The journey from Royal Victoria to Tower Gateway is in fare zones 1-3 and it’s a direct train on the Docklands Light Railway
- From Royal Victoria take the Docklands Light Railway
- Leave the train at Tower Gateway
Number of tube stops: 8 · Journey time: Approx 15 mins
Stations on the route: Royal Victoria ➜ Canning Town ➜ East India ➜ Blackwall ➜ Poplar ➜ Westferry ➜ Limehouse ➜ Shadwell ➜ Tower Gateway
London Underground tube delays
First and last train times on the DLR
Tube times for the Docklands Light Railway
Alternative routes include Royal Victoria to Tower Hill, Royal Victoria to Aldgate and Royal Victoria to Whitechapel
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Royal Victoria tube station is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train
Tower Gateway station is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train
Royal Victoria station entrance – There are two lifts between the entrance and the platforms. If you want to avoid the lifts then you can get four flights of stairs to the eastbound platform (2x16 steps up +16 steps down +14 steps down), or five flights of stairs to the westbound platform (2x16 steps up +2x16 steps down +8 steps down)
Tower Gateway station exit – There’s a lift between the platforms and the exit. You can also use an escalator, or three flights of stairs (16 steps down +3 steps down +11 steps down)
The journey from Tower Gateway to Royal Victoria is in fare zones 1-3 and it’s a direct train on the Docklands Light Railway
- From Tower Gateway take the Docklands Light Railway
- Leave the train at Royal Victoria
Number of tube stops: 8 · Journey time: Approx 16 mins
Stations on the route: Tower Gateway ➜ Shadwell ➜ Limehouse ➜ Westferry ➜ Poplar ➜ Blackwall ➜ East India ➜ Canning Town ➜ Royal Victoria
London Underground tube delays
First and last train times on the DLR
Tube times for the Docklands Light Railway
Alternative routes include Tower Gateway to Tower Hill, Tower Gateway to Aldgate and Tower Gateway to Whitechapel
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Tower Gateway station is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train
Royal Victoria station is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train
Tower Gateway station entrance – There’s a lift between the entrance and the platforms. You can also use an escalator, or three flights of stairs (11 steps up +3 steps up +16 steps up)
Royal Victoria station exit – There are two lifts between the platform and the exit. If you want to avoid the lifts then you can get four flights of stairs from the eastbound platform (2x16 steps down +14 steps up +16 steps up), or five flights of stairs from the westbound platform (2x16 steps down +8 steps up +2x16 steps up)
Tube fare between Royal Victoria and Tower Gateway
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
| 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 |
| 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 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 – If you wanted to walk the four mile distance it would take around 75-85 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 four mile ride between Tower Gateway train station and Royal Victoria station in a black cab should cost between £18 and £31 and take about 16-30 mins depending on the traffic
Travel by car – Car parks near Tower Gateway station