The journey from Piccadilly Circus to Temple is in fare zone 1 and you’ll have to use the Bakerloo and District tube lines, changing trains at Embankment
- From Piccadilly Circus take the Bakerloo Line
- Change at Embankment to the District Line
- Leave the train at Temple
Number of tube stops: 3 · Journey time: Approx 16 mins
Stations on the route: Piccadilly Circus ➜ Charing Cross ➜ Embankment [change train] Embankment ➜ Temple
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Bakerloo and District
First and last train times on the Bakerloo line
Tube times for the Bakerloo line
Alternative routes include Piccadilly Circus to Embankment, Piccadilly Circus to Covent Garden and Piccadilly Circus to Blackfriars
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Piccadilly Circus tube station is not wheelchair accessible
Temple station is not wheelchair accessible
Piccadilly Circus station entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the entrances and the booking hall (19 steps down +4 steps down from the Piccadilly northside entrance, 19 steps down +9 steps down from the Regent Street southside entrance, 22 steps down +8 steps down from the Glasshouse Street entrance, 2x13 steps down from the Coventry Street entrance, and 2x12 steps down from the Lower Regent Street entrance). After that there are two escalators plus another flight of stairs to the platforms (19 steps down to the Piccadilly platforms, and 20 steps down to the Bakerloo platforms)
Changing tube line at Embankment – You must use stairs when changing platforms
Temple station exit – You must use three flights of stairs from the platforms to the booking hall (6 steps up +7 steps up +16 steps up from the eastbound platform, and 5 steps up +4 steps up +19 steps up from the westbound platform). After that there’s another flight of 10 stairs to the Temple Place exit, but the Victoria Embankment exit is on the level
The journey from Temple to Piccadilly Circus is in fare zone 1 and you’ll have to use the District and Bakerloo tube lines, changing trains at Embankment
- From Temple take the District Line
- Change at Embankment to the Bakerloo Line
- Leave the train at Piccadilly Circus
Number of tube stops: 3 · Journey time: Approx 15 mins
Stations on the route: Temple ➜ Embankment [change train] Embankment ➜ Charing Cross ➜ Piccadilly Circus
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the District and Bakerloo
First and last train times on the District line
Tube times for the District line
Alternative routes include Temple to Embankment, Temple to Covent Garden and Temple to Blackfriars
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Temple station is not wheelchair accessible
Piccadilly Circus station is not wheelchair accessible
Temple station entrance – The Victoria Embankment entrance and booking hall are on the level, but you must use one flight of 10 stairs from the Temple Place entrance. After that you must use another three flights of stairs to the platforms (16 steps down +7 steps down +6 steps down to the eastbound platform, and 19 steps down +4 steps down +5 steps down to the westbound platform)
Changing tube line at Embankment – You must use stairs when changing platforms
Piccadilly Circus station exit – There are two escalators plus a flight of stairs from the platforms to the booking hall (19 steps up from the Piccadilly platforms, and 20 steps up from the Bakerloo platforms). After that you must use another two flights of stairs to the exit (4 steps up +19 steps up to the Piccadilly northside exit, 9 steps up +19 steps up to the Regent Street southside exit, 8 steps up +22 steps up to the Glasshouse Street exit, 2x13 steps up to the Coventry Street exit, and 2x12 steps up to the Lower Regent Street exit)
Tube fare between Piccadilly Circus and Temple
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 London Underground fares 2024, Pensioner fares 2024, Children’s fares 2024, Oyster card fares 2024, Contactless card 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 – You could walk the one mile distance in about 19-21 minutes
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 · Senior citizen bus fares · Children’s bus fares
Travel by taxi – The one mile taxi journey between Temple train station and Piccadilly Circus will cost approximately £7 to £12 and will take 6-13 mins
Travel by car – Car parks near Piccadilly Circus station and Temple