Kew Gardens ⇄ Old Street Station

Kew Gardens to Old St Old St to Kew Gardens

This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the District, Victoria and Northern lines, changing trains at Victoria and Euston

From Kew Gardens take the District Line
Change at Victoria to the Victoria Line
Change at Euston to the Northern Line
Leave the train at Old Street

Number of stops: 19 · Journey time: Approx 56 mins

Stations on the route: Kew Gardens ➜ Gunnersbury ➜ Turnham Green ➜ Stamford Brook ➜ Ravenscourt Park ➜ Hammersmith ➜ Barons Court ➜ West Kensington ➜ Earl’s Court ➜ Gloucester Road ➜ South Kensington ➜ Sloane Square ➜ Victoria [change train] Victoria ➜ Green Park ➜ Oxford Circus ➜ Warren Street ➜ Euston [change train] Euston ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Angel ➜ Old Street

Live status and delays

Closures on the District, Victoria and Northern line

First and last train times

District line timetable

Alternative routes include Kew Gardens to Moorgate, Kew Gardens to Shoreditch and Kew Gardens to Angel

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Kew Gardens has step-free access from the street to the platform (but there may be a step up or gap to the train)

Old Street is not wheelchair accessible

Kew Gardens entrance – There is level access between the Station Avenue entrance and the eastbound platform, and the North Road entrance and the westbound platform, but there are three flights of stairs between the Station Avenue entrance and the westbound platform (2x11 steps down +15 steps up), and three flights of stairs between the North Road entrance and the eastbound platform (15 steps down +2x11 steps up)

Changing trains at Victoria – You can use a lift when changing between the Circle/District/Victoria/National Rail platforms

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

Old Street exit – You must an escalator (or seven flights of 6x15, 10, 9 steps) plus four flights of stairs from the platforms to the booking hall (17 steps up +18 steps up +15 steps up +16 steps up). After that you must use another flight of stairs to Old Street’s northeast, northwest, southeast and southwest exits (8 steps up), or two flights of stairs to the City Road exits (2x11 steps to the southwest exit, or 2x12 steps to the northwest, northeast and southeast exits)

This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Northern, Victoria and District lines, changing trains at Euston and

From Old Street take the Northern Line
Change at Euston to the Victoria Line
Change at Victoria to the District Line
Leave the train at Kew Gardens

Number of stops: 19 · Journey time: Approx 59 mins

Stations on the route: Old Street ➜ Angel ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Euston [change train] Euston ➜ Warren Street ➜ Oxford Circus ➜ Green Park ➜ Victoria [change train] Victoria ➜ Sloane Square ➜ South Kensington ➜ Gloucester Road ➜ Earl’s Court ➜ West Kensington ➜ Barons Court ➜ Hammersmith ➜ Ravenscourt Park ➜ Stamford Brook ➜ Turnham Green ➜ Gunnersbury ➜ Kew Gardens

Live status and delays

Closures on the Northern, Victoria and District line

First and last train times

Northern line timetable

Alternative routes include Old Street to Moorgate, Old Street to Shoreditch and Old Street to Angel

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Old Street has step-free access from the street to the platform (but there may be a step up or gap to the train)

Kew Gardens is not wheelchair accessible

Old Street entrance – You must use one flight of stairs between Old Street’s northeast, northwest, southeast and southwest entrances and the booking hall (8 steps down), or two flights of stairs from the City Road entrances (2x11 steps from the southwest entrance, or 2x12 steps from the northwest, northeast and southeast entrances). After that you must an escalator (or seven flights of 9, 10, 6x15 steps down) plus another four flights of stairs (16 steps down +15 steps down +18 steps down +17 steps down)

Changing trains at Victoria – You can use a lift when changing between the Circle/District/Victoria/National Rail platforms

Kew Gardens exit – There is level access between the eastbound platform and the Station Avenue exit, and the westbound platform and the North Road exit, but there are three flights of stairs between the westbound platform and the Station Avenue exit (15 steps down +2x11 steps up), and three flights of stairs between the eastbound platform and the North Road exit (2x11 steps down +15 steps up)

Cash, Oyster & Travelcard fares

The journey is in zones 1-3. The cheapest fare is £3 off-peak (£3.70 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 Kew Gardens ⇄ Old Street Station
Fare zone	Cash	Oyster & Contactless cards
	Single fare	Single fare		Daily cap
	Single fare	Peak	Off-peak	Peak	Off-peak
Zone 1-3 fare	£6.70	£3.70	£3	£10	£10

Travelcard prices from Kew Gardens ⇄ Old Street Station
Fare Zone	Travelcards (Train, Bus & Tram)
	One day travelcard		Week travelcard	Month travelcard
	Anytime	Off-peak	Week travelcard	Month travelcard
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 1st March 2024

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

By car – Parking near Old Street station