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Lambeth North ⇄ Shoreditch High St Station

This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Bakerloo, District and London Overground lines, changing trains at Embankment and Whitechapel

  1. From Lambeth North take the Bakerloo Line
  2. Change at Embankment to the District Line
  3. Change at Whitechapel to the London Overground
  4. Leave the train at Shoreditch High Street

Number of stops: 11 · Journey time: Approx 38 mins

Stations on the route: Lambeth North ➜ Waterloo ➜ Embankment [change train] Embankment ➜ Temple ➜ Blackfriars ➜ Mansion House ➜ Cannon Street ➜ Monument ➜ Tower Hill ➜ Aldgate East ➜ Whitechapel [change train] Whitechapel ➜ Shoreditch High Street

Live status and delays

Closures on the Bakerloo, District and London Overground line

First and last train times

Bakerloo line timetable

Alternative routes include Lambeth North to Liverpool Street, Lambeth North to Old Street and Lambeth North to Aldgate

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Lambeth North is not wheelchair accessible

Shoreditch High Street is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train

Lambeth North entrance – There’s a lift plus one flight of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (20 steps down). If you want to avoid the lift then you can use another seven flights of stairs (13 steps down +3 steps down +3x17 steps down +16 steps down +20 steps down)

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

Changing trains at Whitechapel – You can use escalators from the Elizbeth line, and lifts from all the other platforms

This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the London Overground, Jubilee and Bakerloo lines, changing trains at Canada Water and

  1. From Shoreditch High Street take the London Overground
  2. Change at Canada Water to the Jubilee Line
  3. Change at Waterloo to the Bakerloo Line
  4. Leave the train at Lambeth North

Number of stops: 10 · Journey time: Approx 41 mins

Stations on the route: Shoreditch High Street ➜ Whitechapel ➜ Shadwell ➜ Wapping ➜ Rotherhithe ➜ Canada Water [change train] Canada Water ➜ Bermondsey ➜ London Bridge ➜ Southwark ➜ Waterloo [change train] Waterloo ➜ Lambeth North

Alternative routes include Shoreditch High Street to Liverpool Street, Shoreditch High Street to Old Street and Shoreditch High Street to Aldgate

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Shoreditch High Street is not wheelchair accessible

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

Changing trains at Waterloo – You must use an escalator when changing trains from the Jubilee line platforms. You must use stairs when changing trains from the Bakerloo northbound platform, but there’s an escalator when changing trains from the Bakerloo southbound platform

Lambeth North exit – There’s a lift plus one flight of stairs between the platforms and the exit (20 steps up). If you want to avoid the lift then you can use another seven flights of stairs (20 steps up +16 steps up +3x17 steps up +3 steps up +13 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 Lambeth North ⇄ Shoreditch High St 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 Lambeth North ⇄ Shoreditch High St 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 – You could walk the 2½ mile distance in about 47-52 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 – 2½ miles will cost around £14.30 to £24.60 and take about 12-23 minutes

By carParking near Lambeth North station