The journey from Goldhawk Road to Kennington is in fare zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Hammersmith & City and Northern tube lines, changing trains at Moorgate
- From Goldhawk Road take the Hammersmith & City Line
- Change at Moorgate to the Northern Line
- Leave the train at Kennington
Number of tube stops: 20 · Journey time: Approx 46 mins
Stations on the route: Goldhawk Road ➜ Shepherd’s Bush Market ➜ Wood Lane ➜ Latimer Road ➜ Ladbroke Grove ➜ Westbourne Park ➜ Royal Oak ➜ Paddington ➜ Edgware Road ➜ Baker Street ➜ Great Portland Street ➜ Euston Square ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Farringdon ➜ Barbican ➜ Moorgate [change train] Moorgate ➜ Bank ➜ London Bridge ➜ Borough ➜ Elephant & Castle ➜ Kennington
Alternative routes include Goldhawk Road to Elephant & Castle, Goldhawk Road to Oval and Goldhawk Road to Vauxhall
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Goldhawk Road underground station is not wheelchair accessible
Kennington station is not wheelchair accessible
Goldhawk Road station entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the entrance and the eastbound platform (3x14 steps up), and four flights to the westbound platform (5 steps up +2x12 steps up +13 steps up)
Changing tube line at Moorgate – You must use an escalator when changing between the Circle/Metropolitan/H&C eastbound platforms and the Northern line. You must use stairs for all other platform changes
Kennington station exit – You have to use one flight of stairs and a lift between the platforms and the exit (19 steps up). If you want to avoid the lift then you have to use another five flights of stairs (3 steps up +17 steps up +2x19 steps up +21 steps up)
The journey from Kennington to Goldhawk Road is in fare zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Northern and Hammersmith & City tube lines, changing trains at Moorgate
- From Kennington take the Northern Line
- Change at Moorgate to the Hammersmith & City Line
- Leave the train at Goldhawk Road
Number of tube stops: 20 · Journey time: Approx 47 mins
Stations on the route: Kennington ➜ Elephant & Castle ➜ Borough ➜ London Bridge ➜ Bank ➜ Moorgate [change train] Moorgate ➜ Barbican ➜ Farringdon ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Euston Square ➜ Great Portland Street ➜ Baker Street ➜ Edgware Road ➜ Paddington ➜ Royal Oak ➜ Westbourne Park ➜ Ladbroke Grove ➜ Latimer Road ➜ Wood Lane ➜ Shepherd’s Bush Market ➜ Goldhawk Road
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Northern and H&C
First and last train times on the Northern line
Tube times for the Northern line
Alternative routes include Kennington to Elephant & Castle, Kennington to Oval and Kennington to Vauxhall
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Kennington underground station is not wheelchair accessible
Goldhawk Road station is not wheelchair accessible
Kennington station entrance – You have to use a lift and one flight of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (19 steps down). If you want to avoid the lift then you have to use another five flights of stairs (21 steps down +2x19 steps down +17 steps down +3 steps down)
Changing tube line at Moorgate – You must use an escalator when changing between the Circle/Metropolitan/H&C eastbound platforms and the Northern line. You must use stairs for all other platform changes
Goldhawk Road station exit – You must use two flights of stairs between the eastbound platform and the exit (3x14 steps down), and four flights from the westbound platform (13 steps down +2x12 steps down +5 steps down)
Tube fare between Goldhawk Road and Kennington
This tube journey is in Oyster zones 1-2. The cheapest fare is £2.80 off-peak (£3.40 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 | |||
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Single fare | Single fare | Daily cap | |||
Peak | Off-peak | Peak | Off-peak | ||
Zone 1-2 fare | £6.70 | £3.40 | £2.80 | £8.50 | £8.50 |
Fare Zone | Travelcards (Train, Bus & Tram) | |||
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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 |
See our complete list of Adult train prices 2024, Senior train prices 2024, Child train prices 2024, Oyster prices 2024, Contactless prices 2024 and Travelcard prices 2024 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 about 5⅓ miles from Kennington to Goldhawk Road 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 fares 2024 · OAP bus fares 2024 · Kids bus fares 2024
Travel by taxi – Catching a black cab 5⅓ miles between Kennington station and Goldhawk Road station will take 24-38 mins and cost about £28 and £40