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Colliers Wood ⇄ Oval Station

This journey is in zones 2&3 and it’s a direct train on the Northern line

  1. From Colliers Wood take the Northern Line
  2. Leave the train at Oval

Number of stops: 8 · Journey time: Approx 18 mins

Stations on the route: Colliers Wood ➜ Tooting Broadway ➜ Tooting Bec ➜ Balham ➜ Clapham South ➜ Clapham Common ➜ Clapham North ➜ Stockwell ➜ Oval

Live status and delays

Strikes and station closures

First and last train times

Northern line timetable

Alternative routes include Colliers Wood to Vauxhall, Colliers Wood to Kennington and Colliers Wood to Stockwell

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Colliers Wood is not wheelchair accessible

Oval is not wheelchair accessible

Colliers Wood entrance – There’s an escalator between the entrance and the platforms. If you want to avoid the escalator then you can use five flights of stairs (5x15 steps down). There’s no lift

Oval exit – There’s an escalator from the northbound platform to the exit, but you must use an escalator plus one flight of stairs from the southbound platform (21 steps up). If you want to avoid the escalator then you can use another five flights of stairs (4 steps down +28 steps up +2x26 steps up +20 steps up)

This journey is in zones 2&3 and it’s a direct train on the Northern line

  1. From Oval take the Northern Line
  2. Leave the train at Colliers Wood

Number of stops: 8 · Journey time: Approx 18 mins

Stations on the route: Oval ➜ Stockwell ➜ Clapham North ➜ Clapham Common ➜ Clapham South ➜ Balham ➜ Tooting Bec ➜ Tooting Broadway ➜ Colliers Wood

Alternative routes include Oval to Vauxhall, Oval to Kennington and Oval to Stockwell

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Oval is not wheelchair accessible

Colliers Wood is not wheelchair accessible

Oval entrance – There’s an escalator between the entrance and the northbound platform, but you must use an escalator plus one flight of stairs to the southbound platform (21 steps down). If you want to avoid the escalator then you can use another five flights of stairs (20 steps down +2x26 steps down +28 steps down +4 steps up)

Colliers Wood exit – There’s an escalator between the platforms and the exit. If you want to avoid the escalator then you can use five flights of stairs (5x15 steps up). There’s no lift

Cash, Oyster & Travelcard fares

The journey is in zones 2-3. The cheapest fare is £1.90 off-peak (£2.10 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 Colliers Wood ⇄ Oval Station
Fare zone Cash Oyster & Contactless cards
Single fare Single fare Daily cap
Peak Off-peak Peak Off-peak
Zone 2-3 fare £6.70 £2.10 £1.90 £10 £10
Travelcard prices from Colliers Wood ⇄ Oval 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

Walking – The distance on foot is about 5¼ miles, so we don’t recommend walking

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 – A 5¼ miles journey should cost approximately £23 to £35.50 and take 23-37 minutes