London Victoria Station | National Rail (2024)

FAQs

What train line is London Victoria on? ›

Victoria Underground station serves the Victoria Line (or light blue line), the District Line (green line), and the Circle Line (yellow line).

Victoria station, also known as London Victoria, is a central London railway terminus and connected London Underground station in Victoria, in the City of Westminster, managed by Network Rail.

The Overground forms part of the United Kingdom's National Rail network but it is under the concession control and branding of Transport for London (TfL).

Victoria Coach Station is a 10 to 15 minute walk from Victoria Station, which is the railway and Underground station. It is separate to Victoria Bus Station, which is for London local buses only.

There are three train companies that operate out of Victoria: Southeastern, Southern and Gatwick Express. Southeastern trains take passengers primarily into the Kent region, with trains travelling each day to Ashford International, Gillingham and Dover Priory.

There is no direct train from Victoria to Heathrow, but by choosing to travel on the Heathrow Express from London Paddington you can enjoy the fastest route non-stop into the airport from the capital ensuring you arrive at Heathrow in plenty of time for your flight.

Toilets, accessible toilets and changing places

Accessible toilets can be accessed using a Radar key. If you don't have a Radar key of your own, please speak to a member of station staff or one of our cleaning team who will open for you. The toilets are free to use and are open during station opening hours.

Please bring the necessary documentation, such as a Freedom Pass or Student ID, for verification during the purchase. We also top up and sell Oyster cards which can be used on bus, Tube, tram, DLR, London Overground, Elizabeth line, IFS Cloud Cable Car, River Bus services and most National Rail services within London.

Travelling across London with your train ticket

If your journey involves travelling via or across London to connect with another National Rail service, your ticket should include the cost of transfer on London Underground, DLR, Thameslink or Elizabeth line services between the relevant stations.

London Overground

It's in the name. As Tube lines travel underground, for at least a portion of the line, these wouldn't count either. The Overground consists of different railway services that were taken over by TfL in the 2000's.

Is Overground cheaper than tube? ›

London Overground rail fares cost the same as Underground prices on Oyster, as the service also uses the TfL zone price range, making managing your travel costs much easier. Peak times on the Overground are also the same, with prices rising between 06:30 and 09:30 am, with a reduced cost thereafter.

Trains are operated by Southern and Southeastern Trains. The Gatwick Express train to Gatwick Airport also runs from London Victoria Station. Victoria Underground Station is on the District, Circle and Victoria lines of the Tube network.

The distance between London Victoria and Buckingham Palace is 4311 feet.

Oxford Tube coach stops

Stop details: If you're arriving in London, you'll disembark the coach at Stop P on Buckingham Palace Road and stop 10 at Victoria Station. For travel to Oxford, board at stop 10 at Victoria Station or stop 10A on Grosvenor Gardens.

Royal Victoria DLR station is on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) in Canning Town, east London.

King's Cross St Pancras Underground station links six London Underground lines – Circle, Piccadilly, Hammersmith & City, Northern, Metropolitan and Victoria. This makes it the biggest interchange on the London Underground, and one of the busiest.

Southern, Thameslink, South Western Railway, Southeastern, Elizabeth Line are the main train operating companies running services between Canary Wharf (Elizabeth line) and London Victoria. There are 4 possible routes with the shortest and most direct being Canary Wharf (Elizabeth Line) to London Victoria.