The journey from Barons Court to Kennington is in fare zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the District and Northern tube lines, changing trains at Embankment
- From Barons Court take the District Line
- Change at Embankment to the Northern Line
- Leave the train at Kennington
Number of tube stops: 11 · Journey time: Approx 33 mins
Stations on the route: Barons Court ➜ West Kensington ➜ Earl’s Court ➜ Gloucester Road ➜ South Kensington ➜ Sloane Square ➜ Victoria ➜ St. James’s Park ➜ Westminster ➜ Embankment [change train] Embankment ➜ Waterloo ➜ Kennington
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the District and Northern
First and last train times on the District line
Tube times for the District line
Alternative routes include Barons Court to Elephant & Castle, Barons Court to Oval and Barons Court to Vauxhall
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Barons Court underground station is not wheelchair accessible
Kennington station is not wheelchair accessible
Barons Court station entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (2x13 steps down to the eastbound platform, and 13+14 steps down to the westbound platform)
Changing tube line at Embankment – You must use stairs when changing platforms
Kennington station exit – You have to use one flight of stairs and a lift between the platforms and the exit (19 steps up). If you want to avoid the lift then you have to use another five flights of stairs (3 steps up +17 steps up +2x19 steps up +21 steps up)
The journey from Kennington to Barons Court is in fare zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Northern and District tube lines, changing trains at Embankment
- From Kennington take the Northern Line
- Change at Embankment to the District Line
- Leave the train at Barons Court
Number of tube stops: 11 · Journey time: Approx 33 mins
Stations on the route: Kennington ➜ Waterloo ➜ Embankment [change train] Embankment ➜ Westminster ➜ St. James’s Park ➜ Victoria ➜ Sloane Square ➜ South Kensington ➜ Gloucester Road ➜ Earl’s Court ➜ West Kensington ➜ Barons Court
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Northern and District
First and last train times on the Northern line
Tube times for the Northern line
Alternative routes include Kennington to Elephant & Castle, Kennington to Oval and Kennington to Vauxhall
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Kennington train station is not wheelchair accessible
Barons Court station is not wheelchair accessible
Kennington station entrance – You have to use a lift and one flight of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (19 steps down). If you want to avoid the lift then you have to use another five flights of stairs (21 steps down +2x19 steps down +17 steps down +3 steps down)
Changing tube line at Embankment – You must use stairs when changing platforms
Barons Court station exit – You must use two flights of stairs between the platforms and the exit (2x13 steps up from the eastbound platform, and 13+14 steps up from the westbound platform)
Tube fare between Barons Court and Kennington
This tube journey is in Oyster zones 1-2. The cheapest fare is £2.80 off-peak (£3.40 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 1-2 fare | £6.70 | £3.40 | £2.80 | £8.50 | £8.50 |
| Fare Zone | Travelcards (Train, Bus & Tram) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One day travelcard | Week travelcard | Month travelcard | ||
| Anytime | Off-peak | |||
| Zone 1-2 travelcard | n/a | n/a | £42.70 | £164 |
| 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 train prices 2024, Senior train prices 2024, Child train prices 2024, Oyster prices 2024, Contactless prices 2024 and Travelcard prices 2024 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 – We don’t recommend walking – the stations are 4¾ miles apart
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 fares 2024 · OAP bus fares 2024 · Kids bus fares 2024
Travel by taxi – A 4¾ mile taxi fare between Kennington station and Barons Court should cost you about £23 to £35.50 and take anything from 20 to 34 mins depending on the traffic