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Oxford Circus ⇄ St John’s Wood Station | Tube Journey, Train Times & Fares

The journey from Oxford Circus to St John's Wood is in fare zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Central and Jubilee tube lines, changing trains at Bond Street

  1. From Oxford Circus take the Central Line
  2. Change at Bond Street to the Jubilee Line
  3. Leave the train at St. John’s Wood

Number of tube stops: 3 · Journey time: Approx 19 mins

Stations on the route: Oxford Circus ➜ Bond Street [change train] Bond Street ➜ Baker Street ➜ St. John’s Wood

London Underground tube delays

Strikes and closures on the Central and Jubilee

First and last train times on the Central line

Tube times for the Central line

Alternative routes include Oxford Circus to Maida Vale, Oxford Circus to Swiss Cottage and Oxford Circus to Chalk Farm

Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms

Oxford Circus tube station is not wheelchair accessible

St. John’s Wood station is not wheelchair accessible

Oxford Circus station entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the entrance and the booking hall (19 steps down +13 steps down from the northwest corner of the junction, or 18 steps down +13 steps down from the northeast corner, or 19 steps down +12 steps down from the southwest and southeast corners). After that there’s another two escalators down to the Bakerloo and Victoria line platforms, or two escalators plus one flight of stairs down to the Central line platforms (20 steps down)

Changing tube line at Bond Street – You can use a lift when changing between the Central and Jubilee line platforms

St. John’s Wood station exit – There’s an escalator between the platforms and the exit, or seven flights of stairs (12 steps up +5x17 steps up +3 steps up). There’s no lift

The journey from St John's Wood to Oxford Circus is in fare zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Jubilee and Central tube lines, changing trains at Bond Street

  1. From St. John’s Wood take the Jubilee Line
  2. Change at Bond Street to the Central Line
  3. Leave the train at Oxford Circus

Number of tube stops: 3 · Journey time: Approx 19 mins

Stations on the route: St. John’s Wood ➜ Baker Street ➜ Bond Street [change train] Bond Street ➜ Oxford Circus

London Underground tube delays

Strikes and closures on the Jubilee and Central

First and last train times on the Jubilee line

Tube times for the Jubilee line

Alternative routes include St. John’s Wood to Maida Vale, St. John’s Wood to Swiss Cottage and St. John’s Wood to Chalk Farm

Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms

St. John’s Wood station is not wheelchair accessible

Oxford Circus station is not wheelchair accessible

St. John’s Wood station entrance – There’s an escalator between the entrance and the platforms, or seven flights of stairs (3 steps down +5x17 steps down +12 steps down). There’s no lift

Changing tube line at Bond Street – You can use a lift when changing between the Central and Jubilee line platforms

Oxford Circus station exit – There are two escalators from the Bakerloo and Victoria line platforms to the booking hall, and two escalators plus one flight of stairs from the Central line platforms to the booking hall (20 steps up). After that you must use another two flights of stairs to the exit (13 steps up +19 steps up to the northwest corner of the junction, or 13 steps up +18 steps up to the northeast corner, or 12 steps up +19 steps up to the southwest and southeast corners, or 9 steps up +13 steps up to the Argyll Street exit, or 22 steps up to the Oxford Street southside exit)

Tube fare between Oxford Circus and St John's Wood

This tube journey is in Oyster zones 1-2. The cheapest fare is £2.80 off-peak (£3.40 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 Oxford Circus ⇄ St John’s Wood 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 1-2 fare £6.70 £3.40 £2.80 £8.50 £8.50
Travelcard prices from Oxford Circus ⇄ St John’s Wood 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 – The distance to Oxford Circus is about two miles, which would take 38-42 minutes to walk

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 prices 2024 · Pensioner bus prices 2024 · Children’s bus prices 2024

Travel by taxi – A two mile journey between St. John’s Wood train station and Oxford Circus station in a black taxicab should cost between £10.60 and £18.20 and take about 10-20 mins depending on the traffic

Travel by carCar parks near Oxford Circus station and St. John’s Wood