Zone 1 · Piccadilly
Covent Garden is not listed as step-free from street to platform. Access typically involves stairs and escalators.
For detailed platform-by-platform access info, see AccessAble's guide for Covent Garden.
Severe-status incidents on lines through Covent Garden Station in the last:
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WC2E 9JT940GZZLUCGNCovent Garden is in Fare Zone 1. See our 2026 Tube fares guide for what you actually pay across zones.
Covent Garden Station is served by the Piccadilly line. Current status: Piccadilly (Good Service). Tap any line at the top of the page for live departures.
Covent Garden is at Long Acre, London, WC2E 9JT. See the About section for full location details.
Covent Garden is not listed as step-free from street to platform - access typically involves stairs or escalators. Set up free step-free alerts for any lift disruptions affecting this part of the network.
Yes - the Piccadilly line runs through Covent Garden on Friday and Saturday nights as part of the Night Tube. See our Night Tube guide for frequencies and last-train times.
The closest alternative stations to Covent Garden are Leicester Square (4 min walk), Charing Cross (7 min walk), Charing Cross Stn / Trafalgar Square (7 min walk). Useful if a line is suspended or you fancy a walk.
Covent Garden is typically busiest around 13:00 on Thursdays, based on hourly footfall patterns. Right now it's quieter than usual. The chart on this page shows the full day's pattern.
Covent Garden is open with no station-level closures reported. The line is running. Live status is shown at the top of this page and refreshes every few minutes.
Lines through Covent Garden have logged 56 severe-status incidents in the last 30 days. See the Recent disruption section above for the breakdown by line, and each line's reliability page for the full history.
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