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Hyde Park Corner ⇄ Lancaster Gate Station | Tube Journey, Train Times & Fares

The journey from Hyde Park Corner to Lancaster Gate is in fare zone 1 and you’ll have to use the Piccadilly and Central tube lines, changing trains at Holborn

  1. From Hyde Park Corner take the Piccadilly Line
  2. Change at Holborn to the Central Line
  3. Leave the train at Lancaster Gate

Number of tube stops: 10 · Journey time: Approx 29 mins

Stations on the route: Hyde Park Corner ➜ Green Park ➜ Piccadilly Circus ➜ Leicester Square ➜ Covent Garden ➜ Holborn [change train] Holborn ➜ Tottenham Court Road ➜ Oxford Circus ➜ Bond Street ➜ Marble Arch ➜ Lancaster Gate

London Underground tube delays

Strikes and closures on the Piccadilly and Central

First and last train times on the Piccadilly line

Tube times for the Piccadilly line

Alternative routes include Hyde Park Corner to Paddington, Hyde Park Corner to Queensway and Hyde Park Corner to Marble Arch

Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms

Hyde Park Corner underground station is not wheelchair accessible

Lancaster Gate station is not wheelchair accessible

Hyde Park Corner station entrance – The Knightsbridge entrances and the booking hall are on the level, but you must use two flights of stairs from the Hyde Park Corner entrances (2x14 steps down), or two flights of stairs from the Grosvenor Place entrance (21 steps down +5 steps down). After that you must use an escalator down to the platforms. If you want to avoid the escalator then you can use eight flights of stairs (3 steps down +7x17 steps down)

Changing tube line at Holborn – You must use stairs when changing between the Central/​Piccadilly line platforms

Lancaster Gate station exit – There’s a lift plus one flight of stairs between the platforms and the exit (20 steps up). If you want to avoid the lift then you can use another eight flights of stairs (2x13 steps up +3x15 steps up +7 steps up +5 steps up +16 steps up)

The journey from Lancaster Gate to Hyde Park Corner is in fare zone 1 and you’ll have to use the Central, Jubilee and Piccadilly tube lines, changing trains at Bond Street and

  1. From Lancaster Gate take the Central Line
  2. Change at Bond Street to the Jubilee Line
  3. Change at Green Park to the Piccadilly Line
  4. Leave the train at Hyde Park Corner

Number of tube stops: 4 · Journey time: Approx 28 mins

Stations on the route: Lancaster Gate ➜ Marble Arch ➜ Bond Street [change train] Bond Street ➜ Green Park [change train] Green Park ➜ Hyde Park Corner

London Underground tube delays

Strikes and closures on the Central, Jubilee and Piccadilly

First and last train times on the Central line

Tube times for the Central line

Alternative routes include Lancaster Gate to Paddington, Lancaster Gate to Queensway and Lancaster Gate to Marble Arch

Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms

Lancaster Gate underground station is not wheelchair accessible

Hyde Park Corner station is not wheelchair accessible

Lancaster Gate station entrance – There’s a lift plus one flight of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (20 steps down). If you want to avoid the lift then you can use another eight flights of stairs (16 steps down +5 steps down +7 steps down +3x15 steps down +2x13 steps down)

Changing tube line at Bond Street – You can use a lift when changing between the Central and Jubilee line platforms

Changing tube line at Green Park – There are two lifts and a long walk when changing platforms. If you want a shorter walk then you can use two escalators instead of the lifts

Hyde Park Corner station exit – You must use an escalator from the platforms to the booking hall. If you want to avoid the escalator then you can use eight flights of stairs (7x17 steps up +3 steps up). After that you must use two flights of stairs to the Hyde Park Corner exits (2x14 steps up), or two flights of stairs to the Grosvenor Place exit (5 steps up +21 steps up), but the Knightsbridge exits are on the level

Tube fare between Hyde Park Corner and Lancaster 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

Cost of tube fare from Hyde Park Corner ⇄ Lancaster Gate 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 fare £6.70 £2.80 £2.70 £8.50 £8.50
Travelcard prices from Hyde Park Corner ⇄ Lancaster Gate Station | Tube Journey, Train Times & Fares
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 tube fares 2024, Senior tube fares 2024, Child tube 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 – 1¼ miles would take you about 23-25 minutes to walk

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 tickets 2024 · OAP bus tickets 2024 · Kids bus tickets 2024

Travel by taxi – A 1¼ mile journey between Lancaster Gate station and Hyde Park Corner in a black taxi should cost approximately £7 to £12 and take 7-15 mins

Travel by carCar parks near Hyde Park Corner station and Lancaster Gate