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Clapham Common ⇄ Wembley Central Station

This journey is in zones 1-4 and you’ll have to use the Northern and Bakerloo lines, changing trains at Elephant & Castle

  1. From Clapham Common take the Northern Line
  2. Change at Elephant & Castle to the Bakerloo Line
  3. Leave the train at Wembley Central

Number of stops: 25 · Journey time: Approx 58 mins

Stations on the route: Clapham Common ➜ Clapham North ➜ Stockwell ➜ Oval ➜ Kennington ➜ Elephant & Castle [change train] Elephant & Castle ➜ Lambeth North ➜ Waterloo ➜ Embankment ➜ Charing Cross ➜ Piccadilly Circus ➜ Oxford Circus ➜ Regent’s Park ➜ Baker Street ➜ Marylebone ➜ Edgware Road ➜ Paddington ➜ Warwick Avenue ➜ Maida Vale ➜ Kilburn Park ➜ Queen’s Park ➜ Kensal Green ➜ Willesden Junction ➜ Harlesden ➜ Stonebridge Park ➜ Wembley Central

Live status and delays

Closures on the Northern and Bakerloo line

First and last train times

Northern line timetable

Alternative routes include Clapham Common to Wembley Park

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Clapham Common is not wheelchair accessible

Wembley Central has step-free access from the street to the platform (but there may be a step up or gap to the train)

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)

Changing trains at Elephant & Castle – You must use stairs when changing platforms

Wembley Central exit – There’s a lift between the platforms and the exit. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use two flights of stairs (17 steps up +16 steps up)

This journey is in zones 1-4 and you’ll have to use the Bakerloo and Northern lines, changing trains at Charing Cross

  1. From Wembley Central take the Bakerloo Line
  2. Change at Charing Cross to the Northern Line
  3. Leave the train at Clapham Common

Number of stops: 23 · Journey time: Approx 57 mins

Stations on the route: Wembley Central ➜ Stonebridge Park ➜ Harlesden ➜ Willesden Junction ➜ Kensal Green ➜ Queen’s Park ➜ Kilburn Park ➜ Maida Vale ➜ Warwick Avenue ➜ Paddington ➜ Edgware Road ➜ Marylebone ➜ Baker Street ➜ Regent’s Park ➜ Oxford Circus ➜ Piccadilly Circus ➜ Charing Cross [change train] Charing Cross ➜ Embankment ➜ Waterloo ➜ Kennington ➜ Oval ➜ Stockwell ➜ Clapham North ➜ Clapham Common

Live status and delays

Closures on the Bakerloo and Northern line

First and last train times

Bakerloo line timetable

Alternative routes include Wembley Central to Wembley Park

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Wembley Central is not wheelchair accessible

Clapham Common has step-free access from the street to the platform (but there may be a step up or gap to the train)

Wembley Central entrance – There’s a lift between the entrance and the platforms. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use two flights of stairs (16 steps down +17 steps down)

Changing trains at Charing Cross – You must use stairs when changing platforms

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 zones 1-4. The cheapest fare is £3.20 off-peak (£4.40 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 ⇄ Wembley Central Station
Fare zone Cash Oyster & Contactless cards
Single fare Single fare Daily cap
Peak Off-peak Peak Off-peak
Zone 1-4 fare £6.70 £4.40 £3.20 £12.30 £12.30
Travelcard prices from Clapham Common ⇄ Wembley Central Station
Fare Zone Travelcards (Train, Bus & Tram)
One day travel­card Week travel­card Month travel­card
Anytime Off-peak
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

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