There are 4 ways to get from Brixton to Highgate by bus, subway, taxi, or car
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Brixton to Highgate by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brixton to Highgate is to bus which costs £2 and takes 28 min.
The fastest way to get from Brixton to Highgate is to bus which takes 28 min and costs £2.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Trafalgar Square and arriving at Muswell Hill Road. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 28 min.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Stockwell station station and arriving at Highgate station station. Services depart every five minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 33 min.
The distance between Brixton and Highgate is 6 miles. The road distance is 8.9 miles.
The best way to get from Brixton to Highgate without a car is to bus which takes 28 min and costs £2.
The bus from Trafalgar Square to Muswell Hill Road takes 28 min including transfers and departs hourly.
Brixton to Highgate bus services, operated by Metroline Travel, depart from Trafalgar Square station.
Brixton to Highgate train services, operated by London Underground (Tube), depart from Stockwell station.
Brixton to Highgate bus services, operated by Metroline Travel, arrive at Muswell Hill Road station.
What companies run services between Brixton, England and Highgate, Greater London, England?
Metroline Travel operates a bus from Trafalgar Square to Muswell Hill Road hourly. Tickets cost £2 and the journey takes 28 min. Alternatively, London Underground (Tube) operates a subway from Stockwell station to Highgate station every 5 minutes. Tickets cost £2–5 and the journey takes 33 min.
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Contact Details
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Subway from Stockwell station to Highgate station
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–5
- Schedules at
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/tube/?cid=tube
- Off Peak
- £2–4
- Peak
- £3–5
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- customerservices@tfl.gov.uk
- Website
- metroline.co.uk
Bus from Trafalgar Square to Muswell Hill Road
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- https://www.metroline.co.uk/
- Oyster Card
- £2
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Estimated price
- £35–50
Clapham Common Taxi Rank
- Phone
- +44 800 118 2494
- Website
- cabs.com
Lambeth Cabs
- Phone
- +44 20 3051 8618
- Website
- lambethcabs.co.uk
Gipsy Hill Cabs Airport Transfers
- Phone
- +44 20 8659 9999
- Website
- gipsyhillminicabs.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Brixton to Highgate train services, operated by London Underground (Tube), arrive at Highgate station.
Yes, the driving distance between Brixton to Highgate is 9 miles. It takes approximately 28 min to drive from Brixton to Highgate.
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