The journey from Finsbury Park to St James's Park is in fare zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Victoria and Circle tube lines, changing trains at Victoria
- From Finsbury Park take the Victoria Line
- Change at Victoria to the Circle Line
- Leave the train at St. James’s Park
Number of tube stops: 8 · Journey time: Approx 27 mins
Stations on the route: Finsbury Park ➜ Highbury & Islington ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Euston ➜ Warren Street ➜ Oxford Circus ➜ Green Park ➜ Victoria [change train] Victoria ➜ St. James’s Park
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Victoria and Circle
First and last train times on the Victoria line
Tube times for the Victoria line
Alternative routes include Finsbury Park to Victoria, Finsbury Park to Westminster and Finsbury Park to Pimlico
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Finsbury Park tube station is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train
St. James’s Park 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 Victoria – You can use a lift when changing between the Circle/District/Victoria/National Rail platforms
St. James’s Park station exit – You must use two flights of stairs from the platforms to the Palmer Street exit (15 steps up +16 steps up, Mon-Fri only), and either two or three flights of stairs to the Broadway, Tothill Street and Petty France exits (16 steps up +17 steps up, or 14 steps up +7 steps up +9 steps up). There is no lift
The journey from St James's Park to Finsbury Park is in fare zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Circle and Victoria tube lines, changing trains at Victoria
- From St. James’s Park take the Circle Line
- Change at Victoria to the Victoria Line
- Leave the train at Finsbury Park
Number of tube stops: 8 · Journey time: Approx 29 mins
Stations on the route: St. James’s Park ➜ Victoria [change train] Victoria ➜ Green Park ➜ Oxford Circus ➜ Warren Street ➜ Euston ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Highbury & Islington ➜ Finsbury Park
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Circle and Victoria
First and last train times on the Circle line
Tube times for the Circle line
Alternative routes include St. James’s Park to Victoria, St. James’s Park to Westminster and St. James’s Park to Pimlico
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
St. James’s Park train station is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train
Finsbury Park station is not wheelchair accessible
St. James’s Park station entrance – You must use two flights of stairs from the Palmer Street entrance to the platforms (16 steps down +15 steps down, Mon-Fri only), and either two or three flights of stairs from the Broadway, Tothill Street and Petty France entrances (17 steps down +16 steps down, or 9 steps down +7 steps down +14 steps down). There is no lift
Changing tube line at Victoria – You can use a lift when changing between the Circle/District/Victoria/National Rail 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 St James's Park
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 London Underground prices, Pensioner prices, Children’s prices, Oyster card prices, Contactless card prices and Travelcard prices 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 – We don’t recommend walking – the stations are 4¾ miles apart
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 prices 2024 · Pensioner bus prices 2024 · Children’s bus prices 2024
Travel by taxi – A 4¾ mile taxi fare between St. James’s Park train station and Finsbury Park should cost you about £23 to £35.50 and take anything from 20 to 34 mins depending on the traffic
Travel by car – Car parks near St. James’s Park station