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Kennington ⇄ Tooting Broadway Station

This journey is in zones 2&3 and it’s a direct train on the Northern line

  1. From Kennington take the Northern Line
  2. Leave the train at Tooting Broadway

Number of stops: 8 · Journey time: Approx 18 mins

Stations on the route: Kennington ➜ Oval ➜ Stockwell ➜ Clapham North ➜ Clapham Common ➜ Clapham South ➜ Balham ➜ Tooting Bec ➜ Tooting Broadway

Live status and delays

Strikes and station closures

First and last train times

Northern line timetable

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

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Kennington is not wheelchair accessible

Tooting Broadway 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)

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

This journey is in zones 2&3 and it’s a direct train on the Northern line

  1. From Tooting Broadway take the Northern Line
  2. Leave the train at Kennington

Number of stops: 8 · Journey time: Approx 18 mins

Stations on the route: Tooting Broadway ➜ Tooting Bec ➜ Balham ➜ Clapham South ➜ Clapham Common ➜ Clapham North ➜ Stockwell ➜ Oval ➜ Kennington

Live status and delays

Strikes and station closures

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

Kennington is not wheelchair accessible

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

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 2-3. The cheapest fare is £1.90 off-peak (£2.10 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 ⇄ Tooting Broadway Station
Fare zone Cash Oyster & Contactless cards
Single fare Single fare Daily cap
Peak Off-peak Peak Off-peak
Zone 2-3 fare £6.70 £2.10 £1.90 £10 £10
Travelcard prices from Kennington ⇄ 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

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