This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the District and Northern lines, changing trains at Embankment
- From South Kensington take the District Line
- Change at Embankment to the Northern Line
- Leave the train at Tooting Broadway
Number of stops: 15 · Journey time: Approx 42 mins
Stations on the route: South Kensington ➜ Sloane Square ➜ Victoria ➜ St. James’s Park ➜ Westminster ➜ Embankment [change train] Embankment ➜ Waterloo ➜ Kennington ➜ Oval ➜ Stockwell ➜ Clapham North ➜ Clapham Common ➜ Clapham South ➜ Balham ➜ Tooting Bec ➜ Tooting Broadway
Live status and delays
Closures on the District and Northern line
First and last train times
District line timetable
Alternative routes include South Kensington to Tooting Bec and South Kensington to Colliers Wood
Stairs, lifts and escalators
South Kensington is not wheelchair accessible
Tooting Broadway is not wheelchair accessible
South Kensington entrance – You must use two flights of stairs from the Pelham Street/Thurloe Street entrances to the booking hall (13 steps down +3 steps down), or use three flights plus walk through a long subway from the National History Museum entrance (15 steps down +16 steps down +8 steps up), or use three flights plus walk through a long subway from the Science Museum entrance (10 steps down +14 steps down +8 steps up), or use three flights plus walk through a long subway from the Ismaili Centre entrance (2x14 steps down +8 steps up). After that you must use another two flights of stairs down to the Circle/District line platforms (13 steps down +12 steps down), or use two escalators plus one flight of stairs to the Piccadilly line platforms (17 steps up to the eastbound, or 20 steps down to the westbound platform)
Changing trains at Embankment – You must use stairs when changing platforms
Tooting Broadway exit – There’s an escalator between the platforms and the exit, but no lift
This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Northern, Victoria and District lines, changing trains at Stockwell and
- From Tooting Broadway take the Northern Line
- Change at Stockwell to the Victoria Line
- Change at Victoria to the District Line
- Leave the train at South Kensington
Number of stops: 11 · Journey time: Approx 43 mins
Stations on the route: Tooting Broadway ➜ Tooting Bec ➜ Balham ➜ Clapham South ➜ Clapham Common ➜ Clapham North ➜ Stockwell [change train] Stockwell ➜ Vauxhall ➜ Pimlico ➜ Victoria [change train] Victoria ➜ Sloane Square ➜ South Kensington
Live status and delays
Closures on the Northern, Victoria and District line
First and last train times
Northern line timetable
Alternative routes include Tooting Broadway to Tooting Bec and Tooting Broadway to Colliers Wood
Stairs, lifts and escalators
Tooting Broadway is not wheelchair accessible
South Kensington is not wheelchair accessible
Tooting Broadway entrance – There’s an escalator between the entrance and the platforms, but no lift
Changing trains 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 trains at Victoria – You can use a lift when changing between the Circle/District/Victoria/National Rail platforms
South Kensington exit – You must use two flights of stairs down from the Circle/District line platforms to the booking hall (12 steps up +13 steps up), or use two escalators plus one flight of stairs from the Piccadilly line platforms (17 steps down to the eastbound, or 20 steps up to the westbound platform). After that you must use another two flights of stairs to the Pelham Street/Thurloe Street exits (3 steps up +13 steps up), or use three flights plus walk through a long subway to the National History Museum exit (8 steps down +16 steps up +15 steps up), or use three flights plus walk through a long subway to the Science Museum exit (8 steps down +14 steps up +10 steps up), or use three flights plus walk through a long subway to the Ismaili Centre exit (8 steps down +2x14 steps up)
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
Fare zone | Cash | Oyster & Contactless cards | |||
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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) | |||
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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 the stations are 4¾ 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 4¾ mile trip should cost you about £23 to £35.50 and take anything from 20 to 34 minutes