Highbury & Islington ⇄ Shoreditch High St Station

This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Victoria, Hammersmith & City and London Overground lines, changing trains at King’s Cross St. Pancras and Whitechapel

1. From Highbury & Islington take the Victoria Line
2. Change at King’s Cross St. Pancras to the Hammersmith & City Line
3. Change at Whitechapel to the London Overground
4. Leave the train at Shoreditch High Street

Number of stops: 8 · Journey time: Approx 39 mins

Stations on the route: Highbury & Islington ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras [change train] King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Farringdon ➜ Barbican ➜ Moorgate ➜ Liverpool Street ➜ Aldgate East ➜ Whitechapel [change train] Whitechapel ➜ Shoreditch High Street

Live status and delays

Closures on the Victoria, H&C and London Overground line

First and last train times

Victoria line timetable

Alternative routes include Highbury & Islington to Liverpool Street, Highbury & Islington to Old Street and Highbury & Islington to Aldgate

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Highbury & Islington is not wheelchair accessible

Shoreditch High Street is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train

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

Changing trains at Whitechapel – You can use escalators from the Elizbeth line, and lifts from all the other platforms

This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the London Overground, Hammersmith & City and Victoria lines, changing trains at Whitechapel and

1. From Shoreditch High Street take the London Overground
2. Change at Whitechapel to the Hammersmith & City Line
3. Change at King’s Cross St. Pancras to the Victoria Line
4. Leave the train at Highbury & Islington

Number of stops: 8 · Journey time: Approx 40 mins

Stations on the route: Shoreditch High Street ➜ Whitechapel [change train] Whitechapel ➜ Aldgate East ➜ Liverpool Street ➜ Moorgate ➜ Barbican ➜ Farringdon ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras [change train] King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Highbury & Islington

Alternative routes include Shoreditch High Street to Liverpool Street, Shoreditch High Street to Old Street and Shoreditch High Street to Aldgate

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Shoreditch High Street is not wheelchair accessible

Highbury & Islington is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train

Changing trains at Whitechapel – You can use escalators from the Elizbeth line, and lifts from all the other platforms

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

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)