Lancaster Gate station: step-free, toilets and nearby

Lancaster Gate is a Zone 1 station on the Central line. Places within a short walk include Kensington Gardens, Italian Gardens and Hyde Park.

A large still pool with a stone edge, trees on the far side under a clear blue sky — By the water in Hyde Park. Photo: George Morina / Pexels

People walking and sitting on the grass in Kensington Gardens on a sunny day, a bicycle on the lawn — A sunny day in Kensington Gardens. Photo: George Morina / Pexels

What's near Lancaster Gate

11 places within about 650 m, nearest first. Straight-line distances; est. walking times are our estimates. How we measure.

Sights and landmarks

Fake houses570 m · est. 9 min walk · route
Queen Caroline's Temple600 m · est. 10 min walk · route

Museums and galleries

Serpentine North free entry*590 m · est. 10 min walk · route

Parks, gardens and squares

Kensington Gardensedge 40 m · est. 1 min walk · route
Italian Gardens free entry*edge 80 m · est. 1 min walk · route
Hyde Parkedge 90 m · est. 2 min walk · route
Norfolk Square Gardenedge 420 m · est. 7 min walk · route

Memorials and monuments

Lancaster Gate Memorial Cross320 m · est. 5 min walk · route
Speke Memorial390 m · est. 6 min walk · route
W.H.Hudson Memorial590 m · est. 10 min walk · route
Great Western Railway War Memorial610 m · est. 10 min walk · route

*Free entry according to OpenStreetMap. Place data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Report or fix a place.

Map

Squares: 1 entrance point from TfL data (approximate). About the map. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Step-free access

Not step-free. This station is not listed in TfL's Step-free Tube guide (October 2026 edition), so expect stairs or escalators between the street and the trains.

Getting on and off the train

Platform	Boarding (TfL station data)
Central line · Westbound Platform 1	Not listed in TfL data
Central line · Eastbound Platform 2	Not listed in TfL data

Live lift status on TfL

Lifts can be out of service. How we read TfL's step-free data.

Toilets

TfL's station data (dated 20 October 2026) lists no toilets at this station.

Lines and next stops

Central line: between Marble Arch and Queensway

TfL's data lists this station as served by the Night Tube on Friday and Saturday nights. Not every line through a station runs at night, so check TfL before you rely on a late train.

Facilities listed by TfL

Ticket Halls	1
Lifts	2
Escalators	0
Car park	no
WiFi	yes

TfL facility listing; may lag.

Walking to nearby stations

TfL walking times

From TfL's own West End walking map (May 2025). These are TfL's times, not our estimates, and TfL says the routes are step-free.

Walk to	Time	Distance	Note
Paddington	10 min	640 m
Marble Arch	17 min	1,290 m

Nearest other Tube stations

Paddington · 540 m straight line · est. 9 min walk
Paddington (Circle and Hammersmith & City lines) · 740 m straight line · est. 12 min walk
Queensway · 820 m straight line · est. 13 min walk
Bayswater · 860 m straight line · est. 14 min walk

est. = our estimate. How we measure · TfL walking times.

Official information

For live arrivals, lift status, opening hours and the full list of facilities, see TfL's page for Lancaster Gate. Plan journeys with TfL's journey planner.

Last checked 24 October 2026. Our data and method.