This journey is in zones 1-3 and it’s a direct train on the Piccadilly line
- From Covent Garden take the Piccadilly Line
- Leave the train at Turnpike Lane
Number of stops: 9 · Journey time: Approx 20 mins
Stations on the route: Covent Garden ➜ Holborn ➜ Russell Square ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Caledonian Road ➜ Holloway Road ➜ Arsenal ➜ Finsbury Park ➜ Manor House ➜ Turnpike Lane
Live status and delays
First and last train times
Piccadilly line timetable
Alternative routes include Covent Garden to Wood Green
Stairs, lifts and escalators
Covent Garden is not wheelchair accessible
Turnpike Lane is not wheelchair accessible
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)
Turnpike Lane exit – There’s an escalator between the platforms and the booking hall. After that there’s two flights of stairs to the Turnpike Lane/Duckett’s Common exits (4 steps up +20 steps up), or two flights to the High Road/Wellington Corner exits (5 steps up +18 steps up), or three flights to the Green Lane/Langham Road exits (3 steps up +16 steps up +5 steps up), or three flights to the bus station exit (3 steps up +16 steps up +4 steps up)
This journey is in zones 1-3 and it’s a direct train on the Piccadilly line
- From Turnpike Lane take the Piccadilly Line
- Leave the train at Covent Garden
Number of stops: 9 · Journey time: Approx 19 mins
Stations on the route: Turnpike Lane ➜ Manor House ➜ Finsbury Park ➜ Arsenal ➜ Holloway Road ➜ Caledonian Road ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Russell Square ➜ Holborn ➜ Covent Garden
Live status and delays
First and last train times
Piccadilly line timetable
Alternative routes include Turnpike Lane to Wood Green
Stairs, lifts and escalators
Turnpike Lane is not wheelchair accessible
Covent Garden is not wheelchair accessible
Turnpike Lane entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the Turnpike Lane/Duckett’s Common entrance and the booking hall (20 steps down +4 steps down), or two flights from the High Road/Wellington Corner entrance (18 steps down +5 steps down), or three flights from the Green Lane/Langham Road entrance (5 steps down +16 steps down +3 steps down), or three flights from the bus station entrance (4 steps down +16 steps down +3 steps down). After that there’s an escalator down to the platforms
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 1-3. 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 – 5½ miles is too far to walk
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 5½ mile ride will cost you around £28 to £40 and take about 25-38 minutes
By car – Parking near Covent Garden station