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Covent Garden ⇄ Finsbury Park Station

This journey is in zones 1&2 and it’s a direct train on the Piccadilly line

  1. From Covent Garden take the Piccadilly Line
  2. Leave the train at Finsbury Park

Number of stops: 7 · Journey time: Approx 15 mins

Stations on the route: Covent Garden ➜ Holborn ➜ Russell Square ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Caledonian Road ➜ Holloway Road ➜ Arsenal ➜ Finsbury Park

Live status and delays

Strikes and station closures

First and last train times

Piccadilly line timetable

Alternative routes include Covent Garden to Arsenal, Covent Garden to Holloway Road and Covent Garden to Archway

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Covent Garden is not wheelchair accessible

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

Covent Garden entrance – You must use a lift plus one flight of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (19 steps down). If you want to avoid the lift then you can use another fourteen flights of stairs (8 steps down +7 steps down +4 steps down +16 steps down +17 steps down +5 steps down +8x17 steps down)

Finsbury Park 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 (17 steps up +16 steps up)

This journey is in zones 1&2 and it’s a direct train on the Piccadilly line

  1. From Finsbury Park take the Piccadilly Line
  2. Leave the train at Covent Garden

Number of stops: 7 · Journey time: Approx 15 mins

Stations on the route: Finsbury Park ➜ Arsenal ➜ Holloway Road ➜ Caledonian Road ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Russell Square ➜ Holborn ➜ Covent Garden

Live status and delays

Strikes and station closures

First and last train times

Piccadilly line timetable

Alternative routes include Finsbury Park to Arsenal, Finsbury Park to Holloway Road and Finsbury Park to Archway

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Finsbury Park is not wheelchair accessible

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

Finsbury Park entrance – There’s a lift between the entrance and the platforms. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use two flights of stairs (16 steps down +17 steps down)

Covent Garden exit – You must use a lift plus one flight of stairs between the platforms and the exit (19 steps up). If you want to avoid the lift then you can use another fourteen flights of stairs (8x17 steps up +5 steps up +17 steps up +16 steps up +4 steps up +7 steps up +8 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 Covent Garden ⇄ Finsbury Park 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 Covent Garden ⇄ Finsbury Park 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 – 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

By carParking near Covent Garden station