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Old Street ⇄ Southwark Station

This journey is in zone 1 and you’ll have to use the Northern and Jubilee lines, changing trains at London Bridge

  1. From Old Street take the Northern Line
  2. Change at London Bridge to the Jubilee Line
  3. Leave the train at Southwark

Number of stops: 4 · Journey time: Approx 19 mins

Stations on the route: Old Street ➜ Moorgate ➜ Bank ➜ London Bridge [change train] London Bridge ➜ Southwark

Live status and delays

Closures on the Northern and Jubilee line

First and last train times

Northern line timetable

Alternative routes include Old Street to Waterloo, Old Street to Borough and Old Street to Blackfriars

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Old Street is not wheelchair accessible

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

Old Street entrance – You must use one flight of stairs between Old Street’s northeast, northwest, southeast and southwest entrances and the booking hall (8 steps down), or two flights of stairs from the City Road entrances (2x11 steps from the southwest entrance, or 2x12 steps from the northwest, northeast and southeast entrances). After that you must an escalator (or seven flights of 9, 10, 6x15 steps down) plus another four flights of stairs (16 steps down +15 steps down +18 steps down +17 steps down)

Changing trains at London Bridge – You must use a lift plus escalator when changing between the Jubilee/​Northern line platforms via the Northern line ticket hall. You can avoid the escalator by using a lift and walking 410 metres outside in the street

Southwark exit – There’s a lift from the platforms to the booking hall (or two escalators, or one flight of 14 stairs), plus another lift to the exit (or two flights of 15 and 7 stairs)

This journey is in zone 1 and you’ll have to use the Jubilee and Northern lines, changing trains at London Bridge

  1. From Southwark take the Jubilee Line
  2. Change at London Bridge to the Northern Line
  3. Leave the train at Old Street

Number of stops: 4 · Journey time: Approx 20 mins

Stations on the route: Southwark ➜ London Bridge [change train] London Bridge ➜ Bank ➜ Moorgate ➜ Old Street

Live status and delays

Closures on the Jubilee and Northern line

First and last train times

Jubilee line timetable

Alternative routes include Southwark to Waterloo, Southwark to Borough and Southwark to Blackfriars

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Southwark is not wheelchair accessible

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

Southwark entrance – There’s a lift between the entrance and the booking hall (or two flights of 15 and 7 stairs), plus another lift to the platforms (or two escalators, or one flight of 14 stairs)

Changing trains at London Bridge – You must use a lift plus escalator when changing between the Jubilee/​Northern line platforms via the Northern line ticket hall. You can avoid the escalator by using a lift and walking 410 metres outside in the street

Old Street exit – You must an escalator (or seven flights of 6x15, 10, 9 steps) plus four flights of stairs from the platforms to the booking hall (17 steps up +18 steps up +15 steps up +16 steps up). After that you must use another flight of stairs to Old Street’s northeast, northwest, southeast and southwest exits (8 steps up), or two flights of stairs to the City Road exits (2x11 steps to the southwest exit, or 2x12 steps to the northwest, northeast and southeast exits)

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 Old Street ⇄ Southwark 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 Old Street ⇄ Southwark 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 approximately 1¾ miles on foot, which would take you 33-36 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 – The 1¾ mile journey should cost about £10.60 to £18.20 and take anything from 9 to 19 minutes

By carParking near Old Street station