London Underground advertising cost.
Most campaigns cost between £3,000 and £120,000 for a two week burst, depending on format, station and how many sites you take. Example rates for every format below, excluding VAT.
Last reviewed 1 August 2026. Figures are planning guidance, not quotes. Final rates depend on availability and current media owner pricing, and are confirmed at booking.
How much does it cost to advertise on the Tube?
Most campaigns land between £3,000 and £120,000 for a two week burst. A poster campaign across a handful of stations starts around £3,000. A full digital escalator run at one station is £25,000 a fortnight. A full station domination starts at £40,000. Everything below explains what moves those numbers.
As a practical starting point, around £3,000 can fund a two week poster campaign across a small number of stations. Below that, concentrating the budget on fewer locations will usually give you a more workable campaign than spreading it thinly.
- 6-sheet posters (paper)
- £1,750per panel, per 2 weeks
- Digital escalator panels
- £25,000per station run, per 2 weeks
- Station domination
- £40,000 to £250,000per station, per 2 weeks
What these figures include
- Media
- Included. The cost of the space itself, for the stated duration.
- Production
- Included in poster rates where the format says so. Otherwise quoted separately, alongside artwork.
- VAT
- Not included. Every figure on this site excludes VAT.
These are the ranges we plan against, not quotes. How one becomes an actual campaign quote is a short process, and worth knowing before you ask for one.
Price by format.
Two week costs, excluding VAT. Cost moves with station, availability, dates, volume and how much of the format you take.
| Format | Type | Indicative cost | Buying unit | Typical duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tube car panels | Typestatic | Indicative cost£18 | Buying unitper panel, per 2 weeks, minimum 550 panels | Typical duration2 weeks |
| Escalator panels (static) | Typestatic | Indicative cost£300 | Buying unitper panel, per 2 weeks, minimum 10 panels | Typical duration2 weeks |
| 4-sheet posters | Typestatic | Indicative cost£750 | Buying unitper panel, per 2 weeks, minimum 5 posters | Typical duration2 weeks |
| Digital 6-sheet (D6) | Typedigital | Indicative cost£1,500 | Buying unitper screen, per 2 weeks | Typical duration2 weeks |
| 6-sheet posters (paper) | Typestatic | Indicative cost£1,750 | Buying unitper panel, per 2 weeks | Typical duration2 weeks |
| 96-sheet posters | Typestatic | Indicative cost£1,800 to £3,200 | Buying unitper panel, per 2 weeks | Typical duration2 weeks |
| Digital 48-sheet (D48) | Typedigital | Indicative cost£2,000 | Buying unitper panel, per 2 weeks | Typical duration2 weeks |
| 12-sheet posters | Typestatic | Indicative cost£2,000 | Buying unitper panel, per 2 weeks | Typical duration2 weeks |
| 16-sheet cross-track | Typestatic | Indicative cost£2,250 | Buying unitper panel, per 2 weeks | Typical duration2 weeks |
| Digital 12-sheet (D12) | Typedigital | Indicative cost£3,000 | Buying unitper screen, per 2 weeks | Typical duration2 weeks |
| 48-sheet posters | Typestatic | Indicative cost£6,000 | Buying unitper panel, per 2 weeks | Typical duration2 weeks |
| Digital gateways | Typedigital | Indicative cost£12,000 to £40,000 | Buying unitper 2 weeks | Typical duration2 weeks |
| Digital escalator panels | Typedigital | Indicative cost£25,000 | Buying unitper station run, per 2 weeks | Typical duration2 weeks |
| Digital ribbon | Typedigital | Indicative cost£35,000 | Buying unitper run, per 2 weeks | Typical duration2 weeks |
| Station domination | Typepackage | Indicative cost£40,000 to £250,000 | Buying unitper station, per 2 weeks | Typical duration1 to 4 weeks |
Ordered cheapest first by unit rate. Where a format carries a minimum, the entry cost is the unit rate multiplied by that minimum rather than the rate on its own.
Digital or paper: what the difference costs.
The same formats, grouped by type rather than by price. Digital generally carries a premium per site; whether it earns it depends on what the campaign needs to do.
Digital formats
Bought as screen time rather than a physical panel. Several executions, day-parting and mid-flight copy changes are possible; artwork is supplied in pixels and played out rather than printed.
| Format | Indicative cost | Buying unit |
|---|---|---|
| Digital 6-sheet (D6) | Indicative cost£1,500 | Buying unitper screen, per 2 weeks |
| Digital 48-sheet (D48) | Indicative cost£2,000 | Buying unitper panel, per 2 weeks |
| Digital 12-sheet (D12) | Indicative cost£3,000 | Buying unitper screen, per 2 weeks |
| Digital gateways | Indicative cost£12,000 to £40,000 | Buying unitper 2 weeks |
| Digital escalator panels | Indicative cost£25,000 | Buying unitper station run, per 2 weeks |
| Digital ribbon | Indicative cost£35,000 | Buying unitper run, per 2 weeks |
Paper formats
One execution for the length of the booking, printed and posted. Poster rates include print and production where the format page says so, which closes some of the gap on the headline rate.
| Format | Indicative cost | Buying unit |
|---|---|---|
| Tube car panels | Indicative cost£18 | Buying unitper panel, per 2 weeks, minimum 550 panels |
| Escalator panels (static) | Indicative cost£300 | Buying unitper panel, per 2 weeks, minimum 10 panels |
| 4-sheet posters | Indicative cost£750 | Buying unitper panel, per 2 weeks, minimum 5 posters |
| 6-sheet posters (paper) | Indicative cost£1,750 | Buying unitper panel, per 2 weeks |
| 96-sheet posters | Indicative cost£1,800 to £3,200 | Buying unitper panel, per 2 weeks |
| 12-sheet posters | Indicative cost£2,000 | Buying unitper panel, per 2 weeks |
| 16-sheet cross-track | Indicative cost£2,250 | Buying unitper panel, per 2 weeks |
| 48-sheet posters | Indicative cost£6,000 | Buying unitper panel, per 2 weeks |
Station domination is neither: it is a package covering every site in a station, digital and paper together, and is priced per station. See what a domination includes.
Example budgets.
Four shapes of campaign at four budget levels. Indicative, and built to show what a budget buys rather than to be bought as they stand.
Starter
£5kper 2 weeks
Indicative
- 4-sheet posters, 5 to 6 sites
- One or two boroughs
- 2 week burst
- Print, production and proof of posting included
Multi-station
£25kper 2 weeks
Indicative
- Digital escalator panels, one major station
- The full synchronised run
- 2 week burst
- Coverage and frequency report
Central London
£60kper 2 weeks
Indicative
- Digital escalator panels at two interchanges
- Plus cross-track 48-sheets on one line
- 2 week burst
- Weekly play-out reporting
Domination
£120kper 2 weeks
Indicative
- Every site in one major station
- Optional car panel layer
- 2 to 4 weeks
- Brand lift study available
Illustrative packages, not fixed products. Excludes VAT. What a budget actually buys depends on stations, dates and availability.
See what your budget could buy.
The same planning logic we use on a first call. Move the slider and the shapes of campaign change: poster packs and single station bursts at the entry end, escalator networks, car panels and station dominations at the top.
- Digital escalator panelsOne station, the full synchronised run, 2 weeks
- Digital ribbonOne escalator run, 2 weeks
- Cross-track 48-sheets5 to 9 panels, 2 weeks, print included
Indicative planning guidance, not live availability. Excludes VAT. Inventory is confirmed by the media owner at booking.
What moves the price.
Seven things account for most of the variation between one campaign and the next. The cost guide works through them in more detail.
Zone
Zone 1 carries a premium over zones 3 and beyond for the same format, driven by footfall and audience profile.
Trading period
January and August are the softest months. The Christmas run-in and September carry the highest rates.
Digital versus static
Digital costs more per site but buys flexibility: day-parting, multiple executions and shorter lead times.
Production
Poster print and posting is a meaningful share of media cost. Digital artwork is usually a fixed studio fee.
Duration
Two weeks is the standard burst. Four and six week bookings usually attract a volume discount.
Lead time
Booking six to eight weeks out protects both price and site quality. Late bookings pay for what is left.
Number of sites
Posters and digital 6-sheets are priced per panel, escalator panels and dominations per station, car panels per line pack. How many you take is usually the single biggest lever on the total.
Cost questions.
What is included, what is not, and why the same format costs different amounts in different months.
Around £3,000 buys a two week poster burst across a handful of stations. Below that the production and posting costs outweigh the media, so a smaller budget is usually better spent on a shorter list of stations rather than a thinner spread.
Both, depending on the format. Posters, digital 6-sheets and static escalator panels are priced per panel, several of them with a minimum quantity. Digital escalator panels and station dominations are priced per station. Car panels are priced per line pack, from a 550 panel minimum.
It depends on the format. Poster rates on this site generally include print and posting, and the format page says so where they do. Digital rates cover the media only — artwork is a separate studio cost. VAT is excluded throughout.
Yes. January and August are the softest months and usually carry the best value. The Christmas run-in and September are the hardest to buy and carry the highest rates.
Per week, usually yes. Two weeks is the standard burst; four and six week bookings normally attract a volume discount. Booking six to eight weeks ahead also protects both the price and the quality of the sites you get.
No. They are indicative planning guidance drawn from our own planning data, and are confirmed with the media owner at booking. A real number comes back with a site list once we have the brief.
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