Clapham Common is well served by public transport.
Walking
Clapham Common is within 30 minutes walk of Stockwell, Brixton, Balham and Clapham Junction stations.
Cycling
The nearest Transport for London bike-sharing docking stations are, on the northern edge of the Common, by Marjorie Grove, Victoria Rise and at Clapham Common tube station; and at the southern edge by Clapham South tube station.
Underground
The best Tube stations are Clapham Common and Clapham South, both on the Northern Line. The Common is adjacent to both stations. Neither station has step-free access.
Overground
Clapham High Street and Wandsworth Road Stations, both on the Windrush Line, are within 15 minutes walk of the Common. Clapham Junction (Mildmay Line) is a little further but there are buses, see below.
Buses
Clapham Common is served by numerous bus routes, with multiple stops along its perimeter:
- From Kensington, Battersea and Camberwell: 345
- From Camden, Oxford Circus, Vauxhall and Piccadilly Circus: 88
- From Chelsea, Streatham Hill and Crystal Palace: 417
- From Streatham Hill, Sloane Square and Oxford Circus: 137
- From Crystal Palace, Tooting and Balham: 249
- From Crystal Palace, Herne Hill, Brockwell Park and Brixton: 322
- From Peckham, Brixton, Clapham Junction and Putney Heath: 37
- From Clapham Junction, Camberwell, Brixton and Shoreditch: 35
- From Croydon, Streatham Hill and Balham: 50
- From St George’s Hospital, Tooting, Stockwell and Elephant & Castle: 155
Car
There is very limited car parking around the Common. There are spaces reserved for disabled drivers on Windmill Drive.