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There are 5 ways to get from Whitechapel to Elephant and Castle by subway, bus, taxi, or foot

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  1. Subway

    best
    1. Take the subway from Whitechapel station to Cannon Street stationsubway subway District / ...
    2. Take the subway from Bank station to Elephant & Castle stationsubway subway Northern
    14 min
    £2
  2. Line 35 bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Commercial Street / Worship St to Elephant & Castle / Newington Causewaybus bus 35
    20 min
    £1–15
  3. Taxi

    1. Take the taxi from Whitechapel to Elephant and Castletaxi taxi 2.6 mi
    8 min
    £29–35
  4. Walk

    1. Take the walk from Whitechapel to Elephant and Castlewalk walk 2.6 mi
    50 min
  5. Line 205 bus, line 344 bus

    1. Take the bus from The East London Mosque to Liverpool Street Stationbus bus 205 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Liverpool Street Station to London College of Commbus bus 344
    39 min
    £4

Whitechapel to Elephant and Castle by subway

Calendar1978Weekly Subways
Duration14 minAverage Duration
Ticket£2Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Whitechapel, Greater London, England and Elephant and Castle, England?

You can take a subway from Whitechapel station to Elephant & Castle station via Cannon Street station and Bank station in around 14 min. Alternatively, Go Ahead London operates a bus from Commercial Street / Worship St to Elephant & Castle / Newington Causeway every 15 minutes. Tickets cost £1–15 and the journey takes 20 min.

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