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Goodge Street ⇄ Leicester Square Station

This journey is in zone 1 and it’s a direct train on the Northern line

  1. From Goodge Street take the Northern Line
  2. Leave the train at Leicester Square

Number of stops: 2 · Journey time: Approx 4 mins

Stations on the route: Goodge Street ➜ Tottenham Court Road ➜ Leicester Square

Live status and delays

Strikes and station closures

First and last train times

Northern line timetable

Alternative routes include Goodge Street to Charing Cross, Goodge Street to Covent Garden and Goodge Street to Piccadilly Circus

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Goodge Street is not wheelchair accessible

Leicester Square is not wheelchair accessible

Goodge Street 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)

Leicester Square exit – You must an escalator plus a flight of 20 stairs from the platforms to the booking hall. After that you must use two flights of stairs to the Cranbourn Street exit (13 steps up +18 steps up), or two flights of stairs to the Charing Cross Road eastside exit (13 steps up +10 steps up), or three flights of stairs to the Charing Cross Road westside exit (11 steps up +13 steps up +7 steps up)

This journey is in zone 1 and it’s a direct train on the Northern line

  1. From Leicester Square take the Northern Line
  2. Leave the train at Goodge Street

Number of stops: 2 · Journey time: Approx 4 mins

Stations on the route: Leicester Square ➜ Tottenham Court Road ➜ Goodge Street

Live status and delays

Strikes and station closures

First and last train times

Northern line timetable

Alternative routes include Leicester Square to Charing Cross, Leicester Square to Covent Garden and Leicester Square to Piccadilly Circus

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Leicester Square is not wheelchair accessible

Goodge Street is not wheelchair accessible

Leicester Square entrance – You must use two flights of stairs from the Cranbourn Street entrance and the booking hall (18 steps down +13 steps down), or two flights of stairs from the Charing Cross Road eastside entrance (20 steps down +13 steps down), or three flights of stairs from the Charing Cross Road westside entrance (7 steps down +13 steps down +11 steps down). After that you must an escalator plus a flight of 20 stairs down to the platforms

Goodge Street 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)

Cash, Oyster & Travelcard fares

The journey is in zone 1. The cheapest fare is £2.70 off-peak (£2.80 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 Goodge Street ⇄ Leicester Square Station
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 ⇄ Leicester Square 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 roughly ¾ of a mile on foot, which would take you 14-15 minutes

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 – The ¾-mile journey will cost approximately £7 to £12 and take 5-12 minutes

By carParking near Goodge Street station