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Southwark ⇄ West Kensington Station • Train Fare & Route

This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Jubilee and District lines, changing trains at Westminster

  1. From Southwark take the Jubilee Line
  2. Change at Westminster to the District Line
  3. Leave the train at West Kensington

Number of stops: 9 · Journey time: Approx 29 mins

Stations on the route: Southwark ➜ Waterloo ➜ Westminster [change train] Westminster ➜ St. James’s Park ➜ Victoria ➜ Sloane Square ➜ South Kensington ➜ Gloucester Road ➜ Earl’s Court ➜ West Kensington

Live status and delays

Closures on the Jubilee and District line

First and last train times

Jubilee line timetable

Alternative routes include Southwark to Earls Court, Southwark to Barons Court and Southwark to West Brompton

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Southwark is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train. West Kensington is not wheelchair accessible

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 Westminster – There are two lifts when changing between the Circle/​District and Jubilee eastbound line platforms (or two escalators and 2x14 stairs), or three lifts when changing between the Circle/​District and Jubilee westbound line platforms (or three escalators and 2x14 stairs)

West Kensington exit – You must use two flights of stairs between the platforms and the exit (16 steps up +13 steps up from the eastbound platform, and 2x15 steps up from the westbound platform)

This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the District and Jubilee lines, changing trains at Westminster

  1. From West Kensington take the District Line
  2. Change at Westminster to the Jubilee Line
  3. Leave the train at Southwark

Number of stops: 9 · Journey time: Approx 27 mins

Stations on the route: West Kensington ➜ Earl’s Court ➜ Gloucester Road ➜ South Kensington ➜ Sloane Square ➜ Victoria ➜ St. James’s Park ➜ Westminster [change train] Westminster ➜ Waterloo ➜ Southwark

Live status and delays

Closures on the District and Jubilee line

First and last train times

District line timetable

Alternative routes include West Kensington to Earls Court, West Kensington to Barons Court and West Kensington to West Brompton

Stairs, lifts and escalators

West Kensington is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train. Southwark is not wheelchair accessible

West Kensington entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the entrance and platforms (13 steps down +16 steps down to the eastbound platform, and 2x15 steps down to the westbound platform)

Changing trains at Westminster – There are two lifts when changing between the Circle/​District and Jubilee eastbound line platforms (or two escalators and 2x14 stairs), or three lifts when changing between the Circle/​District and Jubilee westbound line platforms (or three escalators and 2x14 stairs)

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)

Cash, Contactless, Oyster & Travelcard fares

The journey is in zones 1-2. The cheapest fare is £2.90 off-peak (£3.50 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 Southwark ⇄ West Kensington Station • Train Fare & Route
Fare zone Cash Oyster & Contactless cards
Single fare Single fare Daily cap
Peak Off-peak Peak Off-peak
Zone 1-2 fare £7 £3.50 £2.90 £8.90 £8.90
Travelcard prices from Southwark ⇄ West Kensington Station • Train Fare & Route
Fare Zone Travelcards (Train, Bus & Tram)
One day travel­card Week travel­card Month travel­card
Any­time Off-peak
Zone 1-2 travelcard n/a n/a £44.70 £171.70
Zone 1-4 travelcard £16.60 n/a £64.20 £246.60
Zone 1-6 travelcard £23.60 £16.60 £81.60 £313.40
Zone 1-9 travelcard £29.80 £17.80 £116.40 £447
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.

Other ways to travel between Southwark and West Kensington

Walking – 4½ miles is too far to walk

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 4½ mile ride can be done in about 19-33 minutes, and will cost you around £25.50 to £38

By carParking near Southwark station