Blackfriars ⇄ Finchley Road Station

This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the District and Jubilee lines, changing trains at Westminster

1. From Blackfriars take the District Line
2. Change at Westminster to the Jubilee Line
3. Leave the train at Finchley Road

Number of stops: 9 · Journey time: Approx 31 mins

Stations on the route: Blackfriars ➜ Temple ➜ Embankment ➜ Westminster [change train] Westminster ➜ Green Park ➜ Bond Street ➜ Baker Street ➜ St. John’s Wood ➜ Swiss Cottage ➜ Finchley Road

Live status and delays

Closures on the District and Jubilee line

First and last train times

District line timetable

Alternative routes include Blackfriars to West Hampstead, Blackfriars to Swiss Cottage and Blackfriars to Hampstead

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Blackfriars is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train

Finchley Road is not wheelchair accessible

Blackfriars entrance – There’s a lift between the entrance and the platforms. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use three flights of stairs from the Victoria Embankment entrance to the booking hall (17 steps down +3 steps down +6 steps up), or three flights from the New Bridge Street entrance (18 steps down +6 steps down +6 steps up), or two flights from the Riverside Walk entrance (18 steps up +6 steps up), or two flights from the Blackfriars Bridge entrance (2x10 steps down from the eastside, or 21 steps down +6 steps up from the westside), or one flight from the Queen Victoria Street entrance (16 steps down). After that there’s another two flights of stairs down to the platforms (10 steps down +16 steps down to the eastbound platform, or 17 steps down +9 steps down to the westbound platform)

Changing trains at Westminster – There are two lifts when changing between the Circle/​District and Jubilee eastbound line platforms (or two escalators and 2x14 stairs), or three lifts when changing between the Circle/​District and Jubilee westbound line platforms (or three escalators and 2x14 stairs)

Finchley Road exit – You must use stairs between the platforms and the exit (13 steps up +15 steps up)

This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Metropolitan, Bakerloo and District lines, changing trains at Baker Street and

1. From Finchley Road take the Metropolitan Line
2. Change at Baker Street to the Bakerloo Line
3. Change at Embankment to the District Line
4. Leave the train at Blackfriars

Number of stops: 8 · Journey time: Approx 39 mins

Stations on the route: Finchley Road ➜ Baker Street [change train] Baker Street ➜ Regent’s Park ➜ Oxford Circus ➜ Piccadilly Circus ➜ Charing Cross ➜ Embankment [change train] Embankment ➜ Temple ➜ Blackfriars

Live status and delays

Closures on the Metropolitan, Bakerloo and District line

First and last train times

Metropolitan line timetable

Alternative routes include Finchley Road to West Hampstead, Finchley Road to Swiss Cottage and Finchley Road to Hampstead

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Finchley Road is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train

Blackfriars is not wheelchair accessible

Finchley Road entrance – You must use stairs between the entrance and the platforms (15 steps down +13 steps down)

Changing trains at Baker Street – Changing between the Bakerloo/​Jubilee line is on the level, but you must use two flights of stairs for eastbound changes on the Circle/​Metropolitan/​H&C line (8 steps down +21 steps down) or three flights of stairs for westbound changes on the Circle/​Metropolitan/​H&C line (8 steps down +2x10 steps down)

Changing trains at Embankment – You must use stairs when changing platforms

Blackfriars exit – There’s a lift between the platforms and the exit. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use two flights of stairs from the platforms to the booking hall (16 steps up +10 steps up from the eastbound platform, or 9 steps up +17 steps up from the westbound platform). After that there’s another three flights of stairs to the Victoria Embankment exit (6 steps up +3 steps down +17 steps down), or three flights to the New Bridge Street exit (6 steps up +6 steps down +18 steps down), or two flights to the Riverside Walk exit (6 steps down +18 steps down), or two flights to the Blackfriars Bridge exit (2x10 steps up to the eastside, or 6 steps up +21 steps down to the westside), or one flight to the Queen Victoria Street exit (16 steps up)