Waterloo ⇄ Whitechapel Station

This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Jubilee and London Overground lines, changing trains at Canada Water

1. From Waterloo take the Jubilee Line
2. Change at Canada Water to the London Overground
3. Leave the train at Whitechapel

Number of stops: 8 · Journey time: Approx 27 mins

Stations on the route: Waterloo ➜ Southwark ➜ London Bridge ➜ Bermondsey ➜ Canada Water [change train] Canada Water ➜ Rotherhithe ➜ Wapping ➜ Shadwell ➜ Whitechapel

Live status and delays

Closures on the Jubilee and London Overground line

First and last train times

Jubilee line timetable

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

Stairs, lifts and escalators

The Jubilee line at Waterloo is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train. The Bakerloo and Northern line are not wheelchair accessible

Whitechapel is not wheelchair accessible

Waterloo entrance – The York Road southside entrance and the booking hall are on the level, but you must use two flights of stairs from the York Road northside entrance (2x13 steps up), or four flights of stairs from the Waterloo Road entrance (10 steps up +2x13 steps up +6 steps up). After that there’s a lift down to the Jubilee line platforms (or two escalators), and a lift to the W&C platforms (or two escalators and one flight of 6 stairs), or a lift to the Bakerloo southbound platform (or one escalator and a flight of 9 stairs), or an escalator (or 3 steps down +5x17 steps down) plus one flight of 11 stairs to the Bakerloo northbound platform, or one escalator (or 3 steps down +5x17 steps down +11 steps down) plus one flight of 20 stairs to the Northern 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&2 and you’ll have to use the District and Northern lines, changing trains at Embankment

1. From Whitechapel take the District Line
2. Change at Embankment to the Northern Line
3. Leave the train at Waterloo

Number of stops: 9 · Journey time: Approx 30 mins

Stations on the route: Whitechapel ➜ Aldgate East ➜ Tower Hill ➜ Monument ➜ Cannon Street ➜ Mansion House ➜ Blackfriars ➜ Temple ➜ Embankment [change train] Embankment ➜ Waterloo

Live status and delays

Closures on the District and Northern line

First and last train times

District 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

The Jubilee line at Waterloo is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train. The Bakerloo and Northern line are 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 Embankment – You must use stairs when changing platforms

Waterloo exit – There’s a lift from the Jubilee line platforms to the booking hall (or two escalators), and a lift from the W&C platforms (or two escalators and one flight of 6 stairs), and a lift from the Bakerloo southbound platform (or one escalator and a flight of 9 stairs), and an escalator (or 5x17 steps up +3 steps down) plus one flight of 11 stairs from the Bakerloo northbound platform, and one escalator (or 11 steps up +5x17 steps up +3 steps up) plus one flight of 20 stairs from the Northern platforms. After that there’s another two flights of stairs to the York Road northside exit (2x13 steps down), or four flights of stairs to the Waterloo Road exit (6 steps down +2x13 steps down +10 steps down), but the York Road southside exit is on the level