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The Tube plus the Elizabeth line cross the centre east–west; on Friday and Saturday nights five Tube lines run all night.

All cities · London Underground (11 lines) · Elizabeth line · London Overground · DLR · checked 2026-09

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Last train

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After midnight counts as the night before: Saturday 01:30 is still Friday night's service.

Typical last trains from central stations; the ends of a line stop earlier, and holidays use their own timetable. Check the operator's app on the night.

Lines and key stations

Schematic, not to scale: only the stations visitors use most, in order along the line.

Piccadilly line

Colour: dark blue · Heathrow / Uxbridge – Cockfosters

  1. Heathrow T2 & 3Airport
  2. Heathrow T5Airport
  3. South KensingtonSightsmuseums
  4. Green ParkInterchange
  5. Piccadilly CircusSights
  6. Leicester SquareInterchange
  7. King's Cross St PancrasRail stationEurostar

Central line

Colour: red · Ealing Broadway / West Ruislip – Epping

  1. Notting Hill GateSights
  2. Marble Arch
  3. Oxford CircusInterchange
  4. Tottenham Court RoadInterchangeBritish Museum
  5. BankInterchange
  6. Liverpool StreetRail stationStansted Express
  7. StratfordInterchange

Victoria line

Colour: light blue · Brixton – Walthamstow Central

  1. Brixton
  2. Vauxhall
  3. VictoriaRail stationGatwick Express
  4. Green ParkInterchange
  5. Oxford CircusInterchange
  6. EustonRail station
  7. King's Cross St PancrasInterchange

Jubilee line

Colour: grey · Stanmore – Stratford

  1. Baker StreetInterchange
  2. Bond StreetInterchange
  3. WestminsterSightsParliament
  4. WaterlooRail station
  5. London BridgeRail stationBorough Market
  6. Canary WharfInterchange

Northern line

Colour: black · Edgware / High Barnet – Morden / Battersea

  1. Camden TownSights
  2. EustonInterchange
  3. King's Cross St PancrasInterchange
  4. Leicester SquareInterchange
  5. EmbankmentInterchange
  6. BankInterchange
  7. London BridgeInterchange

Elizabeth line

Colour: purple · Reading / Heathrow – Shenfield / Abbey Wood

  1. Heathrow T5Airport
  2. PaddingtonRail stationHeathrow Express
  3. Bond StreetInterchange
  4. Tottenham Court RoadInterchange
  5. FarringdonInterchange
  6. Liverpool StreetInterchange
  7. Canary WharfInterchange

Also: District, Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan, Bakerloo and Waterloo & City lines, Overground and DLR.

First and last trainscheck

Typical service hours by system and day
SystemDaysHours
TubeMon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat05:30 – 00:30
TubeSun07:00 – 23:30
Night Tube (Victoria, Jubilee, Central, Northern, Piccadilly)Fri, Satfrom 05:30, all night

Most lines run about 05:30–00:30 Monday to Saturday and about 07:00–23:30 on Sunday (check). Night Tube runs through Friday and Saturday nights on the Victoria, Jubilee, Central, Northern (main branches) and Piccadilly lines, every 10–20 min; the Overground's Windrush line runs a night service between Highbury & Islington and New Cross Gate (check).

How oftencheck

Rush hour
2–3 min
Off-peak
3–6 min
Night
Night Tube every 10–20 min

Airport rail linkcheck

  • Heathrow (LHR)

    Piccadilly line (about 50 min to the centre), Elizabeth line (about 35 min), or Heathrow Express to Paddington (15 min, pricier).

    Last departure: Piccadilly about 23:30–00:00, all night on Fri–Sat; Heathrow Express about 23:30 (check); N9 night bus

  • Gatwick (LGW)

    Gatwick Express to Victoria or Thameslink to London Bridge and St Pancras.

    Last departure: Thameslink runs some trains through the night (check)

  • Stansted (STN)

    Stansted Express to Liverpool Street.

    Last departure: About 00:30 (check); coaches all night

Farescheck

Zone-based with daily and weekly caps when you tap the same card or phone (check). Payment: see the transit-cards tool.

Card to use: None needed — contactless card or phone; Oyster as an alternative

Cards, deposits and tap-to-pay for London →

Stations to know

  • AirportHeathrow T2 & 3Piccadilly line
  • AirportHeathrow T5Piccadilly line, Elizabeth line
  • Rail stationKing's Cross St Pancras — EurostarPiccadilly line
  • Rail stationLiverpool Street — Stansted ExpressCentral line
  • Rail stationVictoria — Gatwick ExpressVictoria line
  • Rail stationEustonVictoria line
  • Rail stationWaterlooJubilee line
  • Rail stationLondon Bridge — Borough MarketJubilee line
  • Rail stationPaddington — Heathrow ExpressElizabeth line
  • SightsSouth Kensington — museumsPiccadilly line
  • SightsPiccadilly CircusPiccadilly line
  • SightsNotting Hill GateCentral line
  • SightsWestminster — ParliamentJubilee line
  • SightsCamden TownNorthern line

Step-free accesscheck

About a third of Tube stations are step-free from street to platform, and every Elizabeth line station is; use TfL's step-free map before you go.

Etiquette and rulescheck

  • Stand on the right on escalators; walk on the left.
  • Let people off before boarding; move down inside the car.
  • Alcohol is banned on the whole network; eating is allowed but smelly hot food is not appreciated.
  • Offer priority seats; 'Baby on board' and 'Please offer me a seat' badges are respected.

After the last traincheck

  • Night buses (routes prefixed N plus 24-hour routes) cover the whole city; they take the same card.
  • Black cabs (yellow light on) and apps: Uber, Bolt, FREENOW.

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Everything marked check — hours, fares, last departures, rules — changes with timetables, works and holidays; confirm with the operator before you rely on a last train. Line colours are the operators' own, always shown with a name; diagrams are schematic. Written from Voykit's own notes; checked 2026-09.