There are 7 ways to get from Hackney Central Station to King's College London by train, 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.
Train, subway
best- Take the train from Hackney Downs to London Liverpool Streettrain Chingford - London Liverpool Street / ...
- Take the subway from Liverpool Street station to Temple stationsubway Circle
33 min£10–24Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Hackney Central Station to Red Lion Squarebus 38 / ...
47 min£1–3Line 254 bus, subway
- Take the bus from Hackney Central Station to Whitechapel Station / Royal London Hospitalbus N253 / ...
- Take the subway from Whitechapel station to Temple stationsubway Circle / ...
37 min£4–11Taxi
- Take the taxi from Hackney Central Station to King's College Londontaxi 4.8 mi
16 min£70–85Walk
- Take the walk from Hackney Central Station to King's College Londonwalk 4.2 mi
1h 21mBus via Museum Street
- Take the bus from Hackney Central Station to Museum Streetbus 38 / ...
49 min£1–3Line 26 bus
- Take the bus from Mare Street / Well Street to Aldwych / Australia Housebus 26 / ...
51 min£2
Hackney Central Station to King's College London by foot, train, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hackney Central Station to King's College London is to line 26 bus which costs £2 and takes 51 min.
The fastest way to get from Hackney Central Station to King's College London is to taxi which takes 16 min and costs £70 - £85.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Hackney Central Station station and arriving at Red Lion Square. Services depart every five minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 34 min.
No, there is no direct train from Hackney Central Station to King's College London station. However, there are services departing from Hackney Downs and arriving at Temple station via Liverpool Street station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33 min.
The distance between Hackney Central Station and King's College London is 6 miles.
The best way to get from Hackney Central Station to King's College London without a car is to train and subway which takes 33 min and costs £9 - £24.
It takes approximately 33 min to get from Hackney Central Station to King's College London, including transfers.
Hackney Central Station to King's College London bus services, operated by Arriva UK, depart from Hackney Central Station.
Hackney Central Station to King's College London train services, operated by London Overground, depart from Hackney Downs station.
Hackney Central Station to King's College London bus services, operated by Arriva UK, arrive at Red Lion Square station.
What companies run services between Hackney Central Station, England and King's College London, England?
Arriva UK operates a bus from Hackney Central Station to Red Lion Square every 5 minutes. Tickets cost £1–3 and the journey takes 34 min. Stagecoach London also services this route every 5 minutes.
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- London Overground
Train from Hackney Downs to London Liverpool Street
- Ave. Duration
- 8 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–7
- Website
- London Overground
- Phone
- +44 345 600 7245
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Hackney Downs to London Liverpool Street
- Ave. Duration
- 8 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £1–3
- Website
- Greater Anglia
- Phone
- 0345 600 7245
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stansted Express
Train from Hackney Downs to London Liverpool Street
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- Website
- Stansted Express
- Anytime Single
- £17
- Off-Peak Single
- £9
Rome2Rio's guide to London Underground (Tube)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +44 343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Subway from Liverpool Street station to Temple station
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–7
- Schedules at
- London Underground (Tube)
Subway from Whitechapel station to Temple station
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–8
- Schedules at
- London Underground (Tube)
- Phone
- +44 344 800 44 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arriva UK
Bus from Hackney Central Station to Whitechapel Station / Royal London Hospital
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–3
- Website
- Arriva UK
- Adult Single All Zone
- £1–3
Bus from Hackney Central Station to Red Lion Square
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–3
- Website
- Arriva UK
- Adult Single All Zone
- £1–3
Bus from Hackney Central Station to Museum Street
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–3
- Website
- Arriva UK
- Adult Single All Zone
- £1–3
- Phone
- 0345 241 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stagecoach London
Bus from Hackney Central Station to Red Lion Square
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Stagecoach London
Bus from Hackney Central Station to Museum Street
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Stagecoach London
Bus from Mare Street / Well Street to Aldwych / Australia House
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Stagecoach London
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Estimated price
- £70–85
Eurolink Cars
- Phone
- +44 20 8555 8888
- Website
- eurolinkcars.co.uk
Seven Fives
- Phone
- +44 20 8555 5555
Stratford City Cars
- Phone
- +44 20 8555 5454
- Website
- stratfordcitycars.co.uk
Taxi Near London
- Phone
- +4420 3740 3527
- Website
- taxinearlondon.co.uk
Haringey Minicabs Cars
- Phone
- +44 020 3051 7546
- Website
- haringeyminicabscars.co.uk
Minicabs North London
- Phone
- +44 208 226 5472
- Website
- minicabsnorthlondon.co.uk
London City Airport Taxis
- Phone
- +44 20 3740 1947
- Website
- londoncityairportcab.co.uk
Cabs London
- Phone
- +44 20 3813 1432
- Website
- cabslondon.com
Call London Taxi
- Phone
- +44 20 3813 1432
- Website
- calllondontaxi.co.uk
ComCab London
- Phone
- +44 20 7908 0271
- Website
- comcab.com
Licenced London Taxi
- Phone
- +44 20 3633 1777
- Website
- licensedlondontaxi.co.uk
London Taxis Cabs
- Phone
- +44 20 3813 1432
- Website
- londontaxiscabs.com
One-Number Taxi
- Phone
- +44 871 871 8710
- Website
- the-london-taxi.com
Palmers Green Taxis Cabs
- Phone
- +44 20 3813 1432
- Website
- palmersgreentaxiscabs.co.uk
Sydenham Cars
- Phone
- +44 20 3925 5951
- Website
- sydenhamcars.co.uk
YDriv Limited
- Phone
- +44 20 3925 5951
- Website
- ydriv.com
Freenow
- Phone
- +44 20 3929 3786
- Website
- free-now.com
Gett UK
- Phone
- +44 20 7397 4300
- Website
- gett.com
Radio Taxis London
- Phone
- +44 20 7272 2626
- Website
- google.com
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Hackney Central Station to King's College London train services, operated by London Overground, arrive at London Liverpool Street station.
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