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title: "London Waterloo Station · Train Fares & Live Departure Times"
description: "Guide to London Waterloo railway station with train fares, underground links, live departure times and information about facilities, stairs, lifts and escalators"
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updated: 2026-11-14
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# London Waterloo - Station Facilities, Train Fares & Live Departure Times

![London Waterloo train station](https://londondrum.com/i/tra/waterloo-station.webp)

London Waterloo is in fare zone 1, has 24 platforms, and connects with the Bakerloo, Jubilee, Northern and Waterloo & City tube lines. The station also serves National Rail trains

## Next train departure from Waterloo

Live departure boards for the Bakerloo, Jubilee, Northern and Waterloo & City line platforms at Waterloo station, showing when the next train is leaving

## Train fares from Waterloo station

London Waterloo is in zone 1. Here are the cash, contactless and Oyster fares (peak and off-peak), and daily caps, that you have to pay when travelling to/from this station on the London Underground.

<table>
<caption>London Train Fares from Waterloo station in 2026 – Complete table for Cash, Oyster/Contactless (peak/off-peak), and Daily Caps (peak/off-peak)</caption>
<thead>
<tr><th rowspan=3>Fare zone<th>Cash<th colspan=4>Oyster & Contactless</tr>
<tr><th rowspan=2>Single<th colspan=2>Single<th colspan=2>Daily cap</tr>
<tr><th>Peak<th>Off-peak<th>Peak<th>Off-peak</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr><th>Zone 1<td>7<td>3.10<td>3<td>8.90<td>8.90</tr>
<tr><th>Zone 1-2<td>7<td>3.60<td>3.10<td>8.90<td>8.90</tr>
<tr><th>Zone 1-3<td>7<td>3.90<td>3.30<td>10.50<td>10.50</tr>
<tr><th>Zone 1-4<td>7<td>4.80<td>3.60<td>12.80<td>12.80</tr>
<tr><th>Zone 1-5<td>7<td>5.30<td>3.80<td>15.30<td>15.30</tr>
<tr><th>Zone 1-6<td>7<td>5.90*<td>4*<td>16.30<td>16.30</tr>
<tr><th>Zone 1-7<td>8.70<td>7.10<td>5.20<td>17.80<td>16.30</tr>
<tr><th>Zone 1-8<td>9.90<td>8.70<td>5.20<td>21<td>16.30</tr>
<tr><th>Zone 1-9<td>10.30<td>8.80<td>5.30<td>23.30<td>16.30</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<table>
<caption>London Travelcard prices from Waterloo station in 2026 – Complete table for One Day (anytime/off-peak), Weekly, and Monthly Travelcards</caption>
<thead>
<tr><th rowspan=3>Fare zone<th colspan=4>Travelcards (Bus, Tram & Train)</tr>
<tr><th colspan=2>One day<th rowspan=2>Weekly<th rowspan=2>Monthly</tr>
<tr><th>Anytime<th>Off-peak</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr><th>Zone 1-2<td>n/a<td>n/a<td>44.70<td>171.70</tr>
<tr><th>Zone 1-4<td>16.60<td>n/a<td>64.20<td>246.60</tr>
<tr><th>Zone 1-6<td>23.60<td>16.60<td>81.60<td>313.40</tr>
<tr><th>Zone 1-9<td>29.80<td>17.80<td>116.40<td>447</tr>
</tbody>
<tfoot>
<tr><td colspan=5>* Journeys between zone 1 and Heathrow are always charged at the peak rate on the tube · All prices in GBP · Source TFL · Last updated April 2026</tr>
</tfoot>
</table>

## What time is peak and off-peak?

For [Oyster](https://londondrum.com/transport/oyster-cards.php) and [contactless](https://londondrum.com/transport/contactless-cards.php) off-peak is outside the hours of 6.30 AM-9.30 AM and 4 PM-7 PM (Mon-Fri). For [travelcards](https://londondrum.com/transport/travelcards.php) off-peak is any time after 9.30 AM (Mon-Fri). Weekends and public holidays are always classed as off-peak.

The price is based on what time your journey begins. It doesn't matter when it ends.

## Stairs, lifts and escalators at Waterloo station

The Jubilee line is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train. The Bakerloo and Northern line are _not_ wheelchair accessible

**Entrance** - The York Road southside entrance and the booking hall are on the level, but you must use two flights of stairs from the York Road northside entrance (2x13 steps up), or four flights of stairs from the Waterloo Road entrance (10 steps up +2x13 steps up +6 steps up). After that there's a lift down to the Jubilee line platforms (or two escalators), and a lift to the W&C platforms (or two escalators and one flight of 6 stairs), or a lift to the Bakerloo southbound platform (or one escalator and a flight of 9 stairs), or an escalator (or 3 steps down +5x17 steps down) plus one flight of 11 stairs to the Bakerloo northbound platform, or one escalator (or 3 steps down +5x17 steps down +11 steps down) plus one flight of 20 stairs to the Northern platforms

**Exit** - There's a lift from the Jubilee line platforms to the booking hall (or two escalators), and a lift from the W&C platforms (or two escalators and one flight of 6 stairs), and a lift from the Bakerloo southbound platform (or one escalator and a flight of 9 stairs), and an escalator (or 5x17 steps up +3 steps down) plus one flight of 11 stairs from the Bakerloo northbound platform, and one escalator (or 11 steps up +5x17 steps up +3 steps up) plus one flight of 20 stairs from the Northern platforms. After that there's another two flights of stairs to the York Road northside exit (2x13 steps down), or four flights of stairs to the Waterloo Road exit (6 steps down +2x13 steps down +10 steps down), but the York Road southside exit is on the level

**Changing platforms** - You must use an escalator when changing trains from the Jubilee line platforms. You must use stairs when changing trains from the Bakerloo northbound platform, but there's an escalator when changing trains from the Bakerloo southbound platform

## Upcoming engineering works

If you're travelling to/from Waterloo station during the next month then you might be affected by the following engineering works.

**Bakerloo line** **21st to 22nd Nov** - No service from Queen's Park to Harrow & Wealdstone
**Bakerloo line** **6th Dec** - No service from Queen's Park to Harrow & Wealdstone

<span>Northern line</span> **13th to 14th Nov** - No service from Charing Cross to Morden during Friday Night Tube only
<span>Northern line</span> **14th to 15th Nov** - No service from Battersea Power Station to Charing Cross and Morden to Euston via Bank during daytime hours only, Morden to East Finchley and Hampstead during Saturday Night Tube only

See the complete list of [closures on the Bakerloo, Jubilee, Northern and W&C line](https://londondrum.com/transport/strikes-and-station-closures.php)

## Tube journey planner

Look up timetables and first / last train times to [Bank](https://londondrum.com/transport/train-journey.php?from=bank&to=waterloo), [Cannon Street](https://londondrum.com/transport/train-journey.php?from=cannon-street&to=waterloo), [Charing Cross](https://londondrum.com/transport/train-journey.php?from=charing-cross&to=waterloo), [Earl's Court](https://londondrum.com/transport/train-journey.php?from=earls-court&to=waterloo), [Euston](https://londondrum.com/transport/train-journey.php?from=euston&to=waterloo), [Greenwich](https://londondrum.com/transport/train-journey.php?from=greenwich&to=waterloo), [Heathrow Airport](https://londondrum.com/transport/train-journey.php?from=heathrow-terminals-1-2-3&to=waterloo), [King's Cross](https://londondrum.com/transport/train-journey.php?from=kings-cross-st-pancras&to=waterloo), [Liverpool Street](https://londondrum.com/transport/train-journey.php?from=liverpool-street&to=waterloo), [London Bridge](https://londondrum.com/transport/train-journey.php?from=london-bridge&to=waterloo), [Marylebone](https://londondrum.com/transport/train-journey.php?from=marylebone&to=waterloo), [Paddington](https://londondrum.com/transport/train-journey.php?from=paddington&to=waterloo), [Richmond](https://londondrum.com/transport/train-journey.php?from=richmond&to=waterloo), [Shepherd's Bush](https://londondrum.com/transport/train-journey.php?from=shepherds-bush-c&to=waterloo), [Stratford](https://londondrum.com/transport/train-journey.php?from=stratford&to=waterloo), [Vauxhall](https://londondrum.com/transport/train-journey.php?from=vauxhall&to=waterloo), [Victoria](https://londondrum.com/transport/train-journey.php?from=victoria&to=waterloo), [Wimbledon](https://londondrum.com/transport/train-journey.php?from=waterloo&to=wimbledon) or another destination:

Other nearby stations include [Southwark](https://londondrum.com/transport/trains.php?station=southwark), [Embankment](https://londondrum.com/transport/trains.php?station=embankment) and [Lambeth North](https://londondrum.com/transport/trains.php?station=lambeth-north)

## Waterloo station facilities

**Address:**
: Waterloo, York Road, London, SE1 7ND

**Contact:**
: 0845 330 9871

**Buying tickets:**
: There are manned windows and self-service machines in the National Rail ticket hall, and self-service machines in the Underground ticket hall

**Ticket office opening hours:**
: Monday to Friday: 6 AM to 12:45 AM - Saturday: 6 AM to 12:30 AM - Sunday: 7:30 AM to Midnight

**Cash machines:**
: Yes

**Public toilets:**
: Yes

**Baby changing room:**
: No

**Public payphone:**
: Yes

**Passport photo booth:**
: Yes

**Vending machine:**
: Yes

**Waiting room:**
: No

**Lockers:**
: Yes

**Onsite car park:**
: No - [Find parking nearby](https://londondrum.com/transport/car-parks.php?l=waterloo)

**Taxi rank:**
: Yes

**Cycle rack:**
: Yes

**Bus routes:**
: 1, 4, 12, 26, 45, 53, 59, 63, 68, 100, 139, 148, 155, 159, 168, 171, 172, 176, 188, 211, 243, 344, 360, 363, 381, 453, 468, 507, 521, C10, X68 - [Bus fares](https://londondrum.com/transport/adult-bus-fares.php)

By London Drum. Last updated 14 November 2026.