The journey from East Finchley to Kentish Town is in fare zones 2&3 and it’s a direct train on the Northern tube line
- From East Finchley take the Northern Line
- Leave the train at Kentish Town
Number of tube stops: 4 · Journey time: Approx 11 mins
Stations on the route: East Finchley ➜ Highgate ➜ Archway ➜ Tufnell Park ➜ Kentish Town
London Underground tube delays
First and last train times on the Northern line
Tube times for the Northern line
Alternative routes include East Finchley to Camden Town, East Finchley to Tufnell Park and East Finchley to Chalk Farm
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
East Finchley underground station is not wheelchair accessible
Kentish Town station is not wheelchair accessible
East Finchley station entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (2x15 steps up)
Kentish Town station exit – There’s an escalator between the Northern northbound platform and the exit, plus another two flights of stairs from the Northern southbound platform (2x11 steps up). There are four flights of stairs between the National Rail platforms and the exit (3x12 steps up +9 steps down)
The journey from Kentish Town to East Finchley is in fare zones 2&3 and it’s a direct train on the Northern tube line
- From Kentish Town take the Northern Line
- Leave the train at East Finchley
Number of tube stops: 4 · Journey time: Approx 12 mins
Stations on the route: Kentish Town ➜ Tufnell Park ➜ Archway ➜ Highgate ➜ East Finchley
London Underground tube delays
First and last train times on the Northern line
Tube times for the Northern line
Alternative routes include Kentish Town to Camden Town, Kentish Town to Tufnell Park and Kentish Town to Chalk Farm
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Kentish Town train station is not wheelchair accessible
East Finchley station is not wheelchair accessible
Kentish Town station entrance – There’s an escalator between the entrance and the Northern northbound platform, plus another two flights of stairs to the Northern southbound platform (2x11 steps down). There are four flights of stairs between the entrance and the National Rail platforms (9 steps up +3x12 steps down)
East Finchley station exit – You must use two flights of stairs between the platforms and the exit (2x15 steps down)
Tube fare between East Finchley and Kentish Town
This tube journey is in Oyster zones 2-3. The cheapest fare is £1.90 off-peak (£2.10 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 2-3 fare | £6.70 | £2.10 | £1.90 | £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 |
| See our complete list of Adult train prices 2024, Senior train prices 2024, Child train prices 2024, Oyster prices 2024, Contactless prices 2024 and Travelcard prices 2024 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 to East Finchley is about three miles. It would take you around 57-63 minutes
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 2024 · OAP bus fares 2024 · Kids bus fares 2024
Travel by taxi – The three mile taxi ride between Kentish Town station and East Finchley station should cost between £14.30 and £24.60 and take about 13-25 mins