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Caledonian Road ⇄ Lancaster Gate Station

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

  1. From Caledonian Road take the Piccadilly Line
  2. Change at Holborn to the Central Line
  3. Leave the train at Lancaster Gate

Number of stops: 8 · Journey time: Approx 29 mins

Stations on the route: Caledonian Road ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Russell Square ➜ Holborn [change train] Holborn ➜ Tottenham Court Road ➜ Oxford Circus ➜ Bond Street ➜ Marble Arch ➜ Lancaster Gate

Live status and delays

Closures on the Piccadilly and Central line

First and last train times

Piccadilly line timetable

Alternative routes include Caledonian Road to Paddington, Caledonian Road to Queensway and Caledonian Road to Marble Arch

Stairs, lifts and escalators

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

Lancaster Gate is not wheelchair accessible

Caledonian Road entrance – There’s a lift between the entrance and the platforms. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use nine flights of stairs (9 steps down +10 steps down +13 steps down +6x17 steps down)

Changing trains at Holborn – You must use stairs when changing between the Central/​Piccadilly line platforms

Lancaster Gate exit – There’s a lift plus one flight of stairs between the platforms and the exit (20 steps up). If you want to avoid the lift then you can use another eight flights of stairs (2x13 steps up +3x15 steps up +7 steps up +5 steps up +16 steps up)

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

  1. From Lancaster Gate take the Central Line
  2. Change at Holborn to the Piccadilly Line
  3. Leave the train at Caledonian Road

Number of stops: 8 · Journey time: Approx 28 mins

Stations on the route: Lancaster Gate ➜ Marble Arch ➜ Bond Street ➜ Oxford Circus ➜ Tottenham Court Road ➜ Holborn [change train] Holborn ➜ Russell Square ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Caledonian Road

Live status and delays

Closures on the Central and Piccadilly line

First and last train times

Central line timetable

Alternative routes include Lancaster Gate to Paddington, Lancaster Gate to Queensway and Lancaster Gate to Marble Arch

Stairs, lifts and escalators

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

Caledonian Road is not wheelchair accessible

Lancaster Gate entrance – There’s a lift plus one flight of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (20 steps down). If you want to avoid the lift then you can use another eight flights of stairs (16 steps down +5 steps down +7 steps down +3x15 steps down +2x13 steps down)

Changing trains at Holborn – You must use stairs when changing between the Central/​Piccadilly line platforms

Caledonian Road exit – There’s a lift between the platforms and the exit. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use nine flights of stairs (6x17 steps up +13 steps up +10 steps up +9 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 Caledonian Road ⇄ Lancaster Gate 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 Caledonian Road ⇄ Lancaster Gate 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 – 3½ miles would take you about 70 minutes on foot

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 – A 3½ mile journey will take about about 15-28 minutes and cost you from £18 to £31

By carParking near Lancaster Gate station