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Great Portland St ⇄ Southfields Station

This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Circle and District lines, changing trains at Edgware Road and High Street Kensington

  1. From Great Portland Street take the Circle Line
  2. Change at High Street Kensington to the District Line
  3. Leave the train at Southfields

Number of stops: 13 · Journey time: Approx 39 mins

Stations on the route: Great Portland Street ➜ Baker Street ➜ Edgware Road [change train] Edgware Road ➜ Paddington ➜ Bayswater ➜ Notting Hill Gate ➜ High Street Kensington [change train] High Street Kensington ➜ Earl’s Court ➜ West Brompton ➜ Fulham Broadway ➜ Parsons Green ➜ Putney Bridge ➜ East Putney ➜ Southfields

Live status and delays

Closures on the Circle and District line

First and last train times

Circle line timetable

Alternative routes include Great Portland Street to Wimbledon Park and Great Portland Street to East Putney

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Great Portland Street is not wheelchair accessible

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

Great Portland Street entrance – You must use three flights of stairs between the entrance and the westbound platform (19 steps down +16 steps down +6 steps down), and four flights to the eastbound platform (19 steps down +12 steps down +6 steps down +5 steps down)

Changing trains at High Street Kensington – Changing between the Circle westbound towards Sloane Square and District westbound towards Earl’s Court is on the level. Changing between the Circle eastbound and District eastbound towards Edgware Road is also on the level. For all other changes you must use two flights of stairs (16 steps up +15 steps down)

Southfields exit – There’s a lift between the platforms and the exit. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use three flights of stairs (3x10 steps up)

This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the District and Circle lines, changing trains at High Street Kensington and

  1. From Southfields take the District Line
  2. Change at High Street Kensington to the Circle Line
  3. Leave the train at Great Portland Street

Number of stops: 13 · Journey time: Approx 39 mins

Stations on the route: Southfields ➜ East Putney ➜ Putney Bridge ➜ Parsons Green ➜ Fulham Broadway ➜ West Brompton ➜ Earl’s Court ➜ High Street Kensington [change train] High Street Kensington ➜ Notting Hill Gate ➜ Bayswater ➜ Paddington ➜ Edgware Road [change train] Edgware Road ➜ Baker Street ➜ Great Portland Street

Live status and delays

Closures on the District and Circle line

First and last train times

District line timetable

Alternative routes include Southfields to Wimbledon Park and Southfields to East Putney

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Southfields is not wheelchair accessible

Great Portland Street is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train

Southfields entrance – There’s a lift between the entrance and the platforms. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use three flights of stairs (3x10 steps down)

Changing trains at High Street Kensington – Changing between the Circle westbound towards Sloane Square and District westbound towards Earl’s Court is on the level. Changing between the Circle eastbound and District eastbound towards Edgware Road is also on the level. For all other changes you must use two flights of stairs (16 steps up +15 steps down)

Great Portland Street exit – You must use three flights of stairs between the westbound platform and the exit (6 steps up +16 steps up +19 steps up), and four flights from the eastbound platform (5 steps up +6 steps up +12 steps up +19 steps up)

Cash, Oyster & Travelcard fares

The journey is in zones 1-3. The cheapest fare is £3 off-peak (£3.70 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 Great Portland St ⇄ Southfields Station
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
Travelcard prices from Great Portland St ⇄ Southfields Station
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
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

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 carParking near Great Portland Street station