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Station guide

Barbican station

  • Zone1
  • Step-freePartly step-free
  • ToiletsNone listed
  • Nearby places22

Barbican is a Zone 1 station on the Circle, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan lines. Places within a short walk include Charterhouse Square, St Bartholomew-The Great and The Charterhouse.

What's near Barbican

22 places within about 650 m, nearest first. Straight-line distances; est. walking times are our estimates. How we measure.

Sights and landmarks

  • St Bartholomew-The Great180 m · est. 3 min walk · route
  • St Mary Aldermanbury550 m · est. 9 min walk · route
  • Guildhall650 m · est. 10 min walk · route

Museums and galleries

  • The Charterhouse free entry*180 m · est. 3 min walk · route
  • St Bartholomew's Hospital museum free entry*330 m · est. 5 min walk · route
  • Museum of the Order of St John370 m · est. 6 min walk · route
  • New London Architecture free entry*590 m · est. 10 min walk · route

Parks, gardens and squares

  • Charterhouse Squareedge 70 m · est. 1 min walk · route
  • Postman's Parkedge 360 m · est. 6 min walk · route
  • St Olave Silver Streetedge 380 m · est. 6 min walk · route
  • St Mary Stainingedge 440 m · est. 7 min walk · route
  • St Alphage Gardensedge 450 m · est. 7 min walk · route
  • St John Zacharyedge 470 m · est. 8 min walk · route

Markets

  • Smithfield Market250 m · est. 4 min walk · route
  • Whitecross Street Market490 m · est. 8 min walk · route

Theatres and arts venues

  • Barbican Arts Centre290 m · est. 5 min walk · route
  • Barbican Cinemas 2 & 3360 m · est. 6 min walk · route

Memorials and monuments

  • Memorial to Heroic Self Sacrifice380 m · est. 6 min walk · route
  • Aldersgate410 m · est. 7 min walk · route
  • Cripplegate410 m · est. 7 min walk · route

Libraries

  • Barbican Library270 m · est. 4 min walk · route
  • Guildhall Library590 m · est. 10 min walk · route

*Free entry according to OpenStreetMap. Place data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Report or fix a place.

Map

Squares: 1 entrance point from TfL data (approximate). About the map. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Step-free access

Partly step-free. Step-free access to westbound Circle, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan line trains (mini ramp) involves a journey of about 140 m via the street, using the Long Lane entrance at Farringdon.

Summarised from TfL's Step-free Tube guide (October 2026 edition).

Getting on and off the train

PlatformBoarding (TfL station data)
Circle, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan line · Eastbound Platform 1Not listed in TfL data
Circle, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan line · Westbound Platform 2Level access to the train

Live lift status on TfL

Lifts can be out of service. How we read TfL's step-free data.

Changing trains here

  • Services here, from TfL's data: Circle line, Hammersmith & City line and Metropolitan line.

From TfL data. All interchange tips.

Toilets

TfL's station data (dated 20 October 2026) lists no toilets at this station.

Lines and next stops

Facilities listed by TfL

Ticket Halls1
Lifts0
Escalators0
Car parkno
WiFiyes

TfL facility listing; may lag.

Walking to nearby stations

Nearest other Tube stations

  • Farringdon · 480 m straight line · est. 8 min walk
  • St Paul's · 590 m straight line · est. 10 min walk
  • Moorgate · 710 m straight line · est. 12 min walk
  • Old Street · 940 m straight line · est. 15 min walk

est. = our estimate. How we measure · TfL walking times.

Official information

For live arrivals, lift status, opening hours and the full list of facilities, see TfL's page for Barbican. Plan journeys with TfL's journey planner.

Last checked 24 October 2026. Our data and method.