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London Charing Cross station has 6 platforms. It is in Oyster fare zone 1 and connects with the Bakerloo and Northern underground lines. It also serves National Rail
London Underground delays at Charing Cross station
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Underground train fares from Charing Cross
Charing Cross station is in zone 1 (central London)
| 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 | ||||||
| Zone 1-2 fare | £6.70 | £3.40 | £2.80 | £8.50 | £8.50 | ||||||
| Zone 1-3 fare | £6.70 | £3.70 | £3 | £10 | £10 | ||||||
| Zone 1-4 fare | £6.70 | £4.40 | £3.20 | £12.30 | £12.30 | ||||||
| Zone 1-5 fare | £6.70 | £5.10 | £3.50 | £14.60 | £14.60 | ||||||
| Zone 1-6 fare | £6.70 | £5.60* | £3.60* | £15.60 | £15.60 | ||||||
| Zone 1-7 fare | £8.30 | £6.40 | £4.70 | £17 | £15.60 | ||||||
| Zone 1-8 fare | £9.50 | £7.80 | £4.70 | £20.10 | £15.60 | ||||||
| Zone 1-9 fare | £9.80 | £7.90 | £4.80 | £22.30 | £15.60 | ||||||
| * Tube journeys between zone 1 and Heathrow are always charged at the peak rate | |||||||||||
| 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, Senior tube fares, Child tube fares, Oyster fares, Contactless fares and Travelcard fares Note: Ticket costs and daily caps 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 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 train fare is based on what time your journey begins. It doesn’t matter what time your journey ends.
Platform stairs, lifts and escalators at Charing Cross
Charing Cross tube station is not wheelchair accessible
Station entrance – You must an escalator from the main railway station concourse to the booking hall (or three flights of 12, 12, 11 steps down), or two flights from the Trafalgar Square westside entrance (11 steps down +12 steps down), or three flights from the Trafalgar Square central island entrance (21 steps down +3 steps down +8 steps down), or four flights from the Trafalgar Square northside and eastside entrance (9 steps down +10 steps down +2x8 steps down), or three flights from the William IV Street entrance (16 steps down +13 steps down +14 steps down), or three flights from The Courtyard entrance (2x12 steps down +11 steps down), or two flights from the Strand southside entrance (21 steps down +16 steps down), or two flights from the Strand northside entrance (2x15 steps down), or two flights from the Villiers Street entrance (2x9 steps down). After that there’s an escalator plus one flight of 20 steps to the Bakerloo line platforms, or an escalator plus one flight of 19 steps to the Northern line platforms. If you want to avoid the escalator then you can use another five flights of stairs (4x17 steps down +8 steps down)
Station exit – You must use an escalator plus one flight of 20 steps from the Bakerloo line platforms and the booking hall, or an escalator plus one flight of 19 steps from the Northern line platforms. If you want to avoid the escalator then you can use another five flights of stairs (8 steps up + 4x17 steps up). After that must another escalator to the main railway station concourse exit (or three flights of 12, 12, 11 steps up), or two flights to the Trafalgar Square westside exit (11 steps up +12 steps up), or three flights to the Trafalgar Square central island exit (21 steps up +3 steps up +8 steps up), or four flights to the Trafalgar Square northside and eastside exits (9 steps up +10 steps up +2x8 steps up), or three flights to the William IV Street exit (16 steps up +13 steps up +14 steps up), or three flights to The Courtyard exit (2x12 steps up +11 steps up), or two flights to the Strand southside exit (21 steps up +16 steps up), or two flights to the Strand northside exit (2x15 steps up), or two flights to the Villiers Street exit (2x9 steps up)
Changing train platforms – You must use stairs when changing platforms
Tube journey planner – Timetables, First & Last Train Times
Look up timetables and first and last train times from London Charing Cross to Bank, 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 London Charing Cross include Embankment, Leicester Square and Westminster underground station
Charing Cross underground station facilities
- Address:
- Charing Cross Station, Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DR
- Contact:
- 0845 330 9871
- 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: 5:30 AM to Midnight – Sunday: 9 AM to 10 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:
- Charing Cross also has bag storage facilities where you can leave your luggage
- Onsite car park:
- No – Car parks near Charing Cross station
- Taxi rank:
- Yes
- Cycle rack:
- No
Your comments and questions
Mandy Easiest tube route from charing cross to st pancras please
Staff There are loads of ways of doing it, you could get the Northern line to Warren Street and then change to the Victoria line to Kings Cross (St Pancras), or get the Bakerloo line to Oxford Circus and then change to the Victoria line again. Or get the Northern line to Leicester Square and then change to the Piccadilly line. But whichever way you do it you will still have to change trains at least once
Edith Good evening, May somebody please tell me how far the courts of justice is from Charing Cross? Kind regards Edith
Staff Hi Edith, it's not far, only about a 15 min walk down the Strand. Or you could catch the 11 or 15 bus
Lou We want to go from Charing Cross to Hammersmith. We only have one contactless card so as I understand it can't be used for both of us on the barrier. Can we use a contactless card to buy two tickets at a ticket machine? Will the charge then be the reduced contactless price? Can we get a return ticket or do we have to get a single at either end of our journey?
Staff Hi Lou. You can use your card to buy two tickets at the machine, but then you'll be paying the cash fare instead. So maybe you could just buy one ticket at the machine, and tap down at the gate for the other one. There's no such thing as a return fare anymore, you just pay the same price as two singles. But you can buy both ways at Charing Cross - you'll get two tickets, one going out and one coming back.
Kevin Can someone clarify the cost of peak times. ie. does it mean that if you started your journey before say 3pm but arrive at your end station at 5pm does it counts as peak? If so this is unfair because your train could have broken down or you are held up due to a points failure. Or is it peak if you start your journey after 4pm
Staff Hi Kevin, it's based on what time your journey begins, not when it ends. If you start your journey during peak time (6:30 to 9:30 AM and 4 to 7 PM, Mon to Fri) then you'll be charged a peak fare.
Avi Hi. We arrive from paddington,with heavy suitcases, and want to leave the station without stairs . What should we do?
Staff Hi Avi. It depends what line you’re arriving on. If its a National Rail train then there will be no stairs to the exit. But if its an underground train then you’ll have to use some stairs - as described in the ‘Platform stairs, lifts and escalators’ section above
Avi Hi. We arrive to paddington with Heathrow express. Can we take the national rail to charging cross ( to avoid stairs)? Or we have to take only the underground? Thanks
Staff Heathrow Express arrives upstairs at Paddington, so there are no stairs to get out. But if you want to go to Charing Cross from Paddington then you'll have to go downstairs to the underground - the escalators and stairs are described here - city-guide.london/transport/train-journey.php?from=paddington&to=charing-cross
Dawn Can I get to Jubilee line using either stairs or lift? I have a phobia of down escalators
Staff Hi Dawn. The Jubilee line doesn't go to Charing Cross - you'd have to go to Westminster or Waterloo for that. But you can avoid the escalator at Charing Cross if you don't mind an extra five flights of stairs (4x17 steps down +8 steps down)
Pearl Can I use steps or a lift to get to Bakerloo underground?
Staff Hi Pearl. you can use escalators plus stairs, but not a lift. There are lots of different entrances. The number of stairs for each entrance are described in the ‘Platform stairs’ section above