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Kentish Town ⇄ St John’s Wood Station

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

  1. From Kentish Town take the Northern Line
  2. Change at King’s Cross St. Pancras to the Hammersmith & City Line
  3. Change at Baker Street to the Jubilee Line
  4. Leave the train at St. John’s Wood

Number of stops: 7 · Journey time: Approx 39 mins

Stations on the route: Kentish Town ➜ Camden Town ➜ Euston ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras [change train] King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Euston Square ➜ Great Portland Street ➜ Baker Street [change train] Baker Street ➜ St. John’s Wood

Live status and delays

Closures on the Northern, H&C and Jubilee line

First and last train times

Northern line timetable

Alternative routes include Kentish Town to Maida Vale, Kentish Town to Swiss Cottage and Kentish Town to Chalk Farm

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Kentish Town is not wheelchair accessible

St. John’s Wood is not wheelchair accessible

Kentish Town entrance – There’s an escalator between the entrance and the Northern northbound platform, plus another two flights of stairs to the Northern southbound platform (2x11 steps down). There are four flights of stairs between the entrance and the National Rail platforms (9 steps up +3x12 steps down)

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

Changing trains at Baker Street – Changing between the Bakerloo/​Jubilee line is on the level, but you must use two flights of stairs for eastbound changes on the Circle/​Metropolitan/​H&C line (8 steps down +21 steps down) or three flights of stairs for westbound changes on the Circle/​Metropolitan/​H&C line (8 steps down +2x10 steps down)

St. John’s Wood exit – There’s an escalator between the platforms and the exit, or seven flights of stairs (12 steps up +5x17 steps up +3 steps up). There’s no lift

This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Jubilee, Victoria and Northern lines, changing trains at Green Park and

  1. From St. John’s Wood take the Jubilee Line
  2. Change at Green Park to the Victoria Line
  3. Change at Euston to the Northern Line
  4. Leave the train at Kentish Town

Number of stops: 8 · Journey time: Approx 40 mins

Stations on the route: St. John’s Wood ➜ Baker Street ➜ Bond Street ➜ Green Park [change train] Green Park ➜ Oxford Circus ➜ Warren Street ➜ Euston [change train] Euston ➜ Camden Town ➜ Kentish Town

Live status and delays

Closures on the Jubilee, Victoria and Northern line

First and last train times

Jubilee line timetable

Alternative routes include St. John’s Wood to Maida Vale, St. John’s Wood to Swiss Cottage and St. John’s Wood to Chalk Farm

Stairs, lifts and escalators

St. John’s Wood is not wheelchair accessible

Kentish Town is not wheelchair accessible

St. John’s Wood entrance – There’s an escalator between the entrance and the platforms, or seven flights of stairs (3 steps down +5x17 steps down +12 steps down). There’s no lift

Changing trains at Green Park – There are two lifts and a long walk when changing platforms. If you want a shorter walk then you can use two escalators instead of the lifts

Changing trains at Euston – Changing between the Northern northbond platform and the Victoria northbound platform is on the level. Changing between the Northern southbound platform via London Bridge, and the Victoria southbound platform, is also on the level. But you must use stairs for all other changes

Kentish Town exit – There’s an escalator between the Northern northbound platform and the exit, plus another two flights of stairs from the Northern southbound platform (2x11 steps up). There are four flights of stairs between the National Rail platforms and the exit (3x12 steps up +9 steps down)

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 Kentish Town ⇄ St John’s Wood 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 Kentish Town ⇄ St John’s Wood 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 – The distance is about two miles on foot, which would take 38-42 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 – A two mile journey should cost between £10.60 and £18.20 and take about 10-20 minutes

By carParking near St. John’s Wood station