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Finchley Road ⇄ Kennington Station

This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Metropolitan and Northern lines, changing trains at King’s Cross St. Pancras

  1. From Finchley Road take the Metropolitan Line
  2. Change at King’s Cross St. Pancras to the Northern Line
  3. Leave the train at Kennington

Number of stops: 12 · Journey time: Approx 40 mins

Stations on the route: Finchley Road ➜ Baker Street ➜ Great Portland Street ➜ Euston Square ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras [change train] King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Angel ➜ Old Street ➜ Moorgate ➜ Bank ➜ London Bridge ➜ Borough ➜ Elephant & Castle ➜ Kennington

Live status and delays

Closures on the Metropolitan and Northern line

First and last train times

Metropolitan line timetable

Alternative routes include Finchley Road to Elephant & Castle, Finchley Road to Oval and Finchley Road to Vauxhall

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Finchley Road is not wheelchair accessible

Kennington is not wheelchair accessible

Finchley Road entrance – You must use stairs between the entrance and the platforms (15 steps down +13 steps down)

Changing trains at King’s Cross St. Pancras – There’s a lift when changing between the platforms

Kennington exit – You have to use one flight of stairs and a lift between the platforms and the exit (19 steps up). If you want to avoid the lift then you have to use another five flights of stairs (3 steps up +17 steps up +2x19 steps up +21 steps up)

This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Northern and Jubilee lines, changing trains at Waterloo

  1. From Kennington take the Northern Line
  2. Change at Waterloo to the Jubilee Line
  3. Leave the train at Finchley Road

Number of stops: 8 · Journey time: Approx 31 mins

Stations on the route: Kennington ➜ Waterloo [change train] Waterloo ➜ Westminster ➜ Green Park ➜ Bond Street ➜ Baker Street ➜ St. John’s Wood ➜ Swiss Cottage ➜ Finchley Road

Live status and delays

Closures on the Northern and Jubilee line

First and last train times

Northern line timetable

Alternative routes include Kennington to Elephant & Castle, Kennington to Oval and Kennington to Vauxhall

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Kennington is not wheelchair accessible

Finchley Road is not wheelchair accessible

Kennington entrance – You have to use a lift and one flight of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (19 steps down). If you want to avoid the lift then you have to use another five flights of stairs (21 steps down +2x19 steps down +17 steps down +3 steps down)

Changing trains at Waterloo – You must use an escalator when changing trains from the Jubilee line platforms. You must use stairs when changing trains from the Bakerloo northbound platform, but there’s an escalator when changing trains from the Bakerloo southbound platform

Finchley Road exit – You must use stairs between the platforms and the exit (13 steps up +15 steps up)

Cash, Oyster & Travelcard fares

The journey is in zones 1-2. The cheapest fare is £2.80 off-peak (£3.40 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 Finchley Road ⇄ Kennington Station
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
Travelcard prices from Finchley Road ⇄ Kennington Station
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
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 – The distance on foot is about 5¼ miles, so we don’t recommend walking

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 5¼ miles journey should cost approximately £23 to £35.50 and take 23-37 minutes