Potters Bar train station

Potters Bar train tickets, prices and times

In ORR’s 2024/25 ticket-based estimates, Finsbury Park was the main recorded origin or destination for journeys associated with Potters Bar. Use the current journey results to check the route and any changes of train for your travel date.

Compare train ticket prices to and from Potters Bar for your date, destination and Railcard. Check the times, changes and fare restrictions before booking. Where available, compare Advance, Off-Peak and Anytime tickets, and check whether your selected train offers a seat reservation.

Choose an available ticket-delivery method and follow the retailer’s collection or electronic-ticket instructions before boarding. Select a collection station only when it is offered for your booking.

Ticket-machine locations listed: subway entrance. Check opening and access arrangements if you intend to collect a ticket.

Before using a bank-card pay-as-you-go or train-company smartcard scheme, check that it covers your whole journey. Read National Rail’s payment-scheme guidance ↗.

At a glance

Station essentials

Station

Potters Bar

Station code

PBR

Location

Hertsmere, Hertfordshire, East of England

Recorded entrance roads

Entrance

Map

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Journey planning

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The map marks the station location. Check the correct entrance and platform access before travelling.

Train operators and station management

The checked station record names Great Northern as the station manager. The company managing a station is not necessarily the operator of every train that calls there.

Your journey results show the operator and any changes for the service you choose. Explore the Train Operators directory.

Facilities and assistance at Potters Bar

• Ticket machinesListed — check availability
• Waiting roomsListed — check availability
• ToiletsListed — check availability
• Accessible toiletsListed — check availability
• Baby changingListed — check availability
• Customer help pointsListed — check availability
• RefreshmentsListed — check availability
• Bicycle storageListed — check availability

Step-free access: Category B2

Step-free access has limitations at this station. Check the detailed platform-by-platform access notes before choosing a train, especially if a change of platform, a long route or a gradient would affect your journey.

• Steep ramps are mentioned in the access notes. Check whether the approach will suit your mobility needs.

Recorded staffing level: part time. Staffing descriptions do not guarantee assistance at every entrance or on every service.

Read the station’s detailed facilities and access notes ↗ and arrange Passenger Assist ↗. Check both your departure and arrival stations.

Parking and onward travel

Parking arrangements are listed for Potters Bar in the official station record. Check current access rules, charges and any Blue Badge conditions with the parking operator before driving.

• Station Car Park: 273 spaces recorded.

A train ticket does not reserve a parking space.

Recorded bicycle-storage capacity: 84 spaces. Check the storage location and any access or security requirements before taking a cycle.

Recorded cycle-storage types: stands. Covered storage is listed; check which spaces this applies to.

The official travel notes include rail-replacement pick-up information. Use the current directions, since a replacement bus may stop outside the normal station entrance.

Finding your way around Potters Bar

For onward travel in Hertsmere, check the station map against your final destination and allow time for any walking, bus or taxi connection. The nearby-station links offer other arrival points to compare.

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About Potters Bar station

ORR estimated 2,486,164 passenger entries and exits here in the year from April 2024 to March 2025. This is an annual estimate based mainly on ticket data, not a count of different people or a timetable.