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Holborn ⇄ Tooting Broadway Station

This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Piccadilly and Northern lines, changing trains at Leicester Square

  1. From Holborn take the Piccadilly Line
  2. Change at Leicester Square to the Northern Line
  3. Leave the train at Tooting Broadway

Number of stops: 14 · Journey time: Approx 39 mins

Stations on the route: Holborn ➜ Covent Garden ➜ Leicester Square [change train] Leicester Square ➜ Charing Cross ➜ Embankment ➜ Waterloo ➜ Kennington ➜ Oval ➜ Stockwell ➜ Clapham North ➜ Clapham Common ➜ Clapham South ➜ Balham ➜ Tooting Bec ➜ Tooting Broadway

Live status and delays

Closures on the Piccadilly and Northern line

First and last train times

Piccadilly line timetable

Alternative routes include Holborn to Tooting Bec and Holborn to Colliers Wood

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Holborn is not wheelchair accessible

Tooting Broadway is not wheelchair accessible

Holborn entrance – You must use an escalator plus one flight of stairs from the entrance to the platforms (19 steps down to the Central eastbound platform, or 20 steps down to the Central westbound/​Piccadilly southbound platforms, or 22 steps down to the Piccadilly northbound platform)

Changing trains at Leicester Square – You must use stairs when changing between the Northern/​Piccadilly line platforms

Tooting Broadway exit – There’s an escalator between the platforms and the exit, but no lift

This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Northern and Piccadilly lines, changing trains at Leicester Square

  1. From Tooting Broadway take the Northern Line
  2. Change at Leicester Square to the Piccadilly Line
  3. Leave the train at Holborn

Number of stops: 14 · Journey time: Approx 38 mins

Stations on the route: Tooting Broadway ➜ Tooting Bec ➜ Balham ➜ Clapham South ➜ Clapham Common ➜ Clapham North ➜ Stockwell ➜ Oval ➜ Kennington ➜ Waterloo ➜ Embankment ➜ Charing Cross ➜ Leicester Square [change train] Leicester Square ➜ Covent Garden ➜ Holborn

Live status and delays

Closures on the Northern and Piccadilly line

First and last train times

Northern line timetable

Alternative routes include Tooting Broadway to Tooting Bec and Tooting Broadway to Colliers Wood

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Tooting Broadway is not wheelchair accessible

Holborn is not wheelchair accessible

Tooting Broadway entrance – There’s an escalator between the entrance and the platforms, but no lift

Changing trains at Leicester Square – You must use stairs when changing between the Northern/​Piccadilly line platforms

Holborn exit – You must use an escalator plus one flight of stairs from the platforms to the exit (19 steps up from the Central eastbound platform, or 20 steps up from the Central westbound/​Piccadilly southbound platforms, or 22 steps up from the Piccadilly northbound platform)

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 Holborn ⇄ Tooting Broadway 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 Holborn ⇄ Tooting Broadway 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 Holborn station