The journey from Covent Garden to Goodge Street is in fare zone 1
- From Covent Garden walk 5 mins to Leicester Square
- At Leicester Square catch the Northern Line
- Leave the train at Goodge Street
Number of tube stops: 2 · Journey time: Approx 16 mins
Stations on the route: Covent Garden [walk to] Leicester Square ➜ Tottenham Court Road ➜ Goodge Street
London Underground tube delays
First and last train times on the Northern line
Tube times for the Northern line
Alternative routes include Covent Garden to Warren Street, Covent Garden to Tottenham Court Road and Covent Garden to Russell Square
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Covent Garden underground station is not wheelchair accessible
Goodge Street station is not wheelchair accessible
Leicester Square station 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
Goodge Street station exit – You must use 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 ten flights of stairs (10 steps up +7x17 steps up +8 steps up +9 steps up)
The journey from Goodge Street to Covent Garden is in fare zone 1 and it’s a direct train on the Northern tube line
- From Goodge Street take the Northern Line
- Leave the train at Leicester Square
Number of tube stops: 2 · Journey time: Approx 4 mins
Stations on the route: Goodge Street ➜ Tottenham Court Road ➜ Leicester Square
London Underground tube delays
First and last train times on the Northern line
Tube times for the Northern line
Alternative routes include Goodge Street to Warren Street, Goodge Street to Tottenham Court Road and Goodge Street to Russell Square
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Goodge Street train station is not wheelchair accessible
Leicester Square station is not wheelchair accessible
Goodge Street station entrance – You must use 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 ten flights of stairs (9 steps down +8 steps down +7x17 steps down +10 steps down)
Leicester Square station 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)
Tube fare between Covent Garden and Goodge Street
This tube journey is in Oyster zone 1. The cheapest fare is £2.70 off-peak (£2.80 peak) when you pay by Oyster or contactless. There’s no return fare, you just pay the same as two single tickets
| Fare zone | Cash | Oyster & Contactless cards | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single fare | Single fare | Daily cap | |||
| Peak | Off-peak | Peak | Off-peak | ||
| Zone 1 fare | £6.70 | £2.80 | £2.70 | £8.50 | £8.50 |
| 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 |
| See our complete list of Adult tickets, Senior tickets, Child tickets, Oyster fares, Contactless fares and Travelcard fares Note: Tube journey prices are correct as of | ||||
Peak and off-peak journey 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. Note: Between the 8th March and 31st May 2024 TFL are running a trial called ‘Off-Peak Friday Fares’, where Fridays will be classed as off-peak all day.
The fare is based on what time your journey begins. It doesn’t matter what time your journey ends.
Other ways to make this journey
Travel on foot – The distance is roughly ¾ of a mile which would take you about 14-15 mins
Travel by bus – Single fare: £1.75 (you may need more than one bus); Daily cap: £5.25; Weekly cap: £24.70; 1-day travelcard: £6; Weekly travelcard: £24.70 – Adult bus fares · OAP bus fares · Kids bus fares
Travel by taxi – The ¾-mile taxi journey between Goodge Street station and Leicester Square will cost approximately £7 to £12 and take 5-12 mins
Travel by car – Car parks near Leicester Square station and Goodge Street