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Clapham Common ⇄ Clapham South Station

This journey is in zone 2 and it’s a direct train on the Northern line

  1. From Clapham Common take the Northern Line
  2. Leave the train at Clapham South

Number of stops: 1 · Journey time: Approx 4 mins

Stations on the route: Clapham Common ➜ Clapham South

Live status and delays

Strikes and station closures

First and last train times

Northern line timetable

Alternative routes include Clapham Common to Balham

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Clapham Common is not wheelchair accessible

Clapham South 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)

Clapham South exit – There’s an escalator between the platforms and the exit. If you want to avoid the escalator then you can use six flights of stairs (6x17 steps up). There’s no lift

This journey is in zone 2 and it’s a direct train on the Northern line

  1. From Clapham South take the Northern Line
  2. Leave the train at Clapham Common

Number of stops: 1 · Journey time: Approx 4 mins

Stations on the route: Clapham South ➜ Clapham Common

Live status and delays

Strikes and station closures

First and last train times

Northern line timetable

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

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Clapham South is not wheelchair accessible

Clapham Common is not wheelchair accessible

Clapham South entrance – There’s an escalator between the entrance and the platforms. If you want to avoid the escalator then you can use six flights of stairs (6x17 steps down). There’s no lift

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)

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 Clapham Common ⇄ Clapham South 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 Clapham Common ⇄ Clapham South 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 one mile, which would take you about 19-21 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 – The one mile journey will cost approximately £7 to £12 and take 6-13 minutes