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Embankment underground station has 6 platforms. It is in Oyster fare zone 1 and connects with the Bakerloo, Circle, District and Northern underground lines
London Underground delays at Embankment station
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Tube line closures on the Bakerloo, Circle, District and Northern line
Underground train fares from Embankment
Embankment station is in zone 1 (central London)
| 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 | ||||||
| Zone 1-2 fare | £6.70 | £3.40 | £2.80 | £8.50 | £8.50 | ||||||
| Zone 1-3 fare | £6.70 | £3.70 | £3 | £10 | £10 | ||||||
| Zone 1-4 fare | £6.70 | £4.40 | £3.20 | £12.30 | £12.30 | ||||||
| Zone 1-5 fare | £6.70 | £5.10 | £3.50 | £14.60 | £14.60 | ||||||
| Zone 1-6 fare | £6.70 | £5.60* | £3.60* | £15.60 | £15.60 | ||||||
| Zone 1-7 fare | £8.30 | £6.40 | £4.70 | £17 | £15.60 | ||||||
| Zone 1-8 fare | £9.50 | £7.80 | £4.70 | £20.10 | £15.60 | ||||||
| Zone 1-9 fare | £9.80 | £7.90 | £4.80 | £22.30 | £15.60 | ||||||
| * Tube journeys between zone 1 and Heathrow are always charged at the peak rate | |||||||||||
| 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 Adult fares, Senior fares, Child fares, Oyster fares, Contactless fares and Travelcard fares Note: Ticket costs and daily caps 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 off-peak is any time after 9.30 AM (Mon-Fri). Weekends and public holidays 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 train fare is based on what time your journey begins. It doesn’t matter what time your journey ends.
Platform stairs, lifts and escalators at Embankment
Embankment tube station is not wheelchair accessible
Station entrance – The Villiers Street entrance and the booking hall are on the level, but you must use one flight of 4 stairs from the Victoria Embankment entrance. After that there are two flights of stairs to the Circle/District line platforms (2x15 steps down to the eastbound platform, or 16 steps down +14 steps down to the westbound platform), or two escalators plus three flights of stairs to the Bakerloo line platforms (6 steps down +19 steps down to the southbound platform, or 6 steps down +20 steps down to the northbound platform), or two escalators plus one flight of stairs to the Northern line platforms (6 steps down)
Station exit – There are two flights of stairs from the Circle/District line platforms to the booking hall (2x15 steps up from the eastbound platform, or 16 steps up +14 steps up from the westbound platform), or two escalators plus three flights of stairs from the Bakerloo line platforms (6 steps up +19 steps up from the southbound platform, or 6 steps up +20 steps up from the northbound platform), or two escalators plus one flight of stairs from the Northern line platforms (6 steps up). After that there’s another flight of 4 stairs to the Victoria Embankment exit, but the Villiers Street exit is on the level
Changing train platforms – You must use stairs when changing platforms
Tube journey planner – Timetables, First & Last Train Times
Look up timetables and first and last train times from Embankment to Bank, Charing Cross, Earl’s Court, Euston, King’s Cross, Liverpool Street, London Bridge, Marylebone, Paddington, Victoria, Waterloo or another train station:
Other underground stations that are close to Embankment include Charing Cross, Westminster and Waterloo underground station
Embankment underground station facilities
- Address:
- Embankment Station, Villiers Street, London, WC2N 6NS
- Contact:
- 0845 330 9874
- Tickets:
- You can buy train tickets at the self-service machines in the ticket hall
- Cash machines:
- There are ATMs at the station
- Public toilets:
- No
- Baby changing room:
- No
- Public payphone:
- Yes
- Passport photo booth:
- Yes
- Vending machine:
- Yes
- Waiting room:
- No
- Lockers:
- Embankment does not have any storage locker facilities
- Onsite car park:
- No – Parking near Embankment station
- Taxi rank:
- No
- Cycle rack:
- No
- Bus routes:
- 14, 22, 39, 74, 85, 93, 220, 265, 270, 424, 430, 485 – Adult bus tickets 2024 · Senior bus tickets 2024 · Child bus tickets 2024
Your comments and questions
KM Is there no direct line to Piccadilly Circus?
Staff The stations are on different tube lines, so you can't go direct. Personally I would just walk it from Embankment, it's not far. You could have a nice 10-15 min walk through Trafalgar Square and Leicester Square.
Andrzej Is the price for the contactless the same for the journey or is it cheaper to use Oyster
Staff Hi Andrzej. Oyster and contactless are the same price
KC Is there a lift?
Staff Hi KC. No, it’s just stairs and escalators, depending on which entrance and platform you use. It’s all described above
CAROLE MANSER How many stairs are there between the northern line and the district and circle lines at enbankment station please
Staff Hi Carole. It’s two escalators and 6,15,15 stairs
PETER TERRY Is Embankment station open this Thursday the 11th of Noveber
Staff Hi Peter, yes. There are no engineering works scheduled for that date
Shirley Carle Is Embankment shut on Sunday 28th November
Staff There’s nothing planned for that date - city-guide.london/transport/strikes-and-station-closures.php
Ali lloyd If I am coming from Ealing Broadway to Embankment and back, can I use the stairs? I am very scared of using escalators ! Thank you!
Staff Hi Ali. You have to use the stairs from the district line platforms, you can’t use escalators. it’s all explained in the ‘platform stairs’ section above
Ali Lloyd Hi i hope you can help me! I am very phobic about using escalators these days! - sounds silly but very scary! I need to use the tube to Embankment station on the district line from Ealing Broadway and back, tomorrow. Can you reassure me that I won’t have to use any escalators at the embankment station and when travelling to and from the station on the circle line ? Will I be able to use the stairs? Thanks so much! Ali Lloyd
Staff Hi Ali. It's definitely stairs to the Circle/District line platform at Embankment. If you were using the Bakerloo or Northern line then that would be different, because that would be escalators plus stairs.
Judith Which exit should I use to get to the Jubilee bridge to get to Southbank?
Staff Hi Judith. Turn right when you come out of the gates to the Victoria Embankment exit. You'll see the bridge right next to you
Wendy McGuire Is there a lift at Embankment Station down to the Northern Line North Bound?
Staff Hi Wendy, No, its just escalators and stairs as described in the ‘Platform stairs, lifts and escalators’ section above
sarah I need to get to monument station from Hendon Central, so plan to get the northern line to embankment then circle /district to monument. I am travelling with someone who cannot really do stairs - please can you advise me what the station is like? do you have lifts to all platforms? do you have lift upto ticket hall entrance/exit of station?
Staff Hi Sarah, There are no lifts, you will have to use escalators plus a couple of flights of stairs, you cant avoid the stairs.
Jim Burlong Is there a good service to nine elms this afternoon please
Staff Hi Jim. They are currently reporting “Minor delays between Kennington and Battersea Power Station due to train cancellations” (it’s shown in the ‘London Underground delays at Embankment station” section above)