There are 6 ways to get from Elephant and Castle to Great Portland Street by subway, bus, taxi, or foot
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Subway via Portland Place
best- Take the subway from Elephant & Castle station to Oxford Circus stationBakerloo
16 min£3–5Line 453 bus
cheapest- Take the bus from London College of Comm to Portland Place453
34 min£1–17Bus
- Take the bus from Kennington Road / Imperial War Museum to Margaret Street /Oxford CircusN3
21 minTaxi
- Take the taxi from Elephant and Castle to Great Portland Street3.4 mi
11 min£18–22Walk
- Take the foot from Elephant and Castle to Great Portland Street2.8 mi
54 minSubway
- Take the subway from Elephant & Castle station to Oxford Circus stationBakerloo
17 min£2–3
Elephant and Castle to Great Portland Street by subway, bus, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Elephant and Castle to Great Portland Street is to subway which costs £2 - £3 and takes 17 min.
The fastest way to get from Elephant and Castle to Great Portland Street is to taxi which takes 11 min and costs £18 - £22.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Kennington Road / Imperial War Museum and arriving at Margaret Street /Oxford Circus. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 15 min.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Elephant & Castle station station and arriving at Oxford Circus station station. Services depart every five minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 10 min.
The distance between Elephant and Castle and Great Portland Street is 3 miles.
The best way to get from Elephant and Castle to Great Portland Street without a car is to subway via Portland Place which takes 16 min and costs £3 - £5.
It takes approximately 16 min to get from Elephant and Castle to Great Portland Street, including transfers.
Elephant and Castle to Great Portland Street bus services, operated by Abellio London, depart from Kennington Road / Imperial War Museum station.
Elephant and Castle to Great Portland Street train services, operated by London Underground (Tube), depart from Elephant & Castle station.
Elephant and Castle to Great Portland Street bus services, operated by Abellio London, arrive at Margaret Street /Oxford Circus station.
What companies run services between Elephant and Castle, Greater London, England and Great Portland Street, England?
London Underground (Tube) operates a subway from Elephant & Castle station to Oxford Circus station every 5 minutes. Tickets cost £2–3 and the journey takes 10 min. Alternatively, Abellio London operates a bus from Kennington Road / Imperial War Museum to Margaret Street /Oxford Circus hourly, and the journey takes 15 min.
Rome2Rio's guide to London Underground (Tube)
Contact Details
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Subway from Elephant & Castle station to Oxford Circus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–3
- Schedules at
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/tube/?cid=tube
- Off Peak
- £2–3
- Peak
- £2–3
- Phone
- +44 20 7788 8550
- customer.care@abellio.co.uk
- Website
- transportukbus.com
Bus from Kennington Road / Imperial War Museum to Margaret Street /Oxford Circus
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.transportukbus.com/
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- galcustomerservices@goaheadlondon.com
- Website
- goaheadlondon.com
Bus from London College of Comm to Portland Place
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–17
- Website
- https://www.goaheadlondon.com/
- One hour Ticket
- £1–17
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Estimated price
- £18–22
Lambeth Cabs
- Phone
- +44 20 3051 8618
- Website
- lambethcabs.co.uk
Gipsy Hill Cabs Airport Transfers
- Phone
- +44 20 8659 9999
- Website
- gipsyhillminicabs.co.uk
YDriv Limited
- Phone
- +44 20 3925 5951
- Website
- ydriv.com
Sydenham Cars
- Phone
- +44 20 3925 5951
- Website
- sydenhamcars.co.uk
Palmers Green Taxis Cabs
- Phone
- +44 20 3813 1432
- Website
- palmersgreentaxiscabs.co.uk
One-Number Taxi
- Phone
- +44 871 871 8710
- Website
- the-london-taxi.com
London Taxis Cabs
- Phone
- +44 20 3813 1432
- Website
- londontaxiscabs.com
Licenced London Taxi
- Phone
- +44 20 3633 1777
- Website
- licensedlondontaxi.co.uk
Call London Taxi
- Phone
- +44 20 3813 1432
- Website
- calllondontaxi.co.uk
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Elephant and Castle to Great Portland Street train services, operated by London Underground (Tube), arrive at Oxford Circus station.
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