Travel
Travel
Travel information from Transport for London.
Tube
Restricted access
For safety reasons some stations may close temporarily to prevent overcrowding. It may be worthwhile walking part of your journey or seeking an alternative route.
Ladbroke Grove
Station closed.
Latimer Road
Closes at 11.30pm.
Notting Hill Gate
Exit only from 11:00 to 18:00. District and Circle lines will not stop from 11:00 to 18:00.
No interchange between Central line and District and Circle lines. Station may close for short periods of time to manage congestion.
Westbourne Park
Exit only 11am–6pm.
Closes at 11.30pm.
Holland Park
Exit only from 11:00 to 15:00. Closes at 15:00
Royal Oak
Exit only 11am–6pm.
Closes at 6pm.
Open as usual
Bayswater
Advisable 11am–7pm as Circle and District line trains will not stop at Notting Hill Gate.
Paddington
Advisable instead of Notting Hill Gate or Royal Oak (restricted entry).
High Street Kensington
Kensal Green
Queen’s Park
Queensway
Exit only from 11:00 to 18:00. Normal station operation from 18:00 to close.
Shepherd’s Bush (Central line)
Busier than usual mid-afternoon until early evening
Plan your journey at tfl.gov.uk.
London Overground
Nearest Stations
Queen’s Park
Kensal Rise
Kensal Green
Shepherd’s Bush
Sunday: no service until 11am.
Sun 27 A normal timetable will run on the majority of the London Overground network.
No London Overground service between Willesden Junction and Clapham Junction until 11am Sunday 27 August.
Mon 27 A Saturday timetable will run on Bank Holiday Monday.
Check before you travel at tfl.gov.uk.
Cycling
If cycling to Carnival, leave your bicycle somewhere secure and out of sight. Don’t cycle within the zone. It can be dangerous and cause considerable annoyance to
other Carnival goers.
Santander Cycle docks
Carnival zone docks suspended.
London Buses operate extra day and night buses to serve Carnival.
London Buses
Diversions
Sat 24 (10pm) to Tues 27 (early) Due to road closures, day/night buses will be diverted away from the Carnival area.
To the north of the Carnival area Buses start from ‘Prince of Wales’ on Harrow Road.
To the south of the Carnival area
Buses start from: Notting Hill Gate.
Bus stops within or next to the Carnival area will carry displays about diversions or disruptions.
Bus routes affected
2, 7, 16, 18, 23, 27, 28, 31, 36,
46, 52, 70, 94, 98, 148, 205*, 220,
228, 295, 316, 328, 332, 414, 452, N7, N16, N18, N28, N31, N98, N205, N207
* 205/N205 are re-routed as part of recent bus changes and no longer serve Marylebone. Use route 453 for Marylebone Station.
Bus route changes: tfl.gov.uk Traffic alerts: @TfLTrafficNew