The journey from Finchley Road to Turnpike Lane is in fare zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Metropolitan and Piccadilly tube lines, changing trains at King’s Cross St. Pancras
- From Finchley Road take the Metropolitan Line
- Change at King’s Cross St. Pancras to the Piccadilly Line
- Leave the train at Turnpike Lane
Number of tube 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 [change train] King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Caledonian Road ➜ Holloway Road ➜ Arsenal ➜ Finsbury Park ➜ Manor House ➜ Turnpike Lane
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 Wood Green
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Finchley Road tube station is not wheelchair accessible
Turnpike Lane 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)
Changing tube line at King’s Cross St. Pancras – There’s a lift when changing between the platforms
Turnpike Lane station exit – There’s an escalator between the platforms and the booking hall. After that there’s two flights of stairs to the Turnpike Lane/Duckett’s Common exits (4 steps up +20 steps up), or two flights to the High Road/Wellington Corner exits (5 steps up +18 steps up), or three flights to the Green Lane/Langham Road exits (3 steps up +16 steps up +5 steps up), or three flights to the bus station exit (3 steps up +16 steps up +4 steps up)
The journey from Turnpike Lane to Finchley Road is in fare zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Piccadilly and Metropolitan tube lines, changing trains at King’s Cross St. Pancras
- From Turnpike Lane take the Piccadilly Line
- Change at King’s Cross St. Pancras to the Metropolitan Line
- Leave the train at Finchley Road
Number of tube stops: 10 · Journey time: Approx 41 mins
Stations on the route: Turnpike Lane ➜ Manor House ➜ Finsbury Park ➜ Arsenal ➜ Holloway Road ➜ Caledonian Road ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras [change train] King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Euston Square ➜ Great Portland Street ➜ Baker Street ➜ Finchley Road
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Piccadilly and Metropolitan
First and last train times on the Piccadilly line
Tube times for the Piccadilly line
Alternative routes include Turnpike Lane to Wood Green
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Turnpike Lane train station is not wheelchair accessible
Finchley Road station is not wheelchair accessible
Turnpike Lane station entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the Turnpike Lane/Duckett’s Common entrance and the booking hall (20 steps down +4 steps down), or two flights from the High Road/Wellington Corner entrance (18 steps down +5 steps down), or three flights from the Green Lane/Langham Road entrance (5 steps down +16 steps down +3 steps down), or three flights from the bus station entrance (4 steps down +16 steps down +3 steps down). After that there’s an escalator down to the platforms
Changing tube line at King’s Cross St. Pancras – There’s a lift when changing between the platforms
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 Turnpike Lane
This tube journey is in Oyster zones 1-3. The cheapest fare is £3 off-peak (£3.70 peak) when you pay by Oyster or contactless. There’s no return fare, you just pay the same as two single tickets
| 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 |
| 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 |
| See our complete list of London Underground fares 2024, Pensioner fares 2024, Children’s fares 2024, Oyster card fares 2024, Contactless card 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 – You’ll be better off sticking with the tube – 4½ miles is too far to walk
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 fares · Senior citizen bus fares · Children’s bus fares
Travel by taxi – A 4½ mile taxi ride between Turnpike Lane train station and Finchley Road can be done in about 19-33 mins and will cost you around £23 to £35.50