Is the london underground really free over xmas to new year?

TotallyBroke

New Years Eve evening is usually free. I'm unsure about new years day.

But the tube lines do close. The last tube to run on the central line is approx 1/1.30am. They do not start running again until approx 6am.

So would agree check out the tfl website

pennylane99

http://www.london.gov.uk/newyearseve/docs/2008_nye_booklet.pdf

tells you on above, free travel from 23.45 NYE Wed 31/12 to 04.30 NYD

more info on New Year travel here

http://www.london.gov.uk/newyearseve/transport/index.jsp

andrewmoorcroft

bengal-stripe wrote: »

Then contact Transport for London, only they can speak with authority!

You would be excused for thinking so but apparantly not!
I went to this website http://www.tfl.gov.uk/ and couldn't find anything about this coming NYE. So I called them and asked, and they didn't know anything about it! They just advised me on service times and said you had to pay. Obviously someone there knows but it depends on the agent you speek to and how good the communication is!

marky_p

I'd completely avoid trying to travel on the tube around midnight on NYE anyway, I did last year and it was an absolute nightmare, there was nearly a riot at Waterloo. Free or not, totally not worth it!

andrewmoorcroft

pennylane99 wrote: »

http://www.london.gov.uk/newyearseve/docs/2008_nye_booklet.pdf

tells you on above, free travel from 23.45 NYE Wed 31/12 to 04.30 NYD

more info on New Year travel here

http://www.london.gov.uk/newyearseve/transport/index.jsp

Thanks. Confirmation for this year now.