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Southfields ⇄ Walthamstow Central Station

This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the District, Piccadilly and Victoria lines, changing trains at Earl’s Court and King’s Cross St. Pancras

  1. From Southfields take the District Line
  2. Change at Earl’s Court to the Piccadilly Line
  3. Change at King’s Cross St. Pancras to the Victoria Line
  4. Leave the train at Walthamstow Central

Number of stops: 23 · Journey time: Approx 65 mins

Stations on the route: Southfields ➜ East Putney ➜ Putney Bridge ➜ Parsons Green ➜ Fulham Broadway ➜ West Brompton ➜ Earl’s Court [change train] Earl’s Court ➜ Gloucester Road ➜ South Kensington ➜ Knightsbridge ➜ Hyde Park Corner ➜ Green Park ➜ Piccadilly Circus ➜ Leicester Square ➜ Covent Garden ➜ Holborn ➜ Russell Square ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras [change train] King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Highbury & Islington ➜ Finsbury Park ➜ Seven Sisters ➜ Tottenham Hale ➜ Blackhorse Road ➜ Walthamstow Central

Live status and delays

Closures on the District, Piccadilly and Victoria line

First and last train times

District line timetable

Alternative routes include Southfields to Blackhorse Road

Stairs, lifts and escalators

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

Walthamstow Central is not wheelchair accessible

Southfields entrance – There’s a lift between the entrance and the platforms. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use three flights of stairs (3x10 steps down)

Changing trains at Earl’s Court – You can use a lift when changing platforms

Changing trains at King’s Cross St. Pancras – There’s a lift when changing between the platforms

Walthamstow Central exit – There’s an escalator plus two flights of stairs from the platforms to the booking hall (10 steps up +20 steps up). If you want to avoid the escalator then you can use another five flights of stairs (13 steps +3x17 steps +3 steps). After that there’s another four flights of stairs to the Priory Avenue/​car park exits (20 steps up +10 steps up +10 steps down +20 steps down), but the Selborne Road exit is on the level

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

  1. From Walthamstow Central take the Victoria Line
  2. Change at Victoria to the District Line
  3. Change at Earl’s Court to the District Line
  4. Leave the train at Southfields

Number of stops: 21 · Journey time: Approx 66 mins

Stations on the route: Walthamstow Central ➜ Blackhorse Road ➜ Tottenham Hale ➜ Seven Sisters ➜ Finsbury Park ➜ Highbury & Islington ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Euston ➜ Warren Street ➜ Oxford Circus ➜ Green Park ➜ Victoria [change train] Victoria ➜ Sloane Square ➜ South Kensington ➜ Gloucester Road ➜ Earl’s Court [change train] Earl’s Court ➜ West Brompton ➜ Fulham Broadway ➜ Parsons Green ➜ Putney Bridge ➜ East Putney ➜ Southfields

Live status and delays

Closures on the Victoria, District line

First and last train times

Victoria line timetable

Alternative routes include Walthamstow Central to Blackhorse Road

Stairs, lifts and escalators

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

Southfields is not wheelchair accessible

Walthamstow Central entrance – The Selborne Road entrance and the booking hall are on the level, but you must use four flights of stairs from the Priory Avenue/​car park entrances (20 steps down +10 steps down +10 steps up +20 steps up). After that there’s an escalator plus two flights of stairs to the platforms (20 steps down +10 steps down). If you want to avoid the escalator then you can use another five flights of stairs (3 steps +3x17 steps +13 steps)

Changing trains at Victoria – You can use a lift when changing between the Circle/​District/​Victoria/​National Rail platforms

Changing trains at Earl’s Court – You can use a lift when changing platforms

Southfields exit – There’s a lift between the platforms and the exit. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use three flights of stairs (3x10 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

Cost of tube fare from Southfields ⇄ Walthamstow Central 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 Southfields ⇄ Walthamstow Central 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

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