This journey is in zone 1 and you’ll have to use the Hammersmith & City and Northern 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 stops: 4 · Journey time: Approx 18 mins
Stations on the route: Barbican ➜ Moorgate [change train] Moorgate ➜ Bank ➜ London Bridge ➜ Borough
Live status and delays
Closures on the H&C and Northern line
First and last train times
Hammersmith & City line timetable
Alternative routes include Barbican to London Bridge, Barbican to Southwark and Barbican to Elephant & Castle
Stairs, lifts and escalators
Barbican is not wheelchair accessible
Borough is not wheelchair accessible
Barbican 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 trains 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 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)
This journey is in zone 1 and you’ll have to use the Northern and Metropolitan 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 stops: 4 · Journey time: Approx 19 mins
Stations on the route: Borough ➜ London Bridge ➜ Bank ➜ Moorgate [change train] Moorgate ➜ Barbican
Live status and delays
Closures on the Northern and Metropolitan line
First and last train times
Northern line timetable
Alternative routes include Borough to London Bridge, Borough to Southwark and Borough to Elephant & Castle
Stairs, lifts and escalators
Borough is not wheelchair accessible
Barbican is not wheelchair accessible
Borough 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 trains 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 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)
Cash, Oyster & Travelcard fares
The journey is in zone 1. The cheapest fare is £2.70 off-peak (£2.80 peak) when you pay by Oyster or contactless. There are no return tickets, you just pay the same as two singles
| 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 |
| 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 – You could walk 1⅓ miles in 25-27 minutes
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 – 1⅓ miles will cost between £10.60 and £18.20 and take 7-16 minutes
By car – Parking near Barbican station