There are 8 ways to get from Wapping Station to Elephant & Castle Station by subway, bus, taxi, foot, or train
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Subway, bus
best- Take the subway from Canada Water station to Waterloo StationJubilee
- Take the bus from Waterloo Station / Waterloo Road to Elephant & Castle Station176 / ...
20 min£4–11Line 188 bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Drummond Road to Rodney Place188
1h£1–11Taxi
- Take the taxi from Wapping Station to Elephant & Castle Station3 mi
10 min£16–20Walk
- Take the foot from Wapping Station to Elephant & Castle Station2.7 mi
53 minTrain, subway
- Take the train from Shadwell DLR to Bank DLR StationDlr
- Take the subway from Bank station to Elephant & Castle stationNorthern
26 min£4–5Bus
- Take the bus from Rotherhithe Station to London College of CommC10
1h 4mLine 188 bus via Southwark Park
- Take the bus from Southwark Park to Rodney Place188
1h 6m£1–11Line 188 bus #2
- Take the bus from Southwark Park to Elephant & Castle / New Kent Road188
1h 8m£1–13
Wapping Station to Elephant & Castle Station by train, subway, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Wapping Station to Elephant & Castle Station is to train and subway which costs £3 - £6 and takes 26 min.
The fastest way to get from Wapping Station to Elephant & Castle Station is to taxi which takes 10 min and costs £16 - £20.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Drummond Road and arriving at Rodney Place. Services depart every 10 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 13 min.
No, there is no direct train from Wapping Station to Elephant & Castle Station station. However, there are services departing from Shadwell DLR and arriving at Elephant & Castle station via Bank station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26 min.
The distance between Wapping Station and Elephant & Castle Station is 5 miles.
The best way to get from Wapping Station to Elephant & Castle Station without a car is to subway and bus which takes 20 min and costs £4 - £11.
It takes approximately 20 min to get from Wapping Station to Elephant & Castle Station, including transfers.
Wapping Station to Elephant & Castle Station bus services, operated by Go Ahead London, depart from Drummond Road station.
Wapping Station to Elephant & Castle Station train services, operated by Dockland Light Railway (DLR), depart from Shadwell DLR station.
Wapping Station to Elephant & Castle Station bus services, operated by Go Ahead London, arrive at Rodney Place station.
What companies run services between Wapping Station, England and Elephant & Castle Station, Greater London, England?
Go Ahead London operates a bus from Drummond Road to Rodney Place every 10 minutes. Tickets cost £1–11 and the journey takes 13 min.
Rome2Rio's guide to London Underground (Tube)
Contact Details
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Subway from Canada Water station to Waterloo Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7 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
Subway from Bank station to Elephant & Castle station
- Ave. Duration
- 5 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
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Train from Shadwell DLR to Bank DLR Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–3
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/dlr/?cid=dlr
- Off Peak
- £1–2
- Peak
- £1–3
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- galcustomerservices@goaheadlondon.com
- Website
- goaheadlondon.com
Bus from Waterloo Station / Waterloo Road to Elephant & Castle Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–6
- Website
- https://www.goaheadlondon.com/
- One hour Ticket
- £1–6
Bus from Drummond Road to Rodney Place
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–11
- Website
- https://www.goaheadlondon.com/
- One hour Ticket
- £1–11
Bus from Southwark Park to Rodney Place
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–11
- Website
- https://www.goaheadlondon.com/
- One hour Ticket
- £1–11
Bus from Southwark Park to Elephant & Castle / New Kent Road
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–13
- Website
- https://www.goaheadlondon.com/
- One hour Ticket
- £1–13
- Phone
- +44 20 7788 8550
- customer.care@abellio.co.uk
- Website
- transportukbus.com
Bus from Waterloo Station / Waterloo Road to Elephant & Castle Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Website
- https://www.transportukbus.com/
Bus from Rotherhithe Station to London College of Comm
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Website
- https://www.transportukbus.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Estimated price
- £16–20
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Wapping Station to Elephant & Castle Station train services, operated by Dockland Light Railway (DLR), arrive at Bank DLR Station.
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