Travel closures for Baroness Thatcher's funeral

  • London
Baroness Thatcher's politics were divisive in Britain. Credit: PA

The route of the funeral procession runs from The Palace of Westminster, through Parliament Square, along Whitehall, through Trafalgar Square, on to the Strand, Aldwych, Fleet Street and Ludgate Hill where it will end at St Paul's Cathedral.

Planned road closures include all of the roads on the funeral route, all roads adjoining the route. The following key roads will be closed:

  • Parliament Sqaure

  • Whitehall

  • Trafalgar Sqaure

  • The Stand

  • Aldwych

  • Fleet Street

  • Ludgate Hill

  • Farringdon Road

  • Kingsway

  • Charing Cross Road

  • The Mall

  • Victoria Street

  • Millbank

  • St Paul's Churchyard

  • Cannon Street

  • Cheapside

  • Cornhill

Road closures will be implemented from at least 07:30hrs on Wednesday 17 April.

Buses affected: A number of bus services will be on diversion or will finish before their usual destination due to the planned road closures.

Diversions and curtailments will begin from 06:00 and will include, but not limited to, the following routes:

1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 43, 45, 53, 59, 63, 68, 76, 87, 88, 91, 100, 133, 139, 141, 148, 159, 168, 171, 172, 176, 188, 211, 242, 243, 341, 381, 388, 453, 507, 521, C10.

The routes will return to normal as soon as possible after roads have reopened.

London Underground will be accepting London Bus tickets on reasonable alternative routes.