Russell Square is a Zone 1 station on the Piccadilly line. Places within a short walk include The Horse Hospital, Russell Square and Queen Square Gardens, as well as the statue of Charles James Fox.
What's near Russell Square
27 places within about 650 m, nearest first. Straight-line distances; est. walking times are our estimates. How we measure.
Sights and landmarks
- St George's Bloomsbury600 m · est. 10 min walk · route
- Novelty Automation630 m · est. 10 min walk · route
Museums and galleries
- Foundling Museum300 m · est. 5 min walk · route
- October Gallery320 m · est. 5 min walk · route
- British Museum free entry*450 m · est. 7 min walk · route
- Visionary BritMuseum free entry*480 m · est. 8 min walk · route
- Charles Dickens Museum550 m · est. 9 min walk · route
- Paul Stolper590 m · est. 10 min walk · route
- Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archeology free entry*600 m · est. 10 min walk · route
- Camera Museum600 m · est. 10 min walk · route
Parks, gardens and squares
- Russell Squareedge 110 m · est. 2 min walk · route
- Queen Square Gardensedge 140 m · est. 2 min walk · route
- Brunswick Square Gardensedge 180 m · est. 3 min walk · route
- Coram's Fieldsedge 260 m · est. 4 min walk · route
- St George's Gardensedge 310 m · est. 5 min walk · route
- Tavistock Squareedge 320 m · est. 5 min walk · route
Markets
- Brunswick Saturday Food Market140 m · est. 2 min walk · route
Theatres and arts venues
- The Horse Hospital30 m · est. 1 min walk · route
- Curzon Bloomsbury140 m · est. 2 min walk · route
- The Cochrane Theatre510 m · est. 8 min walk · route
- Pushkin House540 m · est. 9 min walk · route
- The Place570 m · est. 9 min walk · route
- Museum of Comedy610 m · est. 10 min walk · route
Statues
- Charles James Fox (statue)430 m · est. 7 min walk · route
Memorials and monuments
- Rabindranath Tagore480 m · est. 8 min walk · route
Libraries
- The Wiener Library for the Study of the Holocaust & Genocide300 m · est. 5 min walk · route
- Philips Building350 m · est. 6 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
Getting on and off the train
| Platform | Boarding (TfL station data) |
|---|---|
| Piccadilly line · Eastbound Platform 1 | Not listed in TfL data |
| Piccadilly line · Westbound Platform 2 | Not listed in TfL data |
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
- Piccadilly line: between Holborn and King's Cross St Pancras
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 | 0 |
| Lifts | 3 |
| Escalators | 0 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holborn | 13 min | 800 m |
Nearest other Tube stations
- Holborn · 670 m straight line · est. 11 min walk
- Goodge Street · 750 m straight line · est. 12 min walk
- Euston Square · 850 m straight line · est. 14 min walk
- King's Cross St Pancras · 850 m straight line · est. 14 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 Russell Square. Plan journeys with TfL's journey planner.
Last checked 24 October 2026. Our data and method.