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Archway ⇄ Hampstead Station | Tube Journey, Train Times & Fares

The journey from Archway to Hampstead is in fare zone 2 and you’ll have to use the Northern tube lines, changing trains at Camden Town

  1. From Archway take the Northern Line
  2. Change at Camden Town to the Northern Line
  3. Leave the train at Hampstead

Number of tube stops: 6 · Journey time: Approx 25 mins

Stations on the route: Archway ➜ Tufnell Park ➜ Kentish Town ➜ Camden Town [change train] Camden Town ➜ Chalk Farm ➜ Belsize Park ➜ Hampstead

London Underground tube delays

Strikes and closures on the Northern

First and last train times on the Northern line

Tube times for the Northern line

Alternative routes include Archway to Belsize Park, Archway to Finchley Road and Archway to Golders Green

Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms

Archway underground station is not wheelchair accessible

Hampstead station is not wheelchair accessible

Archway station entrance – You must use one escalator and two flights of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (2x10 steps down), or eight flights of stairs if you want to avoid the escalator (17 steps down +3 steps down +5 steps down +4x17 steps down +20 steps down)

Changing tube line at Camden Town – Changing between northbound services is on the level, but you need to use two flights of 11 steps to change between southbound services

Hampstead station exit – You must use a lift and two flights of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (20 steps up +6 steps up). If you want to avoid the lift then you can use another 19 flights of stairs (18 steps up +15x17 steps up +3 steps up +19 steps up)

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Tube fare between Archway and Hampstead

This tube journey is in Oyster zone 2. The cheapest fare is £1.80 off-peak (£1.90 peak) when you pay by Oyster or contactless. There’s no return fare, you just pay the same as two single tickets

Cost of tube fare from Archway ⇄ Hampstead Station | Tube Journey, Train Times & Fares
Fare zone Cash Oyster & Contactless cards
Single fare Single fare Daily cap
Peak Off-peak Peak Off-peak
Zone 2 fare £6.70 £1.90 £1.80 £8.50 £8.50
Travelcard prices from Archway ⇄ Hampstead Station | Tube Journey, Train Times & Fares
Fare Zone Travelcards (Train, Bus & Tram)
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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Note: Tube journey prices are correct as of

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 – The distance to Archway is about two miles, which would take 38-42 minutes to walk

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 tickets · OAP bus tickets · Kids bus tickets

Travel by taxi – A two mile journey between Hampstead station and Archway station in a black taxicab should cost between £10.60 and £18.20 and take about 10-20 mins depending on the traffic