Stanislaw Pozniecki, 49, of Billet Road in Walthamstow, pleaded guilty at Southwark Crown Court to one count of sexual assault by penetration.
He must also comply with a 15-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO).
The SHPO prohibits him from approaching, touching, staring, sitting next to, or making any attempts to communicate with lone women on the rail network in the UK, including the London Underground.
The court heard how at around 11.45pm on Sunday, January 2, 2022, Pozniecki sought out the lone woman travelling onboard a southbound Jubilee Line service.
He sat opposite the woman as she slept and initially attempted to wake her up, before moving to the seat next to her and molesting her.
She woke to him sexually assaulting her and he offered £20 for her to sleep with him, which she declined and attempted to shrug him off.
Both the victim and Pozniecki got off the tube train at Wembley Park and she walked away from him to sit on a bench along the platform.
Pozniecki then approached her again before a member of rail staff noticed his strange behaviour and asked him to move away from the victim.
Once she was alone with the member of staff, she disclosed the sexual assault and the staff member called the police.
Officers immediately attended the station to arrest Pozniecki and took him to custody for questioning.
British Transport Police (BTP) detectives built a case against Pozniecki, resulting in him changing his plea from not guilty to guilty.
BTP Detective Constable Jamie Saunders said: "Pozniecki sought out and assaulted a lone woman who was simply travelling home.
“His abhorrent actions were predatory and I am pleased to see him handed this jail term.
"It is thanks to the courage and support of the victim that we have been able to bring him before the courts and put him behind bars for years to come.
“I would also like to extend my thanks to the member of rail staff who spotted something suspicious, immediately intervened, and called the police.”
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