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Brixton ⇄ Southwark Station | Tube Journey, Train Times & Fares

The journey from Brixton to Southwark is in fare zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Victoria and Jubilee tube lines, changing trains at Green Park

  1. From Brixton take the Victoria Line
  2. Change at Green Park to the Jubilee Line
  3. Leave the train at Southwark

Number of tube stops: 8 · Journey time: Approx 27 mins

Stations on the route: Brixton ➜ Stockwell ➜ Vauxhall ➜ Pimlico ➜ Victoria ➜ Green Park [change train] Green Park ➜ Westminster ➜ Waterloo ➜ Southwark

London Underground tube delays

Strikes and closures on the Victoria and Jubilee

First and last train times on the Victoria line

Tube times for the Victoria line

Alternative routes include Brixton to Waterloo, Brixton to Borough and Brixton to Blackfriars

Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms

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

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

Brixton station 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 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

Southwark station exit – There’s a lift from the platforms to the booking hall (or two escalators, or one flight of 14 stairs), plus another lift to the exit (or two flights of 15 and 7 stairs)

The journey from Southwark to Brixton is in fare zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Jubilee, Northern and Victoria tube lines, changing trains at Waterloo and

  1. From Southwark take the Jubilee Line
  2. Change at Waterloo to the Northern Line
  3. Change at Stockwell to the Victoria Line
  4. Leave the train at Brixton

Number of tube stops: 5 · Journey time: Approx 31 mins

Stations on the route: Southwark ➜ Waterloo [change train] Waterloo ➜ Kennington ➜ Oval ➜ Stockwell [change train] Stockwell ➜ Brixton

London Underground tube delays

Strikes and closures on the Jubilee, Northern and Victoria

First and last train times on the Jubilee line

Tube times for the Jubilee line

Alternative routes include Southwark to Waterloo, Southwark to Borough and Southwark to Blackfriars

Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms

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

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

Southwark station entrance – There’s a lift between the entrance and the booking hall (or two flights of 15 and 7 stairs), plus another lift to the platforms (or two escalators, or one flight of 14 stairs)

Changing tube line at Waterloo – You must use an escalator when changing trains from the Jubilee line platforms. You must use stairs when changing trains from the Bakerloo northbound platform, but there’s an escalator when changing trains from the Bakerloo southbound platform

Changing tube line 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 station 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)

Tube fare between Brixton and Southwark

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 Brixton ⇄ Southwark 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 Brixton ⇄ Southwark 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 London Underground prices, Pensioner prices, Children’s prices, Oyster card prices, Contactless card prices and Travelcard prices
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 to Brixton is about three miles. It would take you around 57-63 minutes

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 prices 2024 · Pensioner bus prices 2024 · Children’s bus prices 2024

Travel by taxi – The three mile taxi ride between Southwark train station and Brixton station should cost between £14.30 and £24.60 and take about 13-25 mins

Travel by carCar parks near Southwark station