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, Restored K6 phone booth and British Library.
What's near King's Cross St Pancras
24 places within about 650 m, nearest first. Distances are straight-line from the station's centre point (to the nearest edge for parks). est. Walking times are estimates: the straight-line distance plus 30% for real streets, at 80 m a minute. Your route may be shorter or longer.
Sights and landmarks
- British Library320 m · est. 5 min walk · route
Museums and galleries
- Restored K6 phone booth free entry*220 m · est. 4 min walk · route
- 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
*Marked as free entry in OpenStreetMap; check opening times before you go. Place data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Report or fix a place.
Map
Small squares show 13 entrance points from TfL's open data. Positions are approximate and the data doesn't name the exits, so follow the signs in the station. Street map © OpenStreetMap contributors; this is not the Tube map.
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 · 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 |
Lifts can be out of service, so check TfL's live page before you set off. See also TfL's Step-free Tube guide and our step-free travel page. TfL station data dated 20 October 2026.
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's open data, Step-free Tube guide and walking maps. See all interchange tips.
Toilets
TfL's station data (dated 20 October 2026) lists 5 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, outside the ticket gates, not run by TfL |
| Baby Changing | National Rail ticket hall | baby changing, outside the ticket gates, not run by TfL |
| ChangingPlaces | National Rail ticket hall | outside the ticket gates, not run by TfL |
Lines and next stops
- Circle line: between Euston Square and Farringdon
- Hammersmith & City line: between Euston Square and Farringdon
- Metropolitan line: between Euston Square and Farringdon
- Northern line: between Angel and Euston
- Piccadilly line: between Caledonian Road and Russell Square
- Victoria line: between Euston and Highbury & Islington
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 | 4 |
| Lifts | 10 |
| Escalators | 19 |
| Car park | no |
| WiFi | yes |
From TfL's Unified API facility listing, which can lag behind changes at the station.
Walking to nearby stations
Nearest other Tube stations
- Euston · 790 m straight line · est. 13 min walk
- Russell Square · 850 m straight line · est. 14 min walk
- Euston Square · 1,040 m straight line · est. 17 min walk
- Mornington Crescent · 1,170 m straight line · est. 19 min walk
Straight-line distances between station centre points. est. = our estimate (straight line + 30%, at 80 m a minute). See also 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. TfL station data dated 20 October 2026. Places from OpenStreetMap, fetched October 2026. Sources and method.