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Seven Sisters ⇄ Waterloo Station

This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Victoria and Northern lines, changing trains at Warren Street

  1. From Seven Sisters take the Victoria Line
  2. Change at Warren Street to the Northern Line
  3. Leave the train at Waterloo

Number of stops: 11 · Journey time: Approx 34 mins

Stations on the route: Seven Sisters ➜ Finsbury Park ➜ Highbury & Islington ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Euston ➜ Warren Street [change train] Warren Street ➜ Goodge Street ➜ Tottenham Court Road ➜ Leicester Square ➜ Charing Cross ➜ Embankment ➜ Waterloo

Live status and delays

Closures on the Victoria and Northern line

First and last train times

Victoria line timetable

Alternative routes include Seven Sisters to Southwark, Seven Sisters to Embankment and Seven Sisters to Lambeth North

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Seven Sisters is not wheelchair accessible

The Jubilee line at Waterloo is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train. The Bakerloo and Northern line are not wheelchair accessible

Seven Sisters entrance – The entrance on Seven Sisters Road and the booking hall are on the level, but you must use two flights of stairs from the Broad Lane entrance (20 steps down +11 steps down), or two flights from the Earlsmead Road entrance (19 steps down +12 steps down), or three flights from the West Green Road entrance (2x10 steps down +13 steps down). After that you must use an escalator down to the platforms (or four flights of 3, 2x17, 14 steps) plus one flight of 19 steps down

Changing trains at Warren Street – You must use an escalator when changing between the Northern/​Victoria line platforms

Waterloo exit – There’s a lift from the Jubilee line platforms to the booking hall (or two escalators), and a lift from the W&C platforms (or two escalators and one flight of 6 stairs), and a lift from the Bakerloo southbound platform (or one escalator and a flight of 9 stairs), and an escalator (or 5x17 steps up +3 steps down) plus one flight of 11 stairs from the Bakerloo northbound platform, and one escalator (or 11 steps up +5x17 steps up +3 steps up) plus one flight of 20 stairs from the Northern platforms. After that there’s another two flights of stairs to the York Road northside exit (2x13 steps down), or four flights of stairs to the Waterloo Road exit (6 steps down +2x13 steps down +10 steps down), but the York Road southside exit is on the level

This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Bakerloo and Victoria lines, changing trains at Oxford Circus

  1. From Waterloo take the Bakerloo Line
  2. Change at Oxford Circus to the Victoria Line
  3. Leave the train at Seven Sisters

Number of stops: 10 · Journey time: Approx 33 mins

Stations on the route: Waterloo ➜ Embankment ➜ Charing Cross ➜ Piccadilly Circus ➜ Oxford Circus [change train] Oxford Circus ➜ Warren Street ➜ Euston ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Highbury & Islington ➜ Finsbury Park ➜ Seven Sisters

Live status and delays

Closures on the Bakerloo and Victoria line

First and last train times

Bakerloo line timetable

Alternative routes include Waterloo to Southwark, Waterloo to Embankment and Waterloo to Lambeth North

Stairs, lifts and escalators

The Jubilee line at Waterloo is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train. The Bakerloo and Northern line are not wheelchair accessible

Seven Sisters is not wheelchair accessible

Waterloo entrance – The York Road southside entrance and the booking hall are on the level, but you must use two flights of stairs from the York Road northside entrance (2x13 steps up), or four flights of stairs from the Waterloo Road entrance (10 steps up +2x13 steps up +6 steps up). After that there’s a lift down to the Jubilee line platforms (or two escalators), and a lift to the W&C platforms (or two escalators and one flight of 6 stairs), or a lift to the Bakerloo southbound platform (or one escalator and a flight of 9 stairs), or an escalator (or 3 steps down +5x17 steps down) plus one flight of 11 stairs to the Bakerloo northbound platform, or one escalator (or 3 steps down +5x17 steps down +11 steps down) plus one flight of 20 stairs to the Northern platforms

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

Seven Sisters exit – You must use one flight of stairs from the platforms to the booking hall (19 steps up) plus an escalator (or four flights of 3, 2x17, 14 steps). After that you must use two flights of stairs to the Broad Lane exit (11 steps up +20 steps up), or two flights to the Earlsmead Road exit (12 steps up +19 steps up), or three flights to the West Green Road exit (13 steps up +2x10 steps up), but the Seven Sisters Road exit is on the level

Cash, Oyster & Travelcard fares

The journey is in zones 1-3. The cheapest fare is £3 off-peak (£3.70 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 Seven Sisters ⇄ Waterloo Station
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
Travelcard prices from Seven Sisters ⇄ Waterloo Station
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
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 – We don’t recommend walking as they are 5¾ miles apart

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 5¾ mile ride should cost you about £28 to £40 and take anything from 26-39 minutes

By carParking near Waterloo station