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Highbury & Islington ⇄ Manor House Station

This journey is in zone 2 and you’ll have to use the Victoria and Piccadilly lines, changing trains at Finsbury Park

  1. From Highbury & Islington take the Victoria Line
  2. Change at Finsbury Park to the Piccadilly Line
  3. Leave the train at Manor House

Number of stops: 2 · Journey time: Approx 17 mins

Stations on the route: Highbury & Islington ➜ Finsbury Park [change train] Finsbury Park ➜ Manor House

Live status and delays

Closures on the Victoria and Piccadilly line

First and last train times

Victoria line timetable

Alternative routes include Highbury & Islington to Finsbury Park and Highbury & Islington to Arsenal

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Highbury & Islington is not wheelchair accessible

Manor House 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 Finsbury Park – You must use a lift when changing between the Piccadilly and Victoria lines

Manor House exit – You must use an escalator from the platforms to the booking hall. After that you must use one flight of stairs to the Green Lanes westside exit (18 steps up), or two flights to the Green Lanes eastside exit (8 steps up +17 steps up), or two flights to the Finsbury Park exit (10 steps up +19 steps up), or two flights to the Manor House Corner exit (16 steps up +17 steps up), or two flights to the Seven Sisters Road exits (9 steps up +18 steps up)

This journey is in zone 2 and you’ll have to use the Piccadilly and Victoria lines, changing trains at Finsbury Park

  1. From Manor House take the Piccadilly Line
  2. Change at Finsbury Park to the Victoria Line
  3. Leave the train at Highbury & Islington

Number of stops: 2 · Journey time: Approx 17 mins

Stations on the route: Manor House ➜ Finsbury Park [change train] Finsbury Park ➜ Highbury & Islington

Live status and delays

Closures on the Piccadilly and Victoria line

First and last train times

Piccadilly line timetable

Alternative routes include Manor House to Finsbury Park and Manor House to Arsenal

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Manor House is not wheelchair accessible

Highbury & Islington is not wheelchair accessible

Manor House entrance – You must use one flight of stairs between the Green Lanes westside entrance and the booking hall (18 steps down), or two flights from the Green Lanes eastside entrance (17 steps down +8 steps down), or two flights from the Finsbury Park entrance (19 steps down +10 steps down), or two flights from the Manor House Corner entrance (17 steps down +16 steps down), or two flights from the Seven Sisters Road entrances (18 steps down +9 steps down). After that you must use an escalator down to the platforms

Changing trains at Finsbury Park – You must use a lift when changing between the Piccadilly and Victoria lines

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)

Cash, Oyster & Travelcard fares

The journey is in zone 2. The cheapest fare is £1.80 off-peak (£1.90 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 Highbury & Islington ⇄ Manor House Station
Fare zone Cash Oyster & Contactless cards
Single fare Single fare Daily cap
Peak Off-peak Peak Off-peak
Zone 2 fare £6.70 £1.90 £1.80 £8.50 £8.50
Travelcard prices from Highbury & Islington ⇄ Manor House 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 approximately 1¾ miles on foot, which would take you 33-36 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 1¾ mile journey should cost about £10.60 to £18.20 and take anything from 9 to 19 minutes