Getting around · The Tube
King’s Cross St Pancras Underground
Six lines meet here, more than at any other Tube station.
- Victoria
- Piccadilly
- Northern
- Circle
- Hammersmith & City
- Metropolitan
- fare zone
- Zone 1
- to every line
- 10 lifts
- Night Tube on 2 lines
- Fri, Sat
- a single in Zone 1, off-peak
- £3
Which line?
Where are you going?
Pick a place to see the line, the direction and every stop.
- King’s Cross St Pancras
- Euston
- Warren Street
- Oxford Circus
The six lines
Where each line goes
- VictoriaNight TubeBrixton to Walthamstow CentralOxford Circus, Green Park, Victoria, and north to Tottenham Hale for the Stansted Express.Checking the line…
- PiccadillyNight TubeHeathrow to CockfostersRussell Square, Covent Garden, Leicester Square, Knightsbridge, South Kensington and Heathrow.Checking the line…
- NorthernBank branch: Morden to Edgware or High BarnetCamden Town one way. Angel, Bank and London Bridge the other.Checking the line…
- CircleHammersmith to Edgware Road, round the centreBaker Street and Paddington one way. Farringdon, Liverpool Street and Tower Hill the other.Checking the line…
- Hammersmith & CityHammersmith to BarkingSame platforms as the Circle line. Paddington west, Whitechapel east.Checking the line…
- MetropolitanAldgate to Amersham, Watford and UxbridgeBaker Street, then fast to Wembley Park and out of London.Checking the line…
Next trains from here
Checking the trains…
Ways in
Which entrance to use
They all join up underground, but the right one saves a long walk.
- The way in from the King’s Cross and St Pancras trains. Escalators go down to the Northern and Piccadilly lines. Signed “Regent’s Canal” on the way out.Good for: Northern and Piccadilly lines
- The oldest ticket hall, made bigger in the upgrade. Signed “Euston Road” on the way out.Good for: Euston Road, Gray’s Inn Road and our shop
- Opened in 2006. The Circle, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan platforms are at this western end.Good for: Circle, H&C, Metropolitan
- A street lift about 20 metres from the station front. TfL points people here when other lifts are out.Good for: Step-free to all six lines
- Opened in September 2026. The first step-free way in from the south side of Euston Road, so no need to cross the road.Good for: Step-free from the south side
Busy times
When is it quiet?
How busy it usually is, hour by hour. A typical week, not live.
- Quiet
- Steady
- Busy
- Very busy
Good to know
Fares, cards and bags
- FaresTap in with contactless or Oyster. A single in Zone 1 is £3, or £3.10 at peak times (weekdays 06:30 to 09:30 and 16:00 to 19:00). A paper single costs £7, so avoid it. TfL fares from 1 November 2026.
- Same card all the wayTap in and out with the same card or phone. Switch cards mid-journey and you can pay two full fares.
- With big bagsUse the lifts, not the escalators. Avoid 08:00 to 10:00 and 17:00 to 19:00 on weekdays if you can. The Victoria line is often the most packed.
- No toilets in the Tube stationUse the free ones in King’s Cross or St Pancras before you go down.
Fares, lifts and ticket halls come from TfL’s own station data, refreshed daily.
Questions
People often ask
One. It serves both King’s Cross and St Pancras, and all six lines are inside. On the Tube map it’s called King’s Cross St Pancras.
It doesn’t stop here. Take the Circle, Hammersmith & City or Metropolitan line one stop east to Farringdon and change there.
No. Thameslink trains run from the low level of St Pancras, not the Underground. Use the same contactless card, but it’s a train, not the Tube.
Yes. It’s about 13 minutes west along Euston Road, flat all the way. Often quicker than going down to the Tube with bags.
Yes. TfL lists nine in the Underground station, and some give euros.
On Friday and Saturday nights, the Victoria and Piccadilly lines run all night. The other four lines close around midnight.
Skip the Tube with a suitcase
Leave your bags at 345 Gray’s Inn Road and travel light. £4 a bag a day, open 07:00 to 23:59.