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Station guide

Paddington station

  • Zone1
  • Step-freePartly step-free
  • Toilets5 listed
  • Nearby places9

Paddington is a Zone 1 station on the Bakerloo, Circle and District lines, where you can also change for the Elizabeth line and National Rail services. Places within a short walk include Norfolk Square Garden, The Rolling Bridge and The Fan Bridge.

Modern buildings and a footbridge reflected in the still water of the canal at Paddington
The canal by Paddington. Photo: George Morina / Pexels

What's near Paddington

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

Sights and landmarks

  • The Rolling Bridge210 m · est. 3 min walk · route
  • The Fan Bridge350 m · est. 6 min walk · route

Parks, gardens and squares

  • Norfolk Square Gardenedge 150 m · est. 2 min walk · route
  • Paddington Greenedge 410 m · est. 7 min walk · route
  • Kensington Gardensedge 550 m · est. 9 min walk · route
  • Hyde Parkedge 550 m · est. 9 min walk · route
  • Italian Gardens free entry*edge 620 m · est. 10 min walk · route

Memorials and monuments

  • Great Western Railway War Memorial180 m · est. 3 min walk · route
  • Lancaster Gate Memorial Cross640 m · est. 10 min walk · route

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

Map

Squares: 4 entrance points from TfL data (approximate). About the map. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Step-free access

Partly step-free. Hammersmith & City line (mini ramp), Bakerloo line (staff ramp), Circle and District lines towards Edgware Road only (mini ramp), and the Elizabeth line (level access).

Summarised from TfL's Step-free Tube guide (October 2026 edition).

Getting on and off the train

PlatformBoarding (TfL station data)
Circle and District line · Westbound Platform 1Not listed in TfL data
Circle and District line · Eastbound Platform 2 (towards Edgware Road)Not level: step up to about 50 mm, gap up to about 85 mm
Bakerloo line · Northbound Platform 3Boarding ramp (ask staff)
Bakerloo line · Southbound Platform 4Boarding ramp (ask staff)

Live lift status on TfL

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

Changing trains here

From TfL data. All interchange tips.

Toilets

TfL's station data (dated 20 October 2026) lists 5 toilets here:

TypeWhereDetails
MaleNational Rail ticket halloutside the ticket gates, not run by TfL
FemaleNational Rail ticket halloutside the ticket gates, not run by TfL
All GendersNational Rail ticket hallaccessible, outside the ticket gates, RADAR key, not run by TfL
Baby ChangingNational Rail ticket hallbaby changing, outside the ticket gates, not run by TfL
ChangingPlacesNational Rail ticket halloutside the ticket gates, RADAR key, not run by TfL

Lines and next stops

Facilities listed by TfL

Ticket Halls3
Lifts2
Escalators4
Car parkno
WiFiyes

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 toTimeDistanceNote
Lancaster Gate10 min640 m

Nearest other Tube stations

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 Paddington. Plan journeys with TfL's journey planner.

Last checked 24 October 2026. Our data and method.