The journey from Bethnal Green to St John's Wood is in fare zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Central and Jubilee tube lines, changing trains at Bond Street
- From Bethnal Green take the Central Line
- Change at Bond Street to the Jubilee Line
- Leave the train at St. John’s Wood
Number of tube stops: 10 · Journey time: Approx 34 mins
Stations on the route: Bethnal Green ➜ Liverpool Street ➜ Bank ➜ St. Paul’s ➜ Chancery Lane ➜ Holborn ➜ Tottenham Court Road ➜ Oxford Circus ➜ Bond Street [change train] Bond Street ➜ Baker Street ➜ St. John’s Wood
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Central and Jubilee
First and last train times on the Central line
Tube times for the Central line
Alternative routes include Bethnal Green to Maida Vale, Bethnal Green to Swiss Cottage and Bethnal Green to Chalk Farm
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Bethnal Green tube station is not wheelchair accessible
St. John’s Wood station is not wheelchair accessible
Bethnal Green station entrance – You must use an escalator and two flights of stairs between the Bethnal Green Road entrance and the platforms (20 steps down +8 steps down), or an escalator and two flights of stairs between the Roman Road entrance and the platforms (19 steps down +7 steps down), or an escalator and two flights of stairs between the Cambridge Heath Road west entrance and the platforms (18 steps down +8 steps down), or an escalator and three flights of stairs between the Cambridge Heath Road east entrance and the platforms (10 steps down +11 steps down +5 steps down)
Changing tube line at Bond Street – You can use a lift when changing between the Central and Jubilee line platforms
St. John’s Wood station exit – There’s an escalator between the platforms and the exit, or seven flights of stairs (12 steps up +5x17 steps up +3 steps up). There’s no lift
The journey from St John's Wood to Bethnal Green is in fare zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Jubilee and Central tube lines, changing trains at Bond Street
- From St. John’s Wood take the Jubilee Line
- Change at Bond Street to the Central Line
- Leave the train at Bethnal Green
Number of tube stops: 10 · Journey time: Approx 34 mins
Stations on the route: St. John’s Wood ➜ Baker Street ➜ Bond Street [change train] Bond Street ➜ Oxford Circus ➜ Tottenham Court Road ➜ Holborn ➜ Chancery Lane ➜ St. Paul’s ➜ Bank ➜ Liverpool Street ➜ Bethnal Green
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Jubilee and Central
First and last train times on the Jubilee line
Tube times for the Jubilee line
Alternative routes include St. John’s Wood to Maida Vale, St. John’s Wood to Swiss Cottage and St. John’s Wood to Chalk Farm
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
St. John’s Wood train station is not wheelchair accessible
Bethnal Green station is not wheelchair accessible
St. John’s Wood station entrance – There’s an escalator between the entrance and the platforms, or seven flights of stairs (3 steps down +5x17 steps down +12 steps down). There’s no lift
Changing tube line at Bond Street – You can use a lift when changing between the Central and Jubilee line platforms
Bethnal Green station exit – You must use an escalator and two flights of stairs between the platforms and the Bethnal Green Road exit (8 steps up +20 steps up), or an escalator and two flights of stairs between the platforms and the Roman Road exit (7 steps up +19 steps up), or an escalator and two flights of stairs between the platforms and the Cambridge Heath Road west exit (8 steps up +18 steps up), or an escalator and three flights of stairs between the platforms and the Cambridge Heath Road east exit (5 steps up +11 steps up +10 steps up)
Tube fare between Bethnal Green and St John's Wood
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 prices, Pensioner prices, Children’s prices, Oyster card prices, Contactless card prices and Travelcard prices 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 – The distance from St. John’s Wood to Bethnal Green is about 5¼ miles, so we don’t recommend walking
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 prices 2024 · Pensioner bus prices 2024 · Children’s bus prices 2024
Travel by taxi – A 5¼ miles taxi journey between St. John’s Wood train station and Bethnal Green should cost approximately £23 to £35.50 will take 23-37 mins
Travel by car – Car parks near St. John’s Wood station