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Highbury & Islington ⇄ Westbourne Park Station

This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Victoria and Hammersmith & City 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 Hammersmith & City Line
  3. Leave the train at Westbourne Park

Number of stops: 8 · Journey time: Approx 28 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 ➜ Edgware Road ➜ Paddington ➜ Royal Oak ➜ Westbourne Park

Live status and delays

Closures on the Victoria and H&C line

First and last train times

Victoria line timetable

Alternative routes include Highbury & Islington to Ladbroke Grove, Highbury & Islington to Royal Oak and Highbury & Islington to Kilburn Park

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Highbury & Islington is not wheelchair accessible

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

Westbourne Park exit – You must use two flights of stairs between the platforms and the exit (16 steps up +17 steps up from the eastbound platform, and 18 steps up +16 steps up from the westbound platform)

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

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

Number of stops: 8 · Journey time: Approx 30 mins

Stations on the route: Westbourne Park ➜ Royal Oak ➜ Paddington ➜ Edgware 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 H&C and Victoria line

First and last train times

Hammersmith & City line timetable

Alternative routes include Westbourne Park to Ladbroke Grove, Westbourne Park to Royal Oak and Westbourne Park to Kilburn Park

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Westbourne Park is not wheelchair accessible

Highbury & Islington is not wheelchair accessible

Westbourne Park entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the entrance and platforms (17 steps down +16 steps down to the eastbound platform, and 16 steps down +18 steps steps down to the westbound platform)

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 1-2. The cheapest fare is £2.80 off-peak (£3.40 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 ⇄ Westbourne Park Station
Fare zone Cash Oyster & Contactless cards
Single fare Single fare Daily cap
Peak Off-peak Peak Off-peak
Zone 1-2 fare £6.70 £3.40 £2.80 £8.50 £8.50
Travelcard prices from Highbury & Islington ⇄ Westbourne Park 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 – 4½ miles is too far to walk

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 – A 4½ mile ride can be done in about 19-33 minutes, and will cost you around £23 to £35.50