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Old Street station - Train Times, Tube Fares & Stairs

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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)

Train fares from Old Street station
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
Travelcard prices
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 prices 2024, Senior prices 2024, Child prices 2024, Oyster prices 2024, Contactless prices 2024 and Travelcard prices 2024
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 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

Your comments and questions

EA Hi, just a quick question! would this be the closest underground station to the central city road travelodge hotel? Thanks

Staff Hi EA, that's correct yes. It's only about 450 yards away

Scott Is one of the exits to the street still closed? The one on the south side of Old Street, going east?

Staff Hi Scott. We know one of the entrances is shut during weekday mornings "until august 2021" because of the road works. But there's no exact date when it will reopen. One of the staircases onto a City Road exit has also been out of use since the pandemic started, to ease the flow of people walking out. But there's no information about when that will reopen.

Caroline Regarding the escalator is it one long one or two shorter ones?

Sara Are there lifts for wheelchair passengers

Staff Hi Sara. No, its just stairs and escalators as described in the ‘platform stairs’ section above

Andrea Hi… Do you know the earliest train from old street to Charing Cross 6th May please?

Staff Hi Andrea. Here’s the timetable - city-guide.london/​transport/​train-journey.php?from=old-street&to=charing-cross

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