Your guide to getting away this Christmas, as disruption looms for major rail and road routes.

Christmas getaway: Londoners warned of festive travel disruption

It is understood Transport for London has told the Aslef union it will set out an initial proposal on an average four-day working week in January.

Tube drivers to get proposal for restructured work week

Passengers in Paddington station in London, during a strike by train driver members of Aslef and the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) in a long-running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. Picture date: Friday February 3, 2023.


Passengers have been urged to check ahead before they travel. 

'Severe rail disruption' expected this weekend due to staff shortages

Several services will be cancelled or disrupted as people try to leave the capital for the festive period. 

Major London stations to close over Christmas period amid heavy traffic on roads

ITV London investigates how the Stansted Express service is catching customers out. 

Flaw in Stansted Express ticketing system is leaving customers with hefty fines

The Underground lines are expected to be fully suspended for part of this weekend so that engineering works can be carried out.

Four London tube lines shut over part of the weekend

Train operators around the UK have advised customers not to travel on Saturday due to widespread disruption after Storm Babet.

London’s King’s Cross station forced to close due to overcrowding

EMBARGOD TO 0001 TUESDAY JULY 18 A general view of the new SmartCheck facial biometric check-in system at the Eurostar terminal in St Pancras station, London. The contactless fast-track facial biometric check-in system enables some Eurostar passengers to save time, and avoid queues for ticket and UK border exit checks, by securely downloading the iProov.me app and registering their ticket, passport and face before they travel . Picture date: Monday July 17, 2023.



The launch of the technology at St Pancras station is aimed at easing long queues.

How Eurostar passengers can avoid manual checks of tickets and passports

Local residents and the Green Party welcomed the council's unanimous decision to deny the airport permission to end a 24-hour quiet period over the weekend. 

London City Airport's bid to end 24-hour flight curfew rejected by council

The airport says its contingency plans will help passengers have a ‘smooth’ half-term getaway.

Heathrow security guards stage fresh strike over pay

 The Ulez, which sees hundreds of thousands of motorists facing daily fees of £12.50, will cover the capital from 29 August 2023.

ULEZ expansion: Everything you need to know

There will be some train services, although many operators will only run trains for limited hours with many starting later and finishing earlier than usual. 

How will Saturday's rail strike affect train services to and from London?

London museums made up the top three most visited indoor attractions in 2022, with the British Museum coming in at second place, while Tate Modern was third.

Natural History Museum is most visited indoor UK attraction for second year

Freddy McBride, 61, from Balham in south London, was due to fly with his wife from Heathrow to Belfast on Saturday morning but had to rebook with Aer Lingus.

Passenger slams 'outrageous' Flybe after company enters administration

 Robert Powell, 58, the director of an online counselling company, and his son James, 22, were found guilty by magistrates of assault by beating earlier this month.

The victim was left with cuts and bruises on his face.

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