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Highbury & Islington ⇄ Southwark Station

This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Victoria and Jubilee lines, changing trains at Green Park

  1. From Highbury & Islington take the Victoria Line
  2. Change at Green Park to the Jubilee Line
  3. Leave the train at Southwark

Number of stops: 8 · Journey time: Approx 28 mins

Stations on the route: Highbury & Islington ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Euston ➜ Warren Street ➜ Oxford Circus ➜ Green Park [change train] Green Park ➜ Westminster ➜ Waterloo ➜ Southwark

Live status and delays

Closures on the Victoria and Jubilee line

First and last train times

Victoria line timetable

Alternative routes include Highbury & Islington to Waterloo, Highbury & Islington to Borough and Highbury & Islington to Blackfriars

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Highbury & Islington is not wheelchair accessible

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

Highbury & Islington entrance – You must use an escalator plus two flights of stairs from the entrance to the Victoria line platforms (2x17 steps down). If you want to avoid the escalator then you can use another five flights of stairs (3 steps down +3x17 steps down +7 steps down). But you can use a lift from the entrance to the London Overground platforms. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use two flights of stairs (2x12 steps down)

Changing trains at Green Park – There are two lifts and a long walk when changing platforms. If you want a shorter walk then you can use two escalators instead of the lifts

Southwark exit – There’s a lift from the platforms to the booking hall (or two escalators, or one flight of 14 stairs), plus another lift to the exit (or two flights of 15 and 7 stairs)

This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Jubilee, Northern and Victoria lines, changing trains at London Bridge and

  1. From Southwark take the Jubilee Line
  2. Change at London Bridge to the Northern Line
  3. Change at King’s Cross St. Pancras to the Victoria Line
  4. Leave the train at Highbury & Islington

Number of stops: 7 · Journey time: Approx 38 mins

Stations on the route: Southwark ➜ London Bridge [change train] London Bridge ➜ Bank ➜ Moorgate ➜ Old Street ➜ Angel ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras [change train] King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Highbury & Islington

Live status and delays

Closures on the Jubilee, Northern and Victoria line

First and last train times

Jubilee line timetable

Alternative routes include Southwark to Waterloo, Southwark to Borough and Southwark to Blackfriars

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Southwark is not wheelchair accessible

Highbury & Islington is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train

Southwark entrance – There’s a lift between the entrance and the booking hall (or two flights of 15 and 7 stairs), plus another lift to the platforms (or two escalators, or one flight of 14 stairs)

Changing trains at London Bridge – You must use a lift plus escalator when changing between the Jubilee/​Northern line platforms via the Northern line ticket hall. You can avoid the escalator by using a lift and walking 410 metres outside in the street

Changing trains at King’s Cross St. Pancras – There’s a lift when changing between the platforms

Highbury & Islington exit – You must use two flights of stairs plus an escalator from the Victoria line platforms to the exit (2x17 steps up). If you want to avoid the escalator then you can use another five flights of stairs (7 steps up +3x17 steps up +3 steps up). But you can use a lift from the London Overground platforms to the exit. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use two flights of stairs (2x12 steps up)

Cash, Oyster & Travelcard fares

The journey is in zones 1-2. The cheapest fare is £2.80 off-peak (£3.40 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 Highbury & Islington ⇄ Southwark Station
Fare zone Cash Oyster & Contactless cards
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
Travelcard prices from Highbury & Islington ⇄ Southwark Station
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
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

Walking – The distance is about three miles on foot, which would take you around 57-63 minutes

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 taxi – A three mile ride should cost between £14.30 and £24.60 and take about 13-25 minutes

By carParking near Southwark station