London King's Cross railway station
London King's Cross is a major interchange: 112 stations can be reached from here without changing on a weekday, more than almost anywhere else on the network. The most frequent is Stevenage, with 197 trains a day.
See London King's Cross on the map
Address: Euston Road, London, N1C 4AP
London King's Cross is the nearest station for postcodes in WC1X, WC1N. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from London King's Cross
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stevenage | 197 | 173 | 158 |
| Peterborough | 128 | 117 | 124 |
| Doncaster | 143 | 133 | 117 |
| York | 120 | 115 | 99 |
| Finsbury Park | 115 | 100 | 92 |
| Newcastle | 105 | 99 | 88 |
| Hitchin | 109 | 92 | 87 |
| Cambridge | 150 | 117 | 74 |
| Cambridge South | 150 | 117 | 74 |
| Grantham | 100 | 92 | 74 |
| Newark Northgate | 90 | 84 | 68 |
| Edinburgh Waverley | 69 | 63 | 55 |
| Darlington | 66 | 61 | 53 |
| Leeds | 68 | 65 | 53 |
| Wakefield Westgate | 67 | 65 | 53 |
| Letchworth Garden City | 130 | 97 | 52 |
| Alexandra Palace | 96 | 85 | 51 |
| Hatfield | 91 | 81 | 47 |
| Potters Bar | 91 | 81 | 47 |
| Welwyn Garden City | 92 | 81 | 47 |
| Royston | 106 | 60 | 46 |
| Ashwell & Morden | 47 | 19 | 45 |
| Baldock | 73 | 48 | 45 |
| Knebworth | 93 | 77 | 44 |
| Welwyn North | 99 | 77 | 44 |
| Biggleswade | 18 | 14 | 42 |
| Huntingdon | 18 | 14 | 42 |
| St Neots | 18 | 14 | 42 |
| Foxton | 68 | 41 | 38 |
| Meldreth | 68 | 41 | 38 |
| Shepreth | 68 | 41 | 38 |
| Arlesey | 8 | 8 | 36 |
| Northallerton | 46 | 43 | 36 |
| Sandy | 8 | 8 | 36 |
| Cambridge North | 78 | 74 | 32 |
| Downham Market | 59 | 48 | 32 |
| Ely | 78 | 74 | 32 |
| Littleport | 59 | 48 | 32 |
| Waterbeach | 78 | 74 | 32 |
| Durham | 40 | 35 | 31 |
and 73 more stations, each served less often.
How busy London King's Cross is
27,727,108 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 14th busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 1,552,750 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between London King's Cross and Cambridge than any other pair: 2,900,308 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.
Nearest other stations
- London St. Pancras International 0.2 miles
- St Pancras International 0.2 miles
- London Euston 0.5 miles
- Caledonian Road & Barnsbury 0.8 miles
- Camden Road 1.0 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of London King's Cross, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- King's Cross Thameslink · 0.2 miles
- St Pancras · 0.2 miles
- Maiden Lane railway stations · 0.6 miles
- Camden Road (Midland) · 1.0 miles
- Great Portland Street · 1.1 miles
- Holloway car dock · 1.2 miles
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More about this station on Wikipedia.