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Old Street ⇄ Willesden Junction Station

This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Northern, Hammersmith & City and Bakerloo lines, changing trains at King’s Cross St. Pancras and Baker Street

  1. From Old Street take the Northern Line
  2. Change at King’s Cross St. Pancras to the Hammersmith & City Line
  3. Change at Baker Street to the Bakerloo Line
  4. Leave the train at Willesden Junction

Number of stops: 14 · Journey time: Approx 50 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 [change train] Baker Street ➜ Marylebone ➜ Edgware Road ➜ Paddington ➜ Warwick Avenue ➜ Maida Vale ➜ Kilburn Park ➜ Queen’s Park ➜ Kensal Green ➜ Willesden Junction

Live status and delays

Closures on the Northern, H&C and Bakerloo line

First and last train times

Northern line timetable

Alternative routes include Old Street to Harlesden, Old Street to North Acton and Old Street to Kensal Green

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Old Street is not wheelchair accessible

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

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 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)

Willesden Junction exit – There’s a lift between the platforms and the exit. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use two flights of stairs (2x13 steps up)

This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Bakerloo, Metropolitan and Northern lines, changing trains at Baker Street and

  1. From Willesden Junction take the Bakerloo Line
  2. Change at Baker Street to the Metropolitan Line
  3. Change at King’s Cross St. Pancras to the Northern Line
  4. Leave the train at Old Street

Number of stops: 14 · Journey time: Approx 48 mins

Stations on the route: Willesden Junction ➜ Kensal Green ➜ Queen’s Park ➜ Kilburn Park ➜ Maida Vale ➜ Warwick Avenue ➜ Paddington ➜ Edgware Road ➜ Marylebone ➜ Baker Street [change train] Baker Street ➜ Great Portland Street ➜ Euston Square ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras [change train] King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Angel ➜ Old Street

Live status and delays

Closures on the Bakerloo, Metropolitan and Northern line

First and last train times

Bakerloo line timetable

Alternative routes include Willesden Junction to Harlesden, Willesden Junction to North Acton and Willesden Junction to Kensal Green

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Willesden Junction is not wheelchair accessible

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

Willesden Junction entrance – There’s a lift between the entrance and the platforms. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use two flights of stairs (2x13 steps down)

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)

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

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)

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 Old Street ⇄ Willesden Junction Station
Fare zone Cash Oyster & Contactless cards
Single fare Single fare Daily cap
Peak Off-peak Peak Off-peak
Zone 1-3 fare £6.70 £3.70 £3 £10 £10
Travelcard prices from Old Street ⇄ Willesden Junction Station
Fare Zone Travelcards (Train, Bus & Tram)
One day travel­card Week travel­card Month travel­card
Anytime Off-peak
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

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 carParking near Old Street station