When do london tubes start running

For more detailed traveller information on which stations to use and suggestions for the best route to reach your destination, use Transport for London's Journey Planner. Buy a Visitor Oyster card , Oyster card, Travelcard or use a contactless payment card to get the best value as cash is the most expensive way to pay. Find more information, including how to get tickets, with this guide to Oyster cards and travelcards in London.

Check out this guide to cheap travel for more money-saving tips when travelling in London. For more details about London Tube prices, see the Transport for London website.

For contactless payment cards issued outside the UK, please check for transaction fees or bank changes. There are various discounts available for children, students , and elderly travellers on the London subway. Find out more information about London Oyster cards with these frequently asked questions. If you plan on travelling around London to do some sightseeing and visit some of London's best attractions, why not get a London Pass and save even more money.

Visitor Oyster. Devised in by Harry Beck, the London Underground map is a 20th-century design classic. It's very useful and clearly indicates the general directions used to designate trains north, south, east or westbound , with all interchanges clearly shown. Visit this Travel Maps section to download a pdf of the London Tube map. Transport for London TfL produces free maps and guides to help you get around. London Travel Information centres sell tickets and provide free maps.

You can also download a handy Tube and bus map designed for visitors in our Travel Maps section. Travelling around London on the Tube? Here are some other useful tips that will make your journey more enjoyable and efficient:. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport RMT union had previously threatened to strike over proposed changes to drivers' pay for night services.

The return of these lines also has to be planned around complex vital operational and engineering closures. Sadiq Khan , the mayor of London and chair of TfL, said: "The reason why I was so keen to be the first Mayor in London's history to start the night Tube in and to restart it now, after the COVID pause, is because I know how important this is to London's thriving night-time economy, to London's recovery and to the confidence and safety of everyone travelling home at night, particularly women and girls.

Watch Live. Tim Baker News reporter. Fill 2 Copy 11 Created with Sketch. TfL says resumption on Central and Victoria lines will make journeys safer, particularly for women. However, the rest of the former night tube network — the Northern, Piccadilly, and Jubilee lines — will remain closed until at least owing to funding and staffing issues. Transport for London said reopening the night tube would make journeys shorter and safer for all Londoners, and women in particular.

I will continue to work with TfL and the government to do everything we can to bring back the full night tube network as soon as possible.