London Drum

Kennington ⇄ Putney Bridge Station

This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Northern, Piccadilly and District lines, changing trains at Leicester Square and Earl’s Court

  1. From Kennington take the Northern Line
  2. Change at Leicester Square to the Piccadilly Line
  3. Change at Earl’s Court to the District Line
  4. Leave the train at Putney Bridge

Number of stops: 15 · Journey time: Approx 48 mins

Stations on the route: Kennington ➜ Waterloo ➜ Embankment ➜ Charing Cross ➜ Leicester Square [change train] Leicester Square ➜ Piccadilly Circus ➜ Green Park ➜ Hyde Park Corner ➜ Knightsbridge ➜ South Kensington ➜ Gloucester Road ➜ Earl’s Court [change train] Earl’s Court ➜ West Brompton ➜ Fulham Broadway ➜ Parsons Green ➜ Putney Bridge

Live status and delays

Closures on the Northern, Piccadilly and District line

First and last train times

Northern line timetable

Alternative routes include Kennington to Parsons Green and Kennington to East Putney

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Kennington is not wheelchair accessible

Putney Bridge 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 Leicester Square – You must use stairs when changing between the Northern/​Piccadilly line platforms

Changing trains at Earl’s Court – You can use a lift when changing platforms

Putney Bridge exit – You must use three flights of stairs between the platforms and the exit (17 steps down +18 steps down +13 steps down). There is no lift

This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the District and Northern lines, changing trains at Earl’s Court and

  1. From Putney Bridge take the District Line
  2. Change at Earl’s Court to the District Line
  3. Change at Embankment to the Northern Line
  4. Leave the train at Kennington

Number of stops: 13 · Journey time: Approx 46 mins

Stations on the route: Putney Bridge ➜ Parsons Green ➜ Fulham Broadway ➜ West Brompton ➜ Earl’s Court [change train] Earl’s Court ➜ Gloucester Road ➜ South Kensington ➜ Sloane Square ➜ Victoria ➜ St. James’s Park ➜ Westminster ➜ Embankment [change train] Embankment ➜ Waterloo ➜ Kennington

Live status and delays

Closures on the District and Northern line

First and last train times

District line timetable

Alternative routes include Putney Bridge to Parsons Green and Putney Bridge to East Putney

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Putney Bridge is not wheelchair accessible

Kennington is not wheelchair accessible

Putney Bridge entrance – You must use three flights of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (13 steps up +18 steps up +17 steps up). There is no lift

Changing trains at Earl’s Court – You can use a lift when changing platforms

Changing trains at Embankment – You must use stairs when changing platforms

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 ⇄ Putney Bridge 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 ⇄ Putney Bridge 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 – We don’t recommend walking as the stations are 4¾ miles apart

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 4¾ mile trip should cost you about £23 to £35.50 and take anything from 20 to 34 minutes