Liverpool Street is a Zone 1 station on the Central, Circle, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan lines, where you can also change for the Elizabeth line, the Weaver line and National Rail services. Places within a short walk include Finsbury Circus Gardens, Finsbury Square and British Red Cross Museum, as well as the statues of George Peabody, Paul Julius Reuter and James Henry Greathead.
What's near Liverpool Street
27 places within about 650 m, nearest first. Straight-line distances; est. walking times are our estimates. How we measure.
Sights and landmarks
Museums and galleries
- British Red Cross Museum free entry*420 m · est. 7 min walk · route
- Bank of England Museum free entry*470 m · est. 8 min walk · route
- Dennis Severs' House540 m · est. 9 min walk · route
- Guildhall Art Gallery free entry*600 m · est. 10 min walk · route
- Museum of Shakespeare640 m · est. 10 min walk · route
Parks, gardens and squares
- Finsbury Circus Gardensedge 180 m · est. 3 min walk · route
- Finsbury Squareedge 400 m · est. 6 min walk · route
- The Garden at 120 free entry*edge 560 m · est. 9 min walk · route
- Fen Courtedge 570 m · est. 9 min walk · route
- St Alphage Gardensedge 630 m · est. 10 min walk · route
Markets
- Broadgate Farmers' Market250 m · est. 4 min walk · route
- Leadenhall Market520 m · est. 8 min walk · route
- Wentworth Street Market580 m · est. 9 min walk · route
- Old Spitalfields Market590 m · est. 10 min walk · route
Statues
- Kindertransport – The Arrival (statue)50 m · est. 1 min walk · route
- George Peabody (statue)450 m · est. 7 min walk · route
- Paul Julius Reuter (statue)470 m · est. 8 min walk · route
- James Henry Greathead (statue)560 m · est. 9 min walk · route
Memorials and monuments
- Great Eastern Railway War Memorial90 m · est. 1 min walk · route
- For the Child90 m · est. 1 min walk · route
- St Mary Axe400 m · est. 6 min walk · route
- Moorgate train crash440 m · est. 7 min walk · route
Viewpoints
- Horizon 22 free entry*330 m · est. 5 min walk · route
- The Lookout370 m · est. 6 min walk · route
- Terrace (One Leadenhall)480 m · est. 8 min walk · route
*Free entry according to OpenStreetMap. Place data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Report or fix a place.
Map
Squares: 2 entrance points from TfL data (approximate). About the map. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Step-free access
Summarised from TfL's Step-free Tube guide (October 2026 edition).
Getting on and off the train
| Platform | Boarding (TfL station data) |
|---|---|
| Circle, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan line · Eastbound Platform 1 (towards Barking and Liverpool Street) | Level access to the train |
| Circle, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan line · Westbound Platform 2 | Not listed in TfL data |
| Central line · Eastbound Platform 4 | Not listed in TfL data |
| Central line · Westbound Platform 5 | Not listed in TfL data |
TfL's notes for this station
“You can only enter and exit the eastbound Hammersmith & City, Circle and Metropolitan lines platform.”
Quoted from TfL's open data.
Lifts can be out of service. How we read TfL's step-free data.
Changing trains here
- Services here, from TfL's data: Central line, Circle line, Hammersmith & City line, Metropolitan line, Elizabeth line, Weaver line and National Rail.
- Short walk to Moorgate: 7 minutes (480 m) on TfL's walking map.
From TfL data. All interchange tips.
Toilets
TfL's station data (dated 20 October 2026) lists 4 toilets here:
| Type | Where | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Male | National Rail ticket hall | outside the ticket gates, not run by TfL |
| Female | National Rail ticket hall | outside the ticket gates, not run by TfL |
| All Genders | National Rail ticket hall | accessible, baby changing, outside the ticket gates, not run by TfL |
| Baby Changing | National Rail ticket hall | baby changing, outside the ticket gates, not run by TfL |
Lines and next stops
- Central line: between Bethnal Green and Bank
- Circle line: between Aldgate and Moorgate
- Hammersmith & City line: between Aldgate East and Moorgate
- Metropolitan line: between Aldgate and Moorgate
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 Halls | 3 |
| Lifts | 1 |
| Escalators | 9 |
| Car park | no |
| WiFi | yes |
TfL facility listing; may lag.
Walking to nearby stations
TfL walking times
From TfL's own City of London walking map (May 2025). These are TfL's times, not our estimates, and TfL says the routes are step-free.
| Walk to | Time | Distance | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moorgate | 7 min | 480 m |
Nearest other Tube stations
- Moorgate · 370 m straight line · est. 6 min walk
- Aldgate · 620 m straight line · est. 10 min walk
- Bank · 670 m straight line · est. 11 min walk
- Monument · 770 m straight line · est. 13 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 Liverpool Street. Plan journeys with TfL's journey planner.
Last checked 24 October 2026. Our data and method.