There are 7 ways to get from Canonbury to Elephant and Castle by subway, bus, taxi, or foot
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Subway
best- Take the subway from Old Street Station to Elephant & Castle stationNorthern
12 min£6–9Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Northchurch Road Canonbury to Waterloo Station / Waterloo Road341
32 min£1–24Taxi
- Take the taxi from Canonbury to Elephant and Castle4 mi
13 min£20–25Walk
- Take the foot from Canonbury to Elephant and Castle4 mi
1h 18mBus, subway
- Take the bus from Northchurch Road Canonbury to St John Street / Goswell Road341 / ...
- Take the subway from Angel Station to Elephant & Castle stationNorthern
23 min£5–7Line 341 bus, bus
- Take the bus from Northchurch Road Canonbury to Farringdon Station341
- Take the bus from Farringdon Station to Elephant & Castle / London Rd40
37 min£4–16Line 56 bus, line 133 bus
- Take the bus from Northchurch Road Canonbury to St. Paul's Station56
- Take the bus from King Edward Street to E & C / Newington Causeway133
39 min
Canonbury to Elephant and Castle by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Canonbury to Elephant and Castle is to bus and subway which costs £5 - £7 and takes 23 min.
The fastest way to get from Canonbury to Elephant and Castle is to subway which takes 12 min and costs £6 - £9.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Northchurch Road Canonbury and arriving at Waterloo Station / Waterloo Road station. Services depart every 10 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 32 min.
No, there is no direct train from Canonbury to Elephant and Castle station. However, there are services departing from Essex Road and arriving at Elephant & Castle station via Old Street Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12 min.
The distance between Canonbury and Elephant and Castle is 4 miles.
The best way to get from Canonbury to Elephant and Castle without a car is to subway which takes 12 min and costs £6 - £9.
It takes approximately 12 min to get from Canonbury to Elephant and Castle, including transfers.
Canonbury to Elephant and Castle bus services, operated by Arriva UK, depart from Northchurch Road Canonbury station.
Canonbury to Elephant and Castle train services, operated by London Underground (Tube), depart from Old Street Station.
Canonbury to Elephant and Castle bus services, operated by Arriva UK, arrive at Waterloo Station / Waterloo Road.
What companies run services between Canonbury, England and Elephant and Castle, Greater London, England?
London Underground (Tube) operates a subway from Old Street Station to Elephant & Castle station every 5 minutes. Tickets cost £2–3 and the journey takes 9 min. Alternatively, Arriva UK operates a bus from Northchurch Road Canonbury to Waterloo Station / Waterloo Road every 5 minutes. Tickets cost £3 and the journey takes 32 min. Three other operators also service this route.
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Contact Details
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Subway from Old Street Station to Elephant & Castle station
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–3
- Schedules at
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/tube/?cid=tube
- Off Peak
- £2–3
- Peak
- £2–3
Subway from Angel Station to Elephant & Castle station
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Schedules at
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/tube/?cid=tube
- Off Peak
- £2–3
- Peak
- £2–4
- Phone
- +44 344 800 44 11
- customer.services@arriva.co.uk
- Website
- arrivabus.co.uk
Bus from Northchurch Road Canonbury to Waterloo Station / Waterloo Road
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/
- Adult Single All Zone
- £3
Bus from Northchurch Road Canonbury to St John Street / Goswell Road
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/
- Adult Single All Zone
- £3
Bus from Northchurch Road Canonbury to Farringdon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/
- Adult Single All Zone
- £3
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- galcustomerservices@goaheadlondon.com
- Website
- goaheadlondon.com
Bus from Northchurch Road Canonbury to Waterloo Station / Waterloo Road
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–24
- Website
- https://www.goaheadlondon.com/
- One hour Ticket
- £1–24
Bus from Farringdon Station to Elephant & Castle / London Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–13
- Website
- https://www.goaheadlondon.com/
- One hour Ticket
- £1–13
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- customerservices@tfl.gov.uk
- Website
- metroline.co.uk
Bus from Northchurch Road Canonbury to Waterloo Station / Waterloo Road
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- https://www.metroline.co.uk/
- Oyster Card
- £2
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Northchurch Road Canonbury to Waterloo Station / Waterloo Road
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Northchurch Road Canonbury to St John Street / Goswell Road
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com
- Single Ticket
- £3
Bus from Northchurch Road Canonbury to St. Paul's Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com
- Single Ticket
- £3
- Phone
- +44 20 7788 8550
- customer.care@abellio.co.uk
- Website
- transportukbus.com
Bus from Farringdon Station to Elephant & Castle / London Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.transportukbus.com/
Bus from King Edward Street to E & C / Newington Causeway
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Website
- https://www.transportukbus.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Estimated price
- £20–25
Minicabs North London
- Phone
- +44 208 226 5472
- Website
- minicabsnorthlondon.co.uk
Haringey Minicabs Cars
- Phone
- +44 020 3051 7546
- Website
- haringeyminicabscars.co.uk
YDriv Limited
- Phone
- +44 20 3925 5951
- Website
- ydriv.com
Sydenham Cars
- Phone
- +44 20 3925 5951
- Website
- sydenhamcars.co.uk
Palmers Green Taxis Cabs
- Phone
- +44 20 3813 1432
- Website
- palmersgreentaxiscabs.co.uk
One-Number Taxi
- Phone
- +44 871 871 8710
- Website
- the-london-taxi.com
London Taxis Cabs
- Phone
- +44 20 3813 1432
- Website
- londontaxiscabs.com
Licenced London Taxi
- Phone
- +44 20 3633 1777
- Website
- licensedlondontaxi.co.uk
Call London Taxi
- Phone
- +44 20 3813 1432
- Website
- calllondontaxi.co.uk
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