This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Northern and Victoria lines, changing trains at Stockwell
- From Balham take the Northern Line
- Change at Stockwell to the Victoria Line
- Leave the train at Green Park
Number of stops: 8 · Journey time: Approx 27 mins
Stations on the route: Balham ➜ Clapham South ➜ Clapham Common ➜ Clapham North ➜ Stockwell [change train] Stockwell ➜ Vauxhall ➜ Pimlico ➜ Victoria ➜ Green Park
Live status and delays
Closures on the Northern and Victoria line
First and last train times
Northern line timetable
Alternative routes include Balham to Piccadilly Circus, Balham to Hyde Park Corner and Balham to Bond Street
Stairs, lifts and escalators
Balham is not wheelchair accessible
Green Park is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train
Balham 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 trains 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
Green Park exit – There’s a lift between the platforms and the exit. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use an escalator instead
This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Victoria and Northern lines, changing trains at Stockwell
- From Green Park take the Victoria Line
- Change at Stockwell to the Northern Line
- Leave the train at Balham
Number of stops: 8 · Journey time: Approx 27 mins
Stations on the route: Green Park ➜ Victoria ➜ Pimlico ➜ Vauxhall ➜ Stockwell [change train] Stockwell ➜ Clapham North ➜ Clapham Common ➜ Clapham South ➜ Balham
Live status and delays
Closures on the Victoria and Northern line
First and last train times
Victoria line timetable
Alternative routes include Green Park to Piccadilly Circus, Green Park to Hyde Park Corner and Green Park to Bond Street
Stairs, lifts and escalators
Green Park is not wheelchair accessible
Balham is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train
Green Park entrance – There’s a lift between the entrance and the platforms. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use an escalator instead
Changing trains 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
Balham 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
Cash, Oyster & Travelcard fares
The journey is in zones 1-3. The cheapest fare is £3 off-peak (£3.70 peak) when you pay by Oyster or contactless. There are no return tickets, you just pay the same as two singles
| 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 |
| Note: Ticket prices are correct as of | ||||
Peak and off-peak 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.
The fare is based on what time your journey begins. It doesn’t matter when it ends.
Alternative ways to travel
Walking – 4½ miles is too far to walk
By bus – A single ticket is £1.75 (you may need more than one bus). The daily cap is £5.25 and a 1-day travelcard is £6 – Bus fares
By taxi – A 4½ mile ride can be done in about 19-33 minutes, and will cost you around £23 to £35.50
By car – Parking near Green Park station