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Goodge Street ⇄ High St Kensington Station | Tube Journey, Train Times & Fares

The journey from Goodge Street to High Street Kensington is in fare zone 1 and you’ll have to use the Northern and Circle tube lines, changing trains at Embankment

  1. From Goodge Street take the Northern Line
  2. Change at Embankment to the Circle Line
  3. Leave the train at High Street Kensington

Number of tube stops: 11 · Journey time: Approx 29 mins

Stations on the route: Goodge Street ➜ Tottenham Court Road ➜ Leicester Square ➜ Charing Cross ➜ Embankment [change train] Embankment ➜ Westminster ➜ St. James’s Park ➜ Victoria ➜ Sloane Square ➜ South Kensington ➜ Gloucester Road ➜ High Street Kensington

London Underground tube delays

Strikes and closures on the Northern and Circle

First and last train times on the Northern line

Tube times for the Northern line

Alternative routes include Goodge Street to Gloucester Road, Goodge Street to Earls Court and Goodge Street to Notting Hill Gate

Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms

Goodge Street underground station is not wheelchair accessible

High Street Kensington station is not wheelchair accessible

Goodge Street station entrance – You must use a lift plus one flight of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (20 steps down). If you want to avoid the lift then you can use another ten flights of stairs (9 steps down +8 steps down +7x17 steps down +10 steps down)

Changing tube line at Embankment – You must use stairs when changing platforms

High Street Kensington station exit – You must use two flights of stairs between the platforms and the exit (15 steps down +16 steps up)

The journey from High Street Kensington to Goodge Street is in fare zone 1 and you’ll have to use the Circle, Central and Northern tube lines, changing trains at Notting Hill Gate and

  1. From High Street Kensington take the Circle Line
  2. Change at Notting Hill Gate to the Central Line
  3. Change at Tottenham Court Road to the Northern Line
  4. Leave the train at Goodge Street

Number of tube stops: 8 · Journey time: Approx 35 mins

Stations on the route: High Street Kensington ➜ Notting Hill Gate [change train] Notting Hill Gate ➜ Queensway ➜ Lancaster Gate ➜ Marble Arch ➜ Bond Street ➜ Oxford Circus ➜ Tottenham Court Road [change train] Tottenham Court Road ➜ Goodge Street

London Underground tube delays

Strikes and closures on the Circle, Central and Northern

First and last train times on the Circle line

Tube times for the Circle line

Alternative routes include High Street Kensington to Gloucester Road, High Street Kensington to Earls Court and High Street Kensington to Notting Hill Gate

Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms

High Street Kensington underground station is not wheelchair accessible

Goodge Street station is not wheelchair accessible

High Street Kensington station entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (16 steps down +15 steps down)

Changing tube line at Notting Hill Gate – You must use stairs when changing between the Central line platforms and the Circle/District line platforms

Changing tube line at Tottenham Court Road – You can use a lift when changing between the platforms

Goodge Street station exit – You must use a lift plus one flight of stairs between the platforms and the exit (20 steps up). If you want to avoid the lift then you can use another ten flights of stairs (10 steps up +7x17 steps up +8 steps up +9 steps up)

Tube fare between Goodge Street and High Street Kensington

This tube journey is in Oyster zone 1. The cheapest fare is £2.70 off-peak (£2.80 peak) when you pay by Oyster or contactless. There’s no return fare, you just pay the same as two single tickets

Cost of tube fare from Goodge Street ⇄ High St Kensington Station | Tube Journey, Train Times & Fares
Fare zone Cash Oyster & Contactless cards
Single fare Single fare Daily cap
Peak Off-peak Peak Off-peak
Zone 1 fare £6.70 £2.80 £2.70 £8.50 £8.50
Travelcard prices from Goodge Street ⇄ High St Kensington Station | Tube Journey, Train Times & Fares
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
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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 Goodge Street 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 · OAP bus tickets · Kids bus tickets

Travel by taxi – The three mile taxi ride between High Street Kensington station and Goodge Street station should cost between £14.30 and £24.60 and take about 13-25 mins

Travel by carCar parks near Goodge Street station and High Street Kensington