New Year's Eve - Sunday 31 December

Travel advice for New Year.

Plan your journey, check your travel and allow more time for your journey.

All-night services

Some TfL services, including most of the Tube, will run all night.

Fares

TfL is not able to offer free travel on New Year's Eve.

Events and attractions

Central London

  • There will be road and bridge closures in central London from early afternoon
  • Some buses will be on diversion
  • It will not be possible to walk or cycle across some bridges

Bus

Day

  • Sunday day service
  • Some buses in central London will be on diversion from early afternoon

Night

  • Sunday night service on all 24-hour and night routes
  • Some routes will run more often
  • A small number of day routes will run overnight
  • Some buses in central London will be on diversion

Tube

Day

  • Normal service

Waterloo and City line

  • No service

District line

  • No service to Kensington Olympia

Night

  • Services running all night on all lines (except Waterloo & City line and District line to Kensington Olympia)
  • Stations near the fireworks event and in other busy areas of London may be exit or interchange only or have queues

London Overground

Gospel Oak-Barking Riverside

  • No overnight service

Euston-Watford Junction

Extra late night services at these times:

  • 01:05 Euston to Queens Park
  • 01:44 Euston to Watford

Liverpool Street-Enfield Town/Cheshunt/Chingford

  • Special overnight service

Romford-Upminster

  • No overnight service

Highbury & Islington-West Croydon/Clapham Junction/Crystal Palace

  • No day service between Clapham Junction and Surrey Quays
  • Special overnight service between Highbury & Islington and Crystal Palace/West Croydon

Richmond/Clapham Junction-Stratford

  • Special overnight service

Elizabeth line

Day

  • Normal service

Night

  • Special all-night service running between:
    • Hayes & Harlington and Shenfield
    • Reading and Abbey Wood
    • Maidenhead and Abbey Wood
  • No overnight services running to/from Heathrow.

DLR

  • Normal day service
  • Special all-night service on all routes
  • Trains every 15 minutes

Trams

  • Sunday service
  • Special all-night service

IFS Cloud Cable Car

  • Service running 09:00-19:00

Woolwich Ferry

  • No service

Walking

  • From early afternoon, you will not be able to walk through certain areas of central London as roads are closed for the New Year's Eve fireworks
  • Some bridges in central London will be closed to people walking 
  • You may need to use the Tube to cross the river in central London (services will will run all night).

Cycling

  • Road and bridge closures may affect your journey
  • You may have to dismount and walk in crowded areas
  • Follow instructions from stewards and police
  • Some Santander Cycle docking stations will be out of service until 18:00 on Tuesday 2 January

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