The journey from Clapham North to Kew Gardens is in fare zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Northern, Victoria and District tube lines, changing trains at Stockwell and Victoria
- From Clapham North take the Northern Line
- Change at Stockwell to the Victoria Line
- Change at Victoria to the District Line
- Leave the train at Kew Gardens
Number of tube stops: 16 · Journey time: Approx 54 mins
Stations on the route: Clapham North ➜ Stockwell [change train] Stockwell ➜ Vauxhall ➜ Pimlico ➜ Victoria [change train] Victoria ➜ Sloane Square ➜ South Kensington ➜ Gloucester Road ➜ Earl’s Court ➜ West Kensington ➜ Barons Court ➜ Hammersmith ➜ Ravenscourt Park ➜ Stamford Brook ➜ Turnham Green ➜ Gunnersbury ➜ Kew Gardens
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Northern, Victoria and District
First and last train times on the Northern line
Tube times for the Northern line
Alternative routes include Clapham North to Richmond and Clapham North to Gunnersbury
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Clapham North underground station is not wheelchair accessible
Kew Gardens station has step-free access from the street to the platform (but there may be a step up or gap to the train)
Clapham North station 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 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
Kew Gardens station exit – There is level access between the eastbound platform and the Station Avenue exit, and the westbound platform and the North Road exit, but there are three flights of stairs between the westbound platform and the Station Avenue exit (15 steps down +2x11 steps up), and three flights of stairs between the eastbound platform and the North Road exit (2x11 steps down +15 steps up)
The journey from Kew Gardens to Clapham North is in fare zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the District and Northern tube lines, changing trains at Embankment
- From Kew Gardens take the District Line
- Change at Embankment to the Northern Line
- Leave the train at Clapham North
Number of tube stops: 20 · Journey time: Approx 50 mins
Stations on the route: Kew Gardens ➜ Gunnersbury ➜ Turnham Green ➜ Stamford Brook ➜ Ravenscourt Park ➜ Hammersmith ➜ Barons Court ➜ West Kensington ➜ Earl’s Court ➜ Gloucester Road ➜ South Kensington ➜ Sloane Square ➜ Victoria ➜ St. James’s Park ➜ Westminster ➜ Embankment [change train] Embankment ➜ Waterloo ➜ Kennington ➜ Oval ➜ Stockwell ➜ Clapham North
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the District and Northern
First and last train times on the District line
Tube times for the District line
Alternative routes include Kew Gardens to Richmond and Kew Gardens to Gunnersbury
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Kew Gardens train station is not wheelchair accessible
Clapham North station has step-free access from the street to the platform (but there may be a step up or gap to the train)
Kew Gardens station entrance – There is level access between the Station Avenue entrance and the eastbound platform, and the North Road entrance and the westbound platform, but there are three flights of stairs between the Station Avenue entrance and the westbound platform (2x11 steps down +15 steps up), and three flights of stairs between the North Road entrance and the eastbound platform (15 steps down +2x11 steps up)
Changing tube line at Embankment – You must use stairs when changing platforms
Changing tube line at – You can use a lift when changing between the Circle/District/Victoria/National Rail platforms
Clapham North station 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
Tube fare between Clapham North and Kew Gardens
This tube journey is in Oyster zones 1-3. The cheapest fare is £3 off-peak (£3.70 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 1-3 fare | £6.70 | £3.70 | £3 | £10 | £10 |
| 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 |
| See our complete list of Adult train prices 2024, Senior train prices 2024, Child train prices 2024, Oyster prices 2024, Contactless prices 2024 and Travelcard prices 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 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 2024 · OAP bus fares 2024 · Kids bus fares 2024