This journey is in zones 1-4 and you’ll have to use the Northern and Metropolitan lines, changing trains at King’s Cross St. Pancras
- From Highgate take the Northern Line
- Change at King’s Cross St. Pancras to the Metropolitan Line
- Leave the train at Wembley Park
Number of stops: 11 · Journey time: Approx 45 mins
Stations on the route: Highgate ➜ Archway ➜ Tufnell Park ➜ Kentish Town ➜ Camden Town ➜ Euston ➜ 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 Northern and Metropolitan line
First and last train times
Northern line timetable
Alternative routes include Highgate to Wembley Central
Stairs, lifts and escalators
Highgate is not wheelchair accessible
Wembley Park is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train
Highgate entrance – You must use one flight of stairs between the Priory Gardens/Wood Lane entrance and the booking hall (16 steps down), or seven flights of stairs from the Archway Road entrance (16 steps down +2x17 steps down +13 steps down +14 steps down +13 steps down +12 steps down), or four flights of stairs from the car park entrance (13 steps down +14 steps down +13 steps down +12 steps down). After that there’s an escalator down to the platforms (or 3 steps down +6x17 steps down +13 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 Northern lines, changing trains at King’s Cross St. Pancras
- From Wembley Park take the Metropolitan Line
- Change at King’s Cross St. Pancras to the Northern Line
- Leave the train at Highgate
Number of stops: 11 · Journey time: Approx 47 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 ➜ Euston ➜ Camden Town ➜ Kentish Town ➜ Tufnell Park ➜ Archway ➜ Highgate
Live status and delays
Closures on the Metropolitan and Northern 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
Highgate 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
Highgate exit – There’s an escalator from the platforms to the booking hall (or 13 steps up +6x17 steps up +3 steps up). After that you must use one flight of stairs to the Priory Gardens/Wood Lane exit (16 steps up), or one escalator and three flights of stairs to the Archway Road exit (2x17 steps up +16 steps up), or four flights of stairs to the car park exit (12 steps up +13 steps up +14 steps up +13 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
| 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 |
| 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
Walking – Six 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 six mile ride should cost between £28 and £40 and take about 28-40 minutes