Embankment ⇄ Oval Station | Tube Journey, Train Times & Fares

The journey from Embankment to Oval is in fare zones 1&2 and it’s a direct train on the Northern tube line

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

Number of tube stops: 3 · Journey time: Approx 9 mins

Stations on the route: Embankment ➜ Waterloo ➜ Kennington ➜ Oval

London Underground tube delays

Strikes and station closures

First and last train times on the Northern line

Tube times for the Northern line

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

Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms

Embankment station is not wheelchair accessible

Oval station is not wheelchair accessible

Embankment station entrance – The Villiers Street entrance and the booking hall are on the level, but you must use one flight of 4 stairs from the Victoria Embankment entrance. After that there are two flights of stairs to the Circle/​District line platforms (2x15 steps down to the eastbound platform, or 16 steps down +14 steps down to the westbound platform), or two escalators plus three flights of stairs to the Bakerloo line platforms (6 steps down +19 steps down to the southbound platform, or 6 steps down +20 steps down to the northbound platform), or two escalators plus one flight of stairs to the Northern line platforms (6 steps down)

Oval station 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)

The journey from Oval to Embankment is in fare zones 1&2 and it’s a direct train on the Northern tube line

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

Number of tube stops: 3 · Journey time: Approx 8 mins

Stations on the route: Oval ➜ Kennington ➜ Waterloo ➜ Embankment

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

Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms

Oval train station is not wheelchair accessible

Embankment station is not wheelchair accessible

Oval station 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)

Embankment station exit – There are two flights of stairs from the Circle/​District line platforms to the booking hall (2x15 steps up from the eastbound platform, or 16 steps up +14 steps up from the westbound platform), or two escalators plus three flights of stairs from the Bakerloo line platforms (6 steps up +19 steps up from the southbound platform, or 6 steps up +20 steps up from the northbound platform), or two escalators plus one flight of stairs from the Northern line platforms (6 steps up). After that there’s another flight of 4 stairs to the Victoria Embankment exit, but the Villiers Street exit is on the level