The journey from Clapham Common to New Cross is in fare zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Northern, Jubilee and London Overground tube lines, changing trains at London Bridge and Canada Water
- From Clapham Common take the Northern Line
- Change at London Bridge to the Jubilee Line
- Change at Canada Water to the London Overground
- Leave the train at New Cross
Number of tube stops: 11 · Journey time: Approx 45 mins
Stations on the route: Clapham Common ➜ Clapham North ➜ Stockwell ➜ Oval ➜ Kennington ➜ Elephant & Castle ➜ Borough ➜ London Bridge [change train] London Bridge ➜ Bermondsey ➜ Canada Water [change train] Canada Water ➜ Surrey Quays ➜ New Cross
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Northern, Jubilee and London Overground
First and last train times on the Northern line
Tube times for the Northern line
Alternative routes include Clapham Common to New Cross Gate and Clapham Common to Deptford Bridge
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Clapham Common station is not wheelchair accessible
New Cross station has step-free access from the street to the platform (but there may be a step up or gap to the train)
Clapham Common station 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 tube line at London Bridge – You must use a lift plus escalator when changing between the Jubilee/Northern line platforms via the Northern line ticket hall. You can avoid the escalator by using a lift and walking 410 metres outside in the street
New Cross station exit – There’s a level access ramp between the platforms and the exit
The journey from New Cross to Clapham Common is in fare zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the London Overground, Jubilee and Northern tube lines, changing trains at Canada Water and
- From New Cross take the London Overground
- Change at Canada Water to the Jubilee Line
- Change at London Bridge to the Northern Line
- Leave the train at Clapham Common
Number of tube stops: 11 · Journey time: Approx 47 mins
Stations on the route: New Cross ➜ Surrey Quays ➜ Canada Water [change train] Canada Water ➜ Bermondsey ➜ London Bridge [change train] London Bridge ➜ Borough ➜ Elephant & Castle ➜ Kennington ➜ Oval ➜ Stockwell ➜ Clapham North ➜ Clapham Common
Alternative routes include New Cross to New Cross Gate and New Cross to Deptford Bridge
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
New Cross train station is not wheelchair accessible
Clapham Common station has step-free access from the street to the platform (but there may be a step up or gap to the train)
New Cross station entrance – There’s a level access ramp between the entrance and the platforms
Changing tube line at London Bridge – You must use a lift plus escalator when changing between the Jubilee/Northern line platforms via the Northern line ticket hall. You can avoid the escalator by using a lift and walking 410 metres outside in the street
Clapham Common station 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)
Tube fare between Clapham Common and New Cross
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) | |||
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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 fares 2024, Senior fares 2024, Child fares 2024, Oyster fares 2024, Contactless fares 2024 and Travelcard fares 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 – We don’t recommend walking – the stations are 4¾ miles apart
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 · Pensioner bus fares · Children’s bus fares
Travel by taxi – A 4¾ mile taxi fare between New Cross underground station and Clapham Common should cost you about £23 to £35.50 and take anything from 20 to 34 mins depending on the traffic