London Drum

New Cross Gate ⇄ Pimlico Station

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

  1. From New Cross Gate take the London Overground
  2. Change at Canada Water to the Jubilee Line
  3. Change at Green Park to the Victoria Line
  4. Leave the train at Pimlico

Number of stops: 10 · Journey time: Approx 45 mins

Stations on the route: New Cross Gate ➜ Surrey Quays ➜ Canada Water [change train] Canada Water ➜ Bermondsey ➜ London Bridge ➜ Southwark ➜ Waterloo ➜ Westminster ➜ Green Park [change train] Green Park ➜ Victoria ➜ Pimlico

Alternative routes include New Cross Gate to Vauxhall and New Cross Gate to Victoria

Stairs, lifts and escalators

New Cross Gate has step-free access from the street to the platform (but there may be a step up or gap to the train)

Pimlico is not wheelchair accessible

New Cross Gate entrance – You must use three flights of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (2 steps up +11 steps down +16 steps down)

Changing trains at Green Park – There are two lifts and a long walk when changing platforms. If you want a shorter walk then you can use two escalators instead of the lifts

Pimlico exit – There’s an escalator or seven flights of stairs from the platforms to the booking hall (3 steps up +16 steps up +4x17 steps up +3 steps up). After that you must use stairs from the booking hall to the exits (9 steps up to the Bessborough Street exit, and 16 steps up +18 steps up to the Rampayne Street exit)

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

  1. From Pimlico take the Victoria Line
  2. Change at Green Park to the Jubilee Line
  3. Change at Canada Water to the London Overground
  4. Leave the train at New Cross Gate

Number of stops: 10 · Journey time: Approx 43 mins

Stations on the route: Pimlico ➜ Victoria ➜ Green Park [change train] Green Park ➜ Westminster ➜ Waterloo ➜ Southwark ➜ London Bridge ➜ Bermondsey ➜ Canada Water [change train] Canada Water ➜ Surrey Quays ➜ New Cross Gate

Live status and delays

Closures on the Victoria, Jubilee and London Overground line

First and last train times

Victoria line timetable

Alternative routes include Pimlico to Vauxhall and Pimlico to Victoria

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Pimlico has step-free access from the street to the platform (but there may be a step up or gap to the train)

New Cross Gate is not wheelchair accessible

Pimlico entrance – You must use stairs between the entrances and the booking hall (9 steps down from the Bessborough Street entrance, and 18 steps down +16 steps down from the Rampayne Street entrance). After that there’s an escalator or seven flights of stairs down to the platforms (3 steps down +4x17 steps down +16 steps down +3 steps down)

Changing trains at Green Park – There are two lifts and a long walk when changing platforms. If you want a shorter walk then you can use two escalators instead of the lifts

New Cross Gate exit – You must use three flights of stairs between the platforms and the exit (16 steps up +11 steps up +2 steps down)

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 New Cross Gate ⇄ Pimlico 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 New Cross Gate ⇄ Pimlico 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 – The distance is about 4¼ 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 4¼ mile ride should cost approximately £18 to £31 and take 18-32 minutes

By carParking near Pimlico station