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Holborn ⇄ Mornington Crescent Station • Train Fare & Route

This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Central and Northern lines, changing trains at Tottenham Court Road

  1. From Holborn take the Central Line
  2. Change at Tottenham Court Road to the Northern Line
  3. Leave the train at Mornington Crescent

Number of stops: 5 · Journey time: Approx 22 mins

Stations on the route: Holborn ➜ Tottenham Court Road [change train] Tottenham Court Road ➜ Goodge Street ➜ Warren Street ➜ Euston ➜ Mornington Crescent

Live status and delays

Closures on the Central and Northern line

First and last train times

Central line timetable

Alternative routes include Holborn to Camden Town, Holborn to Euston and Holborn to Euston Square

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Holborn is not wheelchair accessible. Mornington Crescent is not wheelchair accessible

Holborn entrance – You must use an escalator plus one flight of stairs from the entrance to the platforms (19 steps down to the Central eastbound platform, or 20 steps down to the Central westbound/​Piccadilly southbound platforms, or 22 steps down to the Piccadilly northbound platform)

Changing trains at Tottenham Court Road – You can use a lift when changing between the platforms

Mornington Crescent exit – You must use a lift plus one flight of stairs from the platforms to the exit (20 steps up). If you want to avoid the lift then you can use another four flights of stairs (15 steps up +17 steps up +16 steps up +18 steps up)

This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Northern and Central lines, changing trains at Tottenham Court Road

  1. From Mornington Crescent take the Northern Line
  2. Change at Tottenham Court Road to the Central Line
  3. Leave the train at Holborn

Number of stops: 5 · Journey time: Approx 20 mins

Stations on the route: Mornington Crescent ➜ Euston ➜ Warren Street ➜ Goodge Street ➜ Tottenham Court Road [change train] Tottenham Court Road ➜ Holborn

Live status and delays

Closures on the Northern and Central line

First and last train times

Northern line timetable

Alternative routes include Mornington Crescent to Camden Town, Mornington Crescent to Euston and Mornington Crescent to Euston Square

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Mornington Crescent is not wheelchair accessible. Holborn is not wheelchair accessible

Mornington Crescent entrance – You must use a lift plus one flight of stairs from the entrance to the platforms (20 steps down). If you want to avoid the lift then you can use another four flights of stairs (18 steps down +16 steps down +17 steps down +15 steps down)

Changing trains at Tottenham Court Road – You can use a lift when changing between the platforms

Holborn exit – You must use an escalator plus one flight of stairs from the platforms to the exit (19 steps up from the Central eastbound platform, or 20 steps up from the Central westbound/​Piccadilly southbound platforms, or 22 steps up from the Piccadilly northbound platform)

Cash, Contactless, Oyster & Travelcard fares

The journey is in zones 1-2. The cheapest fare is £2.90 off-peak (£3.50 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 Holborn ⇄ Mornington Crescent Station • Train Fare & Route
Fare zone Cash Oyster & Contactless cards
Single fare Single fare Daily cap
Peak Off-peak Peak Off-peak
Zone 1-2 fare £7 £3.50 £2.90 £8.90 £8.90
Travelcard prices from Holborn ⇄ Mornington Crescent Station • Train Fare & Route
Fare Zone Travelcards (Train, Bus & Tram)
One day travel­card Week travel­card Month travel­card
Any­time Off-peak
Zone 1-2 travelcard n/a n/a £44.70 £171.70
Zone 1-4 travelcard £16.60 n/a £64.20 £246.60
Zone 1-6 travelcard £23.60 £16.60 £81.60 £313.40
Zone 1-9 travelcard £29.80 £17.80 £116.40 £447
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.

Other ways to travel between Holborn and Mornington Crescent

Walking – The distance is roughly 1½ miles on foot, which would take about 28-31 minutes

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 – 1½ miles will cost around £11.60 to £19.60 and take about 8-17 minutes

By carParking near Holborn station