The journey from Oval to Sloane Square is in fare zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Northern, Victoria and District tube lines, changing trains at Stockwell and Victoria
- From Oval take the Northern Line
- Change at Stockwell to the Victoria Line
- Change at Victoria to the District Line
- Leave the train at Sloane Square
Number of tube stops: 5 · Journey time: Approx 32 mins
Stations on the route: Oval ➜ Stockwell [change train] Stockwell ➜ Vauxhall ➜ Pimlico ➜ Victoria [change train] Victoria ➜ Sloane Square
Alternative routes include Oval to Victoria, Oval to Knightsbridge and Oval to South Kensington
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Oval tube station is not wheelchair accessible
Sloane Square station is not wheelchair accessible
Oval station entrance – There’s an escalator between the entrance and the northbound platform, but you must use an escalator plus one flight of stairs to the southbound platform (21 steps down). If you want to avoid the escalator then you can use another five flights of stairs (20 steps down +2x26 steps down +28 steps down +4 steps up)
Changing tube line at Stockwell – Changing between the Northern northbound and Victoria northbound, or the Northern southbound and Victoria southbound, is on the level, but you must use stairs for all other platform changes
Changing tube line at Victoria – You can use a lift when changing between the Circle/District/Victoria/National Rail platforms
Sloane Square station exit – There’s an escalator between the westbound platform and the exit (or four flights of 12, 7, 12 and 17 stairs), but you must use three flights of steps from the eastbound platform (20, 14 and 16 stairs)
The journey from Sloane Square to Oval is in fare zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the District and Northern tube lines, changing trains at Embankment
- From Sloane Square take the District Line
- Change at Embankment to the Northern Line
- Leave the train at Oval
Number of tube stops: 7 · Journey time: Approx 26 mins
Stations on the route: Sloane Square ➜ Victoria ➜ St. James’s Park ➜ Westminster ➜ Embankment [change train] Embankment ➜ Waterloo ➜ Kennington ➜ Oval
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the District and Northern
First and last train times on the District line
Tube times for the District line
Alternative routes include Sloane Square to Victoria, Sloane Square to Knightsbridge and Sloane Square to South Kensington
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Sloane Square station is not wheelchair accessible
Oval station is not wheelchair accessible
Sloane Square station entrance – You must use stairs between the entrance and the platforms (20 steps down +14 steps down +16 steps down to the eastbound platform, or 12 steps down +7 steps down +12 steps down +17 steps down to the westbound platform)
Changing tube line at Embankment – You must use stairs when changing platforms
Changing tube line at – You can use a lift when changing between the Circle/District/Victoria/National Rail platforms
Oval station exit – There’s an escalator from the northbound platform to the exit, but you must use an escalator plus one flight of stairs from the southbound platform (21 steps up). If you want to avoid the escalator then you can use another five flights of stairs (4 steps down +28 steps up +2x26 steps up +20 steps up)
Tube fare between Oval and Sloane Square
This tube journey is in Oyster zones 1-2. The cheapest fare is £2.80 off-peak (£3.40 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 | |||
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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 |
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 |
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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 – The distance is about 2¼ miles, which would take around 42-46 minutes
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 prices 2024 · Pensioner bus prices 2024 · Children’s bus prices 2024
Travel by taxi – A 2¼ mile journey between Sloane Square train station and Oval in a black taxi should cost approximately £10.60 to £18.20 and take 11-22 mins
Travel by car – Car parks near Sloane Square station