The journey from Clapham Common to Parsons Green is in fare zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Northern, Victoria, District tube lines, changing trains at Stockwell, Victoria and Earl’s Court
- From Clapham Common take the Northern Line
- Change at Stockwell to the Victoria Line
- Change at Victoria to the District Line
- Change at Earl’s Court to the District Line
- Leave the train at Parsons Green
Number of tube stops: 12 · Journey time: Approx 56 mins
Stations on the route: Clapham Common ➜ Clapham North ➜ Stockwell [change train] Stockwell ➜ Vauxhall ➜ Pimlico ➜ Victoria [change train] Victoria ➜ Sloane Square ➜ South Kensington ➜ Gloucester Road ➜ Earl’s Court [change train] Earl’s Court ➜ West Brompton ➜ Fulham Broadway ➜ Parsons Green
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Northern, Victoria, District
First and last train times on the Northern line
Tube times for the Northern line
Alternative routes include Clapham Common to Fulham Broadway and Clapham Common to Putney Bridge
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Clapham Common station is not wheelchair accessible
Parsons Green station is not wheelchair accessible
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 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
Changing tube line at Victoria – You can use a lift when changing between the Circle/District/Victoria/National Rail platforms
Parsons Green station exit – You must use three flights of stairs between the northbound platform and the exit (21 steps down +15 steps down +6 steps down), and three flights of stairs from the southbound platform (14 steps down +11 steps down +16 steps down)
The journey from Parsons Green to Clapham Common is in fare zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the District, Victoria and Northern tube lines, changing trains at Earl’s Court, Victoria and Stockwell
- From Parsons Green take the District Line
- Change at Earl’s Court to the District Line
- Change at Victoria to the Victoria Line
- Change at Stockwell to the Northern Line
- Leave the train at Clapham Common
Number of tube stops: 12 · Journey time: Approx 54 mins
Stations on the route: Parsons Green ➜ Fulham Broadway ➜ West Brompton ➜ Earl’s Court [change train] Earl’s Court ➜ Gloucester Road ➜ South Kensington ➜ Sloane Square ➜ Victoria [change train] Victoria ➜ Pimlico ➜ Vauxhall ➜ Stockwell [change train] Stockwell ➜ Clapham North ➜ Clapham Common
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the District, Victoria and Northern
First and last train times on the District line
Tube times for the District line
Alternative routes include Parsons Green to Fulham Broadway and Parsons Green to Putney Bridge
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Parsons Green train station is not wheelchair accessible
Clapham Common station is not wheelchair accessible
Parsons Green station entrance – You must use three flights of stairs between the entrance and the northbound platform (6 steps up +15 steps up +21 steps up), and three flights of stairs to the southbound platform (16 steps up +11 steps up +14 steps up)
Changing tube line at Earl’s Court – You can use a lift when changing platforms
Changing tube line at Victoria – You can use a lift when changing between the Circle/District/Victoria/National Rail platforms
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 Parsons Green
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 tickets 2024, Senior tickets 2024, Child tickets 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 – The distance to Clapham Common 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 · Pensioner bus prices · Children’s bus prices
Travel by taxi – The three mile taxi ride between Parsons Green underground station and Clapham Common station should cost between £14.30 and £24.60 and take about 13-25 mins