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Station guide

London Bridge station

  • Zone1
  • Step-freeStep-free (TfL guide)
  • Toilets4 listed
  • Nearby places25

London Bridge is a Zone 1 station on the Jubilee and Northern lines, where you can also change for National Rail services. Places within a short walk include Findlater’s Corner Entrance, Southwark Cathedral and London Bridge Experience.

London Bridge crossing the Thames, with the towers of the City of London beyond
London Bridge and the City from the south bank. Photo: George Morina / Pexels

What's near London Bridge

25 places within about 650 m, nearest first. Straight-line distances; est. walking times are our estimates. How we measure.

Sights and landmarks

  • Findlater’s Corner Entrance50 m · est. 1 min walk · route
  • Southwark Cathedral70 m · est. 1 min walk · route
  • London Bridge Experience80 m · est. 1 min walk · route
  • Golden Hinde160 m · est. 3 min walk · route
  • View from the Shard220 m · est. 4 min walk · route
  • The Shard220 m · est. 4 min walk · route
  • London Bridge270 m · est. 4 min walk · route
  • Site of the original Globe Theatre420 m · est. 7 min walk · route
  • HMS Belfast530 m · est. 9 min walk · route

Museums and galleries

  • Old Operating Theatre Museum80 m · est. 1 min walk · route
  • Clink Prison Museum250 m · est. 4 min walk · route

Parks, gardens and squares

  • Crossbones Graveyardedge 320 m · est. 5 min walk · route
  • Red Cross Gardenedge 460 m · est. 8 min walk · route
  • Little Dorrit Parkedge 470 m · est. 8 min walk · route

Markets

  • Borough Market100 m · est. 2 min walk · route
  • Jubilee Market (Borough Market)100 m · est. 2 min walk · route
  • Tabard Street Food Market540 m · est. 9 min walk · route

Theatres and arts venues

  • Meiner Chocolate Factory400 m · est. 7 min walk · route
  • Sam Wanamaker Playhouse590 m · est. 10 min walk · route
  • Unicorn Theatre600 m · est. 10 min walk · route
  • Shakespeare's Globe630 m · est. 10 min walk · route

Memorials and monuments

  • Marshalsea Prison490 m · est. 8 min walk · route
  • St Martin Orgar570 m · est. 9 min walk · route
  • The Evelina Hospital for Sick Children640 m · est. 10 min walk · route

Libraries

  • John Harvard Library500 m · est. 8 min walk · route

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Map

No entrance points in TfL data; the map shows the station's centre. About the map. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Step-free access

Step-free access. Step-free. National Rail has level access; the Jubilee and Northern lines have mini ramps. Use the Borough High Street entrance for the Northern line and Duke Street Hill / Tooley Street for the Jubilee line. Changing between the Northern and Jubilee lines step-free means a journey of about 410 m via the street and lifts.

Summarised from TfL's Step-free Tube guide (October 2026 edition).

Getting on and off the train

PlatformBoarding (TfL station data)
Northern line · Northbound Platform 1 (towards Edgware and High Barnet)Level access to the train
Northern line · Southbound Platform 2 (towards Morden)Level access to the train
Jubilee line · Westbound Platform 3 (towards Stanmore)Level access to the train
Jubilee line · Eastbound Platform 4 (towards Stratford)Level access to the train

Live lift status on TfL

Lifts can be out of service. How we read TfL's step-free data.

Changing trains here

  • Services here, from TfL's data: Jubilee line, Northern line and National Rail.
  • TfL's step-free interchange data gives these walking distances between lines (shortest recorded route): Jubilee eastbound ↔ Northern northbound: 410 m; Jubilee eastbound ↔ Northern southbound: 410 m; Jubilee westbound ↔ Northern northbound: 410 m; Jubilee westbound ↔ Northern southbound: 410 m.

From TfL data. All interchange tips.

Toilets

TfL's station data (dated 20 October 2026) lists 4 toilets here:

TypeWhereDetails
MaleNational Rail ticket halloutside the ticket gates, not run by TfL
FemaleNational Rail ticket halloutside the ticket gates, not run by TfL
All GendersNational Rail ticket hallaccessible, outside the ticket gates, not run by TfL
Baby ChangingNational Rail ticket hallbaby changing, outside the ticket gates, not run by TfL

Lines and next stops

TfL's data lists this station as served by the Night Tube on Friday and Saturday nights. Not every line through a station runs at night, so check TfL before you rely on a late train.

Facilities listed by TfL

Ticket Halls2
Lifts3
Escalators17
Car parkno
WiFiyes

TfL facility listing; may lag.

Walking to nearby stations

TfL walking times

From TfL's own City of London walking map (May 2025). These are TfL's times, not our estimates, and TfL says the routes are step-free.

Walk toTimeDistanceNote
Monument12 min800 m

Nearest other Tube stations

  • Monument · 590 m straight line · est. 10 min walk
  • Borough · 590 m straight line · est. 10 min walk
  • Cannon Street · 650 m straight line · est. 11 min walk
  • Mansion House · 800 m straight line · est. 13 min walk

est. = our estimate. How we measure · TfL walking times.

Official information

For live arrivals, lift status, opening hours and the full list of facilities, see TfL's page for London Bridge. Plan journeys with TfL's journey planner.

Last checked 24 October 2026. Our data and method.