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Brent Cross ⇄ Kentish Town Station

This journey is in zones 2&3 and you’ll have to use the Northern lines, changing trains at Camden Town

  1. From Brent Cross take the Northern Line
  2. Change at Camden Town to the Northern Line
  3. Leave the train at Kentish Town

Number of stops: 6 · Journey time: Approx 25 mins

Stations on the route: Brent Cross ➜ Golders Green ➜ Hampstead ➜ Belsize Park ➜ Chalk Farm ➜ Camden Town [change train] Camden Town ➜ Kentish Town

Live status and delays

Closures on the Northern line

First and last train times

Northern line timetable

Alternative routes include Brent Cross to Camden Town, Brent Cross to Tufnell Park and Brent Cross to Chalk Farm

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Brent Cross is not wheelchair accessible

Kentish Town is not wheelchair accessible

Brent Cross entrance – You must use three flights of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (6 steps up +7 steps up +18 steps up)

Changing trains at Camden Town – Changing between northbound services is on the level, but you need to use two flights of 11 steps to change between southbound services

Kentish Town exit – There’s an escalator between the Northern northbound platform and the exit, plus another two flights of stairs from the Northern southbound platform (2x11 steps up). There are four flights of stairs between the National Rail platforms and the exit (3x12 steps up +9 steps down)

This journey is in zones 2&3 and you’ll have to use the Northern lines, changing trains at Camden Town

  1. From Kentish Town take the Northern Line
  2. Change at Camden Town to the Northern Line
  3. Leave the train at Brent Cross

Number of stops: 6 · Journey time: Approx 26 mins

Stations on the route: Kentish Town ➜ Camden Town [change train] Camden Town ➜ Chalk Farm ➜ Belsize Park ➜ Hampstead ➜ Golders Green ➜ Brent Cross

Live status and delays

Closures on the Northern line

First and last train times

Northern line timetable

Alternative routes include Kentish Town to Camden Town, Kentish Town to Tufnell Park and Kentish Town to Chalk Farm

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Kentish Town is not wheelchair accessible

Brent Cross is not wheelchair accessible

Kentish Town entrance – There’s an escalator between the entrance and the Northern northbound platform, plus another two flights of stairs to the Northern southbound platform (2x11 steps down). There are four flights of stairs between the entrance and the National Rail platforms (9 steps up +3x12 steps down)

Changing trains at Camden Town – Changing between northbound services is on the level, but you need to use two flights of 11 steps to change between southbound services

Brent Cross exit – You must use three flights of stairs between the platforms and the exit (18 steps down +7 steps down +6 steps down)

Cash, Oyster & Travelcard fares

The journey is in zones 2-3. The cheapest fare is £1.90 off-peak (£2.10 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 Brent Cross ⇄ Kentish Town Station
Fare zone Cash Oyster & Contactless cards
Single fare Single fare Daily cap
Peak Off-peak Peak Off-peak
Zone 2-3 fare £6.70 £2.10 £1.90 £10 £10
Travelcard prices from Brent Cross ⇄ Kentish Town 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 – The distance is about 3¾ miles on foot, which would take about 80 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 3¾ mile ride should cost you from £18 to £31 and take anything from 15 to 29 minutes