The journey from Notting Hill Gate to Vauxhall is in fare zone 1 and you’ll have to use the Circle and Victoria tube lines, changing trains at Victoria
- From Notting Hill Gate take the Circle Line
- Change at Victoria to the Victoria Line
- Leave the train at Vauxhall
Number of tube stops: 7 · Journey time: Approx 26 mins
Stations on the route: Notting Hill Gate ➜ High Street Kensington ➜ Gloucester Road ➜ South Kensington ➜ Sloane Square ➜ Victoria [change train] Victoria ➜ Pimlico ➜ Vauxhall
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Circle and Victoria
First and last train times on the Circle line
Tube times for the Circle line
Alternative routes include Notting Hill Gate to Pimlico and Notting Hill Gate to Oval
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Notting Hill Gate tube station is not wheelchair accessible
Vauxhall station is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train
Notting Hill Gate station entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the Notting Hill Gate southside entrance and the booking hall (17 steps down +9 steps down), or three flights from the northside entrance (18 steps down +11 steps down +4 steps up). After that you need to use another two flights of stairs to the Circle/District line platforms (9 steps down +15 steps down), or two escalators to the Central westbound platform, or three escalators to the Central eastbound platform
Changing tube line at Victoria – You can use a lift when changing between the Circle/District/Victoria/National Rail platforms
Vauxhall station exit – There’s a lift between the platforms and the booking hall. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use an escalator, or five flights of stairs (3 steps up +4x17 steps up). After that there’s two flights of stairs to the South Lambeth Road exit (2x10 steps down) and Vauxhall Bridge Road exit (20 steps down +16 steps down), but the entrances on Bondway westside, Wandsworth Road westside and Kennington Lane are all on the level
The journey from Vauxhall to Notting Hill Gate is in fare zone 1 and you’ll have to use the Victoria and Circle tube lines, changing trains at Victoria
- From Vauxhall take the Victoria Line
- Change at Victoria to the Circle Line
- Leave the train at Notting Hill Gate
Number of tube stops: 7 · Journey time: Approx 26 mins
Stations on the route: Vauxhall ➜ Pimlico ➜ Victoria [change train] Victoria ➜ Sloane Square ➜ South Kensington ➜ Gloucester Road ➜ High Street Kensington ➜ Notting Hill Gate
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Victoria and Circle
First and last train times on the Victoria line
Tube times for the Victoria line
Alternative routes include Vauxhall to Pimlico and Vauxhall to Oval
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Vauxhall station is not wheelchair accessible
Notting Hill Gate station is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train
Vauxhall station entrance – The entrances on Bondway westside, Wandsworth Road westside and Kennington Lane and the booking hall are all on the level, but you’ll have to use two flights of stairs from South Lambeth Road (2x10 steps down) and Vauxhall Bridge Road (20 steps down +16 steps down). After that there’s a lift down to the platforms. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use an escalator, or five flights of stairs (4x17 steps down +3 steps down)
Changing tube line at Victoria – You can use a lift when changing between the Circle/District/Victoria/National Rail platforms
Notting Hill Gate station exit – You need to use two flights of stairs from the Circle/District line platforms to the booking hall (15 steps up +9 steps up), or two escalators from the Central westbound platform, or three escalators from the Central eastbound platform. After that you must use another two flights of stairs to the Notting Hill Gate southside exit (9 steps up +17 steps up), or three flights to the northside exit (4 steps down +11 steps up +18 steps up)
Tube fare between Notting Hill Gate and Vauxhall
This tube journey is in Oyster zone 1. The cheapest fare is £2.70 off-peak (£2.80 peak) when you pay by Oyster or contactless. There’s no return fare, you just pay the same as two single tickets
| Fare zone | Cash | Oyster & Contactless cards | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single fare | Single fare | Daily cap | |||
| Peak | Off-peak | Peak | Off-peak | ||
| Zone 1 fare | £6.70 | £2.80 | £2.70 | £8.50 | £8.50 |
| Fare Zone | Travelcards (Train, Bus & Tram) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One day travelcard | Week travelcard | Month travelcard | ||
| Anytime | Off-peak | |||
| Zone 1-2 travelcard | n/a | n/a | £42.70 | £164 |
| 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 |
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Peak and off-peak journey 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. Note: Between the 8th March and 31st May 2024 TFL are running a trial called ‘Off-Peak Friday Fares’, where Fridays will be classed as off-peak all day.
The fare is based on what time your journey begins. It doesn’t matter what time your journey ends.
Other ways to make this journey
Travel on foot – The distance is about 3¾ miles which would take about 80 minutes on foot
Travel by bus – Single fare: £1.75 (you may need more than one bus); Daily cap: £5.25; Weekly cap: £24.70; 1-day travelcard: £6; Weekly travelcard: £24.70 – Adult bus prices · Senior citizen bus prices · Children’s bus prices
Travel by taxi – The 3¾ mile ride between Vauxhall train station and Notting Hill Gate in a black cab should cost you about £18 to £31 and take anything from 15 to 29 mins