✈️ Travel to Gatwick & Brighton
Saturday 24 & Sunday 25 January
Major Delay Warning: Add at least 90 minutes extra to your journey.
From Victoria: Direct services are available but will be extremely busy.
From London Bridge: No direct trains. You must take a train to East Grinstead and then a replacement bus to Gatwick.
Brighton/Sussex Coast: Expect heavy disruption and longer travel times due to Network Rail engineering works.
🚇 London Underground Updates
Major Closures (Sat 24 & Sun 25 January)
Hammersmith & City Line: ❌ No service on the entire line.
Circle Line: No service between Hammersmith – Tower Hill and Edgware Road – High St Kensington.
District Line: No service between Edgware Road and High St Kensington.
Metropolitan Line: No service between Baker Street and Aldgate.
Thameslink Alert: Trains will not stop at Farringdon this weekend.
Night Tube (Fri Night/Sat Morning)
Jubilee Line: Trains will skip Baker Street. Use local buses 13, N113 (to St John’s Wood), or 139 (to Bond St).
🚆 Overground, Elizabeth Line & DLR
Elizabeth Line (Sun 25): Reduced service Paddington to Heathrow/Maidenhead. No stops at Acton Main Line, Hanwell, or West Ealing.
- Weaver line (Thu 22): No service between Hackney Downs and Chingford after 22:45
Mildmay Line (Sun 25): No service between Willesden Junction and Clapham Junction.
Suffragette Line (Sun 25): No service Gospel Oak – Barking (until 12:45) and no service Barking – Barking Riverside (all day).
DLR (Sun 25): No service between Tower Gateway and Shadwell.
🚗 Roads & Events
A40 Westway: ⚠️ Eastbound closure (towards Central London) from Friday 22:00 until Monday 05:00. Expect heavy delays.
Football Traffic (Sat/Sun): Matches at London Stadium (West Ham), Stamford Bridge (Chelsea W), Craven Cottage (Fulham), Selhurst Park (Palace), and Emirates (Arsenal).
Central London: Increased footfall due to a charity walk starting/ending at the Oval (Sat/Sun, 08:00–17:00).
Source: TfL