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Station guide

King's Cross St Pancras station

  • Zone1
  • Step-freeStep-free (TfL guide)
  • Toilets5 listed
  • Nearby places23

King's Cross St Pancras is a Zone 1 station on the Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan, Northern, Piccadilly and Victoria lines, where you can also change for National Rail services. Places within a short walk include Argyle Square Gardens, British Library and Shaw Theatre.

What's near King's Cross St Pancras

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

Sights and landmarks

  • British Library320 m · est. 5 min walk · route

Museums and galleries

  • Crick Exhibition free entry*350 m · est. 6 min walk · route
  • British Library Exhibition Space360 m · est. 6 min walk · route
  • London Canal Museum450 m · est. 7 min walk · route
  • People's Museum Somers Town free entry*540 m · est. 9 min walk · route
  • Queer Britain free entry*560 m · est. 9 min walk · route
  • Foundling Museum610 m · est. 10 min walk · route

Parks, gardens and squares

  • Argyle Square Gardensedge 150 m · est. 2 min walk · route
  • Regent Square Gardensedge 420 m · est. 7 min walk · route
  • Cartwright Gardensedge 450 m · est. 7 min walk · route
  • St George's Gardensedge 470 m · est. 8 min walk · route
  • Joseph Grimaldi Parkedge 550 m · est. 9 min walk · route
  • Camley Street Natural Park560 m · est. 9 min walk · route

Markets

  • Real Food Market30 m · est. 1 min walk · route
  • Chalton Street Market480 m · est. 8 min walk · route
  • Canopy Market600 m · est. 10 min walk · route

Theatres and arts venues

  • Shaw Theatre400 m · est. 6 min walk · route
  • Kings Place490 m · est. 8 min walk · route
  • The Place520 m · est. 9 min walk · route

Memorials and monuments

  • The Lighthouse90 m · est. 1 min walk · route
  • Sir Nigel Gresley110 m · est. 2 min walk · route
  • Joseph Grimaldi600 m · est. 10 min walk · route

Libraries

  • Pancras Square Library430 m · est. 7 min walk · route

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

Map

Squares: 13 entrance points from TfL data (approximate). About the map. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Step-free access

Step-free access. Step-free for the Metropolitan, Northern, Piccadilly and Victoria lines, with mini ramps. TfL notes other lift routes exist if the National Rail lift is out of service.

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 · Westbound Platform 1 (towards Amersham, Chesham, Uxbridge and Watford and Edgware Road)Level access to the train
Circle, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan line · Eastbound Platform 2 (towards Liverpool Street)Level access to the train
Victoria line · Northbound Platform 3 (towards Tottenham Hale)Level access to the train
Victoria line · Southbound Platform 4 (towards Brixton)Level access to the train
Piccadilly line · Westbound Platform 5 (towards Heathrow)Level access to the train
Piccadilly line · Eastbound Platform 6 (towards Oakwood)Level access to the train
Northern line · Northbound Platform 7 (towards Edgware and High Barnet)Level access to the train
Northern line · Southbound Platform 8 (towards Morden)Level 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, Metropolitan line, Northern line, Piccadilly line, Victoria line and National Rail.

From TfL data. All interchange tips.

Toilets

TfL's station data (dated 20 October 2026) lists 5 toilets here:

TypeWhereDetails
MaleNational Rail ticket halloutside the ticket gates, not run by TfL
FemaleNational Rail ticket halloutside the ticket gates, not run by TfL
All GendersNational Rail ticket hallaccessible, outside the ticket gates, not run by TfL
Baby ChangingNational Rail ticket hallbaby changing, outside the ticket gates, not run by TfL
ChangingPlacesNational Rail ticket halloutside the ticket gates, not run by TfL

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 Halls4
Lifts10
Escalators19
Car parkno
WiFiyes

TfL facility listing; may lag.

Walking to nearby stations

Nearest other Tube stations

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 King's Cross St Pancras. Plan journeys with TfL's journey planner.

Last checked 24 October 2026. Our data and method.