The journey from Blackfriars 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 Blackfriars take the District Line
- Change at Embankment to the Northern Line
- Leave the train at Kennington
Number of tube stops: 4 · Journey time: Approx 20 mins
Stations on the route: Blackfriars ➜ Temple ➜ 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 Blackfriars to Elephant & Castle, Blackfriars to Oval and Blackfriars to Vauxhall
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Blackfriars underground station is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train
Kennington station is not wheelchair accessible
Blackfriars station entrance – There’s a lift between the entrance and the platforms. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use three flights of stairs from the Victoria Embankment entrance to the booking hall (17 steps down +3 steps down +6 steps up), or three flights from the New Bridge Street entrance (18 steps down +6 steps down +6 steps up), or two flights from the Riverside Walk entrance (18 steps up +6 steps up), or two flights from the Blackfriars Bridge entrance (2x10 steps down from the eastside, or 21 steps down +6 steps up from the westside), or one flight from the Queen Victoria Street entrance (16 steps down). After that there’s another two flights of stairs down to the platforms (10 steps down +16 steps down to the eastbound platform, or 17 steps down +9 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 Blackfriars 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 Blackfriars
Number of tube stops: 4 · Journey time: Approx 19 mins
Stations on the route: Kennington ➜ Waterloo ➜ Embankment [change train] Embankment ➜ Temple ➜ Blackfriars
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 wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train
Blackfriars 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
Blackfriars 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 from the platforms to the booking hall (16 steps up +10 steps up from the eastbound platform, or 9 steps up +17 steps up from the westbound platform). After that there’s another three flights of stairs to the Victoria Embankment exit (6 steps up +3 steps down +17 steps down), or three flights to the New Bridge Street exit (6 steps up +6 steps down +18 steps down), or two flights to the Riverside Walk exit (6 steps down +18 steps down), or two flights to the Blackfriars Bridge exit (2x10 steps up to the eastside, or 6 steps up +21 steps down to the westside), or one flight to the Queen Victoria Street exit (16 steps up)
Tube fare between Blackfriars 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 – The distance is approx 1¾ miles, which would take you 33-36 mins on foot
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 1¾ mile journey between Kennington station and Blackfriars in a black taxi should cost you about £10.60 to £18.20 and take anything from 9 to 19 mins depending on the traffic
Travel by car – Car parks near Blackfriars station