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Finsbury Park ⇄ Kentish Town Station

This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Victoria and Northern lines, changing trains at King’s Cross St. Pancras

  1. From Finsbury Park take the Victoria Line
  2. Change at King’s Cross St. Pancras to the Northern Line
  3. Leave the train at Kentish Town

Number of stops: 5 · Journey time: Approx 25 mins

Stations on the route: Finsbury Park ➜ Highbury & Islington ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras [change train] King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Euston ➜ Camden Town ➜ Kentish Town

Live status and delays

Closures on the Victoria and Northern line

First and last train times

Victoria line timetable

Alternative routes include Finsbury Park to Camden Town, Finsbury Park to Tufnell Park and Finsbury Park to Chalk Farm

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Finsbury Park is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train

Kentish Town is not wheelchair accessible

Finsbury Park 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 trains at King’s Cross St. Pancras – There’s a lift when changing between the platforms

Kentish Town exit – There’s an escalator between the Northern northbound platform and the exit, plus another two flights of stairs from the Northern southbound platform (2x11 steps up). There are four flights of stairs between the National Rail platforms and the exit (3x12 steps up +9 steps down)

This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Northern and Victoria lines, changing trains at Euston

  1. From Kentish Town take the Northern Line
  2. Change at Euston to the Victoria Line
  3. Leave the train at Finsbury Park

Number of stops: 5 · Journey time: Approx 28 mins

Stations on the route: Kentish Town ➜ Camden Town ➜ Euston [change train] Euston ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Highbury & Islington ➜ Finsbury Park

Live status and delays

Closures on the Northern and Victoria line

First and last train times

Northern line timetable

Alternative routes include Kentish Town to Camden Town, Kentish Town to Tufnell Park and Kentish Town to Chalk Farm

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Kentish Town is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train

Finsbury Park is not wheelchair accessible

Kentish Town entrance – There’s an escalator between the entrance and the Northern northbound platform, plus another two flights of stairs to the Northern southbound platform (2x11 steps down). There are four flights of stairs between the entrance and the National Rail platforms (9 steps up +3x12 steps down)

Changing trains at Euston – Changing between the Northern northbond platform and the Victoria northbound platform is on the level. Changing between the Northern southbound platform via London Bridge, and the Victoria southbound platform, is also on the level. But you must use stairs for all other changes

Finsbury Park 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)

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

Cost of tube fare from Finsbury Park ⇄ Kentish Town Station
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
Travelcard prices from Finsbury Park ⇄ Kentish Town Station
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
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 two miles on foot, which would take 38-42 minutes

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 two mile journey should cost between £10.60 and £18.20 and take about 10-20 minutes