London underground walking routes: How long it would take to complete each line by foot

If you've ever wondered how long it would take to travel some of London's most famous underground lines by foot, we've worked out which have the most walkable routes.

Thanks to TikTok, the Northern, Bakerloo and Victoria lines have become popular walking routes. Instead of hopping on an underground train, some Londoners have opted to walk the tube lines and documented their journeys on the video-sharing platform.

In total the London Underground has 11 tube lines, with the longest being the Central line, while the Waterloo and City line is the shortest.

Curious to know how long each line takes to walk, we input each line into the route planner Komoot to see.

With only two stops, unsurprisingly, the shortest stroll on the underground would be the Waterloo and City line, which travels to and from Bank and Waterloo.

While it's not possible to walk the full Piccadilly line from Heathrow, you could easily walk many of the underground routes in a day.

Here's how long it would take to travel each of London's underground lines by foot.

Waterloo & City

While it is only a four minute journey from Waterloo to Bank on the underground, if you wanted to walk it it would take just under an hour to complete.

District

If you’re looking for an easy afternoon stroll you could walk the District line to Edgware Road. Depending on whether you start in Wimbledon, Richmond or Kensington all three offer more beginner friendly walks.

The walk from both Wimbledon and Richmond to Edgware Road is around 12 miles which would take five hours to complete. The Kensington branch is the shortest journey at almost six miles which would take around two and a half hours to complete.

Those wanting to do the full District Line to Upminster will be walking for much longer. While the journey from Kensington which is 28.9 miles will take around 12 hours to complete the walking routes from Ealing Broadway, Richmond and Wimbledon are closer to 15 hours.

Victoria

The full Victoria line, is only a 17.4-mile walk, which would take just over seven hours to complete.

Bakerloo line

From Elephant & Castle to Harrow & Wealdstone it would take just over eight hours to walk the 19.5 mile journey.

Northern

The shortest Northern Line route is from Battersea Power Station to Edgware. At just over 18 miles long, it would take around eight hours to walk.

The walk from Battersea Power Station to High Barnet, which is 19.7 miles long, is also around an eight-hour walk.

Morden to Mill Hill East via Charing Cross is a 23.9-mile walk, which would take around 10 hours to complete.

The walk from Morden to Edgware via Charing Cross, which is 26.2 miles long, would take around 11 hours.

Both the walks from Morden to Mill Hill East via Bank and Morden to High Barnet via Charing Cross, which are just over 27 miles long, would take around 11 and a half hours to complete.

Morden to Edgware via Bank is a 29.6-mile walk and would take around 12 and a half hours, while the same service to High Barnet, which is just over 30 miles, would take just under 13 hours.

Circle

The Circle line, starting from Hammersmith and ending at Edgware Road, is a 28.4-mile round trip which would take just shy of 12 hours to walk.

Hammersmith & City 

Londoners could walk the full Hammersmith & City line, which is a 23-mile long journey by foot, in around nine and a half hours.

Jubilee 

From Stanmore to Stratford, the Jubilee line is just over a 33-mile walk and would take around 14 hours.

Metropolitan 

The shortest Metropolitan Line route to walk would be from Uxbridge to Aldgate, which is 29 miles long and would take around 12 hours to walk.

The walk from Watford to Aldgate is slightly longer at 32.3 miles, which would take 13 and a half hours to complete.

Amersham to Aldgate on the Metropolitan Line is a 37.3-mile walk, which would take around 15 and a half hours.

Finally, the longest walkable route of the Metropolitan line is from Chesham to Aldgate, which is 39.6 miles long and would take 16 and a half hours to walk in full.

Piccadilly

As walking the Piccadilly line from Heathrow is not possible, the journey from Uxbridge to Cockfosters, which is 44.2 miles, would take around 18 and a half hours.

Central

The shortest Central line walk would be the Ealing Broadway to Hainault branch but it isn’t exactly a quick walk at just over 30 miles which would take around 12 and a half hours to do in full.

The Ealing Broadway to Epping service is a 37.4 mile walk and would take around 15 and a half hours while the West Ruislip to Hainault via Newbury Park would take just over 17 hours to complete.

If you were to walk the West Ruislip to Hainault via Woodford route it would take 18 and a half hours to complete and the Central line’s longest journey from West Ruislip to Epping would take a whopping 22 hours to walk.