Where has the fastest commute into central London?

E14 (Canary Wharf, Tower Hamlets) currently has the fastest door-to-door commute at 6 min to Canary Wharf, based on TfL Journey Planner arriving by 08:15 on a weekday.

What counts as a 'good' commute in London?

Under 25 minutes is excellent (Zone 1–2). 25–35 min is good (Zone 2–3). 36–45 min is average (Zone 3–4). Above 45 min gets tiring five days a week and usually means a longer walk to the station or a rail-only route.

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Best London postcodes for a fast central commute

26 London postcodes get you to a central hub in under 25 minutes; 82 in under 35. All 179 postcodes we cover, ranked by door-to-door TfL Journey Planner time to the nearest of six central London hubs, arriving by 08:15.

Top 5 fastest commutes

Full ranking — all 179 postcodes

#	Postcode	Ward	Borough	Nearest hub	Minutes
1	E14	Canary Wharf	Tower Hamlets	Canary Wharf	6
2	SW1V	Pimlico North	Westminster	Victoria	9
3	W2	Lancaster Gate	Westminster	Paddington	11
4	WC1H	Bloomsbury	Camden	King's Cross	13
5	W8	Campden	Kensington and Chelsea	Paddington	15
6	N7	Holloway	Islington	King's Cross	16
7	SE11	Kennington	Lambeth	Waterloo	16
8	N1	St Mary's & St James'	Islington	King's Cross	17
9	SW5	Earl's Court	Kensington and Chelsea	Paddington	17
10	E3	Bow West	Tower Hamlets	Liverpool Street	18
11	EC1V	Bunhill	Islington	King's Cross	18
12	E1	Whitechapel	Tower Hamlets	Liverpool Street	19
13	E1W	St Katharine's & Wapping	Tower Hamlets	Canary Wharf	20
14	SE16	Rotherhithe	Southwark	Canary Wharf	20
15	SW3	Stanley	Kensington and Chelsea	Victoria	20
16	W1F	West End	Westminster	Victoria	20
17	SE1	Chaucer	Southwark	Liverpool Street	21
18	N5	Highbury	Islington	King's Cross	22
19	NW1	Regent's Park	Camden	King's Cross	22
20	W9	Harrow Road	Westminster	Paddington	22
21	E2	Bethnal Green West	Tower Hamlets	Liverpool Street	23
22	SE17	North Walworth	Southwark	Waterloo	23
23	NW8	Abbey Road	Westminster	Paddington	24
24	E16	Custom House	Newham	Canary Wharf	25
25	SW8	Stockwell West & Larkhall	Lambeth	Waterloo	25
26	W11	Notting Dale	Kensington and Chelsea	Paddington	25
27	SW10	Stanley	Kensington and Chelsea	Paddington	26
28	SW4	Clapham East	Lambeth	Waterloo	26
29	SW6	Walham Green	Hammersmith and Fulham	Paddington	26
30	SW7	Brompton & Hans Town	Kensington and Chelsea	Victoria	26
31	W14	Avonmore	Hammersmith and Fulham	Paddington	26
32	E15	Stratford	Newham	Liverpool Street	27
33	SE14	New Cross Gate	Lewisham	Canary Wharf	27
34	W10	Dalgarno	Kensington and Chelsea	Paddington	27
35	N15	St Ann's	Haringey	King's Cross	28
36	N22	Woodside	Haringey	King's Cross	28
37	E7	Forest Gate South	Newham	Liverpool Street	29
38	E8	London Fields	Hackney	Liverpool Street	29
39	N19	Junction	Islington	King's Cross	29
40	SE24	Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction	Lambeth	Victoria	29
41	SE8	Deptford	Lewisham	Canary Wharf	29
42	SW9	Brixton North	Lambeth	Waterloo	29
43	W6	Hammersmith Broadway	Hammersmith and Fulham	Paddington	29
44	E5	Lea Bridge	Hackney	Liverpool Street	30
45	N8	Hornsey	Haringey	King's Cross	30
46	SE10	East Greenwich	Greenwich	Canary Wharf	30
47	W5	Ealing Broadway	Ealing	Paddington	30
48	E10	Leyton	Waltham Forest	Liverpool Street	31
49	E11	Leytonstone	Waltham Forest	Liverpool Street	31
50	E13	Plaistow West & Canning Town East	Newham	Liverpool Street	31
51	SE5	Camberwell Green	Southwark	Waterloo	31
52	SW12	Balham	Wandsworth	Waterloo	31
53	E17	Hoe Street	Waltham Forest	King's Cross	32
54	IG8	Bridge	Redbridge	Liverpool Street	32
55	N17	Bruce Castle	Haringey	King's Cross	32
56	NW3	Belsize	Camden	Paddington	32
57	NW6	Kilburn	Camden	Paddington	32
58	SE13	Lewisham Central	Lewisham	Waterloo	32
59	SW2	Brixton Rush Common	Lambeth	Victoria	32
60	IG1	Ilford Town	Redbridge	Liverpool Street	33
61	N11	New Southgate	Enfield	King's Cross	33
62	NW11	Golders Green	Barnet	King's Cross	33
63	SE18	Woolwich Common	Greenwich	Canary Wharf	33
64	SE4	Brockley	Lewisham	Canary Wharf	33
65	W7	Hanwell Broadway	Ealing	Paddington	33
66	E9	Hackney Wick	Hackney	Liverpool Street	34
67	N16	Stoke Newington	Hackney	Liverpool Street	34
68	SE15	Rye Lane	Southwark	Canary Wharf	34
69	SW11	Shaftesbury & Queenstown	Wandsworth	Waterloo	34
70	SW17	Tooting Bec	Wandsworth	Waterloo	34
71	SW20	Raynes Park	Merton	Waterloo	34
72	E12	Manor Park	Newham	Liverpool Street	35
73	KT6	Surbiton Hill	Kingston upon Thames	Waterloo	35
74	N2	East Finchley	Barnet	King's Cross	35
75	N3	Finchley Church End	Barnet	King's Cross	35
76	SE21	Dulwich Wood	Southwark	Victoria	35
77	SE26	Sydenham	Lewisham	Canary Wharf	35
78	SE7	Charlton Village & Riverside	Greenwich	Canary Wharf	35
79	SW18	Wandsworth Town	Wandsworth	Waterloo	35
80	SW19	Hillside	Merton	Waterloo	35
81	W12	Wormholt	Hammersmith and Fulham	Paddington	35
82	W13	Hanwell Broadway	Ealing	Paddington	35
83	SE25	South Norwood	Croydon	Waterloo	36
84	SE6	Catford South	Lewisham	Waterloo	36
85	HA1	Greenhill	Harrow	King's Cross	37
86	HA9	Wembley Hill	Brent	King's Cross	37
87	SE27	Knight's Hill	Lambeth	Victoria	37
88	SE28	Thamesmead Moorings	Greenwich	Canary Wharf	37
89	N18	Upper Edmonton	Enfield	King's Cross	38
90	SE23	Perry Vale	Lewisham	Canary Wharf	38
91	DA17	Belvedere	Bexley	Canary Wharf	39
92	E6	East Ham South	Newham	Liverpool Street	39
93	N13	Palmers Green	Enfield	King's Cross	39
94	N14	Southgate	Enfield	King's Cross	39
95	NW10	Harlesden & Kensal Green	Brent	Paddington	39
96	NW2	Cricklewood & Mapesbury	Brent	King's Cross	39
97	TW9	North Richmond	Richmond upon Thames	Waterloo	39
98	IG4	Clayhall	Redbridge	Liverpool Street	40
99	N10	Fortis Green	Haringey	King's Cross	40
100	SW15	West Putney	Wandsworth	Waterloo	40
101	TW1	Twickenham Riverside	Richmond upon Thames	Waterloo	40
102	W4	Chiswick Gunnersbury	Hounslow	Victoria	40
103	BR3	Kelsey & Eden Park	Bromley	Waterloo	41
104	CR0	Park Hill & Whitgift	Croydon	Victoria	41
105	KT3	New Malden Village	Kingston upon Thames	Waterloo	41
106	N21	Winchmore Hill	Enfield	King's Cross	41
107	N9	Lower Edmonton	Enfield	King's Cross	41
108	SE3	Blackheath Westcombe	Greenwich	Canary Wharf	41
109	UB1	Dormers Wells	Ealing	Paddington	41
110	IG11	Eastbury	Barking and Dagenham	Liverpool Street	42
111	N20	Whetstone	Barnet	King's Cross	42
112	TW8	Brentford West	Hounslow	Waterloo	42
113	BR1	Plaistow	Bromley	Waterloo	43
114	KT1	Kingston Town	Kingston upon Thames	Waterloo	43
115	NW4	Hendon	Barnet	King's Cross	43
116	SW16	Streatham Common & Vale	Lambeth	Victoria	43
117	UB3	Hayes Town	Hillingdon	Paddington	43
118	DA7	Bexleyheath	Bexley	Canary Wharf	44
119	EN3	Brimsdown	Enfield	Liverpool Street	44
120	HA0	Wembley Central	Brent	Paddington	44
121	SM5	Carshalton Central	Sutton	Victoria	44
122	BR6	Chelsfield	Bromley	Waterloo	45
123	DA5	St Mary's & St James	Bexley	Waterloo	45
124	HA3	Kenton West	Harrow	King's Cross	45
125	HA8	Edgware	Barnet	King's Cross	45
126	IG2	Aldborough	Redbridge	Liverpool Street	45
127	RM9	Goresbrook	Barking and Dagenham	Liverpool Street	45
128	UB2	Southall Green	Ealing	Paddington	45
129	CR7	Bensham Manor	Croydon	Victoria	46
130	KT9	Chessington South & Malden Rushett	Kingston upon Thames	Waterloo	46
131	N12	West Finchley	Barnet	King's Cross	46
132	RM2	Squirrels Heath	Havering	Liverpool Street	46
133	SE20	Penge & Cator	Bromley	Canary Wharf	46
134	SE22	Goose Green	Southwark	Waterloo	46
135	SM4	St Helier	Merton	Waterloo	46
136	TW10	Ham, Petersham & Richmond Riverside	Richmond upon Thames	Waterloo	46
137	BR5	St Mary Cray	Bromley	Victoria	47
138	EN5	Underhill	Barnet	King's Cross	47
139	HA5	Pinner	Harrow	King's Cross	47
140	IG5	Clayhall	Redbridge	Liverpool Street	47
141	NW9	Kingsbury	Brent	King's Cross	47
142	UB7	West Drayton	Hillingdon	Paddington	47
143	DA16	East Wickham	Bexley	Waterloo	48
144	DA6	Bexleyheath	Bexley	Canary Wharf	48
145	RM13	Beam Park	Havering	Canary Wharf	48
146	TW2	West Twickenham	Richmond upon Thames	Waterloo	48
147	UB6	Central Greenford	Ealing	Paddington	48
148	E4	Endlebury	Waltham Forest	Liverpool Street	49
149	RM10	Alibon	Barking and Dagenham	Liverpool Street	49
150	RM8	Valence	Barking and Dagenham	Liverpool Street	49
151	TW3	Hounslow Central	Hounslow	Paddington	49
152	CR4	Figge's Marsh	Merton	Waterloo	50
153	TW11	Teddington	Richmond upon Thames	Waterloo	50
154	TW7	Isleworth	Hounslow	Waterloo	50
155	CR2	Sanderstead	Croydon	Victoria	51
156	CR5	Coulsdon Town	Croydon	Victoria	51
157	CR8	Purley & Woodcote	Croydon	Victoria	51
158	DA14	Sidcup	Bexley	Waterloo	51
159	HA4	Ruislip Manor	Hillingdon	King's Cross	51
160	DA8	Northumberland Heath	Bexley	Canary Wharf	52
161	EN2	Ridgeway	Enfield	King's Cross	52
162	RM11	Emerson Park	Havering	Canary Wharf	52
163	KT2	Kingston Gate	Kingston upon Thames	Waterloo	53
164	KT5	Berrylands	Kingston upon Thames	Waterloo	53
165	HA2	West Harrow	Harrow	King's Cross	54
166	RM6	Chadwell	Redbridge	Liverpool Street	54
167	RM1	Marshalls & Rise Park	Havering	Liverpool Street	55
168	SM1	Sutton Central	Sutton	Victoria	55
169	HA7	Belmont	Harrow	Paddington	56
170	RM12	St Andrew's	Havering	Liverpool Street	56
171	TW14	Feltham North	Hounslow	Waterloo	57
172	TW4	Hounslow West	Hounslow	Paddington	59
173	SM6	Wallington North	Sutton	Waterloo	60
174	RM3	Heaton	Havering	Liverpool Street	61
175	TW5	Heston Central	Hounslow	Paddington	61
176	UB10	Hillingdon East	Hillingdon	King's Cross	61
177	SM2	Sutton South	Sutton	Victoria	62
178	SM3	North Cheam	Sutton	Waterloo	65
179	TW12	Hampton North	Richmond upon Thames	Waterloo	66

Methodology

Door-to-door TfL Journey Planner times from each postcode's representative address to six central London hubs — King's Cross, Liverpool Street, London Bridge, Bank, Oxford Circus, and Waterloo — arriving by 08:15 on a fixed weekday. We show the fastest of the six as the "nearest hub". Includes walking to and from the station.

Frequently asked questions

Which London area has the fastest central commute?: Zone 1–2 postcodes obviously win on raw time, but the interesting group is Zone 2–3 spots that still hit under 25 min via a fast Tube line. Currently E14 (Canary Wharf) leads at 6 min door-to-door.
What counts as a good London commute?: Under 25 min is excellent, 25–35 min is good, 36–45 min is average, over 45 min gets tiring five days a week. Peak-hour crowding matters as much as clock time — check the specific line.
Are these times realistic?: They're TfL Journey Planner arrivals by 08:15 on a normal weekday, walk-to-walk. Real peak trips are typically 2–4 min slower due to platform congestion. Add ~5 min if your daily route runs through a single-line pinch point.