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King’s Cross St Pancras ⇄ London Bridge Station | Tube Journey, Train Times & Fares

The journey from King's Cross St Pancras to London Bridge is in fare zone 1 and it’s a direct train on the Northern tube line

  1. From King’s Cross St. Pancras take the Northern Line
  2. Leave the train at London Bridge

Number of tube stops: 5 · Journey time: Approx 12 mins

Stations on the route: King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Angel ➜ Old Street ➜ Moorgate ➜ Bank ➜ London Bridge

London Underground tube delays

Strikes and station closures

First and last train times on the Northern line

Tube times for the Northern line

Alternative routes include King’s Cross St. Pancras to Monument, King’s Cross St. Pancras to Borough and King’s Cross St. Pancras to Southwark

Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms

King’s Cross St. Pancras underground station is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train

London Bridge station is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train

King’s Cross St. Pancras station entrance – There’s a lift between the King’s Cross forecourt entrance and the booking hall. There are four flights of stairs between the Pancras Road entrance and the Metropolitan line booking hall (16 steps down +3 steps down +2x11 steps down) or one flight of stairs to the Northern/​Piccadilly/​Victoria line booking hall (7 steps down). There are four flights of stairs between the Belgrove Street and Crestfield Street entrances and the Metropolitan line booking hall (19 steps down +5 steps down +2x11 steps down) or one flight of stairs to the Northern/​Piccadilly/​Victoria line booking hall (7 steps down). After that there’s a lift down to the platforms. If you want to avoid the lift then you can get an escalator to the Piccadilly line platforms, an escalator (or 3x17 steps down +11 steps down) to the Victoria line platforms, or two escalators (or one escalator and 3x17 steps down +11 steps down) to the Northern line platforms

London Bridge station exit – There are three flights of stairs between the booking hall and the bus station exit (16 steps up +2x11 steps up), or six flights of stairs between the booking hall and the Duke Street Hill exit (2x18 steps down +13 steps down +12 steps down +2x10 steps up), but there’s a lift between the Jubilee line platforms and the Station Approach and Tooley Street exits, or a lift plus an escalator plus one flight of 16 stairs between the Northern line platforms and the Station Approach and Tooley Street exits, or an escalator between the Jubilee line platforms and the Borough High Street exit, or a lift between the Northern line platforms and the Borough High Street exit

The journey from London Bridge to King's Cross St Pancras is in fare zone 1 and it’s a direct train on the Northern tube line

  1. From London Bridge take the Northern Line
  2. Leave the train at King’s Cross St. Pancras

Number of tube stops: 5 · Journey time: Approx 12 mins

Stations on the route: London Bridge ➜ Bank ➜ Moorgate ➜ Old Street ➜ Angel ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras

London Underground tube delays

Strikes and station closures

First and last train times on the Northern line

Tube times for the Northern line

Alternative routes include London Bridge to Monument, London Bridge to Borough and London Bridge to Southwark

Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms

London Bridge underground station is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train

King’s Cross St. Pancras station is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train

London Bridge station entrance – There are three flights of stairs between the bus station entrance and the booking hall (2x11 steps down +16 steps down), or six flights of stairs between the Duke Street Hill entrance and the booking hall (2x10 steps up +12 steps up +13 steps up +2x18 steps down), but there’s a lift between the Station Approach and Tooley Street entrances and the Jubilee line platforms, or a lift plus an escalator plus one flight of 16 stairs between the Station Approach and Tooley Street entrances the Northern line platforms, or an escalator between the Borough High Street entrance and the Jubilee line platforms, or a lift between the Borough High Street entrance and the Northern line platforms

King’s Cross St. Pancras station exit – There’s a lift from the platforms to the booking hall. If you want to avoid the lift then you can get an escalator from the Piccadilly line platforms, an escalator (or 11 steps up +3x17 steps up) from the Victoria line platforms, or two escalators (or one escalator and 11 steps up +3x17 steps up) from the Northern line platforms. After that there’s a lift to the King’s Cross forecourt exit. There are four flights of stairs from the Metropolitan line booking hall to the Pancras Road exit (2x11 steps up +3 steps up +16 steps up) or one flight of stairs from the Northern/​Piccadilly/​Victoria line booking hall (7 steps up). There are four flights of stairs from the Metropolitan line booking hall and the Belgrove Street and Crestfield Street exits (2x11 steps up +5 steps up +19 steps up) or one flight of stairs from the Northern/​Piccadilly/​Victoria line booking hall (7 steps up)

Tube fare between King's Cross St Pancras and London Bridge

This tube journey is in Oyster zone 1. The cheapest fare is £2.70 off-peak (£2.80 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 King’s Cross St Pancras ⇄ London Bridge 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 1 fare £6.70 £2.80 £2.70 £8.50 £8.50
Travelcard prices from King’s Cross St Pancras ⇄ London Bridge 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
See our complete list of Adult tube fares 2024, Senior tube fares 2024, Child tube fares 2024, Oyster fares 2024, Contactless fares 2024 and Travelcard fares 2024
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 2½ mile distance in about 47-52 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 tickets 2024 · OAP bus tickets 2024 · Kids bus tickets 2024

Travel by taxi – A 2½ mile taxi fare between London Bridge station and King’s Cross St. Pancras will cost you around £14.30 to £24.60 and take about 12-23 mins

Travel by carCar parks near King’s Cross St. Pancras station and London Bridge