Advertising at South Kensington Underground station
Why advertise at South Kensington?
South Kensington serves the museum quarter, with a pedestrian subway running from the station concourse towards Exhibition Road. Three lines meet here, and the Natural History Museum, Science Museum and V&A are all within that walk.
South Kensington sits in zone 1, and is served by Circle, District and Piccadilly. Platform formats can be weighted towards a single line; escalator, ticket hall and concourse formats reach everyone passing through.
What is nearby
Destinations within walking distance of South Kensington. Advertising here reaches people on their way to and from them.
- Natural History Museum
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Science Museum
- Imperial College London
- Royal Albert Hall
- Exhibition Road
Formats at South Kensington
Our inventory records show these formats at South Kensington. They are what the station carries, not a live availability list — individual sites and dates are confirmed with the media owner when we plan the campaign.
- digital
Digital escalator panels
Sequential screens running the length of the escalator shaft, synchronised so one story plays out as the passenger descends.
From £25,000 per station run, per 2 weeks
- digital
Digital 6-sheet (D6)
Portrait screens at eye level in ticket halls, entrances and concourses, carrying five seconds of full motion.
From £1,500 per screen, per 2 weeks
- digital
Digital 12-sheet (D12)
The larger landscape screen in ticket halls and concourses, where a D6 is not enough presence.
From £3,000 per screen, per 2 weeks
- static
16-sheet cross-track
Facing the platform from the opposite wall, read across the track for the whole wait.
From £2,250 per panel, per 2 weeks
- static
48-sheet posters
Cross-track large format, facing the platform from the opposite wall and read for the whole wait.
From £6,000 per panel, per 2 weeks
- static
12-sheet posters
Landscape paper at platform level, large enough to read from across the platform without buying cross-track scale.
From £2,000 per panel, per 2 weeks
- static
6-sheet posters (paper)
The larger static poster unit, at eye level in ticket halls and passageways where footfall is heaviest.
From £1,750 per panel, per 2 weeks
- static
4-sheet posters
The smaller station poster, placed in the high-footfall parts of the station to build frequency cheaply.
From £750 per panel, per 2 weeks
- static
Escalator panels (static)
Paper panels running alongside the escalator, telling a story one frame at a time on the way down.
From £300 per panel, per 2 weeks
Where a station carries both, choosing between digital and paper usually matters more than choosing the station.
South Kensington advertising costs
Indicative two week rates. Zone 1 carries a premium over the outer zones for the same format, so expect the upper end of each range here.
| Format | Indicative cost | Buying unit |
|---|---|---|
| 6-sheet posters (paper) | Indicative cost£1,750 | Buying unitper panel, per 2 weeks |
| 16-sheet cross-track | Indicative cost£2,250 | Buying unitper panel, per 2 weeks |
| Digital 6-sheet (D6) | Indicative cost£1,500 | Buying unitper screen, per 2 weeks |
| Digital escalator panels | Indicative cost£25,000 | Buying unitper station run, per 2 weeks |
| Station domination | Indicative cost£40,000 to £250,000 | Buying unitper station, per 2 weeks |
Planning guidance, not a quote and not live availability. Excludes VAT; poster rates include print and production where stated. Rates are confirmed with the media owner at booking.
An interchange is rarely bought on its own — how to build a station list explains the trade-offs.
Nearby stations
Stations close enough to run as a cluster, which usually buys more coverage than concentrating everything on one site.
- Zone 1 · King's Cross
King's Cross St Pancras
6 lines
Six Underground lines meeting two mainline termini and Eurostar, giving the widest audience mix on the network.
70.3m entries and exits (2023)
- Zone 1 · Victoria
Victoria
3 lines
Commuter, coach and theatre audiences passing through a single concentrated ticket hall.
63.4m entries and exits (2023)
- Zone 1 · City of London
Liverpool Street
5 lines
City finance and technology commuters, with weekday frequency among the highest on the network.
61.9m entries and exits (2023)
South Kensington questions.
Station notes last reviewed 16 August 2026.
A two week digital escalator panel campaign is typically £8,000 to £25,000 depending on the pack, and poster formats start under £1,000 per panel. Zone 1 carries a premium: expect the upper end of each range. All figures are indicative planning guidance excluding production and VAT, confirmed with the media owner at booking.
South Kensington is served by Circle, District and Piccadilly. Platform and cross-track formats are bought by platform, so they can be weighted towards a single line. Ticket hall, escalator and concourse formats reach everyone passing through, whichever line they are travelling on.
South Kensington serves the museum quarter, with a pedestrian subway running from the station concourse towards Exhibition Road. Three lines meet here, and the Natural History Museum, Science Museum and V&A are all within that walk. Nearby destinations include Natural History Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum and Science Museum.
Station dominations are subject to inventory and usually need twelve weeks' notice, from around £40,000 for two weeks. Only one advertiser holds a station at a time, so the peak trading periods go early.
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