Photo: londondrum.comLondon Waterloo is in fare zone 1, has 24 platforms, and connects with the Bakerloo, Jubilee, Northern and Waterloo & City tube lines. The station also serves National Rail trains
Next train departure from Waterloo
Live departure boards for the Bakerloo, Jubilee, Northern and Waterloo & City line platforms at Waterloo station, showing when the next train is leaving
Live status and delays
Train fares from Waterloo station
London Waterloo is in zone 1. Here are the cash, contactless and Oyster fares (peak and off-peak), and daily caps, that you have to pay when travelling to/from this station on the London Underground.
| Fare zone | Cash | Oyster & Contactless | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single | Single | Daily cap | |||
| Peak | Off-peak | Peak | Off-peak | ||
| Zone 1 | 7 | 3.10 | 3 | 8.90 | 8.90 |
| Zone 1-2 | 7 | 3.60 | 3.10 | 8.90 | 8.90 |
| Zone 1-3 | 7 | 3.90 | 3.30 | 10.50 | 10.50 |
| Zone 1-4 | 7 | 4.80 | 3.60 | 12.80 | 12.80 |
| Zone 1-5 | 7 | 5.30 | 3.80 | 15.30 | 15.30 |
| Zone 1-6 | 7 | 5.90* | 4* | 16.30 | 16.30 |
| Zone 1-7 | 8.70 | 7.10 | 5.20 | 17.80 | 16.30 |
| Zone 1-8 | 9.90 | 8.70 | 5.20 | 21 | 16.30 |
| Zone 1-9 | 10.30 | 8.80 | 5.30 | 23.30 | 16.30 |
| Fare zone | Travelcards (Bus, Tram & Train) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One day | Weekly | Monthly | ||
| Anytime | Off-peak | |||
| Zone 1-2 | n/a | n/a | 44.70 | 171.70 |
| Zone 1-4 | 16.60 | n/a | 64.20 | 246.60 |
| Zone 1-6 | 23.60 | 16.60 | 81.60 | 313.40 |
| Zone 1-9 | 29.80 | 17.80 | 116.40 | 447 |
| * Journeys between zone 1 and Heathrow are always charged at the peak rate on the tube · All prices in GBP · Source TFL · Last updated | ||||
What time is peak and off-peak?
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 at Waterloo station
The Jubilee line is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train. The Bakerloo and Northern line are not wheelchair accessible
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
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
Changing platforms – You must use an escalator when changing trains from the Jubilee line platforms. You must use stairs when changing trains from the Bakerloo northbound platform, but there’s an escalator when changing trains from the Bakerloo southbound platform
Upcoming engineering works
If you’re travelling to/from Waterloo station during the next month then you might be affected by the following engineering works.
Bakerloo line 21st to 22nd Nov – No service from Queen’s Park to Harrow & Wealdstone
Bakerloo line 6th Dec – No service from Queen’s Park to Harrow & Wealdstone
Northern line 13th to 14th Nov – No service from Charing Cross to Morden during Friday Night Tube only
Northern line 14th to 15th Nov – No service from Battersea Power Station to Charing Cross and Morden to Euston via Bank during daytime hours only, Morden to East Finchley and Hampstead during Saturday Night Tube only
See the complete list of closures on the Bakerloo, Jubilee, Northern and W&C line
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, Wimbledon or another destination:
Other nearby stations include Southwark, Embankment and Lambeth North
Waterloo station facilities
- Address:
- Waterloo, York Road, London, SE1 7ND
- Contact:
- 0845 330 9871
- 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 12:45 AM – Saturday: 6 AM to 12:30 AM – Sunday: 7:30 AM to Midnight
- Cash machines:
- Yes
- Public toilets:
- Yes
- Baby changing room:
- No
- Public payphone:
- Yes
- Passport photo booth:
- Yes
- Vending machine:
- Yes
- Waiting room:
- No
- Lockers:
- Yes
- Onsite car park:
- No – Find parking nearby
- Taxi rank:
- Yes
- Cycle rack:
- Yes
- Bus routes:
- 1, 4, 12, 26, 45, 53, 59, 63, 68, 100, 139, 148, 155, 159, 168, 171, 172, 176, 188, 211, 243, 344, 360, 363, 381, 453, 468, 507, 521, C10, X68 – Bus fares
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Got any questions? (29)
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Claire Where is the best place to meet in Waterloo station, if I want to tell my friend to meet me? She doesn’t know London either and neither do I and we are arriving at different times. (reply)
↳Staff Hi Claire. I would tell her to meet underneath the big clock. You can’t miss it – it’s hanging from the ceiling in the centre of the station. That also happens to be where the official meeting point is (right by the information desk). (reply)
Audrey H I will need two tickets on the tube from Waterloo to Euston for myself and my sister using my contactless card – how do I do this? We are two over 70 year old pensioners and this is all a bit new! (reply)
↳Staff Hi Audrey. Contactless cards are pretty easy. All you have to do is touch them against the big yellow Oyster card readers on the gate and the fare will be deducted automatically. But you can’t pay two contactless fares on one card. You will each need your own card. If you need to buy a second ticket with one card then you’ll have to buy her a paper ticket from the self-service machine beforehand (but then she’ll be paying the cash fare). (reply)
PCook Hi can you please tell me if I can get a bus from Waterloo station to Hyde Park Corner please? And if so what number please. Can I buy tickets on the bus? Thanks. (reply)
↳Staff Hi PCook. There’s no direct bus, but you could get the 211 to Victoria and then change to the 38 or 73. You can’t buy tickets on the bus anymore. You have to get hold of an Oyster card or travelcard beforehand, or just use your contactless card on the reader. (reply)
Raymond Can I get a bus from Waterloo to marble arch. (reply)
↳Staff Hi Raymond. Not directly, but you could get the 507 to Victoria station and then change to the 73. (reply)
Marion Hi I travelled from London Waterloo to Euston last Wednesday morning at 9am and returned from Euston to London Waterloo at about 5pm. I used my contactless card and seem to have been charged £12. Why would this be and how do I get the refund I think I am due. Thanks. (reply)
↳Staff Hi Marion. When this kind of thing happens it’s usually because you forgot to tap down at the other end. The computer can’t work out what your journey was so it charges you the maximum possible amount, all the way to the end of the line. My guess would be that it has charged you the daily cap for zones 1-5, because zone 5 is the end of the line on the Waterloo-Euston route. (reply)
Maggie Perhaps a silly question, but is the bakerloo an underground line? (reply)
↳Staff Hi Maggie. Yes, it’s the brown line on the underground map. (reply)
Edmund Where do I buy a ticket for London Waterloo to Colindale? Can I buy it at home station Milford (Surrey)? (reply)
↳Staff Hi Edmund. You wouldn’t be able to buy a single journey ticket from Waterloo to Colindale at Milford. It’s not possible to buy it online in advance either, but you can buy a 1-day travelcard for zones 1-4 online in advance if you want. The only place you could get Waterloo to Colindale is from the ticket machine when you arrive at Waterloo. But the easiest thing to do is just use your contactless card to pay. Then you won’t need a ticket. (reply)
Nikki If I travel from London Waterloo to London Bridge on the tube is it eastbound or westbound. (reply)
↳Staff Hi Nikki. That journey would be eastbound. (reply)
AllisonP Can I take a non-folding bicycle from Waterloo to Canning Town in non-peak hours? (reply)
↳Staff Hi Allison. No, not even during off-peak hours. Here’s TFL’s map showing you where you can take a non-folding bike: content.tfl.gov.uk/cycles-on-public-transport-map.pdf (reply)
Magdalena Hello what metro came from London Greenwich north to Waterloo. (reply)
↳Staff Hi Magdalena. It would have been the Jubilee line – transport/train-journey.php?from=north-greenwich&to=waterloo (reply)
JJ If I would like to travel from King Cross to the County Hall, which exit that I should leave from Waterloo station? Where can I find the map of Waterloo station? Pls advise. Thank you. (reply)
↳Staff Hi JJ. It’s the one labelled Victory Arch on this map – assets.nationalrail.co.uk/e8xgegruud3g/1REHBVyQngJ9dwVq8xONFO/5a391883428b8e9eb010862252349334/Waterloo_Station_Map_-_June_2025_v3.pdf (reply)
Angela I will be travelling with a person who has reduced mobility and is unsteady on escalators. Is there a lift that we can use? We will be travelling from Waterloo to Green park on the Jubilee line. (reply)
↳Staff Hi Angela. Theres a lift from the main concourse down to the Jubilee line, but you’ll have to enter the station from York Road because the other entrances have stairs. (reply)
Sarah Y I will be coming to Waterloo station on the overground train and want to get to London Bridge via the underground with my mother who cannot manage stairs and uses a wheeled walking frame. Are there lifts at Waterloo to get to Jubilee line and is the walk underground all on one level? Also is there a lift up to street level from London Bridge underground? (reply)
↳Staff Hi Sarah. There’s a lift from the overground platforms down to the Jubilee line. There’s a lift at London Bridge as well, but only to the Station Approach and Tooley Street exits. You have to use an escalator to the Borough High Street exit. (reply)
↳Sarah Thank you 👍 (reply)
ROGER How much would it cost to travel from Waterloo to Stratford by black cab? (reply)
↳Staff Hi Roger, it’s about 7 miles so it would be around £37 to £50. (reply)
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