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Swiss Cottage ⇄ West Hampstead Station | Tube Journey, Train Times & Fares

The journey from Swiss Cottage to West Hampstead is in fare zone 2 and it’s a direct train on the Jubilee tube line

  1. From Swiss Cottage take the Jubilee Line
  2. Leave the train at West Hampstead

Number of tube stops: 2 · Journey time: Approx 4 mins

Stations on the route: Swiss Cottage ➜ Finchley Road ➜ West Hampstead

London Underground tube delays

Strikes and station closures

First and last train times on the Jubilee line

Tube times for the Jubilee line

Alternative routes include Swiss Cottage to Finchley Road and Swiss Cottage to Kilburn

Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms

Swiss Cottage tube station is not wheelchair accessible

West Hampstead station is not wheelchair accessible

Swiss Cottage station 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)

West Hampstead station exit – You must use two flights of stairs between the platforms and the exit (16 steps up +15 steps up)

The journey from West Hampstead to Swiss Cottage is in fare zone 2 and it’s a direct train on the Jubilee tube line

  1. From West Hampstead take the Jubilee Line
  2. Leave the train at Swiss Cottage

Number of tube stops: 2 · Journey time: Approx 4 mins

Stations on the route: West Hampstead ➜ Finchley Road ➜ Swiss Cottage

London Underground tube delays

Strikes and station closures

First and last train times on the Jubilee line

Tube times for the Jubilee line

Alternative routes include West Hampstead to Finchley Road, West Hampstead to Swiss Cottage and West Hampstead to Kilburn

Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms

West Hampstead tube station is not wheelchair accessible

Swiss Cottage station is not wheelchair accessible

West Hampstead station entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (15 steps down +16 steps down)

Swiss Cottage station 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)

Tube fare between Swiss Cottage and West Hampstead

This tube journey is in Oyster zone 2. The cheapest fare is £1.80 off-peak (£1.90 peak) when you pay by Oyster or contactless. There’s no return fare, you just pay the same as two single tickets

Cost of tube fare from Swiss Cottage ⇄ West Hampstead Station | Tube Journey, Train Times & Fares
Fare zone Cash Oyster & Contactless cards
Single fare Single fare Daily cap
Peak Off-peak Peak Off-peak
Zone 2 fare £6.70 £1.90 £1.80 £8.50 £8.50
Travelcard prices from Swiss Cottage ⇄ West Hampstead Station | Tube Journey, Train Times & Fares
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
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Note: Tube journey prices are correct as of

Peak and off-peak journey 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. Note: Between the 8th March and 31st May 2024 TFL are running a trial called ‘Off-Peak Friday Fares’, where Fridays will be classed as off-peak all day.

The fare is based on what time your journey begins. It doesn’t matter what time your journey ends.

Other ways to make this journey

Travel on foot – You could walk the one mile distance in about 19-21 minutes

Travel by bus – Single fare: £1.75 (you may need more than one bus); Daily cap: £5.25; Weekly cap: £24.70; 1-day travelcard: £6; Weekly travelcard: £24.70 – Adult bus fares · Senior bus fares · Child bus fares

Travel by taxi – The one mile taxi journey between West Hampstead train station and Swiss Cottage will cost approximately £7 to £12 and will take 6-13 mins