The journey from Embankment to Vauxhall is in fare zone 1 and you’ll have to use the Circle and Victoria tube lines, changing trains at Victoria
- From Embankment take the Circle Line
- Change at Victoria to the Victoria Line
- Leave the train at Vauxhall
Number of tube stops: 5 · Journey time: Approx 20 mins
Stations on the route: Embankment ➜ Westminster ➜ St. James’s Park ➜ Victoria [change train] Victoria ➜ Pimlico ➜ Vauxhall
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Circle and Victoria
First and last train times on the Circle line
Tube times for the Circle line
Alternative routes include Embankment to Pimlico and Embankment to Oval
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Embankment tube station is not wheelchair accessible
Vauxhall station is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train
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)
Changing tube line at Victoria – You can use a lift when changing between the Circle/District/Victoria/National Rail platforms
Vauxhall station 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
The journey from Vauxhall to Embankment is in fare zone 1 and you’ll have to use the Victoria and Circle tube lines, changing trains at Victoria
- From Vauxhall take the Victoria Line
- Change at Victoria to the Circle Line
- Leave the train at Embankment
Number of tube stops: 5 · Journey time: Approx 20 mins
Stations on the route: Vauxhall ➜ Pimlico ➜ Victoria [change train] Victoria ➜ St. James’s Park ➜ Westminster ➜ Embankment
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Victoria and Circle
First and last train times on the Victoria line
Tube times for the Victoria line
Alternative routes include Vauxhall to Pimlico and Vauxhall to Oval
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Vauxhall train station is not wheelchair accessible
Embankment station is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train
Vauxhall station 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 tube line at Victoria – You can use a lift when changing between the Circle/District/Victoria/National Rail platforms
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
Tube fare between Embankment and Vauxhall
This tube journey is in Oyster zone 1. The cheapest fare is £2.70 off-peak (£2.80 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 fare | £6.70 | £2.80 | £2.70 | £8.50 | £8.50 |
| 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 |
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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 – The distance is roughly 1½ miles, which would take about 28-31 minutes on foot
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 · Senior citizen bus prices · Children’s bus prices
Travel by taxi – A 1½ mile taxi fare between Vauxhall train station and Embankment will cost around £10.60 to £18.20 and can be covered in about 8-17 mins
Travel by car – Car parks near Embankment station