The journey from Elephant & Castle to Tottenham Hale is in fare zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Northern and Victoria tube lines, changing trains at King’s Cross St. Pancras
- From Elephant & Castle take the Northern Line
- Change at King’s Cross St. Pancras to the Victoria Line
- Leave the train at Tottenham Hale
Number of tube stops: 11 · Journey time: Approx 37 mins
Stations on the route: Elephant & Castle ➜ Borough ➜ London Bridge ➜ Bank ➜ Moorgate ➜ Old Street ➜ Angel ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras [change train] King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Highbury & Islington ➜ Finsbury Park ➜ Seven Sisters ➜ Tottenham Hale
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Northern and Victoria
First and last train times on the Northern line
Tube times for the Northern line
Alternative routes include Elephant & Castle to Seven Sisters
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Elephant & Castle tube station is not wheelchair accessible
Tottenham Hale station is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train
Elephant & Castle station entrance – You can use a lift between the Elephant & Castle southside entrance and the Northern line southbound platform, or a lift plus three flights of stairs to the Northern line northbound platform (9 steps down +6 steps up +20 steps down), or a lift plus three flights of stairs to the Bakerloo line platforms (20 steps down +5 steps up +18 steps down). From the Elephant & Castle northside entrance you must use a lift plus four flights of stairs to the Northern line southbound platform (20 steps down +18 steps up +5 steps down +20 steps up), or a lift plus three flights of stairs to the Northern line northbound platform (20 steps down +18 steps up +15 steps up), or a lift plus one flight of stairs to the Bakerloo line platforms (20 steps down)
Changing tube line at King’s Cross St. Pancras – There’s a lift when changing between the platforms
Tottenham Hale station exit – There’s a lift between the platforms and the booking hall. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use an escalator or seven flights of stairs (11 steps up +5x17 steps up +3 steps up). After that there are three flights of stairs to the Ferry Lane northside exit (7 steps down +9 steps up +4 steps up), or four flights to the Ferry Lane southside exit (5 steps up +14 steps up +14 steps down +10 steps down), but the Station Road/bus station exit is on the level
The journey from Tottenham Hale to Elephant & Castle is in fare zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Victoria and Northern tube lines, changing trains at King’s Cross St. Pancras
- From Tottenham Hale take the Victoria Line
- Change at King’s Cross St. Pancras to the Northern Line
- Leave the train at Elephant & Castle
Number of tube stops: 11 · Journey time: Approx 37 mins
Stations on the route: Tottenham Hale ➜ Seven Sisters ➜ Finsbury Park ➜ Highbury & Islington ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras [change train] King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Angel ➜ Old Street ➜ Moorgate ➜ Bank ➜ London Bridge ➜ Borough ➜ Elephant & Castle
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Victoria and Northern
First and last train times on the Victoria line
Tube times for the Victoria line
Alternative routes include Tottenham Hale to Seven Sisters
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Tottenham Hale train station is not wheelchair accessible
Elephant & Castle station is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train
Tottenham Hale station entrance – The Station Road/bus station entrance and the booking hall is on the level, but you’ll have to use three flights of stairs from the Ferry Lane northside entrance (4 steps down +9 steps down +7 steps up), or four flights from the Ferry Lane southside entrance (10 steps down +14 steps down +14 steps up +5 steps up). After that there’s a lift down to the platforms. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use an escalator or seven flights of stairs (3 steps down +5x17 steps down +11 steps down)
Changing tube line at King’s Cross St. Pancras – There’s a lift when changing between the platforms
Elephant & Castle station exit – You can use a lift to the Elephant & Castle southside exit from the Northern line southbound platform, or a lift plus three flights of stairs from the Northern line northbound platform (9 steps up +6 steps down +20 steps up), or a lift plus three flights of stairs from the Bakerloo line platforms (20 steps up +5 steps down +18 steps up). To the Elephant & Castle northside exit you must use a lift plus four flights of stairs from the Northern line southbound platform (20 steps up +18 steps down +5 steps up +20 steps down), or a lift plus three flights of stairs from the Northern line northbound platform (20 steps up +18 steps down +15 steps down), or a lift plus one flight of stairs from the Bakerloo line platforms (20 steps up)
Tube fare between Elephant & Castle and Tottenham Hale
This tube journey is in Oyster zones 1-3. The cheapest fare is £3 off-peak (£3.70 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 1-3 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 |
| See our complete list of London Underground fares 2024, Pensioner fares 2024, Children’s fares 2024, Oyster card fares 2024, Contactless card fares 2024 and Travelcard fares 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 fares · Senior citizen bus fares · Children’s bus fares