This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Northern, Victoria, District 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 West Brompton
Number of stops: 12 · Journey time: Approx 55 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
Live status and delays
Closures on the Northern, Victoria, District line
First and last train times
Northern line timetable
Alternative routes include Balham to Earls Court and Balham to Fulham Broadway
Stairs, lifts and escalators
Balham is not wheelchair accessible
The London Overground at West Brompton has step-free access from the street to the platform, but there may be a step up or gap to the train. The District line is not wheelchair accessible
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
Changing trains at Victoria – You can use a lift when changing between the Circle/District/Victoria/National Rail platforms
West Brompton exit – There’s a lift between the London Overground/District eastbound platform and the exit, but you must use one flight of stairs from the District westbound platform (27 steps up)
This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the District, Victoria and Northern lines, changing trains at Earl’s Court, Victoria and Stockwell
- From West Brompton 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 stops: 12 · Journey time: Approx 55 mins
Stations on the route: 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
Live status and delays
Closures on the District, Victoria and Northern line
First and last train times
District line timetable
Alternative routes include West Brompton to Earls Court and West Brompton to Fulham Broadway
Stairs, lifts and escalators
The London Overground at West Brompton has step-free access from the street to the platform, but there may be a step up or gap to the train. The District line is not wheelchair accessible
Balham is not wheelchair accessible
West Brompton entrance – There’s a lift between the entrance and the London Overground/District eastbound platform, but you must use one flight of stairs to the District westbound platform (27 steps down)
Changing trains at Earl’s Court – You can use a lift when changing platforms
Changing trains at Victoria – You can use a lift when changing between the Circle/District/Victoria/National Rail platforms
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 – The distance is about 3¾ miles on foot, which would take about 80 minutes
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 – The 3¾ mile ride should cost you from £18 to £31 and take anything from 15 to 29 minutes