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Borough ⇄ Pimlico Station

This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Northern and Victoria lines, changing trains at Stockwell

  1. From Borough take the Northern Line
  2. Change at Stockwell to the Victoria Line
  3. Leave the train at Pimlico

Number of stops: 6 · Journey time: Approx 23 mins

Stations on the route: Borough ➜ Elephant & Castle ➜ Kennington ➜ Oval ➜ Stockwell [change train] Stockwell ➜ Vauxhall ➜ Pimlico

Live status and delays

Closures on the Northern and Victoria line

First and last train times

Northern line timetable

Alternative routes include Borough to Vauxhall and Borough to Victoria

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Borough is not wheelchair accessible

Pimlico is not wheelchair accessible

Borough 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 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

Pimlico exit – There’s an escalator or seven flights of stairs from the platforms to the booking hall (3 steps up +16 steps up +4x17 steps up +3 steps up). After that you must use stairs from the booking hall to the exits (9 steps up to the Bessborough Street exit, and 16 steps up +18 steps up to the Rampayne Street exit)

This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Victoria and Northern lines, changing trains at Stockwell

  1. From Pimlico take the Victoria Line
  2. Change at Stockwell to the Northern Line
  3. Leave the train at Borough

Number of stops: 6 · Journey time: Approx 23 mins

Stations on the route: Pimlico ➜ Vauxhall ➜ Stockwell [change train] Stockwell ➜ Oval ➜ Kennington ➜ Elephant & Castle ➜ Borough

Live status and delays

Closures on the Victoria and Northern line

First and last train times

Victoria line timetable

Alternative routes include Pimlico to Vauxhall and Pimlico to Victoria

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Pimlico is not wheelchair accessible

Borough is not wheelchair accessible

Pimlico entrance – You must use stairs between the entrances and the booking hall (9 steps down from the Bessborough Street entrance, and 18 steps down +16 steps down from the Rampayne Street entrance). After that there’s an escalator or seven flights of stairs down to the platforms (3 steps down +4x17 steps down +16 steps down +3 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

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

Cash, Oyster & Travelcard fares

The journey is in zones 1-2. The cheapest fare is £2.80 off-peak (£3.40 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 Borough ⇄ Pimlico Station
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 ⇄ Pimlico Station
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
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 two miles on foot, which would take 38-42 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 – A two mile journey should cost between £10.60 and £18.20 and take about 10-20 minutes

By carParking near Borough station