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Clapham North ⇄ High St Kensington Station

This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Northern, Victoria and Circle lines, changing trains at Stockwell and Victoria

  1. From Clapham North take the Northern Line
  2. Change at Stockwell to the Victoria Line
  3. Change at Victoria to the Circle Line
  4. Leave the train at High Street Kensington

Number of stops: 8 · Journey time: Approx 38 mins

Stations on the route: Clapham North ➜ Stockwell [change train] Stockwell ➜ Vauxhall ➜ Pimlico ➜ Victoria [change train] Victoria ➜ Sloane Square ➜ South Kensington ➜ Gloucester Road ➜ High Street Kensington

Live status and delays

Closures on the Northern, Victoria and Circle line

First and last train times

Northern line timetable

Alternative routes include Clapham North to Gloucester Road, Clapham North to Earls Court and Clapham North to Notting Hill Gate

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Clapham North is not wheelchair accessible

High Street Kensington is not wheelchair accessible

Clapham North entrance – You must use an escalator plus one flight of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (20 steps down). If you want to avoid the escalator then you can use another five flights of stairs (2x17 steps down +15 steps down +16 steps down +4 steps down). There’s no lift

Changing trains 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 trains at Victoria – You can use a lift when changing between the Circle/​District/​Victoria/​National Rail platforms

High Street Kensington exit – You must use two flights of stairs between the platforms and the exit (15 steps down +16 steps up)

This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Circle and Northern lines, changing trains at Embankment

  1. From High Street Kensington take the Circle Line
  2. Change at Embankment to the Northern Line
  3. Leave the train at Clapham North

Number of stops: 12 · Journey time: Approx 35 mins

Stations on the route: High Street Kensington ➜ Gloucester Road ➜ South Kensington ➜ Sloane Square ➜ Victoria ➜ St. James’s Park ➜ Westminster ➜ Embankment [change train] Embankment ➜ Waterloo ➜ Kennington ➜ Oval ➜ Stockwell ➜ Clapham North

Live status and delays

Closures on the Circle and Northern line

First and last train times

Circle line timetable

Alternative routes include High Street Kensington to Gloucester Road, High Street Kensington to Earls Court and High Street Kensington to Notting Hill Gate

Stairs, lifts and escalators

High Street Kensington is not wheelchair accessible

Clapham North is not wheelchair accessible

High Street Kensington entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (16 steps down +15 steps down)

Changing trains at Embankment – You must use stairs when changing platforms

Changing trains at – You can use a lift when changing between the Circle/​District/​Victoria/​National Rail platforms

Clapham North exit – You must use an escalator plus one flight of stairs between the platforms and the exit (20 steps up). If you want to avoid the escalator then you can use another five flights of stairs (4 steps up +16 steps up +15 steps up +2x17 steps up). There’s no lift

Cash, Oyster & Travelcard fares

The journey is in zones 1-2. The cheapest fare is £2.80 off-peak (£3.40 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 North ⇄ High St Kensington Station
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
Travelcard prices from Clapham North ⇄ High St Kensington 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 about 3¾ miles on foot, which would take about 80 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 3¾ mile ride should cost you from £18 to £31 and take anything from 15 to 29 minutes

By carParking near High Street Kensington station