Where to meet halfway between Putney and Tooting
The fairest place is Clapham Junction — 27 minutes from Putney and 28 from Tooting, a difference of 1 minutes. Putney and Tooting are 4.6 km apart on the map, which is the part that turns out not to matter.
Clapham Junction has 24 pubs and bars, 29 cafés and 38 restaurants nearby — see what’s there.
The options, ranked
| Meet at | From Putney | From Tooting |
|---|---|---|
| Clapham Junction Map ↗ | 27 min1 change | 28 min1 change |
| Victoria Map ↗ | 28 mindirect | 28 min1 change |
| Stockwell Map ↗ | 38 min1 change | 18 mindirect |
| Oxford Circus Map ↗ | 33 min1 change | 32 min1 change |
Only places within reach of both are listed — anything meaningfully worse than Clapham Junction is left off rather than padded in.
Why not the actual midpoint?
The geographic midpoint of Putney and Tooting is near Tooting Bec (Map ↗). Meeting there costs whoever is travelling furthest an extra 23 minutes; Clapham Junction is fairer once you count real journey times. London’s transport map is not its geography: the Thames splits it, and half the Tube lines don’t cross it.
Where the answer changes
- if you both want the fastest trip Earls Court Map ↗
- at lunchtime on a weekday Victoria Map ↗
- on a Saturday evening Victoria Map ↗
Getting home
Both of you can still get the last train home from Clapham Junction, the longer trip back taking about 30 minutes.
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