Balham is in zone 3, has 4 platforms, and connects with the Northern line. It also serves National Rail
Live status and delays
Next train departure
Cash, Oyster & Travelcard fares
| 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 |
| Zone 2-3 fare | £6.70 | £2.10 | £1.90 | £10 | £10 |
| Zone 3 fare | £6.70 | £1.90 | £1.80 | £10 | £10 |
| Zone 3-4 fare | £6.70 | £2.10 | £1.90 | £12.30 | £12.30 |
| Zone 3-5 fare | £6.70 | £2.80 | £1.90 | £14.60 | £14.60 |
| Zone 3-6 fare | £6.70 | £3 | £2 | £15.60 | £15.60 |
| Zone 3-7 fare | £6.70 | £3.80 | £2.20 | £17 | £15.60 |
| Zone 3-8 fare | £6.70 | £4.60 | £2.20 | £20.10 | £15.60 |
| Zone 3-9 fare | £6.70 | £4.80 | £2.20 | £22.30 | £15.60 |
| 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 off-peak is any time after 9.30 AM (Mon-Fri). Weekends and public holidays are always classed as off-peak.
The price is based on what time your journey begins. It doesn’t matter when it ends.
Stairs, lifts and escalators
Balham is not wheelchair accessible
Entrance – You must use three flights of stairs between the Chestnut Grove entrance and the booking hall (7 steps down +14 steps down +11 steps down), or 5 steps down +14 steps down +11 steps down between the Balham High Road West entrance and the booking hall, or 21 steps down +10 steps down between the Balham High Road East entrance and the booking hall, plus another escalator or three flights of stairs from the booking hall to the platforms (2x3 steps down +16 steps down)
Exit – You must use an escalator or three flights of stairs from the platforms to the booking hall (16 steps up +2x3 steps up), plus another three flights of stairs between the booking hall and the Chestnut Grove exit (11 steps up +14 steps up +7 steps up), or 11 steps up +14 steps up +5 steps up between the booking hall and the Balham High Road West exit, or 10 steps up +21 steps up between the booking hall and the Balham High Road East exit
Tube journey planner
Look up timetables and first / last train times to Bank, Cannon Street, Charing Cross, Earl’s Court, Euston, Greenwich, Heathrow Airport, King’s Cross, Liverpool Street, London Bridge, Marylebone, Paddington, Richmond, Shepherd’s Bush, Stratford, Vauxhall, Victoria, Waterloo, Wimbledon or another destination:
Other nearby stations include Tooting Bec or Clapham South
Address and facilities
- Address:
- Balham, Balham High Road, London, SW12 9BW
- Contact:
- 0845 330 9879
- Buying tickets:
- There are manned windows and self-service machines in the National Rail ticket hall, and self-service machines in the Underground ticket hall
- Ticket office opening hours:
- Monday to Friday: 6 AM to 9 PM – Saturday: 7 AM to 11 PM – Sunday: 9 AM to 9 PM
- Cash machines:
- No
- Public toilets:
- No
- Baby changing room:
- No
- Public payphone:
- Yes
- Passport photo booth:
- Yes
- Vending machine:
- Yes
- Waiting room:
- No
- Lockers:
- No - Find storage lockers nearby
- Onsite car park:
- No
- Taxi rank:
- Yes
- Cycle rack:
- Yes
- Bus routes:
- 155, 355, 315, 249 – Bus fares
Your comments and questions
Patricia What tube line is Balham on? How do I get to Heathrow airport?
Staff Hi Patrica. Balham is on the Northern line, and you need to connect with the Piccadilly line to get to Heathrow, so you could change onto the Victoria line at Stockwell, and then change onto the Piccadilly line at Green Park - londondrum.com/transport/train-journey.php?from=balham&to=heathrow-terminals-1-2-3
MrsH I don't like travelling on the underground but apparently I will be close enough to Balham to travel from there, and I understand that National Rail trains from there will travel overground. Is that correct? Where do those trains go, and what is the best stop for the centre of London?
Staff Hi MrsH. That is correct, the National Rail trains will be overground. They all go into London Victoria, which isn't exactly in the centre of town. So you will likely have to catch a bus from there, depending on where you're going. Here's a map showing where all the buses go from Victoria - tfl.gov.uk/cdn/static/cms/documents/bus-route-maps/victoria-a4-200223.pdf
MrsH Thank you for your help
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