The London Marathon takes place on closed roads in central London on Sunday 23 April 2017. If you’re travelling in London on the day, here’s how your journey may be affected.
If you’re travelling in central London on Sunday 23 April 2017, the main transport changes are:
Roads will be closed across south east and central London between 06:00-19:00
Buses in central London and Greenwich will terminate early or be diverted from 06:30 to 19:30
DLR will run a changed service until 17:00
Tube and rail will be the best way to get around and enjoy the day, but the Jubilee, Circle and District lines will be busier than usual with spectators and participants
Driving
Roads closures and extra traffic will make central, south east and east London busier between 06:00 to 19:00 – if you can, avoid driving in central London during this time.
Saturday 22 April 22:00 to 00:00
Westminster Bridge
Monday 24 April 20:00-06:00
Kidbrooke Park Road
Shooters Hill Road/Farjoen Road
Shooters Hill Road/Goffers Road
Prince Charles Road
Tuesday 25 April 22:00-05:00
Tooley Street
Tower Bridge Road
Marathon day road closures
03:00 until around 15:00
South Circular Road (junction of Ha Ha Road)
06:30 to early hours Monday:
Birdcage Walk (westbound)
07:00 until around 14:00:
Artillery Place
Brunel Road
Charlton Park Lane
Charlton Way
Creek Road
Evelyn Street
Jamaica Road
John Wilson Street
Little Heath
Lower Road
Salter Road
Shooters Hill Road
Surrey Quays Road
Trafalgar Road
Woolwich Church Street
Woolwich Road
06:30 until around 19:00:
Byward Street
Commercial Road
East India Dock Tunnel
Limehouse Link Tunnel
Lower Thames Street
Marsh Wall
Narrow Street
North Colonnade
Parliament Square and approaches
Poplar High Street
Rotherhithe Tunnel
Southwark Bridge
The Highway
Tower Bridge
Tower Hill
Upper Thames Street
Victoria Embankment
Westferry Road
Westminster Bridge (reopens around 20:30)
21:00 until around 05:00
Abingdon Street
Victoria Street
Buses
Between 06:30 to 19:30, buses near the Marathon route will either be diverted or terminate early – please allow more time for your journey, plan ahead, or find alternative routes.
This affects the following routes:
1, 3, 11, 12, 15, 24, 25, 29, 42, 47, 51, 53, 54, 78, 87, 88, 89, 91, 96, 99, 100, 108, 115, 122, 129, 132, 135, 148, 159, 161, 177, 178, 180, 188, 199, 202, 211, 225, 244, 277, 286, 291, 341, 343, 344, 380, 381, 386, 422, 453, 469, 472, 486, C10, D3, D6, D7, D8, P12, RV1
Tube
On Sunday 23 April. The following Tube stations are likely to be busier than usual:
Blackfriars
Canada Water
Canary Wharf
Charing Cross
Embankment
Green Park
London Bridge
Mansion House
St James’s Park
Tower Hill/Tower Gateway
Temple
Westminster
If you can, allow more time for your journey or re-route to avoid these stations.