The journey from Russell Square to Southwark is in fare zone 1 and you’ll have to use the Piccadilly and Jubilee tube lines, changing trains at Green Park
- From Russell Square take the Piccadilly Line
- Change at Green Park to the Jubilee Line
- Leave the train at Southwark
Number of tube stops: 8 · Journey time: Approx 26 mins
Stations on the route: Russell Square ➜ Holborn ➜ Covent Garden ➜ Leicester Square ➜ Piccadilly Circus ➜ Green Park [change train] Green Park ➜ Westminster ➜ Waterloo ➜ Southwark
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Piccadilly and Jubilee
First and last train times on the Piccadilly line
Tube times for the Piccadilly line
Alternative routes include Russell Square to Waterloo, Russell Square to Borough and Russell Square to Blackfriars
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Russell Square tube station is not wheelchair accessible
Southwark station is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train
Russell Square station entrance – You must use a lift plus one flight of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (20 steps down). If you want to avoid the lift then you can use another twelve flights of stairs (15 steps down +6 steps down +18 steps down +6x17 steps down +16 steps down +5 steps down +14 steps down)
Changing tube line at Green Park – There are two lifts and a long walk when changing platforms. If you want a shorter walk then you can use two escalators instead of the lifts
Southwark station 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)
The journey from Southwark to Russell Square is in fare zone 1 and you’ll have to use the Jubilee and Piccadilly tube lines, changing trains at Green Park
- From Southwark take the Jubilee Line
- Change at Green Park to the Piccadilly Line
- Leave the train at Russell Square
Number of tube stops: 8 · Journey time: Approx 26 mins
Stations on the route: Southwark ➜ Waterloo ➜ Westminster ➜ Green Park [change train] Green Park ➜ Piccadilly Circus ➜ Leicester Square ➜ Covent Garden ➜ Holborn ➜ Russell Square
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Jubilee and Piccadilly
First and last train times on the Jubilee line
Tube times for the Jubilee line
Alternative routes include Southwark to Waterloo, Southwark to Borough and Southwark to Blackfriars
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Southwark station is not wheelchair accessible
Russell Square station is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train
Southwark station 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 tube line at Green Park – There are two lifts and a long walk when changing platforms. If you want a shorter walk then you can use two escalators instead of the lifts
Russell Square station exit – You must use a lift plus one flight of stairs between the platforms and the exit (20 steps up). If you want to avoid the lift then you can use another twelve flights of stairs (14 steps up +5 steps up +16 steps up +6x17 steps up +18 steps up +6 steps up +15 steps up)
Tube fare between Russell Square and Southwark
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 |
| See our complete list of London Underground prices, Pensioner prices, Children’s prices, Oyster card prices, Contactless card prices and Travelcard prices Note: Tube journey prices are correct as of | ||||
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 approx 1¾ miles, which would take you 33-36 mins 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 2024 · Pensioner bus prices 2024 · Children’s bus prices 2024
Travel by taxi – A 1¾ mile journey between Southwark train station and Russell Square in a black taxi should cost you about £10.60 to £18.20 and take anything from 9 to 19 mins depending on the traffic
Travel by car – Car parks near Russell Square station and Southwark