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Finchley Road ⇄ Stratford Station

This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Metropolitan and Central lines, changing trains at Liverpool Street

  1. From Finchley Road take the Metropolitan Line
  2. Change at Liverpool Street to the Central Line
  3. Leave the train at Stratford

Number of stops: 11 · Journey time: Approx 41 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 ➜ Bethnal Green ➜ Mile End ➜ Stratford

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 Leyton, Finchley Road to Plaistow and Finchley Road to Bromley By Bow

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Finchley Road is not wheelchair accessible

The DLR and Jubilee lines at Stratford are wheelchair accessible, and have step-free access from the street to the train. The Central and Elizabeth lines only have step-free access from the street to the platform, and there may be a step up or gap to the train

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

Stratford exit – There’s a lift between the Central/​London Overground platforms and the exit (or two flights of 14 stairs), but two lifts between the DLR/​Jubilee line platforms and the exit (or two escalators, or four flights of 14 stairs)

This journey is in zones 1-3 and it’s a direct train on the Jubilee line

  1. From Stratford take the Jubilee Line
  2. Leave the train at Finchley Road

Number of stops: 16 · Journey time: Approx 41 mins

Stations on the route: Stratford ➜ West Ham ➜ Canning Town ➜ North Greenwich ➜ Canary Wharf ➜ Canada Water ➜ Bermondsey ➜ London Bridge ➜ Southwark ➜ Waterloo ➜ Westminster ➜ Green Park ➜ Bond Street ➜ Baker Street ➜ St. John’s Wood ➜ Swiss Cottage ➜ Finchley Road

Live status and delays

Closures on the Metropolitan and Central line

First and last train times

Jubilee line timetable

Alternative routes include Stratford to Leyton, Stratford to Plaistow and Stratford to Bromley By Bow

Stairs, lifts and escalators

The DLR and Jubilee lines at Stratford are wheelchair accessible, and have step-free access from the street to the train. The Central and Elizabeth lines only have step-free access from the street to the platform, and there may be a step up or gap to the train

Finchley Road has step-free access from the street to the platform (but there may be a step up or gap to the train)

Stratford entrance – There’s a lift between the entrance and the Central/​London Overground platforms (or two flights of 14 stairs), but two lifts between the entrance and the DLR/​Jubilee line platforms (or two escalators, or four flights of 14 stairs)

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 1-3. The cheapest fare is £3 off-peak (£3.70 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 ⇄ Stratford Station
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
Travelcard prices from Finchley Road ⇄ Stratford Station
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
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

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