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Station guide

Highgate station

  • Zone3
  • Step-freeNo step-free route in TfL data
  • ToiletsNone listed
  • Nearby places7

Highgate is a Zone 3 station on the Northern line. Places within a short walk include Jacksons Lane, Upstairs at the Gatehouse and Pond Square.

What's near Highgate

7 places within about 900 m, nearest first. Straight-line distances; est. walking times are our estimates. How we measure.

Museums and galleries

  • Highgate School Museum free entry*620 m · est. 10 min walk · route

Parks, gardens and squares

  • Highgate Woodedge 150 m · est. 3 min walk · route
  • Highgate Woods Fieldsedge 470 m · est. 8 min walk · route
  • Pond Squareedge 770 m · est. 13 min walk · route
  • Waterlow Parkedge 810 m · est. 13 min walk · route

Theatres and arts venues

  • Jacksons Lane110 m · est. 2 min walk · route
  • Upstairs at the Gatehouse740 m · est. 12 min walk · route

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

Map

Squares: 3 entrance points from TfL data (approximate). About the map. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Step-free access

No step-free route shown. TfL's station data does not show a step-free route between the street and the Tube platforms here. That usually means stairs or escalators, but the data can be incomplete, so check TfL before you travel.

Getting on and off the train

PlatformBoarding (TfL station data)
Northern line · Northbound Platform 1Not listed in TfL data
Northern line · Southbound Platform 2Not listed in TfL data

Live lift status on TfL

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

Toilets

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

Lines and next stops

TfL's data lists this station as served by the Night Tube on Friday and Saturday nights. Not every line through a station runs at night, so check TfL before you rely on a late train.

Facilities listed by TfL

Ticket Halls1
Lifts0
Escalators3
Car parkyes
WiFiyes

TfL facility listing; may lag.

Walking to nearby stations

Nearest other Tube stations

  • Archway · 1,540 m straight line · est. 25 min walk
  • East Finchley · 1,700 m straight line · est. 28 min walk
  • Tufnell Park · 2,360 m straight line · est. 38 min walk
  • Kentish Town · 3,050 m straight line · est. 50 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 Highgate. Plan journeys with TfL's journey planner.

Last checked 24 October 2026. Our data and method.