Arsenal ⇄ Blackfriars Station

This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Piccadilly and Circle lines, changing trains at King’s Cross St. Pancras

1. From Arsenal take the Piccadilly Line
2. Change at King’s Cross St. Pancras to the Circle Line
3. Leave the train at Blackfriars

Number of stops: 13 · Journey time: Approx 34 mins

Stations on the route: Arsenal ➜ Holloway Road ➜ Caledonian Road ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras [change train] King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Farringdon ➜ Barbican ➜ Moorgate ➜ Liverpool Street ➜ Aldgate ➜ Tower Hill ➜ Monument ➜ Cannon Street ➜ Mansion House ➜ Blackfriars

Live status and delays

Closures on the Piccadilly and Circle line

First and last train times

Piccadilly line timetable

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

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Arsenal is not wheelchair accessible

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

Arsenal entrance – You must use stairs between the entrance and the platforms (8 steps down +19 steps down)

Changing trains at King’s Cross St. Pancras – There’s a lift when changing between the platforms

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 zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the District, Victoria and Piccadilly lines, changing trains at Victoria and

1. From Blackfriars take the District Line
2. Change at Victoria to the Victoria Line
3. Change at King’s Cross St. Pancras to the Piccadilly Line
4. Leave the train at Arsenal

Number of stops: 13 · Journey time: Approx 44 mins

Stations on the route: Blackfriars ➜ Temple ➜ Embankment ➜ Westminster ➜ St. James’s Park ➜ Victoria [change train] Victoria ➜ Green Park ➜ Oxford Circus ➜ Warren Street ➜ Euston ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras [change train] King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Caledonian Road ➜ Holloway Road ➜ Arsenal

Live status and delays

Closures on the District, Victoria and Piccadilly 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

Arsenal 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 Victoria – You can use a lift when changing between the Circle/​District/​Victoria/​National Rail platforms

Changing trains at King’s Cross St. Pancras – There’s a lift when changing between the platforms

Arsenal exit – You must use stairs between the platforms and the exit (19 steps up +8 steps up)