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Covent Garden ⇄ Golders Green Station

This journey is in zones 1-3

  1. From Covent Garden walk 5 mins to Leicester Square
  2. At Leicester Square catch the Northern Line
  3. Leave the train at Golders Green

Number of stops: 10 · Journey time: Approx 34 mins

Stations on the route: Covent Garden [walk to] Leicester Square ➜ Tottenham Court Road ➜ Goodge Street ➜ Warren Street ➜ Euston ➜ Mornington Crescent ➜ Camden Town ➜ Chalk Farm ➜ Belsize Park ➜ Hampstead ➜ Golders Green

Live status and delays

Strikes and station closures

First and last train times

Northern line timetable

Alternative routes include Covent Garden to Brent Cross and Covent Garden to East Finchley

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Covent Garden is not wheelchair accessible

Golders Green has step-free access from the street to the platform (but there may be a step up or gap to the train)

Leicester Square entrance – You must use two flights of stairs from the Cranbourn Street entrance and the booking hall (18 steps down +13 steps down), or two flights of stairs from the Charing Cross Road eastside entrance (20 steps down +13 steps down), or three flights of stairs from the Charing Cross Road westside entrance (7 steps down +13 steps down +11 steps down). After that you must an escalator plus a flight of 20 stairs down to the platforms

Golders Green exit – There’s a lift between the platforms and the exit. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use three flights of stairs (3x11 steps down)

This journey is in zones 1-3 and it’s a direct train on the Northern line

  1. From Golders Green take the Northern Line
  2. Leave the train at Leicester Square

Number of stops: 10 · Journey time: Approx 21 mins

Stations on the route: Golders Green ➜ Hampstead ➜ Belsize Park ➜ Chalk Farm ➜ Camden Town ➜ Mornington Crescent ➜ Euston ➜ Warren Street ➜ Goodge Street ➜ Tottenham Court Road ➜ Leicester Square

Live status and delays

Strikes and station closures

First and last train times

Northern line timetable

Alternative routes include Golders Green to Brent Cross and Golders Green to East Finchley

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Golders Green is not wheelchair accessible

Leicester Square has step-free access from the street to the platform (but there may be a step up or gap to the train)

Golders Green entrance – There’s a lift between the entrance and the platforms. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use three flights of stairs (3x11 steps up)

Leicester Square exit – You must an escalator plus a flight of 20 stairs from the platforms to the booking hall. After that you must use two flights of stairs to the Cranbourn Street exit (13 steps up +18 steps up), or two flights of stairs to the Charing Cross Road eastside exit (13 steps up +10 steps up), or three flights of stairs to the Charing Cross Road westside exit (11 steps up +13 steps up +7 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

Cost of tube fare from Covent Garden ⇄ Golders Green Station
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
Travelcard prices from Covent Garden ⇄ Golders Green 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 on foot is about 5¼ miles, so we don’t recommend walking

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 5¼ miles journey should cost approximately £23 to £35.50 and take 23-37 minutes

By carParking near Leicester Square station