This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Bakerloo and Victoria lines, changing trains at Oxford Circus
- From Charing Cross take the Bakerloo Line
- Change at Oxford Circus to the Victoria Line
- Leave the train at Seven Sisters
Number of stops: 8 · Journey time: Approx 30 mins
Stations on the route: Charing Cross ➜ Piccadilly Circus ➜ 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 Bakerloo and Victoria line
First and last train times
Bakerloo line timetable
Alternative routes include Charing Cross to Tottenham Hale
Stairs, lifts and escalators
Charing Cross is not wheelchair accessible
Seven Sisters is not wheelchair accessible
Charing Cross entrance – You must an escalator from the main railway station concourse to the booking hall (or three flights of 12, 12, 11 steps down), or two flights from the Trafalgar Square westside entrance (11 steps down +12 steps down), or three flights from the Trafalgar Square central island entrance (21 steps down +3 steps down +8 steps down), or four flights from the Trafalgar Square northside and eastside entrance (9 steps down +10 steps down +2x8 steps down), or three flights from the William IV Street entrance (16 steps down +13 steps down +14 steps down), or three flights from The Courtyard entrance (2x12 steps down +11 steps down), or two flights from the Strand southside entrance (21 steps down +16 steps down), or two flights from the Strand northside entrance (2x15 steps down), or two flights from the Villiers Street entrance (2x9 steps down). After that there’s an escalator plus one flight of 20 steps to the Bakerloo line platforms, or an escalator plus one flight of 19 steps to the Northern line platforms. If you want to avoid the escalator then you can use another five flights of stairs (4x17 steps down +8 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 Northern lines, changing trains at Warren Street
- From Seven Sisters take the Victoria Line
- Change at Warren Street to the Northern Line
- Leave the train at Charing Cross
Number of stops: 9 · Journey time: Approx 29 mins
Stations on the route: Seven Sisters ➜ Finsbury Park ➜ Highbury & Islington ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Euston ➜ Warren Street [change train] Warren Street ➜ Goodge Street ➜ Tottenham Court Road ➜ Leicester Square ➜ Charing Cross
Live status and delays
Closures on the Victoria and Northern 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
Charing Cross 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 Warren Street – You must use an escalator when changing between the Northern/Victoria line platforms
Charing Cross exit – You must use an escalator plus one flight of 20 steps from the Bakerloo line platforms and the booking hall, or an escalator plus one flight of 19 steps from the Northern line platforms. If you want to avoid the escalator then you can use another five flights of stairs (8 steps up + 4x17 steps up). After that must another escalator to the main railway station concourse exit (or three flights of 12, 12, 11 steps up), or two flights to the Trafalgar Square westside exit (11 steps up +12 steps up), or three flights to the Trafalgar Square central island exit (21 steps up +3 steps up +8 steps up), or four flights to the Trafalgar Square northside and eastside exits (9 steps up +10 steps up +2x8 steps up), or three flights to the William IV Street exit (16 steps up +13 steps up +14 steps up), or three flights to The Courtyard exit (2x12 steps up +11 steps up), or two flights to the Strand southside exit (21 steps up +16 steps up), or two flights to the Strand northside exit (2x15 steps up), or two flights to the Villiers Street exit (2x9 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
| 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 |
| 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 – We don’t recommend walking as they are 5¾ miles apart
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 5¾ mile ride should cost you about £28 to £40 and take anything from 26-39 minutes
By car – Parking near Charing Cross station