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Baker Street ⇄ Kew Gardens Station | Tube Journey, Train Times & Fares

The journey from Baker Street to Kew Gardens is in fare zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Hammersmith & City and District tube lines, changing trains at Ravenscourt Park

  1. From Baker Street take the Hammersmith & City Line
  2. Leave train at Hammersmith and walk over the road to the other Hammersmith station
  3. Change at Hammersmith to the District Line
  4. Leave the train at Kew Gardens

Number of tube stops: 14 · Journey time: Approx 50 mins

Stations on the route: Baker Street ➜ Edgware Road ➜ Paddington ➜ Royal Oak ➜ Westbourne Park ➜ Ladbroke Grove ➜ Latimer Road ➜ Wood Lane ➜ Shepherd’s Bush Market ➜ Goldhawk Road ➜ Hammersmith [leave train] Walk over the road to the other Hammersmith station (for the District/Piccadilly line) [change train] Ravenscourt Park ➜ Stamford Brook ➜ Turnham Green ➜ Gunnersbury ➜ Kew Gardens

London Underground tube delays

Strikes and closures on the H&C and District

First and last train times on the Hammersmith & City line

Tube times for the Hammersmith & City line

Alternative routes include Baker Street to Richmond and Baker Street to Gunnersbury

Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms

Baker Street underground station is not wheelchair accessible

Kew Gardens station has step-free access from the street to the platform (but there may be a step up or gap to the train)

Baker Street station entrance – There are two escalators between the entrance and the Bakerloo/​Jubilee line platforms, and three flights of stairs between the entrance and the Circle/​Metropolitan/​H&C line platforms (18 steps down +9 steps down +17 steps down). There is no lift

Kew Gardens station exit – There is level access between the eastbound platform and the Station Avenue exit, and the westbound platform and the North Road exit, but there are three flights of stairs between the westbound platform and the Station Avenue exit (15 steps down +2x11 steps up), and three flights of stairs between the eastbound platform and the North Road exit (2x11 steps down +15 steps up)

The journey from Kew Gardens to Baker Street is in fare zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the District and Circle tube lines, changing trains at Gloucester Road and

  1. From Kew Gardens take the District Line
  2. Change at Gloucester Road to the Circle Line
  3. Leave the train at Baker Street

Number of tube stops: 15 · Journey time: Approx 41 mins

Stations on the route: Kew Gardens ➜ Gunnersbury ➜ Turnham Green ➜ Stamford Brook ➜ Ravenscourt Park ➜ Hammersmith ➜ Barons Court ➜ West Kensington ➜ Earl’s Court ➜ Gloucester Road [change train] Gloucester Road ➜ High Street Kensington ➜ Notting Hill Gate ➜ Bayswater ➜ Paddington ➜ Edgware Road [change train] Edgware Road ➜ Baker Street

London Underground tube delays

Strikes and closures on the District and Circle

First and last train times on the District line

Tube times for the District line

Alternative routes include Kew Gardens to Richmond and Kew Gardens to Gunnersbury

Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms

Kew Gardens train station is not wheelchair accessible

Baker Street station has step-free access from the street to the platform (but there may be a step up or gap to the train)

Kew Gardens station entrance – There is level access between the Station Avenue entrance and the eastbound platform, and the North Road entrance and the westbound platform, but there are three flights of stairs between the Station Avenue entrance and the westbound platform (2x11 steps down +15 steps up), and three flights of stairs between the North Road entrance and the eastbound platform (15 steps down +2x11 steps up)

Changing tube line at Gloucester Road – You must use stairs when changing between the Circle/​District line platforms and the Piccadilly line platforms

Baker Street station exit – There are two escalators between the Bakerloo/​Jubilee line platforms and the exit, and three flights of stairs between the Circle/​Metropolitan/​H&C line platforms and the exit (17 steps up +9 steps up +18 steps up). There is no lift

Tube fare between Baker Street and Kew Gardens

This tube journey is in Oyster zones 1-3. The cheapest fare is £3 off-peak (£3.70 peak) when you pay by Oyster or contactless. There’s no return fare, you just pay the same as two single tickets

Cost of tube fare from Baker Street ⇄ Kew Gardens Station | Tube Journey, Train Times & Fares
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 Baker Street ⇄ Kew Gardens Station | Tube Journey, Train Times & Fares
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
See our complete list of Adult train prices 2024, Senior train prices 2024, Child train prices 2024, Oyster prices 2024, Contactless prices 2024 and Travelcard prices 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 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 2024 · OAP bus fares 2024 · Kids bus fares 2024

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