Highbury & Islington ⇄ Wapping Station | Tube Journey, Train Times & Fares

The journey from Highbury & Islington to Wapping is in fare zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Victoria, Hammersmith & City and London Overground tube 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 Wapping

Number of tube stops: 9 · Journey time: Approx 41 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 ➜ Shadwell ➜ Wapping

London Underground tube delays

Strikes and closures on the Victoria, H&C and London Overground

First and last train times on the Victoria line

Tube times for the Victoria line

Alternative routes include Highbury & Islington to Shadwell

Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms

Highbury & Islington tube station is not wheelchair accessible

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

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

Wapping station exit – You must use one lift and three flights of stairs between the platforms and the exit (21 steps up +4 steps up +2 steps down), or eight flights of stairs if you want to avoid the lift (21 steps up +12 steps up +15 steps up +12 steps up +3x15 steps up +2 steps up)

The journey from Wapping to Highbury & Islington is in fare zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the London Overground, Hammersmith & City and Victoria tube lines, changing trains at Whitechapel and

1. From Wapping 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 tube stops: 9 · Journey time: Approx 42 mins

Stations on the route: Wapping ➜ Shadwell ➜ 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 Wapping to Shadwell

Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms

Wapping underground station is not wheelchair accessible

Highbury & Islington station is not wheelchair accessible

Wapping station entrance – You must use one lift and three flights of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (2 steps up +4 steps down +21 steps down), or eight flights of stairs if you want to avoid the lift (2 steps up +3x15 steps down +12 steps down +15 steps down +12 steps down +21 steps down)

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

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)