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Highbury & Islington ⇄ Wembley Park Station

This journey is in zones 1-4 and you’ll have to use the Victoria and Metropolitan lines, changing trains at King’s Cross St. Pancras

  1. From Highbury & Islington take the Victoria Line
  2. Change at King’s Cross St. Pancras to the Metropolitan Line
  3. Leave the train at Wembley Park

Number of stops: 6 · Journey time: Approx 34 mins

Stations on the route: Highbury & Islington ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras [change train] King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Euston Square ➜ Great Portland Street ➜ Baker Street ➜ Finchley Road ➜ Wembley Park

Live status and delays

Closures on the Victoria and Metropolitan line

First and last train times

Victoria line timetable

Alternative routes include Highbury & Islington to Wembley Central

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Highbury & Islington is not wheelchair accessible

Wembley Park 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

Wembley Park exit – There’s a lift between the platforms and the booking hall (or two flights of 14 and 15 steps. After that there’s two flights of stairs to the Stadium Way exit (2x18 steps down), but the Bridge Road exit is on the level

This journey is in zones 1-4 and you’ll have to use the Metropolitan and Victoria lines, changing trains at King’s Cross St. Pancras

  1. From Wembley Park take the Metropolitan Line
  2. Change at King’s Cross St. Pancras to the Victoria Line
  3. Leave the train at Highbury & Islington

Number of stops: 6 · Journey time: Approx 36 mins

Stations on the route: Wembley Park ➜ Finchley Road ➜ Baker Street ➜ Great Portland Street ➜ Euston Square ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras [change train] King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Highbury & Islington

Live status and delays

Closures on the Metropolitan and Victoria line

First and last train times

Metropolitan line timetable

Alternative routes include Wembley Park to Wembley Central

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Wembley Park is not wheelchair accessible

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

Wembley Park entrance – The Bridge Road entrance to the booking hall is on the level, but you must use two flights of stairs from the Stadium Way entrance (2x18 steps up). After that there’s a lift down to the platforms. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use two flights of stairs (14 steps down +15 steps down)

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)

Cash, Oyster & Travelcard fares

The journey is in zones 1-4. The cheapest fare is £3.20 off-peak (£4.40 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 ⇄ Wembley Park Station
Fare zone Cash Oyster & Contactless cards
Single fare Single fare Daily cap
Peak Off-peak Peak Off-peak
Zone 1-4 fare £6.70 £4.40 £3.20 £12.30 £12.30
Travelcard prices from Highbury & Islington ⇄ Wembley Park Station
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
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

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