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Borough ⇄ Kensington Olympia Station | Tube Journey, Train Times & Fares

The journey from Borough to Kensington (Olympia) is in fare zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Northern, Jubilee, Piccadilly and District tube lines, changing trains at London Bridge, Green Park and Earl’s Court

  1. From Borough take the Northern Line
  2. Change at London Bridge to the Jubilee Line
  3. Change at Green Park to the Piccadilly Line
  4. Change at Earl’s Court to the District Line
  5. Leave the train at Kensington (Olympia)

Number of tube stops: 11 · Journey time: Approx 53 mins

Stations on the route: Borough ➜ London Bridge [change train] London Bridge ➜ Southwark ➜ Waterloo ➜ Westminster ➜ Green Park [change train] Green Park ➜ Hyde Park Corner ➜ Knightsbridge ➜ South Kensington ➜ Gloucester Road ➜ Earl’s Court [change train] Earl’s Court ➜ Kensington (Olympia)

London Underground tube delays

Strikes and closures on the Northern, Jubilee, Piccadilly and District

First and last train times on the Northern line

Tube times for the Northern line

Alternative routes include Borough to Shepherds Bush, Borough to West Kensington and Borough to Holland Park

Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms

Borough underground station is not wheelchair accessible

Kensington (Olympia) station has step-free access from the street to the platform (but there may be a step up or gap to the train)

Borough station entrance – There’s a lift between the entrance and the northbound platform, but you must use a lift and two flights of stairs to the southbound platform (10 steps down +8 steps down). If you want to avoid the lift then you can use another six flights of stairs (21 steps down +6 steps down +3x25 steps down)

Changing tube line 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

Changing tube line at Green Park – There are two lifts and a long walk when changing platforms. If you want a shorter walk then you can use two escalators instead of the lifts

Kensington (Olympia) station exit – There is level access between the platforms and the exit

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Tube fare between Borough and Kensington (Olympia)

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

Cost of tube fare from Borough ⇄ Kensington Olympia Station | Tube Journey, Train Times & Fares
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
Travelcard prices from Borough ⇄ Kensington Olympia Station | Tube Journey, Train Times & Fares
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 – It’s around 5 miles to Borough, which is too far to walk

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 five mile taxi ride between Kensington (Olympia) station and Borough station should cost between £23 and £35.50 and take about 21-35 mins depending on the traffic

Travel by carCar parks near Borough station and Kensington (Olympia)