Brixton: getting there

Airport links

Direct trains from the airports

None of the rail links listed on our guides to Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton and London City names a station that serves Brixton, so expect to change trains in central London. Our airport to central London guide compares the options, and the journey planner above gives a live route.

Airport guides: Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton and London City.

Late at night

The Night Tube runs through the night on Friday and Saturday nights on the Central, Jubilee, Northern, Piccadilly and Victoria lines.¹ Near Brixton, that means the Northern line at Stockwell and the Victoria line at Brixton and Stockwell. Not every branch or station on those lines is open all night, so check the TfL Night Tube map before you rely on it. On other nights, and on lines without a night service, the last trains run around midnight and night buses take over.

Neighbouring areas

The closest of our other London areas, measured centre to centre in a straight line. The walking time is a minimum at 5 km/h, so allow longer on real streets.

• Battersea & Nine Elms: 2.8 km, at least 34 min on foot
• Westminster & Whitehall: 4.3 km, at least 51 min on foot
• Borough & Bermondsey: 4.7 km, at least 57 min on foot
• Chelsea: 4.8 km, at least 58 min on foot

Step-free access differs from station to station and lifts can be out of service. Check TfL's step-free information and the accessible London guide before you travel.

Sources

1. Night Tube, Wikipedia, read on 1 November 2026. TfL's own Night Tube page did not respond to our fact-check request, so check it before you travel.
2. Airport rail links: the official airport pages cited on each of our airport guides.