Gloucester Road ⇄ Highbury & Islington Station

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

1. From Gloucester Road take the Circle Line
2. Change at King’s Cross St. Pancras to the Victoria Line
3. Leave the train at Highbury & Islington

Number of stops: 10 · Journey time: Approx 34 mins

Stations on the route: Gloucester Road ➜ High Street Kensington ➜ Notting Hill Gate ➜ Bayswater ➜ Paddington ➜ Edgware Road [change train] Edgware Road ➜ Baker Street ➜ Great Portland Street ➜ Euston Square ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras [change train] King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Highbury & Islington

Live status and delays

Closures on the Circle and Victoria line

First and last train times

Circle line timetable

Alternative routes include Gloucester Road to Caledonian Road, Gloucester Road to Holloway Road and Gloucester Road to Angel

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Gloucester Road is not wheelchair accessible

Highbury & Islington is not wheelchair accessible

Gloucester Road entrance – You must use a lift plus two flights of stairs between the entrance and the Piccadilly line platforms (12 steps down +15 steps down), or three flights of stairs to the Circle/​District line platforms (3x12 steps down to the Circle and District eastbound, or 17 steps down +12 steps down +11 steps down to the District westbound)

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

Highbury & Islington exit – You must use two flights of stairs plus an escalator from the Victoria line platforms to the exit (2x17 steps up). If you want to avoid the escalator then you can use another five flights of stairs (7 steps up +3x17 steps up +3 steps up). But you can use a lift from the London Overground platforms to the exit. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use two flights of stairs (2x12 steps up)

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

1. From Highbury & Islington take the Victoria Line
2. Change at Victoria to the District Line
3. Leave the train at Gloucester Road

Number of stops: 9 · Journey time: Approx 29 mins

Stations on the route: Highbury & Islington ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Euston ➜ Warren Street ➜ Oxford Circus ➜ Green Park ➜ Victoria [change train] Victoria ➜ Sloane Square ➜ South Kensington ➜ Gloucester Road

Live status and delays

Closures on the Victoria and District line

First and last train times

Victoria line timetable

Alternative routes include Highbury & Islington to Caledonian Road, Highbury & Islington to Holloway Road and Highbury & Islington to Angel

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Highbury & Islington is not wheelchair accessible

Gloucester Road is not wheelchair accessible

Highbury & Islington entrance – You must use an escalator plus two flights of stairs from the entrance to the Victoria line platforms (2x17 steps down). If you want to avoid the escalator then you can use another five flights of stairs (3 steps down +3x17 steps down +7 steps down). But you can use a lift from the entrance to the London Overground platforms. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use two flights of stairs (2x12 steps down)

Changing trains at Victoria – You can use a lift when changing between the Circle/​District/​Victoria/​National Rail platforms

Changing trains at – There’s a lift when changing between the platforms

Gloucester Road exit – You must use a lift plus two flights of stairs from the Piccadilly line platforms to the exit (15 steps up +12 steps up), or three flights of stairs from the Circle/​District line platforms (3x12 steps to the Circle and District eastbound, or 11 steps up +12 steps up +17 steps up from the District westbound)