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Kennington ⇄ Latimer Road Station

This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Northern and Hammersmith & City lines, changing trains at Moorgate

  1. From Kennington take the Northern Line
  2. Change at Moorgate to the Hammersmith & City Line
  3. Leave the train at Latimer Road

Number of stops: 17 · Journey time: Approx 44 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

Live status and delays

Closures on the Northern and H&C line

First and last train times

Northern line timetable

Alternative routes include Kennington to Ladbroke Grove, Kennington to Wood Lane and Kennington to White City

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Kennington is not wheelchair accessible

Latimer Road is not wheelchair accessible

Kennington 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 trains 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

Latimer Road exit – You must use three flights of stairs between the platforms and the exit (20 steps down +9 steps down +11 steps down)

This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Hammersmith & City and Northern lines, changing trains at Moorgate

  1. From Latimer Road take the Hammersmith & City Line
  2. Change at Moorgate to the Northern Line
  3. Leave the train at Kennington

Number of stops: 17 · Journey time: Approx 43 mins

Stations on the route: 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

Live status and delays

Closures on the H&C and Northern line

First and last train times

Hammersmith & City line timetable

Alternative routes include Latimer Road to Ladbroke Grove, Latimer Road to Wood Lane and Latimer Road to White City

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Latimer Road is not wheelchair accessible

Kennington is not wheelchair accessible

Latimer Road entrance – You must use three flights of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (11 steps up +9 steps up +20 steps up)

Changing trains 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 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)

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 Kennington ⇄ Latimer Road 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 Kennington ⇄ Latimer Road 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 on foot is about 5¼ miles, so we don’t recommend walking

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 5¼ miles journey should cost approximately £23 to £35.50 and take 23-37 minutes