Old Street station - Train Times, Tube Fares & Stairs

Old Street station has 4 platforms. It is in Oyster fare zone 1 and connects with the Northern underground line. It also serves National Rail

London Underground delays at Old Street station

Next train from Old Street station

Tube line closures on the Northern line

Underground train fares from Old Street

Old Street station is in zone 1 (central London)

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 off-peak is any time after 9.30 AM (Mon-Fri). Weekends and public holidays 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 tube fare is based on what time your journey begins. It doesn’t matter what time your journey ends.

Platform stairs, lifts and escalators at Old Street

Old Street tube station is not wheelchair accessible

Station 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)

Station 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)

Tube journey planner – Timetables, First & Last Train Times

Look up timetables and first and last train times from Old Street to Bank, Charing Cross, Earl’s Court, Euston, King’s Cross, Liverpool Street, London Bridge, Marylebone, Paddington, Victoria, Waterloo or another train station:

Other underground stations that are close to Old Street include Moorgate, Shoreditch and Angel tube station

Old Street underground station facilities

Address:

Old Street Station, Old Street, London, EC1V 9NR

Contact:

0845 330 9879

Tickets:

You can buy train tickets at the manned windows and self-service machines in the National Rail ticket hall, and at the self-service machines in the Underground ticket hall

Ticket office opening hours:

Monday to Friday: 6:30 AM to Midnight – Saturday: 7 AM to 12:30 AM – Sunday: 8 AM to 9:30 PM

Cash machines:

There are ATMs at the station

Public toilets:

Yes

Baby changing room:

No

Public payphone:

Yes

Passport photo booth:

Yes

Vending machine:

Yes

Waiting room:

No

Lockers:

Old Street does not have any storage locker facilities

Onsite car park:

No – Parking near Old Street station

Taxi rank:

No

Cycle rack:

No

Bus routes:

21, 43, 55, 76, 135, 141, 205, 214, 243, 271, 394 – Adult bus tickets · Pensioner bus tickets · Children’s bus tickets