The journey from Barbican to Oxford Circus is in fare zone 1 and you’ll have to use the Metropolitan and Victoria tube lines, changing trains at King’s Cross St. Pancras
- From Barbican take the Metropolitan Line
- Change at King’s Cross St. Pancras to the Victoria Line
- Leave the train at Oxford Circus
Number of tube stops: 5 · Journey time: Approx 22 mins
Stations on the route: Barbican ➜ Farringdon ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras [change train] King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Euston ➜ Warren Street ➜ Oxford Circus
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Metropolitan and Victoria
First and last train times on the Metropolitan line
Tube times for the Metropolitan line
Alternative routes include Barbican to Bond Street, Barbican to Piccadilly Circus and Barbican to Tottenham Court Road
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Barbican station is not wheelchair accessible
Oxford Circus 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
Oxford Circus station exit – There are two escalators from the Bakerloo and Victoria line platforms to the booking hall, and two escalators plus one flight of stairs from the Central line platforms to the booking hall (20 steps up). After that you must use another two flights of stairs to the exit (13 steps up +19 steps up to the northwest corner of the junction, or 13 steps up +18 steps up to the northeast corner, or 12 steps up +19 steps up to the southwest and southeast corners, or 9 steps up +13 steps up to the Argyll Street exit, or 22 steps up to the Oxford Street southside exit)
The journey from Oxford Circus to Barbican is in fare zone 1 and you’ll have to use the Victoria and Hammersmith & City tube lines, changing trains at King’s Cross St. Pancras
- From Oxford Circus take the Victoria Line
- Change at King’s Cross St. Pancras to the Hammersmith & City Line
- Leave the train at Barbican
Number of tube stops: 5 · Journey time: Approx 20 mins
Stations on the route: Oxford Circus ➜ Warren Street ➜ Euston ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras [change train] King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Farringdon ➜ Barbican
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Victoria and H&C
First and last train times on the Victoria line
Tube times for the Victoria line
Alternative routes include Oxford Circus to Bond Street, Oxford Circus to Piccadilly Circus and Oxford Circus to Tottenham Court Road
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Oxford Circus train station is not wheelchair accessible
Barbican station is not wheelchair accessible
Oxford Circus station entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the entrance and the booking hall (19 steps down +13 steps down from the northwest corner of the junction, or 18 steps down +13 steps down from the northeast corner, or 19 steps down +12 steps down from the southwest and southeast corners). After that there’s another two escalators down to the Bakerloo and Victoria line platforms, or two escalators plus one flight of stairs down to the Central line platforms (20 steps down)
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 Oxford Circus
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 prices 2024, Senior prices 2024, Child 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 tickets · Pensioner bus tickets · Children’s bus tickets
Travel by taxi – A two mile journey between Oxford Circus 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 Oxford Circus