Angel ⇄ Blackfriars Station

This journey is in zone 1 and you’ll have to use the Northern and Circle lines, changing trains at Moorgate

1. From Angel take the Northern Line
2. Change at Moorgate to the Circle Line
3. Leave the train at Blackfriars

Number of stops: 9 · Journey time: Approx 27 mins

Stations on the route: Angel ➜ Old Street ➜ Moorgate [change train] Moorgate ➜ Liverpool Street ➜ Aldgate ➜ Tower Hill ➜ Monument ➜ Cannon Street ➜ Mansion House ➜ Blackfriars

Live status and delays

Closures on the Northern and Circle line

First and last train times

Northern line timetable

Alternative routes include Angel to St Pauls, Angel to Temple and Angel to Mansion House

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Angel is not wheelchair accessible

Blackfriars is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train

Angel entrance – You must use two escalators between the entrance and the platforms. There is no lift

Changing trains at Moorgate – You must use an escalator when changing between the Circle/​Metropolitan/​H&C eastbound platforms and the Northern line. You must use stairs for all other platform changes

Blackfriars exit – There’s a lift between the platforms and the exit. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use two flights of stairs from the platforms to the booking hall (16 steps up +10 steps up from the eastbound platform, or 9 steps up +17 steps up from the westbound platform). After that there’s another three flights of stairs to the Victoria Embankment exit (6 steps up +3 steps down +17 steps down), or three flights to the New Bridge Street exit (6 steps up +6 steps down +18 steps down), or two flights to the Riverside Walk exit (6 steps down +18 steps down), or two flights to the Blackfriars Bridge exit (2x10 steps up to the eastside, or 6 steps up +21 steps down to the westside), or one flight to the Queen Victoria Street exit (16 steps up)

This journey is in zone 1 and you’ll have to use the District, Hammersmith & City and Northern lines, changing trains at Aldgate East and

1. From Blackfriars take the District Line
2. Change at Aldgate East to the Hammersmith & City Line
3. Change at Moorgate to the Northern Line
4. Leave the train at Angel

Number of stops: 9 · Journey time: Approx 37 mins

Stations on the route: Blackfriars ➜ Mansion House ➜ Cannon Street ➜ Monument ➜ Tower Hill ➜ Aldgate East [change train] Aldgate East ➜ Liverpool Street ➜ Moorgate [change train] Moorgate ➜ Old Street ➜ Angel

Live status and delays

Closures on the District, H&C and Northern line

First and last train times

District line timetable

Alternative routes include Blackfriars to St Pauls, Blackfriars to Temple and Blackfriars to Mansion House

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Blackfriars is not wheelchair accessible

Angel is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train

Blackfriars entrance – There’s a lift between the entrance and the platforms. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use three flights of stairs from the Victoria Embankment entrance to the booking hall (17 steps down +3 steps down +6 steps up), or three flights from the New Bridge Street entrance (18 steps down +6 steps down +6 steps up), or two flights from the Riverside Walk entrance (18 steps up +6 steps up), or two flights from the Blackfriars Bridge entrance (2x10 steps down from the eastside, or 21 steps down +6 steps up from the westside), or one flight from the Queen Victoria Street entrance (16 steps down). After that there’s another two flights of stairs down to the platforms (10 steps down +16 steps down to the eastbound platform, or 17 steps down +9 steps down to the westbound platform)

Changing trains at Aldgate East – Changing between the District and H&C line is on the same platform

Changing trains at Moorgate – You must use an escalator when changing between the Circle/​Metropolitan/​H&C eastbound platforms and the Northern line. You must use stairs for all other platform changes

Angel exit – You must use two escalators between the platforms and the exit. There is no lift