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Covent Garden ⇄ Vauxhall Station

This journey is in zone 1 and you’ll have to use the Piccadilly and Victoria lines, changing trains at Green Park

  1. From Covent Garden take the Piccadilly Line
  2. Change at Green Park to the Victoria Line
  3. Leave the train at Vauxhall

Number of stops: 6 · Journey time: Approx 22 mins

Stations on the route: Covent Garden ➜ Leicester Square ➜ Piccadilly Circus ➜ Green Park [change train] Green Park ➜ Victoria ➜ Pimlico ➜ Vauxhall

Live status and delays

Closures on the Piccadilly and Victoria line

First and last train times

Piccadilly line timetable

Alternative routes include Covent Garden to Pimlico and Covent Garden to Oval

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Covent Garden is not wheelchair accessible

Vauxhall is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train

Covent Garden entrance – You must use a lift plus one flight of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (19 steps down). If you want to avoid the lift then you can use another fourteen flights of stairs (8 steps down +7 steps down +4 steps down +16 steps down +17 steps down +5 steps down +8x17 steps down)

Changing trains at Green Park – There are two lifts and a long walk when changing platforms. If you want a shorter walk then you can use two escalators instead of the lifts

Vauxhall exit – There’s a lift between the platforms and the booking hall. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use an escalator, or five flights of stairs (3 steps up +4x17 steps up). After that there’s two flights of stairs to the South Lambeth Road exit (2x10 steps down) and Vauxhall Bridge Road exit (20 steps down +16 steps down), but the entrances on Bondway westside, Wandsworth Road westside and Kennington Lane are all on the level

This journey is in zone 1 and you’ll have to use the Victoria and Piccadilly lines, changing trains at Green Park

  1. From Vauxhall take the Victoria Line
  2. Change at Green Park to the Piccadilly Line
  3. Leave the train at Covent Garden

Number of stops: 6 · Journey time: Approx 20 mins

Stations on the route: Vauxhall ➜ Pimlico ➜ Victoria ➜ Green Park [change train] Green Park ➜ Piccadilly Circus ➜ Leicester Square ➜ Covent Garden

Live status and delays

Closures on the Victoria and Piccadilly line

First and last train times

Victoria line timetable

Alternative routes include Vauxhall to Pimlico and Vauxhall to Oval

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Vauxhall is not wheelchair accessible

Covent Garden is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train

Vauxhall entrance – The entrances on Bondway westside, Wandsworth Road westside and Kennington Lane and the booking hall are all on the level, but you’ll have to use two flights of stairs from South Lambeth Road (2x10 steps down) and Vauxhall Bridge Road (20 steps down +16 steps down). After that there’s a lift down to the platforms. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use an escalator, or five flights of stairs (4x17 steps down +3 steps down)

Changing trains at Green Park – There are two lifts and a long walk when changing platforms. If you want a shorter walk then you can use two escalators instead of the lifts

Covent Garden exit – You must use a lift plus one flight of stairs between the platforms and the exit (19 steps up). If you want to avoid the lift then you can use another fourteen flights of stairs (8x17 steps up +5 steps up +17 steps up +16 steps up +4 steps up +7 steps up +8 steps up)

Cash, Oyster & Travelcard fares

The journey is in zone 1. The cheapest fare is £2.70 off-peak (£2.80 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 Covent Garden ⇄ Vauxhall Station
Fare zone Cash Oyster & Contactless cards
Single fare Single fare Daily cap
Peak Off-peak Peak Off-peak
Zone 1 fare £6.70 £2.80 £2.70 £8.50 £8.50
Travelcard prices from Covent Garden ⇄ Vauxhall 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 two miles on foot, which would take 38-42 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 – A two mile journey should cost between £10.60 and £18.20 and take about 10-20 minutes

By carParking near Covent Garden station