Leicester Square to Covent Garden.. In 4 Hours?

It's widely known that on the London Underground, Leicester Square to Covent Garden is the shortest journey. But what if we decided to make it NOT short? This was interesting, to say the least.

[@marcusrashid]

'However im not like most people' I can relate. Great video

[@darrellleverkuhn2204]

I love this video. Each time I visit London, I take a day to do something like this. My friends think I’m crazy, but they are missing out on a lot of interesting fun.

[@goawayimsleeping509]

I love when you do videos in London cos I can follow along with my paper Tube map!

[@Lord-Sméagol]

Great crazy stuff! The computer programs I write are all about optimisation ... but I just had to have a go at this un-optimisation exercise ! I think this is pretty un-optimal :D [Northern Line] 1: Leicester Square 2: Charing Cross [Bakerloo Line] 2: Charing Cross 3: Piccadilly Circus 4: Oxford Circus [Central Line] 4: Oxford Circus 5: Tottenham Court Road [Northern Line] 5: Tottenham Court Road 6: Goodge Street 7: Warren Street 8: Euston [Walk 0.2 miles] [Circle/Metropolitan/Hammersmith & City Line] 9: Euston Square 10: Great Portland Street 11: Baker Street [Jubilee Line] 11: Baker Street 12: St. John's Wood 13: Swiss Cottage 14: Finchley Road 15: West Hampstead 16: Kilburn 17: Wilsden Green 18: Dollis hill 19: Neasden 20: Wembley Park [Metropolitan Line] 20: Wembley Park 21: Preston Road 22: Northwick Park [Walk 0.3 miles] [Bakerloo Line] 23: Kenton 24: South Kenton 25: North Wembley 26: Wembley[Central 27: Stonebridge Park 28: Harlesden 29: Willesden Juncton 30: Kesnal Green 31: Queen's Park 32: Kilburn Park 33: Maida Vale 34: Warwick Avenue 35: Paddington [Circle/Hammersmith & City Line] 35: Paddington 36: Royal Oak 37: Westbourne Park 38: Ladbrooke Grove 39: Latimer Road 40: Wood Lane 41: Shepherd's Bush Market 42: Goldhawk Road 43: Hammersmith (counting as seperate stations) [District Line] 44: Hammersmith (counting as seperate stations) 45: Ravenscourt Park 46: Stamford Brook 47: Turnham Green 48: Chiswick Park 49: Acton Town [Piccadilly Line] 49: Acton Town 50: Ealing Common 51: North Ealing 52: Park Royal 53: Alperton 54: Sudbury Town 55: Sudbury Hill 56: South Harrow 57: Rayners Lane 58: Eastcote 59: Ruislip Manor 60: Ruislip 61: Ickenham [Walk 0.7 miles - this is 0.1 miles shorter than from Ruislip .. AND ... it gets in an extra station!] [Central Line] 62: West Ruislip 63: Ruislip Gardens 64: South Ruislip 65: Northolt 66: Greenford 67: Perivale 68: Hanger Lane 69: North Acton 70: East Acton 71: White City 72: Shepherd's Bush 73: Hollnd Park 74: Notting Hill Gate [Circle/District Line] 74: Notting Hill Gate 75: Bayswater [Walk 0.1 miles] [Central Line] 76: Queensway 77: Lancaster Gate 78: Marble Arch 79: Bond Street [Jubilee Line] 79: Bond Street 80: Green Park [Piccadilly Line] 80: Green Park 81: Hyde Park Corner 82: Knightsbridge 83: South Kensington [Circle Line] 83: South Kensington 84: Gloucester Road 85: High Street Kensington [District Line] 85: High Street Kensington 86: Earl's Court [District Line - if change needed] 86: Earl's Court 87: West Brompton 88: Fulham Broadway 89: Parsons Green 90: Putney Bridge 91: East Putney 92: Southfields 93: Wimbledon Park 94: Wimbledon [Walk - 0.9 miles] [Northern Line] 95: South Wimbledon 96: Colliers Wood 97: Tooting Broadway 98: Tooting Bec 99: Balham 100: Clapham South 101: Clapham Common 102: Clapham North 103: Stockwell [Victoria Line] 103: Stockwell 104: Vauxhall 105: Pimlico 106: Victoria [Circle Line] 106: Victoria 107: St. James's Park 108: Westminster 109: Embankment 110: Temple 111: Blackfriars 112: Mansion House 113: Cannon Street 114: Monument 115: Tower Hill 116: Aldgate 117: Liverpool Street [Metropolitan Line] 117: Liverpool Street 118: Aldgate East 119: Whitechapel 120: Stepney Green 121: Mile End 122: Bow Road 123: Bromley-By-Bow 124: West Ham [Jubilee Line] 124: West Ham 125: Star Lane 126: Canning Town 127: North Greenwich 128: Canary Wharf 129: Canada Water 131: Bermondsey 131: London Bridge [Northern Line] 131: London Bridge 132: Borough 133: Elephant & Castle 134: Kennington [Northern Line] 134: Kennington 135: Waterloo [Waterloo & City Line] 135: Waterloo 136: Bank [Northern Line] 136: Bank 137: Moorgate 138: Old Street 139: Angel 140: King's Cross [Piccadilly Line] 140: King's Cross 141: Russel Square 142: Holborn 143: Covent Garden Riding this route should keep you warm on a 1-day travel card ... and it's probably cheaper than staying at home and paying crazy prices for gas heating!

[@NickBadley]

Bloody hell, I applaud you for taking the time to write that all out! That's one hell of a route.

[@Lord-Sméagol]

@@NickBadley I was using an older map that didn't have the new Northern Line branch from Kennington to Battersea Power Station! With the new branch, and a few more short walks, I have gained 14 extra stations :) Northern 1: Leicester Square 2: Tottenham Court Road 3: Goodge Street 4: Warren Street Walk 0.3 miles Circle/Metropolitan/Hammersmith & City 5: Great Portland Street 6: Euston Square Walk 0.3 miles Northern 7: Euston 8: Mornington Crescent 9: Camden Town 10: Chalk Farm 11: Belsize Park Walk 0.8 miles Jubilee 12: Swiss Cottage 13: Finchley Road 14: West Hampstead 15: Kilburn 16: Wilsden Green 17: Dollis hill 18: Neasden 19: Wembley Park Metropolitan 19: Wembley Park 20: Preston Road 21: Northwick Park Walk 0.3 miles Bakerloo 22: Kenton 23: South Kenton 24: North Wembley 25: WembleyCentral 26: Stonebridge Park 27: Harlesden 28: Willesden Juncton 29: Kesnal Green 30: Queen's Park 31: Kilburn Park 32: Maida Vale 33: Warwick Avenue Walk 0.5 miles Circle/Hammersmith & City 34: Royal Oak 35: Westbourne Park 36: Ladbrooke Grove 37: Latimer Road 38: Wood Lane 39: Shepherd's Bush Market 40: Goldhawk Road 41: Hammersmith (counting as seperate stations) Walk 0.034 miles District 42: Hammersmith (counting as seperate stations) 43: Ravenscourt Park 44: Stamford Brook 45: Turnham Green 46: Chiswick Park 47: Acton Town Piccadilly 47: Acton Town 48: Ealing Common 49: North Ealing 50: Park Royal 51: Alperton 52: Sudbury Town 53: Sudbury Hill 54: South Harrow 55: Rayners Lane 56: Eastcote 57: Ruislip Manor 58: Ruislip 59: Ickenham Walk 0.7 miles Central 60: West Ruislip 61: Ruislip Gardens 62: South Ruislip 63: Northolt 64: Greenford 65: Perivale 66: Hanger Lane 67: North Acton 68: East Acton 69: White City 70: Shepherd's Bush 71: Hollnd Park 72: Notting Hill Gate Circle 72: Notting Hill Gate 73: High Street Kensington 74: Gloucester Road District/Piccadilly 74: Gloucester Road 75: Earl's Court District 75: Earl's Court 76: West Brompton 77: Fulham Broadway 78: Parsons Green 79: Putney Bridge 80: East Putney 81: Southfields 82: Wimbledon Park 83: Wimbledon Walk 0.9 miles Northern 84: South Wimbledon 85: Colliers Wood 86: Tooting Broadway 87: Tooting Bec 88: Balham 89: Clapham South 90: Clapham Common 91: Clapham North 92: Stockwell 93: Oval 94: Kennington Northern 94: Kennington 95: Nine Elms Walk 0.5 miles Victoria 96: Vauxhall 97: Pimlico 98: Victoria District/Circle 98: Victoria 99: Sloane Square 100: South Kensington Piccadilly 100: South Kensington 101: Knightsbridge 102: Hyde Park Corner 103: Green Park Jubilee 103: Green Park 104: Bond Street Central 104: Bond Street 105: Marble Arch 106: Lancaster Gate 107: Queensway Walk 0.1 miles District/Circle 108: Bayswater 109: Paddington 110: Edgware Road (counting as seperate stations) Walk 0.1 miles Bakerloo 111: Edgware Road (counting as seperate stations) 112: Marylebone 113: Baker Street 114: Regent's Park 115: Oxford Circus 116: Piccadilly Circus 117: Charing Cross 118: Embankment District/Circle 118: Embankment 119: Temple 120: Blackfriars 121: Mansion House 122: Cannon Street 123: Monument 124: Tower Hill 125: Aldgate 126: Liverpool Street Hammersmith & City 126: Liverpool Street 127: Aldgate East 128: Whitechapel 129: Stepney Green 130: Mile End 131: Bow Road 132: Bromley-By-Bow 133: West Ham Jubilee 133: West Ham 134: Star Lane 135: Canning Town 136: North Greenwich 137: Canary Wharf 138: Canada Water 139: Bermondsey 140: London Bridge Northern 140: London Bridge 141: Borough 142: Elephant & Castle (counting as seperate stations) Walk 0.2 miles Bakerloo 143: Elephant & Castle (counting as seperate stations) 144: Lambeth North 145: Waterloo Waterloo & City 145: Waterloo 146: Bank Central 146: Bank 147: St. Paul's 148: Chancery Lane Walk 0.4 miles Circle/Metropolitan/Hammersmith & City 149: Farringdon 150: Barbican 151: Moorgate Northern 151: Moorgate 152: Old Street 153: Angel 154: King's Cross Piccadilly 154: King's Cross 155: Russel Square 156: Holborn 157: Covent Garden

[@thefountainpendesk]

@@Lord-Sméagol That’s over half of the stations on the network 😭 I need to try this one day

[@tonycutler3769]

Great route but for Liverpool Street to West Ham I think you meant Hammersmith & City Line, not Metropolitan Line

[@Lord-Sméagol]

@@tonycutler3769 Probably; I think it was Metropolitan years ago when I was in London :)

[@Robslondon]

😂 What a great idea and a brilliant video, Nick! Just discovered your channel and really enjoying your work; keep them coming.

[@NickBadley]

Thank you! I definitely have plenty more planned! Thanks for stopping by.

[@Robslondon]

@@NickBadley Thanks Nick, look forward to seeing more!

[@japanunravelled]

Loved the idea Nick, it's the kind of thing I think about too. I could have used a handy progress map to follow - my tube knowledge isn't good enough to mentally track along. Keep creating!

[@NickBadley]

Ah, that's an idea. I shall take note.

[@imaanbhutta]

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[@highpath4776]

MORNINGTON CRESCENT ! (sorry, wrong game)

[@ecafssot]

_-in my pants._

[@watson956]

I had the same thought....

[@hak.10]

Great video. For a future video i would love to see the ‘Zone 9 challenge’ this is where you have to visit all zone 9 stations in the quickest time possible. I have always wanted to do this. Thanks

[@NickBadley]

Oooh! That's an idea! I'll leave that as something for when I next go down there.

[@siyuanhuo7301]

That's actually boring imo because there are only 3 such stations. I think a better one would involve going to every station on the tfl rail and tube map that is outside of zone 6.

[@sihollett]

@@siyuanhuo7301 Amersham, Brentwood, Chesham, Cuffley, Epsom is 5 (though 2 are unpublicised). A 7-9 challenge, or Oyster outside zone 6 (so not including the contactless only stations) would be a bit more fun though.

[@reptongeek]

Acton Town looks so different in the daylight hours. When I was last in London I saw it mainly at night

[@pb4rton]

How about another crazy idea? Travel from one Zone 2 station in a circular direction around London and back to that station, but you must stay just in zone 2, using any rail service available?

[@katrinabryce]

Starting from Hammersmith: Hammersmith/Circle to Wood Lane Central - White City to Shepherd's Bush Overground to Stratford (it is Zone 2/3 so counts) DLR to Lewisham South Eastern to Peckham Rye or Denmark Hill Overground to Clapham Junction Overground to West Brompton District Line to Earl's Court (Zone 1/2 so counts) District/Piccadilly to Hammersmith

[@ianjohnson2524]

I love the chaos of this

[@kapuchinoification]

What a great idea. I think I could get it up to 101 stations, depending on the rules, of course!

[@Atm-nv9lz]

Decided to try to plan a route for this and I managed to make one that included 80 stations. Sadly I live across the world so I won’t be able to try doing it anytime soon

[@simonharbertson3993]

You should do the tube challenge, visit all 272 stations in one day. .e and my friend Kim are going to be doing it again in the next few months

[@christiangraham9347]

Accually Ickenham is closer (according to Citymapper)

[@nleak92]

Could have taken the Hammersmith and City line to mile end then take the central line back to Holborn

[@TrainsAndPlanesProductions]

WOAH! This was crazy!

[@highpath4776]

Is Charing Cross to Embankment as same length of time ?

[@NickBadley]

Funnily enough, it's ever so slightly longer in distance, but actually takes less time, due to the better acceleration of the Northern line trains compared to the Piccadilly line.

[@stmisbehavin662]

"I'm weird, don't judge me" If we weren't going to judge you for, I don't know, the topic of this YT video, what made you think we'd judge you for your taste in suburbia?

[@paulwood6723]

Did you use Oyster for this? If so what was the final charge?

[@NickBadley]

Nah I used the day travelcard, sorry.

[@alexander92179]

You wouldn't use oyster or contactless for this or any other tube challenge, unless you wanna pay an extorniate amount of money. Travelcard works out cheaper..

[@highpath4776]

@@alexander92179 how much is a travel card, must get my O60s railcard added to my 060s Oyster for out of London journeys ?

[@alexander92179]

@@highpath4776 it depends on which zones you want to travel within..

[@NickBadley]

Well, for me it was £9.50 for off-peak, zones 1-6, with a railcard. Without the railcard its £14.40

[@tweedledum21]

Nick you knob! Leicester Square to Covent Garden... and yet your video is WEST LONDON! Relabel your video pls

[@6904LoL]

You good mate?it’s Leicester Square to Covent Garden but using he longest time challenge