Chancery Lane ⇄ Waterloo Station · Train Fare & Route
This journey is in zone 1 and you’ll have to use the Central and Waterloo & City lines, changing trains at Bank
- From Chancery Lane take the Central Line
- Change at Bank to the Waterloo & City Line
- Leave the train at Waterloo
Number of stops: 3 · Journey time: Approx 18 mins
Stations on the route: Chancery Lane ➜ St. Paul’s ➜ Bank [change train] Bank ➜ Waterloo
Live status and delays
Central line Good service
Waterloo & City line Planned closure service operates between 06:00 and 00:30, Monday to Friday only. There is no service on Saturdays, Sundays and on bank/public holidays.
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Closures on the Central and W&C line
First and last train times
First and last train times are not available
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Central line timetable
Timetable information is not available
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Alternative routes include Chancery Lane to Southwark, Chancery Lane to Embankment and Chancery Lane to Lambeth North
Stairs, lifts and escalators
Chancery Lane is not wheelchair accessible. The Jubilee line at Waterloo is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train. The Bakerloo and Northern line are not wheelchair accessible
Chancery Lane entrance – You must two flights of stairs from the entrance to the booking hall (16 steps down +6 steps down from the Holborn southside and Chancery Lane entrances, or 16 steps down +10 steps down from the Gray’s Inn Road westside entrance, or 19 steps down +6 steps down from the Gray’s Inn Road eastside entrance). After that you must use an escalator down to the eastbound platform, or two escaltors down to the westbound platform
Changing trains at Bank – Changing between the Central and DLR platforms involves a lift plus escalator. Changing between the W&C line and any other platform involves a lift, an escalator plus a long travelator. You must use stairs when changing trains from the Northern line to any other platform
Waterloo exit – There’s a lift from the Jubilee line platforms to the booking hall (or two escalators), and a lift from the W&C platforms (or two escalators and one flight of 6 stairs), and a lift from the Bakerloo southbound platform (or one escalator and a flight of 9 stairs), and an escalator (or 5x17 steps up +3 steps down) plus one flight of 11 stairs from the Bakerloo northbound platform, and one escalator (or 11 steps up +5x17 steps up +3 steps up) plus one flight of 20 stairs from the Northern platforms. After that there’s another two flights of stairs to the York Road northside exit (2x13 steps down), or four flights of stairs to the Waterloo Road exit (6 steps down +2x13 steps down +10 steps down), but the York Road southside exit is on the level
This journey is in zone 1 and you’ll have to use the Waterloo & City and Central lines, changing trains at Bank
- From Waterloo take the Waterloo & City Line
- Change at Bank to the Central Line
- Leave the train at Chancery Lane
Number of stops: 3 · Journey time: Approx 19 mins
Stations on the route: Waterloo ➜ Bank [change train] Bank ➜ St. Paul’s ➜ Chancery Lane
Live status and delays
Central line Good service
Waterloo & City line Planned closure service operates between 06:00 and 00:30, Monday to Friday only. There is no service on Saturdays, Sundays and on bank/public holidays.
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Closures on the W&C and Central line
First and last train times
Monday to Friday
First train at 06:00 – Last train at 00:20
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Waterloo & City line timetable
Monday to Friday
6:00, 6:08, 6:16, 6:24, 6:29, 6:34, 6:39, 6:44, 6:47, 6:51, 6:54, 6:57, 7:00, 7:04, 7:07, 7:10, 7:13, 7:17, 7:20, 7:23, 7:26, 7:30, 7:33, 7:36, 7:39, 7:43, 7:46, 7:49, 7:52, 7:56, 7:59, 8:02, 8:05, 8:09, 8:12, 8:15, 8:18, 8:22, 8:25, 8:28, 8:31, 8:35, 8:38, 8:41, 8:44, 8:48, 8:51, 8:54, 8:57, 9:01, 9:04, 9:07, 9:10, 9:14, 9:17, 9:20, 9:23, 9:27, 9:30, 9:33, 9:36, 9:40, 9:43, 9:46, 9:50, 9:53, 9:57, 10:00, 10:04, 10:07, 10:11, 10:14, 10:18, 10:21, 10:26, 10:30, 10:35, 10:40, 10:45, 10:51, 10:55, 11:00, 11:05, 11:10, 11:15, 11:20, 11:25, 11:30, 11:35, 11:40, 11:45, 11:50, 11:55, 12:00, 12:05, 12:10, 12:15, 12:20, 12:25, 12:30, 12:35, 12:40, 12:45, 12:50, 12:55, 13:00, 13:05, 13:10, 13:15, 13:20, 13:25, 13:30, 13:35, 13:40, 13:45, 13:50, 13:55, 14:00, 14:05, 14:10, 14:15, 14:20, 14:25, 14:30, 14:35, 14:40, 14:45, 14:50, 14:55, 15:00, 15:05, 15:10, 15:15, 15:20, 15:25, 15:30, 15:35, 15:40, 15:45, 15:50, 15:55, 16:00, 16:05, 16:08, 16:12, 16:15, 16:19, 16:22, 16:25, 16:28, 16:32, 16:35, 16:38, 16:41, 16:45, 16:48, 16:51, 16:54, 16:58, 17:01, 17:04, 17:07, 17:11, 17:14, 17:17, 17:20, 17:24, 17:27, 17:30, 17:33, 17:36, 17:40, 17:43, 17:46, 17:50, 17:53, 17:56, 17:59, 18:03, 18:06, 18:09, 18:12, 18:16, 18:19, 18:22, 18:25, 18:29, 18:32, 18:35, 18:38, 18:42, 18:45, 18:48, 18:51, 18:55, 18:58, 19:01, 19:04, 19:08, 19:11, 19:14, 19:17, 19:21, 19:24, 19:27, 19:30, 19:34, 19:37, 19:40, 19:43, 19:47, 19:50, 19:53, 19:57, 20:00, 20:04, 20:07, 20:10, 20:14, 20:17, 20:21, 20:24, 20:28, 20:31, 20:35, 20:38, 20:42, 20:45, 20:49, 20:52, 20:56, 20:59, 21:03, 21:06, 21:10, 21:13, 21:17, 21:20, 21:24, 21:27, 21:32, 21:38, 21:44, 21:51, 21:57, 22:03, 22:09, 22:15, 22:21, 22:27, 22:33, 22:39, 22:45, 22:51, 22:57, 23:03, 23:09, 23:16, 23:22, 23:30, 23:40, 23:50, 00:00, 00:10, 00:20
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Alternative routes include Waterloo to Southwark, Waterloo to Embankment and Waterloo to Lambeth North
Stairs, lifts and escalators
The Jubilee line at Waterloo is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train. The Bakerloo and Northern line are not wheelchair accessible. Chancery Lane is not wheelchair accessible
Waterloo entrance – The York Road southside entrance and the booking hall are on the level, but you must use two flights of stairs from the York Road northside entrance (2x13 steps up), or four flights of stairs from the Waterloo Road entrance (10 steps up +2x13 steps up +6 steps up). After that there’s a lift down to the Jubilee line platforms (or two escalators), and a lift to the W&C platforms (or two escalators and one flight of 6 stairs), or a lift to the Bakerloo southbound platform (or one escalator and a flight of 9 stairs), or an escalator (or 3 steps down +5x17 steps down) plus one flight of 11 stairs to the Bakerloo northbound platform, or one escalator (or 3 steps down +5x17 steps down +11 steps down) plus one flight of 20 stairs to the Northern platforms
Changing trains at Bank – Changing between the Central and DLR platforms involves a lift plus escalator. Changing between the W&C line and any other platform involves a lift, an escalator plus a long travelator. You must use stairs when changing trains from the Northern line to any other platform
Chancery Lane exit – You must use an escalator from the eastbound platform to the booking hall, or two escaltors from the westbound platform. After that you must two flights of stairs from the booking hall to the exit (6 steps up +16 steps up to the Holborn southside and Chancery Lane exits, or 10 steps up +16 steps up to the Gray’s Inn Road westside exit, or 6 steps up +19 steps up to the Gray’s Inn Road eastside exit)
Cash, Contactless, Oyster & Travelcard fares
The journey is in zone 1. The cheapest fare is £2.80 off-peak (£2.90 peak) when you pay by Oyster or contactless. There are no return tickets, you just pay the same as two singles
| Fare zone | Cash | Oyster & Contactless cards | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single fare | Single fare | Daily cap | |||
| Peak | Off-peak | Peak | Off-peak | ||
| Zone 1 fare | 7 | 2.90 | 2.80 | 8.90 | 8.90 |
| Fare Zone | Travelcards (Train, Bus & Tram) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One day travelcard | Week travelcard | Month travelcard | ||
| Anytime | Off-peak | |||
| Zone 1-2 travelcard | n/a | n/a | 44.70 | 171.70 |
| Zone 1-4 travelcard | 16.60 | n/a | 64.20 | 246.60 |
| Zone 1-6 travelcard | 23.60 | 16.60 | 81.60 | 313.40 |
| Zone 1-9 travelcard | 29.80 | 17.80 | 116.40 | 447 |
| 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.
Other ways to travel between Chancery Lane and Waterloo
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 £7.60 to £13 and take 7-15 minutes
By car – Parking near Chancery Lane station
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