The journey from Great Portland Street to Tooting Bec is in fare zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Metropolitan and Northern tube lines, changing trains at King’s Cross St. Pancras
- From Great Portland Street take the Metropolitan Line
- Change at King’s Cross St. Pancras to the Northern Line
- Leave the train at Tooting Bec
Number of tube stops: 17 · Journey time: Approx 44 mins
Stations on the route: Great Portland Street ➜ Euston Square ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras [change train] King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Angel ➜ Old Street ➜ Moorgate ➜ Bank ➜ London Bridge ➜ Borough ➜ Elephant & Castle ➜ Kennington ➜ Oval ➜ Stockwell ➜ Clapham North ➜ Clapham Common ➜ Clapham South ➜ Balham ➜ Tooting Bec
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Metropolitan and Northern
First and last train times on the Metropolitan line
Tube times for the Metropolitan line
Alternative routes include Great Portland Street to Balham and Great Portland Street to Tooting Broadway
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Great Portland Street tube station is not wheelchair accessible
Tooting Bec station is not wheelchair accessible
Great Portland Street station 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 tube line at King’s Cross St. Pancras – There’s a lift when changing between the platforms
Tooting Bec station exit – There’s an escalator from the platforms to the booking hall. If you want to avoid the escalator then you can use four flights of stairs (4x16 steps up). After that you must use two flights of stairs to the exit (13 steps up +19 steps up to Trinity Road, or 12 steps up +20 steps up to Bec Road/Balham High Road)
The journey from Tooting Bec to Great Portland Street is in fare zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Northern and Metropolitan tube lines, changing trains at Moorgate
- From Tooting Bec take the Northern Line
- Change at Moorgate to the Metropolitan Line
- Leave the train at Great Portland Street
Number of tube stops: 17 · Journey time: Approx 46 mins
Stations on the route: Tooting Bec ➜ Balham ➜ Clapham South ➜ Clapham Common ➜ Clapham North ➜ Stockwell ➜ Oval ➜ Kennington ➜ Elephant & Castle ➜ Borough ➜ London Bridge ➜ Bank ➜ Moorgate [change train] Moorgate ➜ Barbican ➜ Farringdon ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Euston Square ➜ Great Portland Street
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Northern and Metropolitan
First and last train times on the Northern line
Tube times for the Northern line
Alternative routes include Tooting Bec to Balham and Tooting Bec to Tooting Broadway
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Tooting Bec underground station is not wheelchair accessible
Great Portland Street station is not wheelchair accessible
Tooting Bec station entrance – You must use two flights of stairs from the entrance to the booking hall (19 steps down +13 steps down from Trinity Road, and 20 steps down +12 steps down from Bec Road/Balham High Road). After that there’s an escalator down to the platforms. If you want to avoid the escalator then you can use another four flights of stairs (4x16 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
Great Portland Street station 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)
Tube fare between Great Portland Street and Tooting Bec
This tube journey is in Oyster zones 1-3. The cheapest fare is £3 off-peak (£3.70 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 1-3 fare | £6.70 | £3.70 | £3 | £10 | £10 |
| 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 |
| See our complete list of London Underground fares 2024, Pensioner fares 2024, Children’s fares 2024, Oyster card fares 2024, Contactless card fares 2024 and Travelcard fares 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 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 · Senior citizen bus fares · Children’s bus fares
Travel by car – Car parks near Great Portland Street station