Kensington (Olympia) is a Zone 2 station on the District line, where you can also change for the Mildmay line and National Rail services. It is a terminus of the District line. Places within a short walk include Holland Park, Leighton House Museum and Ecology Centre.
What's near Kensington (Olympia)
8 places within about 900 m, nearest first. Straight-line distances; est. walking times are our estimates. How we measure.
Museums and galleries
- Leighton House Museum490 m · est. 8 min walk · route
- Design Museum free entry*730 m · est. 12 min walk · route
Parks, gardens and squares
- Holland Parkedge 470 m · est. 8 min walk · route
- Saint Paul's Gardens and Open Spaceedge 560 m · est. 9 min walk · route
- Ecology Centre600 m · est. 10 min walk · route
- Gwendwr Gardensedge 680 m · est. 11 min walk · route
- Kyoto Gardenedge 680 m · est. 11 min walk · route
Theatres and arts venues
- Opera Holland Park750 m · est. 12 min walk · route
*Free entry according to OpenStreetMap. Place data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Report or fix a place.
Map
No entrance points in TfL data; the map shows the station's centre. About the map. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Step-free access
Getting on and off the train
| Platform | Boarding (TfL station data) |
|---|---|
| District line · Eastbound Platform 1 (towards High Street Kensington) | Boarding ramp (ask staff) |
Lifts can be out of service. How we read TfL's step-free data.
Changing trains here
- Services here, from TfL's data: District line, Mildmay line and National Rail.
- TfL's step-free interchange data gives these walking distances between lines (shortest recorded route): District eastbound ↔ London Overground / National Rail southbound: 600 m; London Overground / National Rail northbound ↔ London Overground / National Rail southbound: 600 m.
From TfL data. All interchange tips.
Toilets
TfL's station data (dated 20 October 2026) lists 3 toilets here:
| Type | Where | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Male | Ticket hall | inside the ticket gates, hours: Daily |
| Female | Ticket hall | baby changing, inside the ticket gates, hours: Daily |
| All Genders | Ticket hall | accessible, inside the ticket gates, RADAR key, hours: Daily |
Lines and next stops
- District line: terminus; next stop Earl's Court
Facilities listed by TfL
| Ticket Halls | 1 |
| Lifts | 0 |
| Escalators | 0 |
| Car park | yes |
| WiFi | yes |
TfL facility listing; may lag.
Walking to nearby stations
Nearest other Tube stations
- West Kensington · 830 m straight line · est. 13 min walk
- Barons Court · 850 m straight line · est. 14 min walk
- Shepherd's Bush · 970 m straight line · est. 16 min walk
- Holland Park · 1,100 m straight line · est. 18 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 Kensington (Olympia). Plan journeys with TfL's journey planner.
Last checked 24 October 2026. Our data and method.