This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Central and Jubilee lines, changing trains at Bond Street
- From St. Paul’s take the Central Line
- Change at Bond Street to the Jubilee Line
- Leave the train at Swiss Cottage
Number of stops: 8 · Journey time: Approx 28 mins
Stations on the route: St. Paul’s ➜ Chancery Lane ➜ Holborn ➜ Tottenham Court Road ➜ Oxford Circus ➜ Bond Street [change train] Bond Street ➜ Baker Street ➜ St. John’s Wood ➜ Swiss Cottage
Live status and delays
Closures on the Central and Jubilee line
First and last train times
Central line timetable
Alternative routes include St. Paul’s to Finchley Road, St. Paul’s to St Johns Wood and St. Paul’s to Belsize Park
Stairs, lifts and escalators
St. Paul’s is not wheelchair accessible. Swiss Cottage is not wheelchair accessible
St. Paul’s entrance – There are two flights of stairs from the entrance to the booking hall (17 steps down +8 steps down from the St Martin’s Le Grand/Cheapside entrance, or 18 steps down +10 steps down from the Newgate Street entrance), plus another escalator down to the westbound platform, or two escalators down to the eastound platform. If you want to avoid the escalator to the westbound platform then you can use seven flights of stairs (3 steps down +5x17 steps down +11 steps down). If you want to avoid the escalators to the eastbound platform then you can use eleven flights of stairs (3 steps down +5x17 steps down +11 steps down +3 steps down +17 steps down +11 steps down)
Changing trains at Bond Street – You can use a lift when changing between the Central and Jubilee line platforms
Swiss Cottage exit – There’s an escalator from the platforms to the booking hall. If you want to avoid the escalator then you can use five flights of stairs (6 steps up +3x17 steps up +3 steps up). After that you must use one flight of stairs to the Belsize Road exit (10 steps up), or two flights to the Avenue Road/Finchley Road exit (2x11 steps up), or three flights to the Finchley Road westside exit (10 steps up +2x9 steps up), or four flights to the Avenue Road eastside exit (3 steps up +5 steps up +16 steps up +5 steps up), or four flights to the Eton Avenue exit (3 steps up +9 steps up +2x13 steps up)
This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Jubilee and Central lines, changing trains at Bond Street
- From Swiss Cottage take the Jubilee Line
- Change at Bond Street to the Central Line
- Leave the train at St. Paul’s
Number of stops: 8 · Journey time: Approx 28 mins
Stations on the route: Swiss Cottage ➜ St. John’s Wood ➜ Baker Street ➜ Bond Street [change train] Bond Street ➜ Oxford Circus ➜ Tottenham Court Road ➜ Holborn ➜ Chancery Lane ➜ St. Paul’s
Live status and delays
Closures on the Jubilee and Central line
First and last train times
Jubilee line timetable
Alternative routes include Swiss Cottage to Finchley Road, Swiss Cottage to St Johns Wood and Swiss Cottage to Belsize Park
Stairs, lifts and escalators
Swiss Cottage is not wheelchair accessible. St. Paul’s is not wheelchair accessible
Swiss Cottage entrance – You must use one flight of stairs between the Belsize Road entrance and the booking hall (10 steps down), or two flights from the Avenue Road/Finchley Road entrance (2x11 steps down), or three flights from the Finchley Road westside entrance (2x9 steps down +10 steps down), or four flights from the Avenue Road eastside entrance (5 steps down +16 steps down +5 steps down +3 steps down), or four flights from the Eton Avenue entrance (2x13 steps down +9 steps down +3 steps down). After that there’s an escalator down to the platforms. If you want to avoid the escalator you can use another five flights of stairs (3 steps down +3x17 steps down +6 steps down)
Changing trains at Bond Street – You can use a lift when changing between the Central and Jubilee line platforms
St. Paul’s exit – You must use an escalator from the westbound platform to the booking hall, or two escalators from the eastound platform to the booking hall, plus another two flights of stairs from the booking hall to the entrance (8 steps up +17 steps up to the St Martin’s Le Grand/Cheapside entrance, or 10 steps up +18 steps up to the Newgate Street entrance). If you want to avoid the escalator from the westbound platform then you can use seven flights of stairs (11 steps up +5x17 steps up +3 steps up). If you want to avoid the escalators from the eastbound platform then you can use eleven flights of stairs (+11 steps up +17 steps up +3 steps up +11 steps up +5x17 steps up +3 steps up)
Cash, Contactless, Oyster & Travelcard fares
The journey is in zones 1-2. The cheapest fare is £2.90 off-peak (£3.50 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 | |||
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Single fare | Single fare | Daily cap | |||
Peak | Off-peak | Peak | Off-peak | ||
Zone 1-2 fare | £7 | £3.50 | £2.90 | £8.90 | £8.90 |
Fare Zone | Travelcards (Train, Bus & Tram) | |||
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One day travelcard | Week travelcard | Month travelcard | ||
Anytime | Off-peak | |||
Zone 1-2 travelcard | n/a | n/a | £44.70 | £171.70 |
Zone 1-4 travelcard | £16.60 | n/a | £64.20 | £246.60 |
Zone 1-6 travelcard | £23.60 | £16.60 | £81.60 | £313.40 |
Zone 1-9 travelcard | £29.80 | £17.80 | £116.40 | £447 |
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.
Other ways to travel between St Paul's and Swiss Cottage
Walking – Four miles on foot would take you around 75-85 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 – The four mile ride should cost between £20 and £34 and take about 16-30 minutes
By car – Parking near St. Paul’s station