The journey from Highbury & Islington to Upton Park is in fare zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Victoria and District tube lines, changing trains at Victoria
- From Highbury & Islington take the Victoria Line
- Change at Victoria to the District Line
- Leave the train at Upton Park
Number of tube stops: 24 · Journey time: Approx 52 mins
Stations on the route: Highbury & Islington ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Euston ➜ Warren Street ➜ Oxford Circus ➜ Green Park ➜ Victoria [change train] Victoria ➜ St. James’s Park ➜ Westminster ➜ Embankment ➜ Temple ➜ Blackfriars ➜ Mansion House ➜ Cannon Street ➜ Monument ➜ Tower Hill ➜ Aldgate East ➜ Whitechapel ➜ Stepney Green ➜ Mile End ➜ Bow Road ➜ Bromley-by-Bow ➜ West Ham ➜ Plaistow ➜ Upton Park
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Victoria and District
First and last train times on the Victoria line
Tube times for the Victoria line
Alternative routes include Highbury & Islington to Plaistow and Highbury & Islington to East Ham
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Highbury & Islington tube station is not wheelchair accessible
Upton Park station is not wheelchair accessible
Highbury & Islington station 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 tube line at Victoria – You can use a lift when changing between the Circle/District/Victoria/National Rail platforms
Upton Park station exit – You must use two flights of stairs between the platforms and the exit (16 steps up +15 steps up)
The journey from Upton Park to Highbury & Islington is in fare zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the District, Hammersmith & City and Victoria tube lines, changing trains at Aldgate East and
- From Upton Park take the District Line
- Change at Aldgate East to the Hammersmith & City Line
- Change at King’s Cross St. Pancras to the Victoria Line
- Leave the train at Highbury & Islington
Number of tube stops: 14 · Journey time: Approx 51 mins
Stations on the route: Upton Park ➜ Plaistow ➜ West Ham ➜ Bromley-by-Bow ➜ Bow Road ➜ Mile End ➜ Stepney Green ➜ Whitechapel ➜ Aldgate East [change train] Aldgate East ➜ Liverpool Street ➜ Moorgate ➜ Barbican ➜ Farringdon ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras [change train] King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Highbury & Islington
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the District, H&C and Victoria
First and last train times on the District line
Tube times for the District line
Alternative routes include Upton Park to Plaistow and Upton Park to East Ham
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Upton Park underground station is not wheelchair accessible
Highbury & Islington station is not wheelchair accessible
Upton Park station entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (15 steps down +16 steps down)
Changing tube line at Aldgate East – Changing between the District and H&C line is on the same platform
Changing tube line at King’s Cross St. Pancras – There’s a lift when changing between the platforms
Highbury & Islington station 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)
Tube fare between Highbury & Islington and Upton Park
This tube journey is in Oyster zones 1-3. The cheapest fare is £3 off-peak (£3.70 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 1-3 fare | £6.70 | £3.70 | £3 | £10 | £10 |
Fare Zone | Travelcards (Train, Bus & Tram) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
One day travelcard | Week travelcard | Month travelcard | ||
Anytime | Off-peak | |||
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 London Underground prices 2024, Senior citizens prices 2024, Children’s prices 2024, Oyster card prices 2024, Contactless card 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 – It’s around six miles to Highbury & Islington, which is too far to walk
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 tickets · Senior citizen bus tickets · Children’s bus tickets
Travel by taxi – A six mile taxi ride between Upton Park train station and Highbury & Islington station should cost between £28 and £40 and take about 28-40 mins