New Year's Eve - Saturday 31 December
Some TfL services, including most of the Tube, will run all night.
TfL is not able to offer free travel on New Year's Eve.
Plan your journey, check your travel and allow more time for your journey.
- See our Status updates map for Tube, London Overground, Rail, DLR and tram services for Saturday 31 December
- Check traffic status updates map for Saturday 31 December
- Plan a journey
Events and attractions
- Tickets for the New Year's Eve fireworks display in central London are sold out
- Do not come to the fireworks display without a ticket, as you will not be allowed entry.
- Check out New Year's Eve events and attractions on the Visit London website
Closures in central London
- To support the New Year's Eve fireworks display, there will be road closures in central London from early afternoon, with buses on diversion
- From 14:00, some bridges in central London will be closed to traffic
- If you need to cross the river in central London while bridges are closed, use Tube services, which will run all night
Bridge closure times
| Bridge | Closed to traffic from |
| Vauxhall Bridge | 23:30 |
| Lambeth Bridge | 20:00 |
| Westminster Bridge | 14:00 |
| Waterloo Bridge |
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| Blackfriars Bridge | 20:00 |
Other bridges in central London may close at short notice for public safety reasons.
Bus
- Abellio bus services are affected by a strike
- Some buses in central London will be on diversion from early afternoon
Daytime
- Saturday service on all day routes
Night-time
- Saturday service on all night and 24-hour routes
- More frequent buses on some routes
- A small number of additional day routes will run overnight
Tube
- Special service
- Services will run all night except on Waterloo & City line (no service) and District line to Kensington Olympia
- From 23:30 on New Year's Eve until 02:00 on New Year's Day some stations near to the London New Year's Eve fireworks event or in other busy areas may become exit or interchange only at short notice
- Westminster and Chalk Farm Station will close at 21:30 for crowd control measures and will reopen when safe to do so
District line
- No service to Kensington Olympia
Waterloo & City line
- No service
London Overground
Liverpool Street-Enfield Town/Cheshunt/Chingford
- No service
Romford-Upminster
- No service
Richmond/Clapham Junction-Stratford
- No service Willesden Junction-Clapham Junction
- Reduced service Richmond-Stratford
Special overnight services
Highbury & Islington-West Croydon/Clapham Junction/Crystal Palace
- Highbury & Islington-Crystal Palace: 3 trains per hour
- West Croydon-Highbury & Islington: 3 trains per hour
Euston-Watford Junction
Two additional late services running:
- 00:30: Euston to Queen's Park
- 01:45: Euston to Watford Junction
Elizabeth line
Daytime
Paddington-Reading/Heathrow
- Reduced service
Paddington-Abbey Wood
- Services every 5 minutes
Whitechapel-Shenfield
- No service
- Rail replacement buses running between Stratford and Shenfield
Night-time
- Special night services between Abbey Wood and Reading
- Trains do not run Acton Main Line, West Ealing, Hanwell, Burnham and Taplow
- Trains do not run to/from Heathrow
IFS Cloud Cable Car
- Service running 09:00-20:00
DLR
Daytime
- Saturday service
Overnight
- Special all-night service
Trams
Daytime
- Sunday service
Overnight
- Service running overnight
Cycling
- Some Santander Cycles docking stations will be out of service until 18:00 on Thursday 2 January.
Dial-a-Ride
- Service running 07:00-01:00 (early morning New Year's Day)
- Dial-a-Ride services are for registered members only
Woolwich Ferry
- 1 boat service
Taxi and Private Hire
From 20:00 on New Year's Eve until 06:00 on Monday 2 January
- Black cabs will charge an extra £4 per journey
- There may be an extra charge for private hire vehicles (including minicabs) - check when you book
Other services
- National rail services will be subject to some changes. Plan ahead and check before you travel on the National Rail website
- Any TfL services not listed on this page are operating a Saturday service today
Driving and paying to drive
- Waterloo Bridge will be closed to traffic from 19:00 and Westminster Bridge from 14:00
- Other bridges in central London may close by early afternoon
- The Congestion Charge does not operate today - you don't need to pay
- You may have to pay the ULEZ or LEZ if your vehicle doesn't meet emissions standards
Travelling safely
We hope you enjoy New Year's Eve.
- Take care while travelling on the network, especially if you have been drinking alcohol
- Plan how you are getting home in advance
- Find out more about safer travel