The journey from Cannon Street to Kennington is in fare zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the District and Northern tube lines, changing trains at Embankment
- From Cannon Street take the District Line
- Change at Embankment to the Northern Line
- Leave the train at Kennington
Number of tube stops: 6 · Journey time: Approx 22 mins
Stations on the route: Cannon Street ➜ Mansion House ➜ Blackfriars ➜ Temple ➜ Embankment [change train] Embankment ➜ Waterloo ➜ Kennington
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the District and Northern
First and last train times on the District line
Tube times for the District line
Alternative routes include Cannon Street to Elephant & Castle, Cannon Street to Oval and Cannon Street to Vauxhall
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Cannon Street underground station is not wheelchair accessible
Kennington station is not wheelchair accessible
Cannon Street station entrance – The entrance on Dowgate Hill to the booking hall is on the level, but there’s a flight of stairs from the Cannon Street entrance (11 steps down). After that you can use a lift from the booking hall to the westbound platform (or two flights of 10 steps down), but you’ll have to use stairs to the eastbound platform (2x12 steps down)
Changing tube line at Embankment – You must use stairs when changing platforms
Kennington station exit – You have to use one flight of stairs and a lift between the platforms and the exit (19 steps up). If you want to avoid the lift then you have to use another five flights of stairs (3 steps up +17 steps up +2x19 steps up +21 steps up)
The journey from Kennington to Cannon Street is in fare zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Northern and District tube lines, changing trains at Embankment
- From Kennington take the Northern Line
- Change at Embankment to the District Line
- Leave the train at Cannon Street
Number of tube stops: 6 · Journey time: Approx 21 mins
Stations on the route: Kennington ➜ Waterloo ➜ Embankment [change train] Embankment ➜ Temple ➜ Blackfriars ➜ Mansion House ➜ Cannon Street
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Northern and District
First and last train times on the Northern line
Tube times for the Northern line
Alternative routes include Kennington to Elephant & Castle, Kennington to Oval and Kennington to Vauxhall
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Kennington train station is not wheelchair accessible
Cannon Street station is not wheelchair accessible
Kennington station entrance – You have to use a lift and one flight of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (19 steps down). If you want to avoid the lift then you have to use another five flights of stairs (21 steps down +2x19 steps down +17 steps down +3 steps down)
Changing tube line at Embankment – You must use stairs when changing platforms
Cannon Street station exit – There’s a lift from the westbound platform to the booking hall (or two flights of 10 steps up), but you’ll have to use stairs from the eastbound platform (2x12 steps up). Ater that you must use a flight of stairs to the Cannon Street exit (11 steps up), but the Dowgate Hill exit is on the level
Tube fare between Cannon Street and Kennington
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
Fare zone | Cash | Oyster & Contactless cards | |||
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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 |
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 – The distance is approx 1¾ miles, which would take you 33-36 mins on foot
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 1¾ mile journey between Kennington station and Cannon Street in a black taxi should cost you about £10.60 to £18.20 and take anything from 9 to 19 mins depending on the traffic
Travel by car – Car parks near Cannon Street station