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Balham ⇄ North Greenwich Station

This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Northern and Jubilee lines, changing trains at London Bridge

  1. From Balham take the Northern Line
  2. Change at London Bridge to the Jubilee Line
  3. Leave the train at North Greenwich

Number of stops: 13 · Journey time: Approx 41 mins

Stations on the route: Balham ➜ Clapham South ➜ Clapham Common ➜ Clapham North ➜ Stockwell ➜ Oval ➜ Kennington ➜ Elephant & Castle ➜ Borough ➜ London Bridge [change train] London Bridge ➜ Bermondsey ➜ Canada Water ➜ Canary Wharf ➜ North Greenwich

Live status and delays

Closures on the Northern and Jubilee line

First and last train times

Northern line timetable

Alternative routes include Balham to Cutty Sark and Balham to Greenwich

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Balham is not wheelchair accessible

North Greenwich 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 London Bridge – You must use a lift plus escalator when changing between the Jubilee/​Northern line platforms via the Northern line ticket hall. You can avoid the escalator by using a lift and walking 410 metres outside in the street

North Greenwich exit – You must use a lift (or escalator) from the platforms to the booking hall. After that there’s another lift to the bus station exit (or an escalator, or 2x12 steps +3x13 steps up)

This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Jubilee and Northern lines, changing trains at London Bridge

  1. From North Greenwich take the Jubilee Line
  2. Change at London Bridge to the Northern Line
  3. Leave the train at Balham

Number of stops: 13 · Journey time: Approx 39 mins

Stations on the route: North Greenwich ➜ Canary Wharf ➜ Canada Water ➜ Bermondsey ➜ London Bridge [change train] London Bridge ➜ Borough ➜ Elephant & Castle ➜ Kennington ➜ Oval ➜ Stockwell ➜ Clapham North ➜ Clapham Common ➜ Clapham South ➜ Balham

Live status and delays

Closures on the Jubilee and Northern line

First and last train times

Jubilee line timetable

Alternative routes include North Greenwich to Cutty Sark and North Greenwich to Greenwich

Stairs, lifts and escalators

North Greenwich is not wheelchair accessible

Balham is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train

North Greenwich entrance – There’s a lift (or 2x12 steps down) plus an escalator (or 3x13 steps down) from the bus station entrance to the booking hall. After that you must use another lift (or escalator) down to the platforms

Changing trains at London Bridge – You must use a lift plus escalator when changing between the Jubilee/​Northern line platforms via the Northern line ticket hall. You can avoid the escalator by using a lift and walking 410 metres outside in the street

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

Cost of tube fare from Balham ⇄ North Greenwich Station
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
Travelcard prices from Balham ⇄ North Greenwich Station
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.