The journey from Angel to Swiss Cottage is in fare zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Northern, Hammersmith & City and Jubilee tube lines, changing trains at King’s Cross St. Pancras and Baker Street
- From Angel take the Northern Line
- Change at King’s Cross St. Pancras to the Hammersmith & City Line
- Change at Baker Street to the Jubilee Line
- Leave the train at Swiss Cottage
Number of tube stops: 6 · Journey time: Approx 34 mins
Stations on the route: Angel ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras [change train] King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Euston Square ➜ Great Portland Street ➜ Baker Street [change train] Baker Street ➜ St. John’s Wood ➜ Swiss Cottage
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Northern, H&C and Jubilee
First and last train times on the Northern line
Tube times for the Northern line
Alternative routes include Angel to Finchley Road, Angel to St Johns Wood and Angel to Belsize Park
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Angel tube station is not wheelchair accessible
Swiss Cottage station is not wheelchair accessible
Angel station entrance – You must use two escalators between the entrance and the platforms. There is no lift
Changing tube line at King’s Cross St. Pancras – There’s a lift when changing between the platforms
Changing tube line at Baker Street – Changing between the Bakerloo/Jubilee line is on the level, but you must use two flights of stairs for eastbound changes on the Circle/Metropolitan/H&C line (8 steps down +21 steps down) or three flights of stairs for westbound changes on the Circle/Metropolitan/H&C line (8 steps down +2x10 steps down)
Swiss Cottage station exit – There’s an escalator from the platforms to the booking hall. If you want to avoid the escalator then you can use five flights of stairs (6 steps up +3x17 steps up +3 steps up). After that you must use one flight of stairs to the Belsize Road exit (10 steps up), or two flights to the Avenue Road/Finchley Road exit (2x11 steps up), or three flights to the Finchley Road westside exit (10 steps up +2x9 steps up), or four flights to the Avenue Road eastside exit (3 steps up +5 steps up +16 steps up +5 steps up), or four flights to the Eton Avenue exit (3 steps up +9 steps up +2x13 steps up)
The journey from Swiss Cottage to Angel is in fare zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Jubilee, Metropolitan and Northern tube lines, changing trains at Baker Street and
- From Swiss Cottage take the Jubilee Line
- Change at Baker Street to the Metropolitan Line
- Change at King’s Cross St. Pancras to the Northern Line
- Leave the train at Angel
Number of tube stops: 6 · Journey time: Approx 35 mins
Stations on the route: Swiss Cottage ➜ St. John’s Wood ➜ Baker Street [change train] Baker Street ➜ Great Portland Street ➜ Euston Square ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras [change train] King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Angel
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Jubilee, Metropolitan and Northern
First and last train times on the Jubilee line
Tube times for the Jubilee line
Alternative routes include Swiss Cottage to Finchley Road, Swiss Cottage to St Johns Wood and Swiss Cottage to Belsize Park
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Swiss Cottage train station is not wheelchair accessible
Angel station is not wheelchair accessible
Swiss Cottage station entrance – You must use one flight of stairs between the Belsize Road entrance and the booking hall (10 steps down), or two flights from the Avenue Road/Finchley Road entrance (2x11 steps down), or three flights from the Finchley Road westside entrance (2x9 steps down +10 steps down), or four flights from the Avenue Road eastside entrance (5 steps down +16 steps down +5 steps down +3 steps down), or four flights from the Eton Avenue entrance (2x13 steps down +9 steps down +3 steps down). After that there’s an escalator down to the platforms. If you want to avoid the escalator you can use another five flights of stairs (3 steps down +3x17 steps down +6 steps down)
Changing tube line at Baker Street – Changing between the Bakerloo/Jubilee line is on the level, but you must use two flights of stairs for eastbound changes on the Circle/Metropolitan/H&C line (8 steps down +21 steps down) or three flights of stairs for westbound changes on the Circle/Metropolitan/H&C line (8 steps down +2x10 steps down)
Changing tube line at King’s Cross St. Pancras – There’s a lift when changing between the platforms
Angel station exit – You must use two escalators between the platforms and the exit. There is no lift
Tube fare between Angel and Swiss Cottage
This tube journey is in Oyster zones 1-2. The cheapest fare is £2.80 off-peak (£3.40 peak) when you pay by Oyster or contactless. There’s no return fare, you just pay the same as two single tickets
Fare zone | Cash | Oyster & Contactless cards | |||
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Single fare | Single fare | Daily cap | |||
Peak | Off-peak | Peak | Off-peak | ||
Zone 1-2 fare | £6.70 | £3.40 | £2.80 | £8.50 | £8.50 |
Fare Zone | Travelcards (Train, Bus & Tram) | |||
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One day travelcard | Week travelcard | Month travelcard | ||
Anytime | Off-peak | |||
Zone 1-2 travelcard | n/a | n/a | £42.70 | £164 |
Zone 1-4 travelcard | £15.90 | n/a | £61.40 | £235.80 |
Zone 1-6 travelcard | £22.60 | £15.90 | £78 | £299 |
Zone 1-9 travelcard | £28.50 | £17 | £111.30 | £427.40 |
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Peak and off-peak journey times
For Oyster and contactless off-peak is outside the hours of 6.30 AM-9.30 AM and 4 PM-7 PM (Mon-Fri). For travelcards it’s any time after 9.30 AM (Mon-Fri). Weekends are always classed as off-peak. Note: Between the 8th March and 31st May 2024 TFL are running a trial called ‘Off-Peak Friday Fares’, where Fridays will be classed as off-peak all day.
The fare is based on what time your journey begins. It doesn’t matter what time your journey ends.
Other ways to make this journey
Travel on foot – They stations are 3¼ miles apart and you could walk the distance in around one hour
Travel by bus – Single fare: £1.75 (you may need more than one bus); Daily cap: £5.25; Weekly cap: £24.70; 1-day travelcard: £6; Weekly travelcard: £24.70 – Adult bus prices 2024 · Pensioner bus prices 2024 · Children’s bus prices 2024
Travel by taxi – A 3¼ mile taxi journey between Swiss Cottage train station and Angel should cost approximately £14.30 to £24.60 and take 14-27 mins