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A mini guide to
The South Bank: getting there
Stations and how to reach The South Bank
Stations
Getting to The South Bank
Choose the station closest to where you are going.
| Station | Lines | Good for |
|---|---|---|
| Waterloo | Bakerloo, Jubilee, Northern and Waterloo & City lines, plus national rail | Closest to the London Eye and Southbank Centre |
| Southwark | Jubilee line | Closest to Tate Modern |
| Blackfriars | District and Circle lines, plus national rail | For the Globe and the north end |
| Waterloo East | National rail | Handy from Kent and south-east London |
From the airports
Reaching The South Bank
Routes from Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton and London City change with engineering works and time of day, so use the live planner for exact directions from any airport or station.
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Airport links
Direct trains from the airports
These airport rail services call at a station that serves The South Bank, according to each airport's own transport page as summarised on our airport guides. Times and fares are on the airport pages.
Gatwick: Thameslink to Blackfriars
Through central London, calling at London Bridge, London Blackfriars, City Thameslink, Farringdon and St Pancras International.
Luton: Thameslink to Blackfriars
Direct to St Pancras (24 to 45 minutes), Farringdon, City Thameslink, London Blackfriars and London Bridge, up to eight trains an hour and through the night.
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 The South Bank, that means the Jubilee line at Waterloo and Southwark and the Northern line at Waterloo. 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.
- Borough & Bermondsey: 1.3 km, at least 15 min on foot
- The City & Tower: 1.6 km, at least 19 min on foot
- Westminster & Whitehall: 1.7 km, at least 20 min on foot
- Bloomsbury & Fitzrovia: 2.5 km, at least 30 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
- 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.
- Airport rail links: the official airport pages cited on each of our airport guides.
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