The journey from Lambeth North to Tooting Bec is in fare zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Bakerloo and Northern tube lines, changing trains at Waterloo
- From Lambeth North take the Bakerloo Line
- Change at Waterloo to the Northern Line
- Leave the train at Tooting Bec
Number of tube stops: 9 · Journey time: Approx 30 mins
Stations on the route: Lambeth North ➜ Waterloo [change train] Waterloo ➜ Kennington ➜ Oval ➜ Stockwell ➜ Clapham North ➜ Clapham Common ➜ Clapham South ➜ Balham ➜ Tooting Bec
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Bakerloo and Northern
First and last train times on the Bakerloo line
Tube times for the Bakerloo line
Alternative routes include Lambeth North to Balham and Lambeth North to Tooting Broadway
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Lambeth North tube station is not wheelchair accessible
Tooting Bec station is not wheelchair accessible
Lambeth North station 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 tube line 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
Tooting Bec station exit – There’s an escalator from the platforms to the booking hall. If you want to avoid the escalator then you can use four flights of stairs (4x16 steps up). After that you must use two flights of stairs to the exit (13 steps up +19 steps up to Trinity Road, or 12 steps up +20 steps up to Bec Road/Balham High Road)
The journey from Tooting Bec to Lambeth North is in fare zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Northern and Bakerloo tube lines, changing trains at Elephant & Castle
- From Tooting Bec take the Northern Line
- Change at Elephant & Castle to the Bakerloo Line
- Leave the train at Lambeth North
Number of tube stops: 9 · Journey time: Approx 29 mins
Stations on the route: Tooting Bec ➜ Balham ➜ Clapham South ➜ Clapham Common ➜ Clapham North ➜ Stockwell ➜ Oval ➜ Kennington ➜ Elephant & Castle [change train] Elephant & Castle ➜ Lambeth North
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Northern and Bakerloo
First and last train times on the Northern line
Tube times for the Northern line
Alternative routes include Tooting Bec to Balham and Tooting Bec to Tooting Broadway
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Tooting Bec underground station is not wheelchair accessible
Lambeth North station is not wheelchair accessible
Tooting Bec station entrance – You must use two flights of stairs from the entrance to the booking hall (19 steps down +13 steps down from Trinity Road, and 20 steps down +12 steps down from Bec Road/Balham High Road). After that there’s an escalator down to the platforms. If you want to avoid the escalator then you can use another four flights of stairs (4x16 steps down)
Changing tube line at Elephant & Castle – You must use stairs when changing platforms
Lambeth North station 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)
Tube fare between Lambeth North and Tooting Bec
This tube journey is in Oyster zones 1-3. The cheapest fare is £3 off-peak (£3.70 peak) when you pay by Oyster or contactless. There’s no return fare, you just pay the same as two single tickets
| Fare zone | Cash | Oyster & Contactless cards | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single fare | Single fare | Daily cap | |||
| Peak | Off-peak | Peak | Off-peak | ||
| Zone 1-3 fare | £6.70 | £3.70 | £3 | £10 | £10 |
| 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 |
| See our complete list of London Underground fares 2024, Pensioner fares 2024, Children’s fares 2024, Oyster card fares 2024, Contactless card fares 2024 and Travelcard fares 2024 Note: Tube journey prices are correct as of | ||||
Peak and off-peak journey 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. Note: Between the 8th March and 31st May 2024 TFL are running a trial called ‘Off-Peak Friday Fares’, where Fridays will be classed as off-peak all day.
The fare is based on what time your journey begins. It doesn’t matter what time your journey ends.
Other ways to make this journey
Travel on foot – It’s around 5 miles to Lambeth North, which is too far to walk
Travel by bus – Single fare: £1.75 (you may need more than one bus); Daily cap: £5.25; Weekly cap: £24.70; 1-day travelcard: £6; Weekly travelcard: £24.70 – Adult bus fares · Senior citizen bus fares · Children’s bus fares
Travel by taxi – A five mile taxi ride between Tooting Bec train station and Lambeth North station should cost between £23 and £35.50 and take about 21-35 mins depending on the traffic
Travel by car – Car parks near Lambeth North station