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Ealing Broadway ⇄ Old Street Station

This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Central and Northern lines, changing trains at Bank

  1. From Ealing Broadway take the Central Line
  2. Change at Bank to the Northern Line
  3. Leave the train at Old Street

Number of stops: 19 · Journey time: Approx 54 mins

Stations on the route: Ealing Broadway ➜ West Acton ➜ North Acton ➜ East Acton ➜ White City ➜ Shepherd’s Bush ➜ Holland Park ➜ Notting Hill Gate ➜ Queensway ➜ Lancaster Gate ➜ Marble Arch ➜ Bond Street ➜ Oxford Circus ➜ Tottenham Court Road ➜ Holborn ➜ Chancery Lane ➜ St. Paul’s ➜ Bank [change train] Bank ➜ Moorgate ➜ Old Street

Live status and delays

Closures on the Central and Northern line

First and last train times

Central line timetable

Alternative routes include Ealing Broadway to Moorgate, Ealing Broadway to Shoreditch and Ealing Broadway to Angel

Stairs, lifts and escalators

The District line at Ealing Broadway is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train. The Central and Elizabeth lines only have step-free access from the street to the platform, and there may be a step up or gap to the train

Old Street is not wheelchair accessible

Ealing Broadway 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 (9 steps down +12 steps down +11 steps down to the Central line, or 9 steps down +3 steps down +2x11 steps down to District platforms 7&8, or 9 steps down +3 steps down +8 steps down +11 steps down to District platform 9)

Changing trains at Bank – Changing between the Central and DLR platforms involves a lift plus escalator. Changing between the W&C line and any other platform involves a lift, an escalator plus a long travelator. You must use stairs when changing trains from the Northern line to any other platform

Old Street exit – You must an escalator (or seven flights of 6x15, 10, 9 steps) plus four flights of stairs from the platforms to the booking hall (17 steps up +18 steps up +15 steps up +16 steps up). After that you must use another flight of stairs to Old Street’s northeast, northwest, southeast and southwest exits (8 steps up), or two flights of stairs to the City Road exits (2x11 steps to the southwest exit, or 2x12 steps to the northwest, northeast and southeast exits)

This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Northern, Victoria and Central lines, changing trains at Euston and

  1. From Old Street take the Northern Line
  2. Change at Euston to the Victoria Line
  3. Change at Oxford Circus to the Central Line
  4. Leave the train at Ealing Broadway

Number of stops: 17 · Journey time: Approx 55 mins

Stations on the route: Old Street ➜ Angel ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Euston [change train] Euston ➜ Warren Street ➜ Oxford Circus [change train] Oxford Circus ➜ Bond Street ➜ Marble Arch ➜ Lancaster Gate ➜ Queensway ➜ Notting Hill Gate ➜ Holland Park ➜ Shepherd’s Bush ➜ White City ➜ East Acton ➜ North Acton ➜ West Acton ➜ Ealing Broadway

Live status and delays

Closures on the Northern, Victoria and Central line

First and last train times

Northern line timetable

Alternative routes include Old Street to Moorgate, Old Street to Shoreditch and Old Street to Angel

Stairs, lifts and escalators

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

The District line at Ealing Broadway is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train. The Central and Elizabeth lines only have step-free access from the street to the platform, and there may be a step up or gap to the train

Old Street entrance – You must use one flight of stairs between Old Street’s northeast, northwest, southeast and southwest entrances and the booking hall (8 steps down), or two flights of stairs from the City Road entrances (2x11 steps from the southwest entrance, or 2x12 steps from the northwest, northeast and southeast entrances). After that you must an escalator (or seven flights of 9, 10, 6x15 steps down) plus another four flights of stairs (16 steps down +15 steps down +18 steps down +17 steps down)

Changing trains at Euston – Changing between the Northern northbond platform and the Victoria northbound platform is on the level. Changing between the Northern southbound platform via London Bridge, and the Victoria southbound platform, is also on the level. But you must use stairs for all other changes

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

Ealing Broadway 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 (11 steps up +12 steps up +9 steps up from the Central line, or 2x11 steps up +3 steps up +9 steps up from District platforms 7&8, or 11 steps up +8 steps up +3 steps up +9 steps up from District platform 9)

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 Ealing Broadway ⇄ Old Street 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 Ealing Broadway ⇄ Old Street 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

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 carParking near Old Street station