The journey from Barbican to Mornington Crescent is in fare zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Metropolitan, Victoria and Northern tube lines, changing trains at King’s Cross St. Pancras and Euston
- From Barbican take the Metropolitan Line
- Change at King’s Cross St. Pancras to the Victoria Line
- Change at Euston to the Northern Line
- Leave the train at Mornington Crescent
Number of tube stops: 4 · Journey time: Approx 31 mins
Stations on the route: Barbican ➜ Farringdon ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras [change train] King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Euston [change train] Euston ➜ Mornington Crescent
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Metropolitan, Victoria and Northern
First and last train times on the Metropolitan line
Tube times for the Metropolitan line
Alternative routes include Barbican to Camden Town, Barbican to Euston and Barbican to Euston Square
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Barbican station is not wheelchair accessible
Mornington Crescent 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 King’s Cross St. Pancras – There’s a lift when changing between the platforms
Changing tube line 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
Mornington Crescent station exit – You must use a lift plus one flight of stairs from the platforms to the exit (20 steps up). If you want to avoid the lift then you can use another four flights of stairs (15 steps up +17 steps up +16 steps up +18 steps up)
The journey from Mornington Crescent to Barbican is in fare zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Northern, Victoria and Hammersmith & City tube lines, changing trains at Euston and
- From Mornington Crescent take the Northern Line
- Change at Euston to the Victoria Line
- Change at King’s Cross St. Pancras to the Hammersmith & City Line
- Leave the train at Barbican
Number of tube stops: 4 · Journey time: Approx 28 mins
Stations on the route: Mornington Crescent ➜ Euston [change train] Euston ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras [change train] King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Farringdon ➜ Barbican
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Northern, Victoria and H&C
First and last train times on the Northern line
Tube times for the Northern line
Alternative routes include Mornington Crescent to Camden Town, Mornington Crescent to Euston and Mornington Crescent to Euston Square
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Mornington Crescent train station is not wheelchair accessible
Barbican station is not wheelchair accessible
Mornington Crescent station entrance – You must use a lift plus one flight of stairs from the entrance to the platforms (20 steps down). If you want to avoid the lift then you can use another four flights of stairs (18 steps down +16 steps down +17 steps down +15 steps down)
Changing tube line 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
Changing tube line at King’s Cross St. Pancras – There’s a lift when changing between the platforms
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 Mornington Crescent
This tube journey is in Oyster zones 1-2. The cheapest fare is £2.80 off-peak (£3.40 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 1-2 fare | £6.70 | £3.40 | £2.80 | £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 tube prices 2024, Senior tube prices 2024, Child tube prices 2024, Oyster prices 2024, Contactless prices 2024 and Travelcard prices 2024 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 Barbican 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 prices 2024 · OAP bus prices 2024 · Kids bus prices 2024
Travel by taxi – A two mile journey between Mornington Crescent underground station and Barbican station in a black taxicab should cost between £10.60 and £18.20 and take about 10-20 mins depending on the traffic
Travel by car – Car parks near Barbican station and Mornington Crescent