Aldgate East underground station has 2 platforms. It is in Oyster fare zone 1 and connects with the District and Hammersmith & City underground lines
London Underground delays at Aldgate East station
Next train from Aldgate East station
Tube line closures on the District and H&C line
Underground train fares from Aldgate East
Aldgate East station is in zone 1 (central London)
| 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 | ||||||
| Zone 1-2 fare | £6.70 | £3.40 | £2.80 | £8.50 | £8.50 | ||||||
| Zone 1-3 fare | £6.70 | £3.70 | £3 | £10 | £10 | ||||||
| Zone 1-4 fare | £6.70 | £4.40 | £3.20 | £12.30 | £12.30 | ||||||
| Zone 1-5 fare | £6.70 | £5.10 | £3.50 | £14.60 | £14.60 | ||||||
| Zone 1-6 fare | £6.70 | £5.60* | £3.60* | £15.60 | £15.60 | ||||||
| Zone 1-7 fare | £8.30 | £6.40 | £4.70 | £17 | £15.60 | ||||||
| Zone 1-8 fare | £9.50 | £7.80 | £4.70 | £20.10 | £15.60 | ||||||
| Zone 1-9 fare | £9.80 | £7.90 | £4.80 | £22.30 | £15.60 | ||||||
| * Tube journeys between zone 1 and Heathrow are always charged at the peak rate | |||||||||||
| 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 train fares, Senior train fares, Child train fares, Oyster train fares, Contactless train fares and Travelcard fares Note: Ticket costs and daily caps 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 off-peak is any time after 9.30 AM (Mon-Fri). Weekends and public holidays 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 train fare is based on what time your journey begins. It doesn’t matter what time your journey ends.
Platform stairs, lifts and escalators at Aldgate East
Aldgate East tube station is not wheelchair accessible
Station entrance – You must use four flights of stairs between the Whitechapel High Street and Commercial Street entrances and the platforms (2x13 steps +9 steps down +13 steps down), or five flights of stairs between the Leman Street entrance and the platforms (16 steps down +6 steps down +4 steps down +9 steps down +13 steps down)
Station exit – You must use four flights of stairs between the platforms and the Whitechapel High Street and Commercial Street exits (13 steps up +9 steps up +2x13 steps up), or five flights of stairs between the platforms and the Leman Street exit (13 steps up +9 steps up +4 steps up +6 steps up +16 steps up)
Changing train platforms – Changing between the District and H&C line is on the same platform
Tube journey planner – Timetables, First & Last Train Times
Look up timetables and first and last train times from Aldgate East to Bank, Charing Cross, Earl’s Court, Euston, King’s Cross, Liverpool Street, London Bridge, Marylebone, Paddington, Victoria, Waterloo or another train station:
Other underground stations that are close to Aldgate East include Aldgate, Shoreditch and Whitechapel underground station
Aldgate East underground station facilities
- Address:
- Aldgate East Station, Whitechapel High Street, London, E1 7PT
- Contact:
- 0845 330 9878
- Tickets:
- You can buy train tickets at the self-service machines in the ticket hall
- Cash machines:
- There are no ATMs at the station
- Public toilets:
- No
- Baby changing room:
- No
- Public payphone:
- Yes
- Passport photo booth:
- Yes
- Vending machine:
- Yes
- Waiting room:
- Yes
- Lockers:
- Aldgate East does not have any storage locker facilities
- Onsite car park:
- No – Aldgate East station parking
- Taxi rank:
- No
- Cycle rack:
- No
- Bus routes:
- 15, 25, 42, 67, 115, 135 – Adult bus fares · Senior bus fares · Child bus fares
Your comments and questions
Clare Is there any lockers at the station to leave a bag before I check in to my hotel? I don't want to carry it around until 2 pm
Staff Hi Clare. Not at the station, no. If it was me I would ask the hotel if you can drop off the bag in the morning, because most places have a luggage room. Or you could try a few of the companies listed on here, because you might be able to leave it at a local shop instead - city-guide.london/transport/left-luggage-bag-storage.php
DD Is there a lift? I cant manage stairs
Staff Hi DD. There's no lift at Aldgate East. You have to use stairs to get down to the platforms, there's no way to avoid them
Sarah Can I take my baby’s pushchair into the train
Staff Hi Sarah. You can do, but Aldgate East might not the best station as there’s four or five flights of stairs down to the platforms, depending on which entrance you use.
Sarah What is the best station to use for pushchairs. Im staying at Ibis Shoreditch & have 4 days planned to London eye - Madame Tussaud’s - SeaLife - Shrek’s Adventure. Im also looking for the cheapest option as we are a group of 9. Thank you!
Staff You’re probably better off sticking with Aldgate East because it’s right outside the hotel, and Aldgate station and Whitechapel have got stairs as well. By the time you’ve walked to all the other ones you may as well just have tackled the stairs. Hopefully one of those 9 people can help you carry it down. Cheapest tickets are with oyster and contactless, but you have to pay a £5 deposit for a new Oyster card if you haven’t already got one, so contactless is usually better - city-guide.london/transport/contactless-cards.php
Kate Hi, is there escalators to the platforms or stairs? Thanks
Staff Hi Kate. Its four or five flights of stairs, depending on which entrance you use. Its all explained in a section above
Rini Hi, we are a group of 34 peoples and we will stay at the hotel near Aldgate East, and we will be arrived from Indonesia on the Saturday evening ( weekend ), is the any manned ticket office where I can buy the "7days ticket" for those all 34 peoples and if yes what is the closing time? If Aldgate doesn't have manned ticket office where is the nearest station that I can purchase them. Thank you
Staff Hi Rini. None of the underground stations have manned ticket windows anymore. You have to go to a National Rail station. the closest one would be Liverpool Street - city-guide.london/transport/trains.php?station=liverpool-street
Rini Thank you for the information. Is it means that I still can buy the "7days ticket" from the machine at the underground station ? Or What sort of tickets that I can buy from the machine ?
Staff You can load 7-day travelcards onto an existing oyster card at the machine. But you cant buy a brand-new oyster card at the machine. You can get oyster cards from the visitor centre at liverpool street station, and have the travelcards loaded on at the same time. The only other tickets you can get at self-service machines are 1-day travelcards and single/return journey tickets
Rini I see and thank you
Wendy Hi - I'm doing a tour and have been asked to meet the tour guide at Exit 2 of Aldgate East Tube Station. I've been told it's opposite Exit 1 but I'm still not sure 😬 Is it opposite the tube entrance which is on Whitechapel Road (which is just a short walk from Efys on corner of Brick Lane
Staff Hi Wendy. we’re pretty sure it comes out onto Whitechapel Road (are you doing a Jack the Ripper tour?) from memory the other one comes out into a subway which leads onto petticoat lane
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