Farringdon railway station
Farringdon is a major interchange: 174 stations can be reached from here without changing on a weekday, more than almost anywhere else on the network. The most frequent is Bond Street, with 664 trains a day.
Address: Cowcross Street, London, EC1M 6BY
Farringdon is the nearest station for postcodes in EC1A, EC1M, EC1N, EC1R, EC3P, EC1P, EC2P, EC4P, W1A, WC1R, WC1V. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from Farringdon
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bond Street | 664 | 646 | 438 |
| London Liverpool Street | 664 | 646 | 438 |
| Paddington | 664 | 646 | 438 |
| Tottenham Court Road | 664 | 646 | 438 |
| Whitechapel | 664 | 646 | 438 |
| London Blackfriars | 582 | 501 | 358 |
| St Pancras International | 582 | 501 | 358 |
| City Thameslink | 555 | 335 | 0 |
| Abbey Wood | 407 | 397 | 278 |
| London Bridge | 373 | 347 | 115 |
| St Albans City | 368 | 336 | 274 |
| Ealing Broadway | 362 | 332 | 270 |
| Hayes and Harlington | 352 | 332 | 270 |
| Stratford | 333 | 323 | 215 |
| Chadwell Heath | 332 | 322 | 215 |
| Forest Gate | 332 | 322 | 215 |
| Gidea Park | 332 | 322 | 215 |
| Goodmayes | 332 | 322 | 215 |
| Ilford | 332 | 322 | 215 |
| Manor Park | 332 | 322 | 215 |
| Maryland | 332 | 322 | 215 |
| Romford | 332 | 322 | 215 |
| Seven Kings | 332 | 322 | 215 |
| Brentwood | 330 | 284 | 121 |
| Canary Wharf | 330 | 322 | 222 |
| Harold Wood | 330 | 284 | 121 |
| Shenfield | 330 | 284 | 121 |
| Woolwich | 330 | 322 | 222 |
| West Hampstead Thameslink | 313 | 287 | 281 |
| East Croydon | 306 | 278 | 199 |
| Gatwick Airport | 295 | 278 | 199 |
| Southall | 289 | 274 | 222 |
| Three Bridges | 286 | 273 | 147 |
| Luton | 242 | 206 | 225 |
| Harpenden | 239 | 206 | 225 |
| Luton Airport Parkway | 230 | 206 | 225 |
| Brent Cross West | 219 | 202 | 111 |
| West Ealing | 212 | 204 | 162 |
| Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 | 211 | 203 | 165 |
| Elstree & Borehamwood | 207 | 194 | 108 |
and 134 more stations, each served less often.
How busy Farringdon is
50,171,290 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 8th busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 9,341,764 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between Farringdon and London Liverpool Street than any other pair: 5,060,804 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Sundays
Sunday is a different railway here: 127 stations instead of 174, a drop of about 27%. Saturday runs to 136.
Nearest other stations
- City Thameslink 0.3 miles
- London Blackfriars 0.7 miles
- Moorgate 0.7 miles
- Old Street 0.8 miles
- London Cannon Street 0.9 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Farringdon, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Bank and Monument stations · 0.9 miles
- King's Cross Thameslink · 1.0 miles
- Blackfriars (SER) · 1.1 miles
- St Pancras · 1.1 miles
- Shoreditch · 1.2 miles
- Shoreditch · 1.5 miles
Show closed stations on the map
More about this station on Wikipedia.