This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Piccadilly and District lines, changing trains at Barons Court
- From King’s Cross St. Pancras take the Piccadilly Line
- Change at Barons Court to the District Line
- Leave the train at Stamford Brook
Number of stops: 15 · Journey time: Approx 37 mins
Stations on the route: King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Russell Square ➜ Holborn ➜ Covent Garden ➜ Leicester Square ➜ Piccadilly Circus ➜ Green Park ➜ Hyde Park Corner ➜ Knightsbridge ➜ South Kensington ➜ Gloucester Road ➜ Earl’s Court ➜ Barons Court [change train] Barons Court ➜ Hammersmith ➜ Ravenscourt Park ➜ Stamford Brook
Live status and delays
Closures on the Piccadilly and District line
First and last train times
Piccadilly line timetable
Alternative routes include King’s Cross St. Pancras to Turnham Green and King’s Cross St. Pancras to Ravenscourt Park
Stairs, lifts and escalators
King’s Cross St. Pancras is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train
Stamford Brook is not wheelchair accessible
King’s Cross St. Pancras entrance – There’s a lift between the King’s Cross forecourt entrance and the booking hall. There are four flights of stairs between the Pancras Road entrance and the Metropolitan line booking hall (16 steps down +3 steps down +2x11 steps down) or one flight of stairs to the Northern/Piccadilly/Victoria line booking hall (7 steps down). There are four flights of stairs between the Belgrove Street and Crestfield Street entrances and the Metropolitan line booking hall (19 steps down +5 steps down +2x11 steps down) or one flight of stairs to the Northern/Piccadilly/Victoria line booking hall (7 steps down). After that there’s a lift down to the platforms. If you want to avoid the lift then you can get an escalator to the Piccadilly line platforms, an escalator (or 3x17 steps down +11 steps down) to the Victoria line platforms, or two escalators (or one escalator and 3x17 steps down +11 steps down) to the Northern line platforms
Changing trains at Barons Court – Changing between the District and Piccadilly line is on the same platform
Stamford Brook exit – You must use four flights of stairs between the platforms and the exit (15 steps down +16 steps down +10 steps down +4 steps down to the eastbound platform, and 15 steps down +2x13 steps down +4 steps down to the westbound platform)
This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the District and Piccadilly lines, changing trains at Barons Court
- From Stamford Brook take the District Line
- Change at Barons Court to the Piccadilly Line
- Leave the train at King’s Cross St. Pancras
Number of stops: 15 · Journey time: Approx 37 mins
Stations on the route: Stamford Brook ➜ Ravenscourt Park ➜ Hammersmith ➜ Barons Court [change train] Barons Court ➜ Earl’s Court ➜ Gloucester Road ➜ South Kensington ➜ Knightsbridge ➜ Hyde Park Corner ➜ Green Park ➜ Piccadilly Circus ➜ Leicester Square ➜ Covent Garden ➜ Holborn ➜ Russell Square ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras
Live status and delays
Closures on the District and Piccadilly line
First and last train times
District line timetable
Alternative routes include Stamford Brook to Turnham Green and Stamford Brook to Ravenscourt Park
Stairs, lifts and escalators
Stamford Brook is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train
King’s Cross St. Pancras is not wheelchair accessible
Stamford Brook entrance – You must use four flights of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (4 steps up +10 steps up +16 steps up +15 steps up to the eastbound platform, and 4 steps up +2x13 steps up +15 steps up to the westbound platform)
Changing trains at Barons Court – Changing between the District and Piccadilly line is on the same platform
King’s Cross St. Pancras exit – There’s a lift from the platforms to the booking hall. If you want to avoid the lift then you can get an escalator from the Piccadilly line platforms, an escalator (or 11 steps up +3x17 steps up) from the Victoria line platforms, or two escalators (or one escalator and 11 steps up +3x17 steps up) from the Northern line platforms. After that there’s a lift to the King’s Cross forecourt exit. There are four flights of stairs from the Metropolitan line booking hall to the Pancras Road exit (2x11 steps up +3 steps up +16 steps up) or one flight of stairs from the Northern/Piccadilly/Victoria line booking hall (7 steps up). There are four flights of stairs from the Metropolitan line booking hall and the Belgrove Street and Crestfield Street exits (2x11 steps up +5 steps up +19 steps up) or one flight of stairs from the Northern/Piccadilly/Victoria line booking hall (7 steps up)
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
| 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 |
| 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 – 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