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Brixton ⇄ Clapham Common Station

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

  1. From Brixton take the Victoria Line
  2. Change at Stockwell to the Northern Line
  3. Leave the train at Clapham Common

Number of stops: 3 · Journey time: Approx 18 mins

Stations on the route: Brixton ➜ Stockwell [change train] Stockwell ➜ Clapham North ➜ Clapham Common

Live status and delays

Closures on the Victoria and Northern line

First and last train times

Victoria line timetable

Alternative routes include Brixton to Clapham North and Brixton to Clapham South

Stairs, lifts and escalators

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

Clapham Common is not wheelchair accessible

Brixton entrance – There’s a lift between the entrance and the Victoria line platforms. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use an escalator or two flights of stairs (16 steps down +13 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

Clapham Common exit – There’s an escalator (or 5x14 steps up) plus a flight of stairs from the platforms to the booking hall (19 steps up). After that there’s another two flights of stairs from the booking hall to the exit (8 steps up +17 steps up to the Clapham Common/​Clapham Park Road exit, 15 steps up +9 steps up to the Clapham High Street exit, or 15 steps up +7 steps up to The Pavement exit)

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

  1. From Clapham Common take the Northern Line
  2. Change at Stockwell to the Victoria Line
  3. Leave the train at Brixton

Number of stops: 3 · Journey time: Approx 16 mins

Stations on the route: Clapham Common ➜ Clapham North ➜ Stockwell [change train] Stockwell ➜ Brixton

Live status and delays

Closures on the Northern and Victoria line

First and last train times

Northern line timetable

Alternative routes include Clapham Common to Clapham North and Clapham Common to Clapham South

Stairs, lifts and escalators

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

Brixton is not wheelchair accessible

Clapham Common entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the entrance and the booking hall (17 steps down +8 steps down from the Clapham Common/​Clapham Park Road entrance, 9 steps down +15 steps down from the Clapham High Street entrance, or 7 steps down +15 steps down from The Pavement entrance). After that there̱s an escalator (or 5x14 steps down) plus a flight of stairs down to the platforms (19 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

Brixton exit – There’s a lift between the Victoria line platforms and the exit. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use an escalator or two flights of stairs (13 steps up +16 steps up)

Cash, Oyster & Travelcard fares

The journey is in zone 2. The cheapest fare is £1.80 off-peak (£1.90 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 Brixton ⇄ Clapham Common Station
Fare zone Cash Oyster & Contactless cards
Single fare Single fare Daily cap
Peak Off-peak Peak Off-peak
Zone 2 fare £6.70 £1.90 £1.80 £8.50 £8.50
Travelcard prices from Brixton ⇄ Clapham Common 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 – 1¼ miles would take you about 23-25 minutes on foot

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 – The 1¼ mile journey will cost approximately £7 to £12 and take 7-15 minutes