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Lambeth North ⇄ St Paul’s Station

This journey is in zone 1 and you’ll have to use the Bakerloo and Central lines, changing trains at Oxford Circus

  1. From Lambeth North take the Bakerloo Line
  2. Change at Oxford Circus to the Central Line
  3. Leave the train at St. Paul’s

Number of stops: 9 · Journey time: Approx 26 mins

Stations on the route: Lambeth North ➜ Waterloo ➜ Embankment ➜ Charing Cross ➜ Piccadilly Circus ➜ Oxford Circus [change train] Oxford Circus ➜ Tottenham Court Road ➜ Holborn ➜ Chancery Lane ➜ St. Paul’s

Live status and delays

Closures on the Bakerloo and Central line

First and last train times

Bakerloo line timetable

Alternative routes include Lambeth North to Mansion House, Lambeth North to Barbican and Lambeth North to Blackfriars

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Lambeth North is not wheelchair accessible

St. Paul’s is not wheelchair accessible

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 Oxford Circus – Changing between the Bakerloo northbound and Victoria northbound platforms, or the Bakerloo southbound and Victoria southbound platforms, is on the level, but you must use one flights of 20 stairs for all other platform changes

St. Paul’s exit – You must use an escalator from the westbound platform to the booking hall, or two escalators from the eastound platform to the booking hall, plus another two flights of stairs from the booking hall to the entrance (8 steps up +17 steps up to the St Martin’s Le Grand/Cheapside entrance, or 10 steps up +18 steps up to the Newgate Street entrance). If you want to avoid the escalator from the westbound platform then you can use seven flights of stairs (11 steps up +5x17 steps up +3 steps up). If you want to avoid the escalators from the eastbound platform then you can use eleven flights of stairs (+11 steps up +17 steps up +3 steps up +11 steps up +5x17 steps up +3 steps up)

This journey is in zone 1 and you’ll have to use the Central, Northern and Bakerloo lines, changing trains at Bank

  1. From St. Paul’s take the Central Line
  2. Change at Bank to the Northern Line
  3. Change at Elephant & Castle to the Bakerloo Line
  4. Leave the train at Lambeth North

Number of stops: 6 · Journey time: Approx 29 mins

Stations on the route: St. Paul’s ➜ Bank [change train] Bank ➜ London Bridge ➜ Borough ➜ Elephant & Castle ➜ Elephant & Castle ➜ Lambeth North

Live status and delays

Closures on the Central, Northern and Bakerloo line

First and last train times

Central line timetable

Alternative routes include St. Paul’s to Mansion House, St. Paul’s to Barbican and St. Paul’s to Blackfriars

Stairs, lifts and escalators

St. Paul’s is not wheelchair accessible

Lambeth North is not wheelchair accessible

St. Paul’s entrance – There are two flights of stairs from the entrance to the booking hall (17 steps down +8 steps down from the St Martin’s Le Grand/Cheapside entrance, or 18 steps down +10 steps down from the Newgate Street entrance), plus another escalator down to the westbound platform, or two escalators down to the eastound platform. If you want to avoid the escalator to the westbound platform then you can use seven flights of stairs (3 steps down +5x17 steps down +11 steps down). If you want to avoid the escalators to the eastbound platform then you can use eleven flights of stairs (3 steps down +5x17 steps down +11 steps down +3 steps down +17 steps down +11 steps down)

Changing trains at Bank – Changing between the Central and DLR platforms involves a lift plus escalator. Changing between the W&C line and any other platform involves a lift, an escalator plus a long travelator. You must use stairs when changing trains from the Northern line to any other platform

Changing trains at Elephant & Castle – You must use stairs when changing platforms

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 zone 1. The cheapest fare is £2.70 off-peak (£2.80 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 ⇄ St Paul’s Station
Fare zone Cash Oyster & Contactless cards
Single fare Single fare Daily cap
Peak Off-peak Peak Off-peak
Zone 1 fare £6.70 £2.80 £2.70 £8.50 £8.50
Travelcard prices from Lambeth North ⇄ St Paul’s 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 – 1¼ miles would take you about 23-25 minutes on foot

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 – The 1¼ mile journey will cost approximately £7 to £12 and take 7-15 minutes

By carParking near Lambeth North station