The journey from Barbican to Willesden Green is in fare zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Metropolitan and Jubilee tube lines, changing trains at Finchley Road
- From Barbican take the Metropolitan Line
- Change at Finchley Road to the Jubilee Line
- Leave the train at Willesden Green
Number of tube stops: 9 · Journey time: Approx 35 mins
Stations on the route: Barbican ➜ Farringdon ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Euston Square ➜ Great Portland Street ➜ Baker Street ➜ Finchley Road [change train] Finchley Road ➜ West Hampstead ➜ Kilburn ➜ Willesden Green
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Metropolitan and Jubilee
First and last train times on the Metropolitan line
Tube times for the Metropolitan line
Alternative routes include Barbican to Dollis Hill, Barbican to Kilburn and Barbican to Neasden
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Barbican tube station is not wheelchair accessible
Willesden Green 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 Finchley Road – Changing between the Jubilee northbound and Metropolitan northbound, and the Jubilee southbound and Metropolitan southbound platforms is on the level, but you must use stairs to change between the northbound/southbound platforms
Willesden Green station exit – You must use two flights of stairs between the platforms and the exit (16 steps up +14 steps up)
The journey from Willesden Green to Barbican is in fare zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Jubilee and Metropolitan tube lines, changing trains at Finchley Road
- From Willesden Green take the Jubilee Line
- Change at Finchley Road to the Metropolitan Line
- Leave the train at Barbican
Number of tube stops: 9 · Journey time: Approx 33 mins
Stations on the route: Willesden Green ➜ Kilburn ➜ West Hampstead ➜ Finchley Road [change train] Finchley Road ➜ Baker Street ➜ Great Portland Street ➜ Euston Square ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Farringdon ➜ Barbican
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Jubilee and Metropolitan
First and last train times on the Jubilee line
Tube times for the Jubilee line
Alternative routes include Willesden Green to Dollis Hill, Willesden Green to Kilburn and Willesden Green to Neasden
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Willesden Green train station is not wheelchair accessible
Barbican station is not wheelchair accessible
Willesden Green station entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (14 steps down +16 steps down)
Changing tube line at Finchley Road – Changing between the Jubilee northbound and Metropolitan northbound, and the Jubilee southbound and Metropolitan southbound platforms is on the level, but you must use stairs to change between the northbound/southbound 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 Willesden Green
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 |
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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 – We don’t recommend walking – the stations are 5¾ miles apart
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 fares · Senior bus fares · Child bus fares
Travel by taxi – A 5¾ mile taxi fare between Willesden Green train station and Barbican should cost you about £28 to £40 and will take anything from 26-39 mins depending on the traffic
Travel by car – Car parks near Barbican station