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Finchley Road ⇄ Park Royal Station | Tube Journey, Train Times & Fares

The journey from Finchley Road to Park Royal is in fare zones 2-5 and you’ll have to use the Metropolitan and Piccadilly tube lines, changing trains at Rayners Lane

  1. From Finchley Road take the Metropolitan Line
  2. Change at Rayners Lane to the Piccadilly Line
  3. Leave the train at Park Royal

Number of tube stops: 11 · Journey time: Approx 46 mins

Stations on the route: Finchley Road ➜ Wembley Park ➜ Preston Road ➜ Northwick Park ➜ Harrow-on-the-Hill ➜ West Harrow ➜ Rayners Lane [change train] Rayners Lane ➜ South Harrow ➜ Sudbury Hill ➜ Sudbury Town ➜ Alperton ➜ Park Royal

London Underground tube delays

Strikes and closures on the Metropolitan and Piccadilly

First and last train times on the Metropolitan line

Tube times for the Metropolitan line

Alternative routes include Finchley Road to Hanger Lane, Finchley Road to North Ealing and Finchley Road to West Acton

Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms

Finchley Road station is not wheelchair accessible

Park Royal station is not wheelchair accessible

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

Park Royal station exit – You must use stairs between the platforms and the exit (2x16 steps up from the eastbound platform, and 2x17 steps up from the westbound platform)

The journey from Park Royal to Finchley Road is in fare zones 2-5 and you’ll have to use the Piccadilly and Metropolitan tube lines, changing trains at Rayners Lane

  1. From Park Royal take the Piccadilly Line
  2. Change at Rayners Lane to the Metropolitan Line
  3. Leave the train at Finchley Road

Number of tube stops: 11 · Journey time: Approx 54 mins

Stations on the route: Park Royal ➜ Alperton ➜ Sudbury Town ➜ Sudbury Hill ➜ South Harrow ➜ Rayners Lane [change train] Rayners Lane ➜ West Harrow ➜ Harrow-on-the-Hill ➜ Northwick Park ➜ Preston Road ➜ Wembley Park ➜ Finchley Road

Alternative routes include Park Royal to Hanger Lane, Park Royal to North Ealing and Park Royal to West Acton

Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms

Park Royal train station is not wheelchair accessible

Finchley Road station is not wheelchair accessible

Park Royal station entrance – You must use stairs between the entrance and the platforms (2x16 steps down to the eastbound platform, and 2x17 steps down to the westbound platform)

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

Tube fare between Finchley Road and Park Royal

This tube journey is in Oyster zones 2-5. The cheapest fare is £2 off-peak (£3 peak) when you pay by Oyster or contactless. There’s no return fare, you just pay the same as two single tickets

Cost of tube fare from Finchley Road ⇄ Park Royal Station | Tube Journey, Train Times & Fares
Fare zone Cash Oyster & Contactless cards
Single fare Single fare Daily cap
Peak Off-peak Peak Off-peak
Zone 2-5 fare £6.70 £3 £2 £14.60 £14.60
Travelcard prices from Finchley Road ⇄ Park Royal Station | Tube Journey, Train Times & Fares
Fare Zone Travelcards (Train, Bus & Tram)
One day travel­card Week travel­card Month travel­card
Anytime Off-peak
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 tickets 2024, Senior tickets 2024, Child tickets 2024, Oyster fares 2024, Contactless 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 on foot – We don’t recommend walking – the stations are 4¾ miles apart

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 prices · Pensioner bus prices · Children’s bus prices

Travel by taxi – A 4¾ mile taxi fare between Park Royal underground station and Finchley Road should cost you about £23 to £35.50 and take anything from 20 to 34 mins depending on the traffic