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Kilburn ⇄ Old Street Station

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

  1. From Kilburn take the Jubilee Line
  2. Change at London Bridge to the Northern Line
  3. Leave the train at Old Street

Number of stops: 14 · Journey time: Approx 40 mins

Stations on the route: Kilburn ➜ West Hampstead ➜ Finchley Road ➜ Swiss Cottage ➜ St. John’s Wood ➜ Baker Street ➜ Bond Street ➜ Green Park ➜ Westminster ➜ Waterloo ➜ Southwark ➜ London Bridge [change train] London Bridge ➜ Bank ➜ Moorgate ➜ Old Street

Live status and delays

Closures on the Jubilee and Northern line

First and last train times

Jubilee line timetable

Alternative routes include Kilburn to Moorgate, Kilburn to Shoreditch and Kilburn to Angel

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Kilburn 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

Kilburn entrance – There’s a lift between the entrance and the platforms. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use three flights of stairs (16 steps up +14 steps up +15 steps up)

Changing trains at London Bridge – You must use a lift plus escalator when changing between the Jubilee/​Northern line platforms via the Northern line ticket hall. You can avoid the escalator by using a lift and walking 410 metres outside in the street

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&2 and you’ll have to use the Northern, Metropolitan and Jubilee lines, changing trains at King’s Cross St. Pancras and

  1. From Old Street take the Northern Line
  2. Change at King’s Cross St. Pancras to the Metropolitan Line
  3. Change at Finchley Road to the Jubilee Line
  4. Leave the train at Kilburn

Number of stops: 8 · Journey time: Approx 43 mins

Stations on the route: Old Street ➜ Angel ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras [change train] King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Euston Square ➜ Great Portland Street ➜ Baker Street ➜ Finchley Road [change train] Finchley Road ➜ West Hampstead ➜ Kilburn

Live status and delays

Closures on the Northern, Metropolitan and Jubilee 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)

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

Changing trains at Finchley Road – Changing between the Jubilee northbound and Metropolitan northbound, and the Jubilee southbound and Metropolitan southbound platforms is on the level, but you must use stairs to change between the northbound/​southbound platforms

Kilburn exit – There’s a lift between the platforms and the exit. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use three flights of stairs (15 steps down +14 steps down +16 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 Kilburn ⇄ Old Street 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 Kilburn ⇄ Old Street 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 on foot is about 5¼ miles, so we don’t recommend walking

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 5¼ miles journey should cost approximately £23 to £35.50 and take 23-37 minutes

By carParking near Old Street station