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Finsbury Park ⇄ Warwick Avenue Station

This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Piccadilly and Bakerloo lines, changing trains at Piccadilly Circus

  1. From Finsbury Park take the Piccadilly Line
  2. Change at Piccadilly Circus to the Bakerloo Line
  3. Leave the train at Warwick Avenue

Number of stops: 16 · Journey time: Approx 40 mins

Stations on the route: Finsbury Park ➜ Arsenal ➜ Holloway Road ➜ Caledonian Road ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Russell Square ➜ Holborn ➜ Covent Garden ➜ Leicester Square ➜ Piccadilly Circus [change train] Piccadilly Circus ➜ Oxford Circus ➜ Regent’s Park ➜ Baker Street ➜ Marylebone ➜ Edgware Road ➜ Paddington ➜ Warwick Avenue

Live status and delays

Closures on the Piccadilly and Bakerloo line

First and last train times

Piccadilly line timetable

Alternative routes include Finsbury Park to Maida Vale, Finsbury Park to Royal Oak and Finsbury Park to Edgware Road

Stairs, lifts and escalators

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

Warwick Avenue 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 Piccadilly Circus – You must use stairs when changing between the Bakerloo/​Piccadilly line platforms (19 steps up +20 steps down)

Warwick Avenue exit – You must use an escalator or four flights of stairs between the platforms and the booking hall (4x15 steps up), plus another two flights of stairs between the booking hall and the Warwick Avenue northside exit (13 steps up +14 steps up), or three flights of stairs between the booking hall and the Warwick Avenue southside exit (8 steps up +12 steps up +11 steps up)

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

  1. From Warwick Avenue take the Bakerloo Line
  2. Change at Oxford Circus to the Victoria Line
  3. Leave the train at Finsbury Park

Number of stops: 11 · Journey time: Approx 36 mins

Stations on the route: Warwick Avenue ➜ Paddington ➜ Edgware Road ➜ Marylebone ➜ Baker Street ➜ Regent’s Park ➜ Oxford Circus [change train] Oxford Circus ➜ Warren Street ➜ Euston ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Highbury & Islington ➜ Finsbury Park

Live status and delays

Closures on the Bakerloo and Victoria line

First and last train times

Bakerloo line timetable

Alternative routes include Warwick Avenue to Maida Vale, Warwick Avenue to Royal Oak and Warwick Avenue to Edgware Road

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Warwick Avenue is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train

Finsbury Park is not wheelchair accessible

Warwick Avenue entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the Warwick Avenue northside entrance and the booking hall (14 steps down +13 steps down), or three flights of stairs between the Warwick Avenue southside entrance and the booking hall (11 steps down +12 steps down +8 steps down), plus another escalator or four flights of stairs between the booking hall and the platforms (4x15 steps down)

Changing trains at Oxford Circus – Changing between the Bakerloo northbound and Victoria northbound platforms, or the Bakerloo southbound and Victoria southbound platforms, is on the level, but you must use one flights of 20 stairs for all other platform 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 ⇄ Warwick Avenue 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 ⇄ Warwick Avenue 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 4⅓ miles on foot, which is too far to walk

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 4⅓ mile journey will take 18-33 minutes and cost from £23 and £35.50

By carParking near Warwick Avenue station