Tube services resume on Boxing Day, but a chunk of it will still be closed. Buses will also start running from about 5.30am (so you can hit up those Boxing Day sales).
On Christmas Day, public transport in London, including buses, trams, London Underground and London Overground trains, does not operate. A reduced public transport service runs on Boxing Day. Some taxis are available, but fares increase on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
Shops and museums are open. London's transport network operates, but not national rail. Lots of places will be offering Boxing Day brunch, a lovely start to your day. Even your jaded teenagers will love the Natural History Museum, it's amazing!
Christmas Eve (December 24): Last trains will run from 8 PM, followed by reduced service levels. Christmas Day (December 25): No service. Boxing Day (December 26): Reduced Sunday service. December 27 to 31: Saturday service.
London Underground – Trains will have weekday start/ end times but run at a Sunday service frequency. District line. Trains won't run between Gloucester Road and Acton Town, Richmond and Wimbledon, Edgware Road and Wimbledon. No service to Kensington (Olympia).
Boxing Day was once a day to donate gifts to those in need, but it has evolved to become a part of Christmas festivities, with many people choosing to shop for deals on Boxing Day. It originated in the United Kingdom and is celebrated in several Commonwealth nations.
Travellers can find coach journeys to over 40 UK cities and towns, with many services available across the festive period, including Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Day and surrounding bank holidays.
Under section 8A, a conditional exemption applies to Boxing Day. All shops are allowed to trade on Boxing Day provided employees freely elect to work. Employees working on Boxing Day may be entitled to penalty rates above their ordinary wages. For more information about penalty rates refer to the Fair Work Ombudsman.
Try find something within walking distance to your hotel as taxis/uber/bolt will be very busy. On boxing day the sales start so all shopping areas will be very busy.
Most restaurants, cafes and tourist attractions will also be open on this day. Some tourist attractions in London close completely from December 24th to 26th, such as the Tower of London and the British Museum.
Will the public transport be close at Christmas and Boxing Day in London?
There will be no service on the majority of public transport on Christmas Day and no services on some parts of the network on Boxing Day, including the Elizabeth line. Apart from planned closures, services will run all night on New Year's Eve.
"will I be able to get an uber on Christmas day?" Almost certainly. They will name their price though. Personally if I had to make a planned journey anywhere on Christmas Day I would book it in advance with a proper taxi or minicab firm, and agree a fixed price when booking.
Tube services resume on Boxing Day, but a chunk of it will still be closed. Buses will also start running from about 5.30am (so you can hit up those Boxing Day sales). The tube and Overground should open at 7am, but the Elizabeth line will be shut that day.
The Lioness line goes from Euston to Watford Junction in north London and runs through Wembley. In renaming the line after the Lionesses, TFL said: "The team are creating a lasting legacy that continues to inspire and empower the next generation of women and girls in sport."
London Underground trains generally run between 5am and midnight, Monday to Saturday. Operating hours are slightly reduced on Sunday. Night Tube trains run on some lines throughout the night on Fridays and Saturdays.
Does the Tube run on Christmas Day? A guide to TfL services over Christmas. You won't be riding one of these on 25 December. As usual, no TfL services run on Christmas Day.
TfL confirmed that they are unable to offer free travel on the night, which will now have been the case for the past five years. Image: JuliusKielaitis, Shutterstock. There has been no free travel on New Year's Eve since 2020, which wasn't such an eventful year in terms of the festivities anyway.
The government website explains that bank holidays can be worked legally. It explains: “Bank or public holidays do not have to be given as paid leave. “An employer can choose to include bank holidays as part of a worker's statutory annual leave.”
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The airport will be operating with flights arriving and departing on Christmas Day. There will be no underground, Elizabeth line, Heathrow Express or local buses operating on the day. On Boxing Day morning the local buses and underground will start running but much later than normal.
