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Bethnal Green station

  • Zone2
  • Step-freeNo step-free route in TfL data
  • ToiletsNone listed
  • Nearby places17

Bethnal Green is a Zone 2 station on the Central line. Places within a short walk include Young V&A, Vagina Museum and Genesis Cinema, as well as the statue of William Booth.

What's near Bethnal Green

17 places within about 900 m, nearest first. Straight-line distances; est. walking times are our estimates. How we measure.

Museums and galleries

  • Young V&A free entry*210 m · est. 3 min walk · route
  • Vagina Museum370 m · est. 6 min walk · route
  • The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art & Natural History840 m · est. 14 min walk · route

Parks, gardens and squares

  • Bethnal Green Gardensedge 10 m · est. 1 min walk · route
  • Weaver's Fieldsedge 290 m · est. 5 min walk · route
  • Meath Gardensedge 660 m · est. 11 min walk · route
  • Victoria Parkedge 850 m · est. 14 min walk · route
  • Haggerston Parkedge 880 m · est. 14 min walk · route

Markets

  • Globe Town Market Square580 m · est. 9 min walk · route

Theatres and arts venues

  • Genesis Cinema720 m · est. 12 min walk · route
  • Oval Space720 m · est. 12 min walk · route

Statues

  • William Booth (statue)770 m · est. 12 min walk · route

Memorials and monuments

  • Stairway to Heaven Memorial30 m · est. 1 min walk · route
  • Bethnal Green War Memorial40 m · est. 1 min walk · route
  • Edward VII760 m · est. 12 min walk · route

Libraries

  • Bethnal Green Library150 m · est. 2 min walk · route
  • Whitechapel Idea Store830 m · est. 13 min walk · route

*Free entry according to OpenStreetMap. Place data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Report or fix a place.

Map

Squares: 4 entrance points from TfL data (approximate). About the map. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Step-free access

No step-free route shown. TfL's station data does not show a step-free route between the street and the Tube platforms here. That usually means stairs or escalators, but the data can be incomplete, so check TfL before you travel.

Getting on and off the train

PlatformBoarding (TfL station data)
Central line · Westbound Platform 1Not listed in TfL data
Central line · Eastbound Platform 2Not listed in TfL data

Live lift status on TfL

Lifts can be out of service. How we read TfL's step-free data.

Toilets

TfL's station data (dated 20 October 2026) lists no toilets at this station.

Lines and next stops

TfL's data lists this station as served by the Night Tube on Friday and Saturday nights. Not every line through a station runs at night, so check TfL before you rely on a late train.

Facilities listed by TfL

Ticket Halls1
Lifts0
Escalators3
Car parkno
WiFiyes

TfL facility listing; may lag.

Walking to nearby stations

Nearest other Tube stations

  • Stepney Green · 860 m straight line · est. 14 min walk
  • Whitechapel · 910 m straight line · est. 15 min walk
  • Mile End · 1,530 m straight line · est. 25 min walk
  • Aldgate East · 1,790 m straight line · est. 29 min walk

est. = our estimate. How we measure · TfL walking times.

Official information

For live arrivals, lift status, opening hours and the full list of facilities, see TfL's page for Bethnal Green. Plan journeys with TfL's journey planner.

Last checked 24 October 2026. Our data and method.