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St Paul’s ⇄ Turnpike Lane Station

This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Central and Piccadilly lines, changing trains at Holborn

  1. From St. Paul’s take the Central Line
  2. Change at Holborn to the Piccadilly Line
  3. Leave the train at Turnpike Lane

Number of stops: 10 · Journey time: Approx 31 mins

Stations on the route: St. Paul’s ➜ Chancery Lane ➜ Holborn [change train] Holborn ➜ Russell Square ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Caledonian Road ➜ Holloway Road ➜ Arsenal ➜ Finsbury Park ➜ Manor House ➜ Turnpike Lane

Live status and delays

Closures on the Central and Piccadilly line

First and last train times

Central line timetable

Alternative routes include St. Paul’s to Wood Green

Stairs, lifts and escalators

St. Paul’s is not wheelchair accessible

Turnpike Lane 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 Holborn – You must use stairs when changing between the Central/​Piccadilly line platforms

Turnpike Lane exit – There’s an escalator between the platforms and the booking hall. After that there’s two flights of stairs to the Turnpike Lane/​Duckett’s Common exits (4 steps up +20 steps up), or two flights to the High Road/​Wellington Corner exits (5 steps up +18 steps up), or three flights to the Green Lane/​Langham Road exits (3 steps up +16 steps up +5 steps up), or three flights to the bus station exit (3 steps up +16 steps up +4 steps up)

This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Piccadilly and Central lines, changing trains at Holborn

  1. From Turnpike Lane take the Piccadilly Line
  2. Change at Holborn to the Central Line
  3. Leave the train at St. Paul’s

Number of stops: 10 · Journey time: Approx 31 mins

Stations on the route: Turnpike Lane ➜ Manor House ➜ Finsbury Park ➜ Arsenal ➜ Holloway Road ➜ Caledonian Road ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Russell Square ➜ Holborn [change train] Holborn ➜ Chancery Lane ➜ St. Paul’s

Live status and delays

Closures on the Piccadilly and Central line

First and last train times

Piccadilly line timetable

Alternative routes include Turnpike Lane to Wood Green

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Turnpike Lane is not wheelchair accessible

St. Paul’s is not wheelchair accessible

Turnpike Lane entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the Turnpike Lane/​Duckett’s Common entrance and the booking hall (20 steps down +4 steps down), or two flights from the High Road/​Wellington Corner entrance (18 steps down +5 steps down), or three flights from the Green Lane/​Langham Road entrance (5 steps down +16 steps down +3 steps down), or three flights from the bus station entrance (4 steps down +16 steps down +3 steps down). After that there’s an escalator down to the platforms

Changing trains at Holborn – You must use stairs when changing between the Central/​Piccadilly 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, 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 St Paul’s ⇄ Turnpike Lane 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 St Paul’s ⇄ Turnpike Lane 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

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 St. Paul’s station