The journey from High Street Kensington to Kentish Town is in fare zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Circle and Northern tube lines, changing trains at Edgware Road and King’s Cross St. Pancras
- From High Street Kensington take the Circle Line
- Change at King’s Cross St. Pancras to the Northern Line
- Leave the train at Kentish Town
Number of tube stops: 11 · Journey time: Approx 35 mins
Stations on the route: 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 ➜ Euston ➜ Camden Town ➜ Kentish Town
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Circle and Northern
First and last train times on the Circle line
Tube times for the Circle line
Alternative routes include High Street Kensington to Camden Town, High Street Kensington to Tufnell Park and High Street Kensington to Chalk Farm
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
High Street Kensington underground station is not wheelchair accessible
Kentish Town 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 King’s Cross St. Pancras – There’s a lift when changing between the platforms
Kentish Town station exit – There’s an escalator between the Northern northbound platform and the exit, plus another two flights of stairs from the Northern southbound platform (2x11 steps up). There are four flights of stairs between the National Rail platforms and the exit (3x12 steps up +9 steps down)
The journey from Kentish Town to High Street Kensington is in fare zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Northern and Circle tube lines, changing trains at King’s Cross St. Pancras and
- From Kentish Town take the Northern Line
- Change at King’s Cross St. Pancras to the Circle Line
- Leave the train at High Street Kensington
Number of tube stops: 11 · Journey time: Approx 36 mins
Stations on the route: Kentish Town ➜ Camden Town ➜ Euston ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras [change train] King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Euston Square ➜ Great Portland Street ➜ Baker Street ➜ Edgware Road [change train] Edgware Road ➜ Paddington ➜ Bayswater ➜ Notting Hill Gate ➜ 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 Kentish Town to Camden Town, Kentish Town to Tufnell Park and Kentish Town to Chalk Farm
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Kentish Town underground station is not wheelchair accessible
High Street Kensington station is not wheelchair accessible
Kentish Town station entrance – There’s an escalator between the entrance and the Northern northbound platform, plus another two flights of stairs to the Northern southbound platform (2x11 steps down). There are four flights of stairs between the entrance and the National Rail platforms (9 steps up +3x12 steps down)
Changing tube line at King’s Cross St. Pancras – There’s a lift when changing between the 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)
Tube fare between High Street Kensington and Kentish Town
This tube journey is in Oyster zones 1-2. The cheapest fare is £2.80 off-peak (£3.40 peak) when you pay by Oyster or contactless. There’s no return fare, you just pay the same as two single tickets
Fare zone | Cash | Oyster & Contactless cards | |||
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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 |
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 |
See our complete list of Adult train prices 2024, Senior train prices 2024, Child train prices 2024, Oyster prices 2024, Contactless prices 2024 and Travelcard prices 2024 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 from Kentish Town to High Street Kensington is about 4¼ miles, so we don’t recommend walking
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 fares 2024 · OAP bus fares 2024 · Kids bus fares 2024
Travel by taxi – A 4¼ mile black taxi ride between Kentish Town station and High Street Kensington should cost approximately £18 to £31 and take 18-32 mins
Travel by car – Car parks near High Street Kensington station