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Blackfriars ⇄ South Wimbledon Station

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

  1. From Blackfriars take the District Line
  2. Change at Embankment to the Northern Line
  3. Leave the train at South Wimbledon

Number of stops: 14 · Journey time: Approx 41 mins

Stations on the route: Blackfriars ➜ Temple ➜ Embankment [change train] Embankment ➜ Waterloo ➜ Kennington ➜ Oval ➜ Stockwell ➜ Clapham North ➜ Clapham Common ➜ Clapham South ➜ Balham ➜ Tooting Bec ➜ Tooting Broadway ➜ Colliers Wood ➜ South Wimbledon

Live status and delays

Closures on the District and Northern line

First and last train times

District line timetable

Alternative routes include Blackfriars to Wimbledon and Blackfriars to Colliers Wood

Stairs, lifts and escalators

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

South Wimbledon is not wheelchair accessible

Blackfriars 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 trains at Embankment – You must use stairs when changing platforms

South Wimbledon exit – There’s an escalator between the platforms and the exit, but no lift. If you want to avoid the escalator then you can use five flights of stairs (5x15 steps up)

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

  1. From South Wimbledon take the Northern Line
  2. Change at Embankment to the District Line
  3. Leave the train at Blackfriars

Number of stops: 14 · Journey time: Approx 39 mins

Stations on the route: South Wimbledon ➜ Colliers Wood ➜ Tooting Broadway ➜ Tooting Bec ➜ Balham ➜ Clapham South ➜ Clapham Common ➜ Clapham North ➜ Stockwell ➜ Oval ➜ Kennington ➜ Waterloo ➜ Embankment [change train] Embankment ➜ Temple ➜ Blackfriars

Live status and delays

Closures on the Northern and District line

First and last train times

Northern line timetable

Alternative routes include South Wimbledon to Wimbledon and South Wimbledon to Colliers Wood

Stairs, lifts and escalators

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

Blackfriars is not wheelchair accessible

South Wimbledon entrance – There’s an escalator between the entrance and the platforms, but no lift. If you want to avoid the escalator then you can use five flights of stairs (5x15 steps down)

Changing trains at Embankment – You must use stairs when changing platforms

Blackfriars 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)

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 Blackfriars ⇄ South Wimbledon 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 Blackfriars ⇄ South Wimbledon 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.

Alternative ways to travel

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 carParking near Blackfriars station