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Borough ⇄ Warren Street Station

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

  1. From Borough take the Northern Line
  2. Change at Kennington to the Northern Line
  3. Leave the train at Warren Street

Number of stops: 9 · Journey time: Approx 26 mins

Stations on the route: Borough ➜ Elephant & Castle ➜ Kennington [change train] Kennington ➜ Waterloo ➜ Embankment ➜ Charing Cross ➜ Leicester Square ➜ Tottenham Court Road ➜ Goodge Street ➜ Warren Street

Live status and delays

Closures on the Northern line

First and last train times

Northern line timetable

Alternative routes include Borough to Great Portland Street, Borough to Euston Square and Borough to Goodge Street

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Borough is not wheelchair accessible

Warren Street is not wheelchair accessible

Borough entrance – There’s a lift between the entrance and the northbound platform, but you must use a lift and two flights of stairs to the southbound platform (10 steps down +8 steps down). If you want to avoid the lift then you can use another six flights of stairs (21 steps down +6 steps down +3x25 steps down)

Changing trains at Kennington – Changing between the northbound platform via Charing Cross, and the northbound platform via Bank, is on the level

Warren Street exit – You must use two escalators between the platforms and the exit, or seven flights of stairs if you want to avoid the escalators from the Victoria line (3 steps up +16 steps up +4x17 steps up +3 steps up), or five flights of stairs if you want to avoid the escalators from the Northern line (20 steps up +4 steps up +2x17 steps up +3 steps up)

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

  1. From Warren Street take the Northern Line
  2. Change at Kennington to the Northern Line
  3. Leave the train at Borough

Number of stops: 9 · Journey time: Approx 26 mins

Stations on the route: Warren Street ➜ Goodge Street ➜ Tottenham Court Road ➜ Leicester Square ➜ Charing Cross ➜ Embankment ➜ Waterloo ➜ Kennington [change train] Kennington ➜ Elephant & Castle ➜ Borough

Live status and delays

Closures on the Northern line

First and last train times

Northern line timetable

Alternative routes include Warren Street to Great Portland Street, Warren Street to Euston Square and Warren Street to Goodge Street

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Warren Street is not wheelchair accessible

Borough is not wheelchair accessible

Warren Street entrance – You must use two escalators between the entrance and the platforms, or seven flights of stairs if you want to avoid the escalators to the Victoria line (3 steps down +4x17 steps down +16 steps down +3 steps down), or five flights of stairs if you want to avoid the escalators to the Northern line (3 steps down +2x17 steps down +4 steps down +20 steps down)

Changing trains at Kennington – Changing between the northbound platform via Charing Cross, and the northbound platform via Bank, is on the level

Borough exit – There’s a lift between the northbound platform and the exit, but you must use a lift and two flights of stairs from the southbound platform (8 steps up +10 steps up). If you want to avoid the lift then you can use another six flights of stairs (3x25 steps up +6 steps up +21 steps up)

Cash, Oyster & Travelcard fares

The journey is in zones 1-2. The cheapest fare is £2.80 off-peak (£3.40 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 Borough ⇄ Warren Street Station
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
Travelcard prices from Borough ⇄ Warren Street Station
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
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 – You could walk the 2½ mile distance in about 47-52 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 – 2½ miles will cost around £14.30 to £24.60 and take about 12-23 minutes

By carParking near Borough station