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Archway ⇄ Pimlico Station

This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Northern and Victoria lines, changing trains at Euston

  1. From Archway take the Northern Line
  2. Change at Euston to the Victoria Line
  3. Leave the train at Pimlico

Number of stops: 9 · Journey time: Approx 29 mins

Stations on the route: Archway ➜ Tufnell Park ➜ Kentish Town ➜ Camden Town ➜ Euston [change train] Euston ➜ Warren Street ➜ Oxford Circus ➜ Green Park ➜ Victoria ➜ Pimlico

Live status and delays

Closures on the Northern and Victoria line

First and last train times

Northern line timetable

Alternative routes include Archway to Vauxhall and Archway to Victoria

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Archway is not wheelchair accessible

Pimlico is not wheelchair accessible

Archway 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 trains at Euston – Changing between the Northern northbond platform and the Victoria northbound platform is on the level. Changing between the Northern southbound platform via London Bridge, and the Victoria southbound platform, is also on the level. But you must use stairs for all other changes

Pimlico exit – There’s an escalator or seven flights of stairs from the platforms to the booking hall (3 steps up +16 steps up +4x17 steps up +3 steps up). After that you must use stairs from the booking hall to the exits (9 steps up to the Bessborough Street exit, and 16 steps up +18 steps up to the Rampayne Street exit)

This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Victoria and Northern lines, changing trains at Euston

  1. From Pimlico take the Victoria Line
  2. Change at Euston to the Northern Line
  3. Leave the train at Archway

Number of stops: 9 · Journey time: Approx 30 mins

Stations on the route: Pimlico ➜ Victoria ➜ Green Park ➜ Oxford Circus ➜ Warren Street ➜ Euston [change train] Euston ➜ Camden Town ➜ Kentish Town ➜ Tufnell Park ➜ Archway

Live status and delays

Closures on the Victoria and Northern line

First and last train times

Victoria line timetable

Alternative routes include Pimlico to Vauxhall and Pimlico to Victoria

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Pimlico is not wheelchair accessible

Archway is not wheelchair accessible

Pimlico entrance – You must use stairs between the entrances and the booking hall (9 steps down from the Bessborough Street entrance, and 18 steps down +16 steps down from the Rampayne Street entrance). After that there’s an escalator or seven flights of stairs down to the platforms (3 steps down +4x17 steps down +16 steps down +3 steps down)

Changing trains at Euston – Changing between the Northern northbond platform and the Victoria northbound platform is on the level. Changing between the Northern southbound platform via London Bridge, and the Victoria southbound platform, is also on the level. But you must use stairs for all other changes

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

Cash, Oyster & Travelcard fares

The journey is in zones 1-2. The cheapest fare is £2.80 off-peak (£3.40 peak) when you pay by Oyster or contactless. There are no return tickets, you just pay the same as two singles

Cost of tube fare from Archway ⇄ Pimlico Station
Fare zone Cash Oyster & Contactless cards
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
Travelcard prices from Archway ⇄ Pimlico Station
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
Note: Ticket prices are correct as of

Peak and off-peak 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.

The fare is based on what time your journey begins. It doesn’t matter when it ends.

Alternative ways to travel

Walking – The distance on foot is about 5¼ miles, so we don’t recommend walking

By bus – A single ticket is £1.75 (you may need more than one bus). The daily cap is £5.25 and a 1-day travelcard is £6 – Bus fares

By taxi – A 5¼ miles journey should cost approximately £23 to £35.50 and take 23-37 minutes

By car – Parking near Pimlico station