The journey from Finsbury Park to Great Portland Street is in fare zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Victoria and Metropolitan tube lines, changing trains at King’s Cross St. Pancras
- From Finsbury Park take the Victoria Line
- Change at King’s Cross St. Pancras to the Metropolitan Line
- Leave the train at Great Portland Street
Number of tube stops: 4 · Journey time: Approx 23 mins
Stations on the route: Finsbury Park ➜ Highbury & Islington ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras [change train] King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Euston Square ➜ Great Portland Street
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Victoria and Metropolitan
First and last train times on the Victoria line
Tube times for the Victoria line
Alternative routes include Finsbury Park to Regents Park, Finsbury Park to Warren Street and Finsbury Park to Goodge Street
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Finsbury Park underground station is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train
Great Portland Street station is not wheelchair accessible
Finsbury Park station entrance – There’s a lift between the entrance and the platforms. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use two flights of stairs (16 steps down +17 steps down)
Changing tube line at King’s Cross St. Pancras – There’s a lift when changing between the platforms
Great Portland Street station exit – You must use three flights of stairs between the westbound platform and the exit (6 steps up +16 steps up +19 steps up), and four flights from the eastbound platform (5 steps up +6 steps up +12 steps up +19 steps up)
The journey from Great Portland Street to Finsbury Park is in fare zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Metropolitan and Victoria tube lines, changing trains at King’s Cross St. Pancras
- From Great Portland Street take the Metropolitan Line
- Change at King’s Cross St. Pancras to the Victoria Line
- Leave the train at Finsbury Park
Number of tube stops: 4 · Journey time: Approx 23 mins
Stations on the route: Great Portland Street ➜ Euston Square ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras [change train] King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Highbury & Islington ➜ Finsbury Park
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Metropolitan and Victoria
First and last train times on the Metropolitan line
Tube times for the Metropolitan line
Alternative routes include Great Portland Street to Regents Park, Great Portland Street to Warren Street and Great Portland Street to Goodge Street
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Great Portland Street train station is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train
Finsbury Park station is not wheelchair accessible
Great Portland Street station entrance – You must use three flights of stairs between the entrance and the westbound platform (19 steps down +16 steps down +6 steps down), and four flights to the eastbound platform (19 steps down +12 steps down +6 steps down +5 steps down)
Changing tube line at King’s Cross St. Pancras – There’s a lift when changing between the platforms
Finsbury Park station exit – There’s a lift between the platforms and the exit. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use two flights of stairs (17 steps up +16 steps up)
Tube fare between Finsbury Park and Great Portland Street
This tube journey is in Oyster zones 1-2. The cheapest fare is £2.80 off-peak (£3.40 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 1-2 fare | £6.70 | £3.40 | £2.80 | £8.50 | £8.50 |
| Fare Zone | Travelcards (Train, Bus & Tram) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| See our complete list of Adult tickets, Senior tickets, Child tickets, Oyster fares, Contactless fares and Travelcard fares 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 – They stations are 3¼ miles apart and you could walk the distance in around one hour
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 · OAP bus fares · Kids bus fares
Travel by taxi – A 3¼ mile taxi journey between Great Portland Street station and Finsbury Park should cost approximately £14.30 to £24.60 and take 14-27 mins
Travel by car – Car parks near Great Portland Street station