The journey from Colliers Wood to St James's Park is in fare zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Northern and District tube lines, changing trains at Embankment
- From Colliers Wood take the Northern Line
- Change at Embankment to the District Line
- Leave the train at St. James’s Park
Number of tube stops: 13 · Journey time: Approx 38 mins
Stations on the route: Colliers Wood ➜ Tooting Broadway ➜ Tooting Bec ➜ Balham ➜ Clapham South ➜ Clapham Common ➜ Clapham North ➜ Stockwell ➜ Oval ➜ Kennington ➜ Waterloo ➜ Embankment [change train] Embankment ➜ Westminster ➜ St. James’s Park
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Northern and District
First and last train times on the Northern line
Tube times for the Northern line
Alternative routes include Colliers Wood to Victoria, Colliers Wood to Westminster and Colliers Wood to Pimlico
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Colliers Wood tube station is not wheelchair accessible
St. James’s Park station is not wheelchair accessible
Colliers Wood station 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
Changing tube line at Embankment – You must use stairs when changing platforms
St. James’s Park station exit – You must use two flights of stairs from the platforms to the Palmer Street exit (15 steps up +16 steps up, Mon-Fri only), and either two or three flights of stairs to the Broadway, Tothill Street and Petty France exits (16 steps up +17 steps up, or 14 steps up +7 steps up +9 steps up). There is no lift
The journey from St James's Park to Colliers Wood is in fare zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the District and Northern tube lines, changing trains at Embankment
- From St. James’s Park take the District Line
- Change at Embankment to the Northern Line
- Leave the train at Colliers Wood
Number of tube stops: 13 · Journey time: Approx 38 mins
Stations on the route: St. James’s Park ➜ Westminster ➜ Embankment [change train] Embankment ➜ Waterloo ➜ Kennington ➜ Oval ➜ Stockwell ➜ Clapham North ➜ Clapham Common ➜ Clapham South ➜ Balham ➜ Tooting Bec ➜ Tooting Broadway ➜ Colliers Wood
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 St. James’s Park to Victoria, St. James’s Park to Westminster and St. James’s Park to Pimlico
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
St. James’s Park train station is not wheelchair accessible
Colliers Wood station is not wheelchair accessible
St. James’s Park station entrance – You must use two flights of stairs from the Palmer Street entrance to the platforms (16 steps down +15 steps down, Mon-Fri only), and either two or three flights of stairs from the Broadway, Tothill Street and Petty France entrances (17 steps down +16 steps down, or 9 steps down +7 steps down +14 steps down). There is no lift
Changing tube line at Embankment – You must use stairs when changing platforms
Colliers Wood station 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
Tube fare between Colliers Wood and St James's Park
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 London Underground prices, Pensioner prices, Children’s prices, Oyster card prices, Contactless card prices and Travelcard prices 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 – It’s around six miles to Colliers Wood, which is too far to walk
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 2024 · Pensioner bus prices 2024 · Children’s bus prices 2024
Travel by taxi – A six mile taxi ride between St. James’s Park train station and Colliers Wood station should cost between £28 and £40 and take about 28-40 mins
Travel by car – Car parks near St. James’s Park station