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London Waterloo station has 24 platforms. It is in Oyster fare zone 1 and connects with the Bakerloo, Jubilee, Northern and Waterloo & City underground lines. It also serves National Rail
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Underground train fares from Waterloo
Waterloo 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 |
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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 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 underground fare is based on what time your journey begins. It doesn’t matter what time your journey ends.
Platform stairs, lifts and escalators at Waterloo
The Jubilee line at Waterloo tube station is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train. The Bakerloo and Northern line are not wheelchair accessible
Station 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
Station 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 train 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
Tube journey planner – Timetables, First & Last Train Times
Look up timetables and first and last train times from London Waterloo to Bank, Charing Cross, Earl’s Court, Euston, King’s Cross, Liverpool Street, London Bridge, Marylebone, Paddington, Victoria or another train station:
Other underground stations that are close to London Waterloo include Southwark, Embankment and Lambeth North station
Waterloo underground station facilities
- Address:
- Waterloo Station, York Road, London, SE1 7ND
- Contact:
- 0845 330 9871
- Tickets:
- You can buy train tickets at the manned windows and self-service machines in the National Rail ticket hall, and at the 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:
- There are ATMs at the station
- Public toilets:
- Yes
- Baby changing room:
- No
- Public payphone:
- Yes
- Passport photo booth:
- Yes
- Vending machine:
- Yes
- Waiting room:
- No
- Lockers:
- Waterloo also has bag storage facilities where you can leave your luggage
- Onsite car park:
- No – Car parks near Waterloo station
- 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, RV1, X68 – Adult bus fares · Senior bus fares · Child bus fares
Your comments and questions
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
Staff I would tell her to meet underneath the big clock. It is in the centre of the station hanging from the ceiling, and you can't miss it. That's also where the official meeting point is (right by the information desk)
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!
Staff Hi Audrey. Contactless cards are pretty easy. All you have to do is touch them against the big yellow Oyster card readers by the gate and the fare will be deducted automatically. But you can't pay for two tickets on one card like that. You will each need your own card. If you need to buy a second ticket for your sister on your own contactless card then you can just buy one from the self-service machine beforehand.
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
Staff Hi PCook. There's no direct bus, but there are loads of different ways you could catch two buses. You could get the 211 to Victoria, and then the 38 or 73 to Hyde Park Corner. You can't buy tickets on the bus anymore, or pay with cash either. You need to get an Oyster card or travelcard beforehand, or just touch your contactless card (your bank card) down on the reader.
Raymond Can I get a bus from Waterloo to marble arch
Staff Hi Raymond. Not directly, but you could get the 507 to Victoria station and then change to the 73
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
Staff Hi Marion. When this kind of thing happens it's usually because the person forgot to tap down on one of the gates. Sometimes the train station staff open the gates at one end to speed the flow of people towards the exit - that's when lots of people forget to tap down. Maybe that's what it was? If you forget to tap down at both ends then the computer can't work out what your journey was, so it charges you the maximum possible amount for that line (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.
Maggie Perhaps a silly question, but is the bakerloo an underground line?
Staff Hi Maggie. It is, yes. It's the brown line on the underground map
Edmund Where do I buy a ticket for London Waterloo to Colindale? Can I buy it at home station Milford (Surrey)?
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 into Waterloo. But the easiest thing to do is just use your contactless card to pay. Then you won't need a ticket
Nikki If I travel from London Waterloo to London Bridge on the tube is it eastbound or westbound
Staff Hi Nikki. Travelling from Waterloo to London Bridge is eastbound
AllisonP Can I take a non-folding bicycle from Waterloo to Canning Town in non-peak hours?
Staff Hi Allison. As far as we know, you can't. Not even during off-peak hours. The only stretches of the jubilee line where you're allowed to take a non-folded bike outside of peak hours is between canning town and stratford, and finchley road to stanmore. Unfortunately neither of those cover your route. Here is TFL's map of where you can take a bike: content.tfl.gov.uk/cycles-on-public-transport-map.pdf
Anna How many escalators are at Waterloo station?
Staff Hi Anna. It depends which line you’re using. If you look in the ‘Platform stairs, lifts and escalators’ section above it says how many there are to each
Magdalena Hello what metro came from London Greenwich north to Waterloo
Staff Hi Magdalena. It would have been the Jubilee line - city-guide.london/transport/train-journey.php?from=north-greenwich&to=waterloo
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.
Staff Hi JJ. Have a look at this map and see the exit which says Victory Arch - nationalrail.co.uk/stations/london-waterloo/
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.
Staff Hi Angela. theres a lift from the main concourse down to the Jubilee line. You’ll have to enter the station from York Road, though, because the other entrances have stairs
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?
Staff Hi Sarah. There is a lift from the overground platforms down to the Jubilee line platforms at Waterloo. Not sure what you mean by 'is the walk underground all on one level' -- you don't have to use stairs or escalators if you use the lift. 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
Sarah Thank you 👍