Enfield to London takes 19 to 41 minutes depending on which of the 20 stations you use. Zones, fares, the Moorgate fare trap, and every autumn closure dated.
Enfield has twenty stations and four ways into central London, and they do not behave alike. Two of them are National Rail, one is the Underground, one is the Overground, and they land you at three different terminals with fares that differ by up to £3.70 for the same morning.
The single most useful thing to know is that the fastest train out of the borough is not from Enfield Town. It is the 23-minute run from Ponders End into Liverpool Street on the Lea Valley line. Enfield Town itself, on the Overground, takes 36 minutes to reach the same terminus.
Everything below was checked against Transport for London’s own journey planner and fares data for a weekday 08:00 departure.
Enfield to London: the four main routes compared
Most people searching “Enfield to London” mean one of four journeys: the Overground from Enfield Town, Great Northern from Enfield Chase, Greater Anglia from Enfield Lock, or the Piccadilly line from Oakwood. These are the figures TfL’s journey planner returned for Thursday 1 October 2026, with Greater Anglia’s own route data for Enfield Lock.
| From | To | Line | Journey | Peak trains | Off-peak trains | Peak / off-peak single |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enfield Town | Liverpool Street | Overground (Weaver) | 36 to 40 min | 4 an hour | 2 an hour | £5.30 / £3.80 |
| Enfield Chase | Moorgate | Great Northern | 33 to 37 min | 4 to 6 an hour | 2 an hour | £6.60 / £4.40 |
| Enfield Lock | Liverpool Street | Greater Anglia | 25 to 33 min | 2 an hour direct | 2 an hour direct | £5.90 / £4.00 |
| Enfield Lock | Stratford | Greater Anglia | 20 to 22 min direct | 2 an hour direct | 1 an hour direct | £3.40 / £2.90 |
| Oakwood | King's Cross St Pancras | Piccadilly | 26 to 28 min | every 2 to 3 min | every 3 min | £5.30 / £3.80 |
| Oakwood | Leicester Square | Piccadilly | 35 to 37 min | every 2 to 3 min | every 3 min | £5.30 / £3.80 |
Enfield Town to Liverpool Street. The Weaver line runs direct from the terminus in 38 to 40 minutes in the morning peak and 36 minutes off-peak. The catch is frequency: the 07:00, 07:18, 07:30 and 07:48 give you four trains an hour at the peak, but from late morning it drops to one every 30 minutes (11:20, 11:50, 12:20 and so on). Miss one and you wait half an hour.
Enfield Chase to Moorgate. Great Northern’s Hertford Loop takes 33 to 37 minutes and is the busiest service of the four in the morning, with trains roughly every 10 to 15 minutes between 07:00 and 08:00. Off-peak it falls to two an hour, at 03 and 33 past. It is also the dearest: £6.60 peak, against £5.30 from Enfield Town, because Great Northern charges National Rail pay-as-you-go rates.
Enfield Lock to Liverpool Street, or to Stratford. Greater Anglia puts the Liverpool Street run at 28 minutes on average, 25 at best and 33 at worst, with the first weekday train at 05:55 and the last at 23:31. About 57 trains a day make the trip, 36 of them direct. The better-kept secret is Stratford: a direct train takes 20 to 22 minutes and costs £3.40 peak, £2.50 less than going on to Liverpool Street, and Stratford puts you on the Elizabeth, Central and Jubilee lines. There are fewer of them, though: two direct trains an hour at the peak (07:17, 07:47, 08:17, 08:47), one an hour off-peak, and 21 direct out of about 36 a day, per Greater Anglia. At other times you change at Tottenham Hale, and the slowest journey on its figures takes 50 minutes.
Oakwood on the Piccadilly line. No timetable to learn: TfL’s planner showed trains every two to three minutes. Oakwood to King’s Cross St Pancras is 28 minutes direct, or 26 if you change to the Victoria line at Finsbury Park, which is what the planner suggests at 8am. Leicester Square is 35 to 37 minutes with no change. Oakwood is zone 5, so it costs the same as Enfield Town, and it is the only one of the four with a Night Tube on Friday and Saturday nights.
All five fares are TfL pay-as-you-go singles with contactless or Oyster, and all four stations are inside the Travelcard zones: zone 5 for Enfield Town, Enfield Chase and Oakwood, zone 6 for Enfield Lock.
The four routes out
Piccadilly line (Underground), to King’s Cross and the West End. Cockfosters is the end of the line, then Oakwood, Southgate and Arnos Grove. This is the only route in the borough with a genuine turn-up-and-go frequency and the only one that puts you on the Underground network without changing.
Great Northern (Hertford Loop), to Moorgate. Crews Hill, Gordon Hill, Enfield Chase, Grange Park, Winchmore Hill and Palmers Green. Fast to the City, and the most expensive way to travel from Enfield. Peak trains run to Moorgate; outside the peak some services terminate at Finsbury Park, so check before you travel.
London Overground, Weaver line, to Liverpool Street. Turkey Street, Southbury, Enfield Town, Bush Hill Park, Edmonton Green and Silver Street, on the Enfield Town branch and the Southbury loop. TfL fares apply, which makes this the cheaper of the two City routes.
Greater Anglia (Lea Valley line), to Liverpool Street. Enfield Lock, Brimsdown, Ponders End and Meridian Water, down the eastern edge of the borough. The quickest journeys in Enfield are on this line.
Every Enfield station, timed
Journey times are the fastest result returned by the TfL journey planner for a weekday 08:00 departure to that line’s natural terminus. Fares are the adult pay-as-you-go single for the same journey.
| Station | Line | Zone | To | Fastest | Peak single |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnos Grove | Piccadilly | 4 | King's Cross | 19 min | £4.80 |
| Ponders End | Greater Anglia | 5 | Liverpool Street | 23 min | £5.30 |
| Southgate | Piccadilly | 4 | King's Cross | 24 min | £4.80 |
| Palmers Green | Great Northern | 4 | Moorgate | 25 min | £5.30 |
| Brimsdown | Greater Anglia | 5 | Liverpool Street | 25 min | £5.30 |
| Meridian Water | Greater Anglia | 4 | Liverpool Street | 25 min | £4.80 |
| Oakwood | Piccadilly | 5 | King's Cross | 26 min | £5.30 |
| Winchmore Hill | Great Northern | 4 | Moorgate | 28 min | £5.30 |
| Silver Street | Overground (Weaver) | 4 | Liverpool Street | 28 min | £4.80 |
| Enfield Lock | Greater Anglia | 6 | Liverpool Street | 28 min | £5.90 |
| Cockfosters | Piccadilly | 5 | King's Cross | 29 min | £5.30 |
| Edmonton Green | Overground (Weaver) | 4 | Liverpool Street | 30 min | £4.80 |
| Southbury | Overground (Weaver) | 5 | Liverpool Street | 32 min | £5.30 |
| Grange Park | Great Northern | 5 | Moorgate | 33 min | £6.60 |
| Bush Hill Park | Overground (Weaver) | 5 | Liverpool Street | 33 min | £5.30 |
| Enfield Chase | Great Northern | 5 | Moorgate | 35 min | £6.60 |
| Turkey Street | Overground (Weaver) | 6 | Liverpool Street | 35 min | £5.90 |
| Enfield Town | Overground (Weaver) | 5 | Liverpool Street | 36 min | £5.30 |
| Gordon Hill | Great Northern | 5 | Moorgate | 37 min | £6.60 |
| Crews Hill | Great Northern | 6 | Moorgate | 41 min | £8.50 |
The fare trap: Great Northern costs more than the Tube
Enfield Chase and Cockfosters are both zone 5. A peak single from Cockfosters to King’s Cross is £5.30. A peak single from Enfield Chase to Moorgate is £6.60. Same zones, same morning, £1.30 apart.
The reason is that Great Northern is a National Rail operator charging National Rail pay-as-you-go rates, while the Piccadilly line and the Overground charge TfL rates. Greater Anglia journeys from Ponders End and Brimsdown come in at the TfL rate of £5.30, so the premium is specific to the Hertford Loop.
At Crews Hill, zone 6, the peak single to Moorgate is £8.50. That is £3.70 more than the £4.80 an Arnos Grove or Southgate commuter pays, on a journey 22 minutes longer.
Off-peak, the gap narrows but does not close: Enfield Town to Liverpool Street drops to £3.80, Southgate to King’s Cross to £3.60, Enfield Chase to Moorgate to £4.40.
Caps, Travelcards and what a year costs
Every station in the borough is inside the TfL zonal system, so contactless and Oyster capping applies and there is no separate season-ticket market to shop around in. These are Transport for London’s 2026 adult rates:
| Zones | Daily cap | Weekly cap / 7 Day | Monthly Travelcard | Annual Travelcard |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 to 4 | £12.80 | £64.20 | £246.60 | £2,568 |
| 1 to 5 | £15.30 | £76.40 | £293.40 | £3,056 |
| 1 to 6 | £16.30 | £81.60 | £313.40 | £3,264 |
Most of the borough is zones 4 and 5, so most Enfield commuters are looking at £76.40 a week or £3,056 a year for an all-day zones 1 to 5 Travelcard. Living in Palmers Green, Southgate, Winchmore Hill, Arnos Grove, Edmonton Green, Silver Street or Meridian Water puts you in zone 4 and saves £488 a year.
Three Enfield stations sit in zone 6: Crews Hill, Turkey Street and Enfield Lock. A zones 1 to 6 annual Travelcard is £3,264, or £208 a year more than zones 1 to 5.
If you travel three days a week rather than five, the daily cap usually beats a Travelcard: three zone 1 to 5 days cost £45.90 against £76.40 for the week.
Which station should you actually use?
If you work in the City, the Lea Valley line is the borough’s best-kept secret. Ponders End to Liverpool Street is 23 minutes at £5.30. Enfield Town, on the same fare, takes 36.
If you work in the West End or Bloomsbury, the Piccadilly line wins outright. Southgate to King’s Cross is 24 minutes at £4.80 and you are already on the Underground when you arrive.
If you work at Moorgate or Old Street, Great Northern puts you there without a change from six stations, but you pay National Rail rates to do it.
If you are choosing where to live, the zone boundary is worth real money. Palmers Green, Winchmore Hill, Southgate and Arnos Grove are zone 4. Enfield Town, Enfield Chase, Grange Park, Oakwood and Cockfosters are zone 5.
Enfield to London late at night: only one route runs
If you are out in town, the route home matters more than the route in, and only one of the borough’s four lines runs through the night.
The Piccadilly line is part of the Night Tube, so on Friday and Saturday nights it runs all night between Cockfosters and Heathrow Terminal 5, roughly every ten minutes. That covers four Enfield stations: Cockfosters, Oakwood, Southgate and Arnos Grove. It is the only way to get from central London back into the borough at three in the morning, and it is another reason the Piccadilly stations command the premium they do.
The other three do not run overnight. Great Northern to Moorgate, the Overground Weaver line to Enfield Town and the Lea Valley line to Ponders End and Brimsdown all stop for the night and start again in the early morning, so after the last train the choice is a night bus, a taxi, or the Piccadilly line and a cab from Southgate or Arnos Grove.
Night Tube service is suspended when the line is closed for engineering work, which happens on a fair number of weekends between Cockfosters and Uxbridge, so check the TfL status page on the night rather than assuming.
One dated exception to all of the above, from Monday 23 to Friday 27 November: the last Overground trains to Enfield Town and Cheshunt do not run at all after 23:35 on Monday to Thursday evenings, and the replacement bus starts from Seven Sisters rather than Liverpool Street. That week the Piccadilly line is not just the best late option out of central London, it is close to the only one. Full detail in the closures section above.
Enfield to London this autumn: five dated closures
Checked on 20 September 2026 against National Rail’s own planned engineering pages. Five jobs between now and the end of November hit Enfield’s routes into London, and one of them takes a whole line out for a day.
Sunday 18 October: no trains at all between Finsbury Park and Moorgate
The one to plan around. All lines between Finsbury Park and Moorgate close for the day, so no Great Northern train runs into Moorgate. That takes out the direct route from Palmers Green, Winchmore Hill, Grange Park, Enfield Chase, Gordon Hill and Crews Hill.
There is no replacement bus, because there does not need to be: paper tickets are accepted on London Underground and London Buses between Finsbury Park and Moorgate. Note the word paper. Get to Finsbury Park as normal, then take the Victoria or Piccadilly line on.
Monday 19 to Friday 23 October, and Monday 26 to Friday 30 October: overnight buses
Two consecutive weeks of overnight work between Alexandra Palace and Stevenage, the first via Welwyn Garden City and the second via Hertford North. Buses replace trains between about 23:50 and 05:10 each night, Monday evening to Friday morning.
If you take a late Moorgate train home, this is the fortnight it becomes a bus north of Alexandra Palace. In the Welwyn week, London to Cambridge, Peterborough and King’s Lynn services are also diverted non-stop via Hertford North with longer journey times.
Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 November: Great Northern, late Saturday and early Sunday
Buses replace trains between Finsbury Park, Potters Bar and Hertford North and points north after about 23:50 on the Saturday until the end of service. On the Sunday morning, before about 07:50, northbound Hertford North and Potters Bar services start from Hornsey or Alexandra Palace instead, with a non-stop replacement bus between Finsbury Park and Alexandra Palace. Paper tickets are accepted on London Buses for Hornsey and Harringay.
Monday 23 to Friday 27 November: no late Overground to Enfield Town
This is the one that changes the night-travel advice below. From 23:35 until the end of service on Monday to Thursday evenings, no London Overground trains run between Liverpool Street and Enfield Town or Cheshunt. Rail replacement buses run from Seven Sisters to Enfield Town and Cheshunt instead.
Greater Anglia and Stansted Express trains that normally run via Seven Sisters are diverted via Tottenham Hale between 23:35 and 05:15 each night, with slightly longer journeys. Greater Anglia publishes maps showing the walking routes between the Seven Sisters line stations and the Tottenham Hale line ones, which are close together.
Works get added and changed at short notice, so check National Rail in the week you travel. Piccadilly line closures are not on that list at all: they are on the TfL status page.
Frequently asked questions
How long does it take to get from Enfield to London?
Between 19 and 41 minutes depending on the station. Arnos Grove reaches King’s Cross in 19 minutes, Ponders End reaches Liverpool Street in 23, Enfield Town takes 36 and Crews Hill takes 41 to Moorgate.
What is the quickest way from Enfield to London?
From the north of the borough, a direct Greater Anglia train from Enfield Lock to Stratford takes 20 to 22 minutes for £3.40 peak. For the City, Enfield Lock to Liverpool Street is 25 to 33 minutes. From the west, Oakwood to King’s Cross on the Piccadilly line is 26 to 28 minutes with a train every few minutes.
How often do trains run from Enfield Town to Liverpool Street?
Four an hour in the weekday morning peak, but only two an hour off-peak, at 20 and 50 past the hour in late morning. The journey takes 36 to 40 minutes.
How much is the train from Enfield Chase to Moorgate?
£6.60 peak and £4.40 off-peak with contactless or Oyster, which is more than the £5.30 and £3.80 from Enfield Town or Oakwood in the same zone, because Great Northern charges National Rail rates.
Is there a night train from London to Enfield?
Only on the Piccadilly line. Cockfosters, Oakwood, Southgate and Arnos Grove have Night Tube trains on Friday and Saturday nights, about every ten minutes. Great Northern, the Overground Weaver line and the Lea Valley line all stop overnight.
Is Enfield in zone 4 or zone 5?
Both, and zone 6 as well. Zone 4: Arnos Grove, Southgate, Palmers Green, Winchmore Hill, Edmonton Green, Silver Street, Meridian Water. Zone 5: Oakwood, Cockfosters, Enfield Town, Enfield Chase, Gordon Hill, Grange Park, Bush Hill Park, Southbury, Ponders End, Brimsdown. Zone 6: Crews Hill, Turkey Street, Enfield Lock.
What is the cheapest way to commute from Enfield?
A zone 4 station on the Piccadilly line or the Overground. Arnos Grove and Southgate are £4.80 peak to King’s Cross, against £6.60 from Enfield Chase and £8.50 from Crews Hill.
Does Enfield Town have a direct train to Liverpool Street?
Yes. Enfield Town is the terminus of the London Overground Weaver line, which runs direct to Liverpool Street in about 36 minutes, calling at Bush Hill Park, Edmonton Green and Silver Street among others.
Can I use contactless and Oyster at all Enfield stations?
Yes. Every station in the borough is inside the TfL zonal system, so contactless, Oyster and daily and weekly capping apply on all four lines.
Related
- Enfield house prices: the zone 4 stations sit in the more expensive half of the borough, and the two facts are connected.
- Roads, roadworks and travel in Enfield: station car parks, the A10 and what is dug up now.
- Enfield planning news.
Sources
- TfL journey planner and the TfL Unified API journey and fares service, for the fastest weekday 08:00 journey time and the adult pay-as-you-go single fare on each route, checked August 2026.
- TfL Journey Planner API results for Thursday 1 October 2026, for the Enfield Town, Enfield Chase, Enfield Lock and Oakwood departures, journey times and peak and off-peak fares in the four-route comparison, checked 30 September 2026.
- Greater Anglia route pages for Enfield Lock to Liverpool Street and Enfield Lock to Stratford, for average, fastest and slowest times, first and last trains and trains per day (last updated by Greater Anglia 21 August 2026).
- TfL StopPoint data for the fare zone and operating line of each station.
- TfL adult fares 2026 (PDF) for daily and weekly caps and monthly and annual Travelcard prices.
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