The journey from Barbican to Borough is in fare zone 1 and you’ll have to use the Hammersmith & City and Northern tube lines, changing trains at Moorgate
- From Barbican take the Hammersmith & City Line
- Change at Moorgate to the Northern Line
- Leave the train at Borough
Number of tube stops: 4 · Journey time: Approx 18 mins
Stations on the route: Barbican ➜ Moorgate [change train] Moorgate ➜ Bank ➜ London Bridge ➜ Borough
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the H&C and Northern
First and last train times on the Hammersmith & City line
Tube times for the Hammersmith & City line
Alternative routes include Barbican to London Bridge, Barbican to Southwark and Barbican to Elephant & Castle
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Barbican train station is not wheelchair accessible
Borough station is not wheelchair accessible
Barbican station entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the entrance and the booking hall (11 steps down +12 steps down), plus another two flights of stairs from the booking hall to the platforms (15 steps down +14 steps down to the eastbound platform, and 2x14 steps down to the westbound platform)
Changing tube line 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
Borough station exit – There’s a lift between the northbound platform and the exit, but you must use a lift and two flights of stairs from the southbound platform (8 steps up +10 steps up). If you want to avoid the lift then you can use another six flights of stairs (3x25 steps up +6 steps up +21 steps up)
The journey from Borough to Barbican is in fare zone 1 and you’ll have to use the Northern and Metropolitan tube lines, changing trains at Moorgate
- From Borough take the Northern Line
- Change at Moorgate to the Metropolitan Line
- Leave the train at Barbican
Number of tube stops: 4 · Journey time: Approx 19 mins
Stations on the route: Borough ➜ London Bridge ➜ Bank ➜ Moorgate [change train] Moorgate ➜ Barbican
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Northern and Metropolitan
First and last train times on the Northern line
Tube times for the Northern line
Alternative routes include Borough to London Bridge, Borough to Southwark and Borough to Elephant & Castle
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Borough train station is not wheelchair accessible
Barbican station is not wheelchair accessible
Borough station entrance – There’s a lift between the entrance and the northbound platform, but you must use a lift and two flights of stairs to the southbound platform (10 steps down +8 steps down). If you want to avoid the lift then you can use another six flights of stairs (21 steps down +6 steps down +3x25 steps down)
Changing tube line 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
Barbican station exit – You must use two flights of stairs from the platforms to the booking hall (14 steps up +15 steps up from the eastbound platform, and 2x14 steps up from the westbound platform), plus another two flights of stairs between the booking hall and the exit (12 steps up +11 steps up)
Tube fare between Barbican and Borough
This tube journey is in Oyster zone 1. The cheapest fare is £2.70 off-peak (£2.80 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single fare | Single fare | Daily cap | |||
| Peak | Off-peak | Peak | Off-peak | ||
| Zone 1 fare | £6.70 | £2.80 | £2.70 | £8.50 | £8.50 |
| 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 |
| See our complete list of Adult train prices, Senior train prices, Child train prices, Oyster prices, Contactless prices and Travelcard prices 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 – You could walk the 1⅓ mile distance from Borough to Barbican in 25-27 mins
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 · Senior bus tickets · Child bus tickets
Travel by taxi – Taking a 1⅓ mile taxi journey between Borough tube station and Barbican station will cost between £10.60 and £18.20 and take 7-16 mins
Travel by car – Car parks near Barbican station and Borough