian Road ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras [change train] King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Farringdon ➜ Barbican ➜ Moorgate ➜ Liverpool Street ➜ Aldgate East ➜ Whitechapel

Live status and delays

Closures on the Piccadilly and H&C line

First and last train times

Piccadilly line timetable

Alternative routes include Turnpike Lane to Aldgate East, Turnpike Lane to Stepney Green and Turnpike Lane to Bethnal Green

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Turnpike Lane is not wheelchair accessible

Whitechapel is not wheelchair accessible

Turnpike Lane entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the Turnpike Lane/​Duckett’s Common entrance and the booking hall (20 steps down +4 steps down), or two flights from the High Road/​Wellington Corner entrance (18 steps down +5 steps down), or three flights from the Green Lane/​Langham Road entrance (5 steps down +16 steps down +3 steps down), or three flights from the bus station entrance (4 steps down +16 steps down +3 steps down). After that there’s an escalator down to the platforms

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

Whitechapel exit – There are lifts up from the London Overground, District and Hammersmith & City platforms, and escalators from the Elizabeth line

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

  1. From Whitechapel take the Hammersmith & City Line
  2. Change at King’s Cross St. Pancras to the Piccadilly Line
  3. Leave the train at Turnpike Lane

Number of stops: 12 · Journey time: Approx 36 mins

Stations on the route: Whitechapel ➜ Aldgate East ➜ Liverpool Street ➜ Moorgate ➜ Barbican ➜ Farringdon ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras [change train] King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Caledonian Road ➜ Holloway Road ➜ Arsenal ➜ Finsbury Park ➜ Manor House ➜ Turnpike Lane

Live status and delays

Closures on the H&C and Piccadilly line

First and last train times

Hammersmith & City line timetable

Alternative routes include Whitechapel to Aldgate East, Whitechapel to Stepney Green and Whitechapel to Bethnal Green

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Whitechapel is not wheelchair accessible

Turnpike Lane is not wheelchair accessible

Whitechapel entrance – There are lifts down to the London Overground, District and Hammersmith & City platforms, and escalators to the Elizabeth line

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

Turnpike Lane exit – There’s an escalator between the platforms and the booking hall. After that there’s two flights of stairs to the Turnpike Lane/​Duckett’s Common exits (4 steps up +20 steps up), or two flights to the High Road/​Wellington Corner exits (5 steps up +18 steps up), or three flights to the Green Lane/​Langham Road exits (3 steps up +16 steps up +5 steps up), or three flights to the bus station exit (3 steps up +16 steps up +4 steps up)

Cash, Oyster & Travelcard fares

The journey is in zones 1-3. The cheapest fare is £3 off-peak (£3.70 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 Turnpike Lane ⇄ Whitechapel Station
Fare zone Cash Oyster & Contactless cards
Single fare Single fare Daily cap
Peak Off-peak Peak Off-peak
Zone 1-3 fare £6.70 £3.70 £3 £10 £10
Travelcard prices from Turnpike Lane ⇄ Whitechapel Station
Fare Zone Travelcards (Train, Bus & Tram)
One day travel­card Week travel­card Month travel­card
Anytime Off-peak
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 on foot is about 5¼ miles, so we don’t recommend walking

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 – A 5¼ miles journey should cost approximately £23 to £35.50 and take 23-37 minutes

By carParking near Whitechapel station