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Finchley Road ⇄ Tottenham Hale Station

This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Metropolitan and Victoria 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 Victoria Line
  3. Leave the train at Tottenham Hale

Number of stops: 8 · Journey time: Approx 35 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 ➜ Highbury & Islington ➜ Finsbury Park ➜ Seven Sisters ➜ Tottenham Hale

Live status and delays

Closures on the Metropolitan and Victoria line

First and last train times

Metropolitan line timetable

Alternative routes include Finchley Road to Seven Sisters

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Finchley Road is not wheelchair accessible

Tottenham Hale is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street 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 King’s Cross St. Pancras – There’s a lift when changing between the platforms

Tottenham Hale 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

This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Victoria and Metropolitan lines, changing trains at King’s Cross St. Pancras

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

Number of stops: 8 · Journey time: Approx 41 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 ➜ Euston Square ➜ Great Portland Street ➜ Baker Street ➜ Finchley Road

Live status and delays

Closures on the Victoria and Metropolitan line

First and last train times

Victoria line timetable

Alternative routes include Tottenham Hale to Seven Sisters

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Tottenham Hale is not wheelchair accessible

Finchley Road is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train

Tottenham Hale 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 trains at King’s Cross St. Pancras – There’s a lift when changing between the 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 1-3. 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 ⇄ Tottenham Hale 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 ⇄ Tottenham Hale 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

Walking – Six miles is too far to walk

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 six mile ride should cost between £28 and £40 and take about 28-40 minutes