The journey from East Putney to Old Street is in fare zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the District, Piccadilly and Northern tube lines, changing trains at Earl’s Court and King’s Cross St. Pancras
- From East Putney take the District Line
- Change at Earl’s Court to the Piccadilly Line
- Change at King’s Cross St. Pancras to the Northern Line
- Leave the train at Old Street
Number of tube stops: 18 · Journey time: Approx 52 mins
Stations on the route: East Putney ➜ Putney Bridge ➜ Parsons Green ➜ Fulham Broadway ➜ West Brompton ➜ Earl’s Court [change train] Earl’s Court ➜ Gloucester Road ➜ South Kensington ➜ Knightsbridge ➜ Hyde Park Corner ➜ Green Park ➜ Piccadilly Circus ➜ Leicester Square ➜ Covent Garden ➜ Holborn ➜ Russell Square ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras [change train] King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Angel ➜ Old Street
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the District, Piccadilly and Northern
First and last train times on the District line
Tube times for the District line
Alternative routes include East Putney to Moorgate, East Putney to Shoreditch and East Putney to Angel
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
East Putney station is not wheelchair accessible
Old Street station is not wheelchair accessible
East Putney station entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (15 steps up +16 steps up)
Changing tube line at Earl’s Court – You can use a lift when changing platforms
Changing tube line at King’s Cross St. Pancras – There’s a lift when changing between the platforms
Old Street station 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)
The journey from Old Street to East Putney is in fare zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Northern, Victoria, District tube lines, changing trains at Euston, Victoria and Earl’s Court
- From Old Street take the Northern Line
- Change at Euston to the Victoria Line
- Change at Victoria to the District Line
- Change at Earl’s Court to the District Line
- Leave the train at East Putney
Number of tube stops: 16 · Journey time: Approx 62 mins
Stations on the route: Old Street ➜ Angel ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Euston [change train] Euston ➜ Warren Street ➜ Oxford Circus ➜ Green Park ➜ Victoria [change train] Victoria ➜ Sloane Square ➜ South Kensington ➜ Gloucester Road ➜ Earl’s Court [change train] Earl’s Court ➜ West Brompton ➜ Fulham Broadway ➜ Parsons Green ➜ Putney Bridge ➜ East Putney
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Northern, Victoria, District
First and last train times on the Northern line
Tube times for the Northern line
Alternative routes include Old Street to Moorgate, Old Street to Shoreditch and Old Street to Angel
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Old Street train station is not wheelchair accessible
East Putney station is not wheelchair accessible
Old Street station 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 tube line 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 tube line at Victoria – You can use a lift when changing between the Circle/District/Victoria/National Rail platforms
East Putney station exit – You must use two flights of stairs between the platforms and the exit (16 steps down +15 steps down)
Tube fare between East Putney and Old Street
This tube journey is in Oyster zones 1-2. The cheapest fare is £2.80 off-peak (£3.40 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 1-2 fare | £6.70 | £3.40 | £2.80 | £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 prices 2024, Senior prices 2024, Child 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 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 tickets · Pensioner bus tickets · Children’s bus tickets
Travel by car – Car parks near Old Street station