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Great Portland St ⇄ Mornington Crescent Station

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

  1. From Great Portland Street take the Metropolitan Line
  2. Change at King’s Cross St. Pancras to the Victoria Line
  3. Change at Euston to the Northern Line
  4. Leave the train at Mornington Crescent

Number of stops: 4 · Journey time: Approx 29 mins

Stations on the route: Great Portland Street ➜ Euston Square ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras [change train] King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Euston [change train] Euston ➜ Mornington Crescent

Live status and delays

Closures on the Metropolitan, Victoria and Northern line

First and last train times

Metropolitan line timetable

Alternative routes include Great Portland Street to Camden Town, Great Portland Street to Euston and Great Portland Street to Euston Square

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Great Portland Street is not wheelchair accessible

Mornington Crescent is not wheelchair accessible

Great Portland Street entrance – You must use three flights of stairs between the entrance and the westbound platform (19 steps down +16 steps down +6 steps down), and four flights to the eastbound platform (19 steps down +12 steps down +6 steps down +5 steps down)

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

Changing trains at Euston – Changing between the Northern northbond platform and the Victoria northbound platform is on the level. Changing between the Northern southbound platform via London Bridge, and the Victoria southbound platform, is also on the level. But you must use stairs for all other changes

Mornington Crescent exit – You must use a lift plus one flight of stairs from the platforms to the exit (20 steps up). If you want to avoid the lift then you can use another four flights of stairs (15 steps up +17 steps up +16 steps up +18 steps up)

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

  1. From Mornington Crescent take the Northern Line
  2. Change at Euston to the Victoria Line
  3. Change at King’s Cross St. Pancras to the Metropolitan Line
  4. Leave the train at Great Portland Street

Number of stops: 4 · Journey time: Approx 30 mins

Stations on the route: Mornington Crescent ➜ Euston [change train] Euston ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras [change train] King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Euston Square ➜ Great Portland Street

Live status and delays

Closures on the Northern, Victoria and Metropolitan line

First and last train times

Northern line timetable

Alternative routes include Mornington Crescent to Camden Town, Mornington Crescent to Euston and Mornington Crescent to Euston Square

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Mornington Crescent is not wheelchair accessible

Great Portland Street is not wheelchair accessible

Mornington Crescent entrance – You must use a lift plus one flight of stairs from the entrance to the platforms (20 steps down). If you want to avoid the lift then you can use another four flights of stairs (18 steps down +16 steps down +17 steps down +15 steps down)

Changing trains at Euston – Changing between the Northern northbond platform and the Victoria northbound platform is on the level. Changing between the Northern southbound platform via London Bridge, and the Victoria southbound platform, is also on the level. But you must use stairs for all other changes

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

Great Portland Street exit – You must use three flights of stairs between the westbound platform and the exit (6 steps up +16 steps up +19 steps up), and four flights from the eastbound platform (5 steps up +6 steps up +12 steps up +19 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 Great Portland St ⇄ Mornington Crescent 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 Great Portland St ⇄ Mornington Crescent 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 one mile, which would take you about 19-21 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 one mile journey will cost approximately £7 to £12 and take 6-13 minutes

By carParking near Great Portland Street station