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Bethnal Green ⇄ Seven Sisters Station

This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Central and Victoria lines, changing trains at Oxford Circus

  1. From Bethnal Green take the Central Line
  2. Change at Oxford Circus to the Victoria Line
  3. Leave the train at Seven Sisters

Number of stops: 13 · Journey time: Approx 42 mins

Stations on the route: Bethnal Green ➜ Liverpool Street ➜ Bank ➜ St. Paul’s ➜ Chancery Lane ➜ Holborn ➜ Tottenham Court Road ➜ Oxford Circus [change train] Oxford Circus ➜ Warren Street ➜ Euston ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Highbury & Islington ➜ Finsbury Park ➜ Seven Sisters

Live status and delays

Closures on the Central and Victoria line

First and last train times

Central line timetable

Alternative routes include Bethnal Green to Tottenham Hale

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Bethnal Green is not wheelchair accessible

Seven Sisters is not wheelchair accessible

Bethnal Green entrance – You must use an escalator and two flights of stairs between the Bethnal Green Road entrance and the platforms (20 steps down +8 steps down), or an escalator and two flights of stairs between the Roman Road entrance and the platforms (19 steps down +7 steps down), or an escalator and two flights of stairs between the Cambridge Heath Road west entrance and the platforms (18 steps down +8 steps down), or an escalator and three flights of stairs between the Cambridge Heath Road east entrance and the platforms (10 steps down +11 steps down +5 steps down)

Changing trains at Oxford Circus – Changing between the Bakerloo northbound and Victoria northbound platforms, or the Bakerloo southbound and Victoria southbound platforms, is on the level, but you must use one flights of 20 stairs for all other platform changes

Seven Sisters exit – You must use one flight of stairs from the platforms to the booking hall (19 steps up) plus an escalator (or four flights of 3, 2x17, 14 steps). After that you must use two flights of stairs to the Broad Lane exit (11 steps up +20 steps up), or two flights to the Earlsmead Road exit (12 steps up +19 steps up), or three flights to the West Green Road exit (13 steps up +2x10 steps up), but the Seven Sisters Road exit is on the level

This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Victoria and Central lines, changing trains at Oxford Circus

  1. From Seven Sisters take the Victoria Line
  2. Change at Oxford Circus to the Central Line
  3. Leave the train at Bethnal Green

Number of stops: 13 · Journey time: Approx 41 mins

Stations on the route: Seven Sisters ➜ Finsbury Park ➜ Highbury & Islington ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Euston ➜ Warren Street ➜ Oxford Circus [change train] Oxford Circus ➜ Tottenham Court Road ➜ Holborn ➜ Chancery Lane ➜ St. Paul’s ➜ Bank ➜ Liverpool Street ➜ Bethnal Green

Live status and delays

Closures on the Victoria and Central line

First and last train times

Victoria line timetable

Alternative routes include Seven Sisters to Tottenham Hale

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Seven Sisters is not wheelchair accessible

Bethnal Green is not wheelchair accessible

Seven Sisters entrance – The entrance on Seven Sisters Road and the booking hall are on the level, but you must use two flights of stairs from the Broad Lane entrance (20 steps down +11 steps down), or two flights from the Earlsmead Road entrance (19 steps down +12 steps down), or three flights from the West Green Road entrance (2x10 steps down +13 steps down). After that you must use an escalator down to the platforms (or four flights of 3, 2x17, 14 steps) plus one flight of 19 steps down

Changing trains at Oxford Circus – Changing between the Bakerloo northbound and Victoria northbound platforms, or the Bakerloo southbound and Victoria southbound platforms, is on the level, but you must use one flights of 20 stairs for all other platform changes

Bethnal Green exit – You must use an escalator and two flights of stairs between the platforms and the Bethnal Green Road exit (8 steps up +20 steps up), or an escalator and two flights of stairs between the platforms and the Roman Road exit (7 steps up +19 steps up), or an escalator and two flights of stairs between the platforms and the Cambridge Heath Road west exit (8 steps up +18 steps up), or an escalator and three flights of stairs between the platforms and the Cambridge Heath Road east exit (5 steps up +11 steps up +10 steps up)

Cash, Oyster & Travelcard fares

The journey is in zones 1-3. The cheapest fare is £3 off-peak (£3.70 peak) when you pay by Oyster or contactless. There are no return tickets, you just pay the same as two singles

Cost of tube fare from Bethnal Green ⇄ Seven Sisters Station
Fare zone Cash Oyster & Contactless cards
Single fare Single fare Daily cap
Peak Off-peak Peak Off-peak
Zone 1-3 fare £6.70 £3.70 £3 £10 £10
Travelcard prices from Bethnal Green ⇄ Seven Sisters Station
Fare Zone Travelcards (Train, Bus & Tram)
One day travel­card Week travel­card Month travel­card
Anytime Off-peak
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 – Four miles on foot would take you around 75-85 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 – The four mile ride should cost between £18 and £31 and take about 16-30 minutes