The journey from Finsbury Park to Old Street is in fare zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Victoria and Northern 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 Northern Line
- Leave the train at Old Street
Number of tube stops: 4 · Journey time: Approx 22 mins
Stations on the route: Finsbury Park ➜ Highbury & Islington ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras [change train] King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Angel ➜ Old Street
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Victoria and Northern
First and last train times on the Victoria line
Tube times for the Victoria line
Alternative routes include Finsbury Park to Moorgate, Finsbury Park to Shoreditch and Finsbury Park to Angel
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Finsbury Park station is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train
Old 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
Old Street station exit – You must an escalator (or seven flights of 6x15, 10, 9 steps) plus four flights of stairs from the platforms to the booking hall (17 steps up +18 steps up +15 steps up +16 steps up). After that you must use another flight of stairs to Old Street’s northeast, northwest, southeast and southwest exits (8 steps up), or two flights of stairs to the City Road exits (2x11 steps to the southwest exit, or 2x12 steps to the northwest, northeast and southeast exits)
The journey from Old Street to Finsbury Park is in fare zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Northern and Victoria tube lines, changing trains at King’s Cross St. Pancras
- From Old Street take the Northern 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 25 mins
Stations on the route: Old Street ➜ Angel ➜ 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 Northern and Victoria
First and last train times on the Northern line
Tube times for the Northern line
Alternative routes include Old Street to Moorgate, Old Street to Shoreditch and Old Street to Angel
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Old Street train station is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train
Finsbury Park station is not wheelchair accessible
Old Street station entrance – You must use one flight of stairs between Old Street’s northeast, northwest, southeast and southwest entrances and the booking hall (8 steps down), or two flights of stairs from the City Road entrances (2x11 steps from the southwest entrance, or 2x12 steps from the northwest, northeast and southeast entrances). After that you must an escalator (or seven flights of 9, 10, 6x15 steps down) plus another four flights of stairs (16 steps down +15 steps down +18 steps down +17 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 Old 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 prices 2024, Senior prices 2024, Child prices 2024, Oyster prices 2024, Contactless prices 2024 and Travelcard prices 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 – The distance to Finsbury Park is about three miles. It would take you around 57-63 minutes
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 tickets · Pensioner bus tickets · Children’s bus tickets
Travel by taxi – The three mile taxi ride between Old Street underground station and Finsbury Park station should cost between £14.30 and £24.60 and take about 13-25 mins
Travel by car – Car parks near Old Street station