The journey from Balham to Fulham Broadway is in fare zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Northern, Victoria, District tube lines, changing trains at Stockwell, Victoria and Earl’s Court
- From Balham take the Northern Line
- Change at Stockwell to the Victoria Line
- Change at Victoria to the District Line
- Change at Earl’s Court to the District Line
- Leave the train at Fulham Broadway
Number of tube stops: 13 · Journey time: Approx 57 mins
Stations on the route: Balham ➜ Clapham South ➜ Clapham Common ➜ Clapham North ➜ Stockwell [change train] Stockwell ➜ Vauxhall ➜ Pimlico ➜ Victoria [change train] Victoria ➜ Sloane Square ➜ South Kensington ➜ Gloucester Road ➜ Earl’s Court [change train] Earl’s Court ➜ West Brompton ➜ Fulham Broadway
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Northern, Victoria, District
First and last train times on the Northern line
Tube times for the Northern line
Alternative routes include Balham to West Brompton and Balham to Parsons Green
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Balham train station is not wheelchair accessible
Fulham Broadway station is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train
Balham station entrance – You must use three flights of stairs between the Chestnut Grove entrance and the booking hall (7 steps down +14 steps down +11 steps down), or 5 steps down +14 steps down +11 steps down between the Balham High Road West entrance and the booking hall, or 21 steps down +10 steps down between the Balham High Road East entrance and the booking hall, plus another escalator or three flights of stairs from the booking hall to the platforms (2x3 steps down +16 steps down)
Changing tube line at Stockwell – Changing between the Northern northbound and Victoria northbound, or the Northern southbound and Victoria southbound, is on the level, but you must use stairs for all other platform changes
Changing tube line at Victoria – You can use a lift when changing between the Circle/District/Victoria/National Rail platforms
Fulham Broadway station exit – There’s a lift between the platforms and the exit. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use two flights of stairs (14 steps up +13 steps up)
The journey from Fulham Broadway to Balham is in fare zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the District, Victoria and Northern tube lines, changing trains at Earl’s Court, Victoria and Stockwell
- From Fulham Broadway take the District Line
- Change at Earl’s Court to the District Line
- Change at Victoria to the Victoria Line
- Change at Stockwell to the Northern Line
- Leave the train at Balham
Number of tube stops: 13 · Journey time: Approx 56 mins
Stations on the route: Fulham Broadway ➜ West Brompton ➜ Earl’s Court [change train] Earl’s Court ➜ Gloucester Road ➜ South Kensington ➜ Sloane Square ➜ Victoria [change train] Victoria ➜ Pimlico ➜ Vauxhall ➜ Stockwell [change train] Stockwell ➜ Clapham North ➜ Clapham Common ➜ Clapham South ➜ Balham
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the District, Victoria and Northern
First and last train times on the District line
Tube times for the District line
Alternative routes include Fulham Broadway to West Brompton and Fulham Broadway to Parsons Green
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Fulham Broadway train station is not wheelchair accessible
Balham station is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train
Fulham Broadway station entrance – There’s a lift between the entrance and the platforms. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use two flights of stairs (13 steps down +14 steps down)
Changing tube line at Earl’s Court – You can use a lift when changing platforms
Changing tube line at Victoria – You can use a lift when changing between the Circle/District/Victoria/National Rail platforms
Balham station exit – You must use an escalator or three flights of stairs from the platforms to the booking hall (16 steps up +2x3 steps up), plus another three flights of stairs between the booking hall and the Chestnut Grove exit (11 steps up +14 steps up +7 steps up), or 11 steps up +14 steps up +5 steps up between the booking hall and the Balham High Road West exit, or 10 steps up +21 steps up between the booking hall and the Balham High Road East exit
Tube fare between Balham and Fulham Broadway
This tube journey is in Oyster zones 1-3. The cheapest fare is £3 off-peak (£3.70 peak) when you pay by Oyster or contactless. There’s no return fare, you just pay the same as two single tickets
| Fare zone | Cash | Oyster & Contactless cards | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single fare | Single fare | Daily cap | |||
| Peak | Off-peak | Peak | Off-peak | ||
| Zone 1-3 fare | £6.70 | £3.70 | £3 | £10 | £10 |
| Fare Zone | Travelcards (Train, Bus & Tram) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One day travelcard | Week travelcard | Month travelcard | ||
| Anytime | Off-peak | |||
| Zone 1-4 travelcard | £15.90 | n/a | £61.40 | £235.80 |
| Zone 1-6 travelcard | £22.60 | £15.90 | £78 | £299 |
| Zone 1-9 travelcard | £28.50 | £17 | £111.30 | £427.40 |
| See our complete list of Adult prices, Senior prices, Child prices, Oyster prices, Contactless prices and Travelcard prices Note: Tube journey prices are correct as of | ||||
Peak and off-peak journey times
For Oyster and contactless off-peak is outside the hours of 6.30 AM-9.30 AM and 4 PM-7 PM (Mon-Fri). For travelcards it’s any time after 9.30 AM (Mon-Fri). Weekends are always classed as off-peak. Note: Between the 8th March and 31st May 2024 TFL are running a trial called ‘Off-Peak Friday Fares’, where Fridays will be classed as off-peak all day.
The fare is based on what time your journey begins. It doesn’t matter what time your journey ends.
Other ways to make this journey
Travel on foot – They stations are 3¼ miles apart and you could walk the distance in around one hour
Travel by bus – Single fare: £1.75 (you may need more than one bus); Daily cap: £5.25; Weekly cap: £24.70; 1-day travelcard: £6; Weekly travelcard: £24.70 – Adult bus prices 2024 · Senior bus prices 2024 · Child bus prices 2024
Travel by taxi – A 3¼ mile taxi journey between Fulham Broadway tube station and Balham should cost approximately £14.30 to £24.60 and take 14-27 mins