The journey from Knightsbridge to Notting Hill Gate is in fare zone 1 and you’ll have to use the Piccadilly and Circle tube lines, changing trains at South Kensington
- From Knightsbridge take the Piccadilly Line
- Change at South Kensington to the Circle Line
- Leave the train at Notting Hill Gate
Number of tube stops: 4 · Journey time: Approx 20 mins
Stations on the route: Knightsbridge ➜ South Kensington [change train] South Kensington ➜ Gloucester Road ➜ High Street Kensington ➜ Notting Hill Gate
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Piccadilly and Circle
First and last train times on the Piccadilly line
Tube times for the Piccadilly line
Alternative routes include Knightsbridge to Queensway, Knightsbridge to Bayswater and Knightsbridge to Holland Park
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Knightsbridge station is not wheelchair accessible
Notting Hill Gate station is not wheelchair accessible
Knightsbridge station entrance – There are two flights of stairs between the Knightsbridge northside entrance and the booking hall (21 steps down +8 steps down), or three flights of stairs from the Knightsbridge southside entrance (4 steps down +18 steps down +4 steps down), Sloane Street/Brompton Road eastside entrance (6 steps down +13 steps down +7 steps down) and Brompton Road westside entrance (15 steps down +5 steps down +4 steps down). After that there’s another escalator and one flight of stairs down to the platforms (20 steps down). If you want to avoid the escalator then you can use another six flights of stairs (3 steps down +4x17 steps down +16 steps down)
Changing tube line at South Kensington – Changing between the Circle and District lines is on the same platform, but you must use stairs when changing between the Circle/District lines and Piccadilly line
Notting Hill Gate station exit – You need to use two flights of stairs from the Circle/District line platforms to the booking hall (15 steps up +9 steps up), or two escalators from the Central westbound platform, or three escalators from the Central eastbound platform. After that you must use another two flights of stairs to the Notting Hill Gate southside exit (9 steps up +17 steps up), or three flights to the northside exit (4 steps down +11 steps up +18 steps up)
The journey from Notting Hill Gate to Knightsbridge is in fare zone 1 and you’ll have to use the Circle and Piccadilly tube lines, changing trains at Gloucester Road
- From Notting Hill Gate take the Circle Line
- Change at Gloucester Road to the Piccadilly Line
- Leave the train at Knightsbridge
Number of tube stops: 4 · Journey time: Approx 19 mins
Stations on the route: Notting Hill Gate ➜ High Street Kensington ➜ Gloucester Road [change train] Gloucester Road ➜ South Kensington ➜ Knightsbridge
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Circle and Piccadilly
First and last train times on the Circle line
Tube times for the Circle line
Alternative routes include Notting Hill Gate to Queensway, Notting Hill Gate to Bayswater and Notting Hill Gate to Holland Park
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Notting Hill Gate underground station is not wheelchair accessible
Knightsbridge station is not wheelchair accessible
Notting Hill Gate station entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the Notting Hill Gate southside entrance and the booking hall (17 steps down +9 steps down), or three flights from the northside entrance (18 steps down +11 steps down +4 steps up). After that you need to use another two flights of stairs to the Circle/District line platforms (9 steps down +15 steps down), or two escalators to the Central westbound platform, or three escalators to the Central eastbound platform
Changing tube line at Gloucester Road – You must use stairs when changing between the Circle/District line platforms and the Piccadilly line platforms
Knightsbridge station exit – There’s an escalator and one flight of stairs from the platforms to the booking hall (20 steps up). If you want to avoid the escalator then you can use six flights of stairs (16 steps up +4x17 steps up +3 steps up). After that there’s another two flights of stairs between the booking hall and the Knightsbridge northside exit (8 steps up +21 steps up), or three flights of stairs to the Knightsbridge southside exit (4 steps up +18 steps up +4 steps up), Sloane Street/Brompton Road eastside exit (7 steps up +13 steps up +6 steps up) and Brompton Road westside exit (4 steps up +5 steps up +15 steps up)
Tube fare between Knightsbridge and Notting Hill Gate
This tube journey is in Oyster zone 1. The cheapest fare is £2.70 off-peak (£2.80 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 fare | £6.70 | £2.80 | £2.70 | £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 Adult fares 2024, Senior fares 2024, Child fares 2024, Oyster fares 2024, Contactless fares 2024 and Travelcard fares 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 on foot – The distance is approx 1¾ miles, which would take you 33-36 mins on foot
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 · Pensioner bus fares · Children’s bus fares
Travel by taxi – A 1¾ mile journey between Notting Hill Gate underground station and Knightsbridge in a black taxi should cost you about £10.60 to £18.20 and take anything from 9 to 19 mins depending on the traffic
Travel by car – Car parks near Knightsbridge station