This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Metropolitan and Central lines, changing trains at Liverpool Street
- From Finchley Road take the Metropolitan Line
- Change at Liverpool Street to the Central Line
- Leave the train at St. Paul’s
Number of stops: 10 · Journey time: Approx 35 mins
Stations on the route: Finchley Road ➜ Baker Street ➜ Great Portland Street ➜ Euston Square ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Farringdon ➜ Barbican ➜ Moorgate ➜ Liverpool Street [change train] Liverpool Street ➜ Bank ➜ St. Paul’s
Live status and delays
Closures on the Metropolitan and Central line
First and last train times
Metropolitan line timetable
Alternative routes include Finchley Road to Mansion House, Finchley Road to Barbican and Finchley Road to Blackfriars
Stairs, lifts and escalators
Finchley Road is not wheelchair accessible
St. Paul’s 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 Liverpool Street – You can use a lift or escalator when changing between the Central line and National Rail platforms, or the Central line and the H&C eastbound platform. You can use a lift when changing between the H&C eastbound and National Rail platforms. But you must use stairs for all other platform changes
St. Paul’s exit – You must use an escalator from the westbound platform to the booking hall, or two escalators from the eastound platform to the booking hall, plus another two flights of stairs from the booking hall to the entrance (8 steps up +17 steps up to the St Martin’s Le Grand/Cheapside entrance, or 10 steps up +18 steps up to the Newgate Street entrance). If you want to avoid the escalator from the westbound platform then you can use seven flights of stairs (11 steps up +5x17 steps up +3 steps up). If you want to avoid the escalators from the eastbound platform then you can use eleven flights of stairs (+11 steps up +17 steps up +3 steps up +11 steps up +5x17 steps up +3 steps up)
This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Central and Jubilee lines, changing trains at Bond Street
- From St. Paul’s take the Central Line
- Change at Bond Street to the Jubilee Line
- Leave the train at Finchley Road
Number of stops: 9 · Journey time: Approx 30 mins
Stations on the route: St. Paul’s ➜ Chancery Lane ➜ Holborn ➜ Tottenham Court Road ➜ Oxford Circus ➜ Bond Street [change train] Bond Street ➜ Baker Street ➜ St. John’s Wood ➜ Swiss Cottage ➜ Finchley Road
Live status and delays
Closures on the Central and Jubilee line
First and last train times
Central line timetable
Alternative routes include St. Paul’s to Mansion House, St. Paul’s to Barbican and St. Paul’s to Blackfriars
Stairs, lifts and escalators
St. Paul’s is not wheelchair accessible
Finchley Road is not wheelchair accessible
St. Paul’s entrance – There are two flights of stairs from the entrance to the booking hall (17 steps down +8 steps down from the St Martin’s Le Grand/Cheapside entrance, or 18 steps down +10 steps down from the Newgate Street entrance), plus another escalator down to the westbound platform, or two escalators down to the eastound platform. If you want to avoid the escalator to the westbound platform then you can use seven flights of stairs (3 steps down +5x17 steps down +11 steps down). If you want to avoid the escalators to the eastbound platform then you can use eleven flights of stairs (3 steps down +5x17 steps down +11 steps down +3 steps down +17 steps down +11 steps down)
Changing trains at Bond Street – You can use a lift when changing between the Central and Jubilee line platforms
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
Fare zone | Cash | Oyster & Contactless cards | |||
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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) | |||
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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 is about 4¼ 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 4¼ mile ride should cost approximately £18 to £31 and take 18-32 minutes
By car – Parking near St. Paul’s station