Travel over the festive period
Travelling over Christmas or New Year?
If you're travelling by public transport over Christmas and New Year, please check your arrangements as some schedules will be subject to change.
By Rail
For more information on trains running to and from London and the North, see below for any updates to the services.
Thameslink
East Midlands Rail and Luton Airport Express
For more information, check National Rail Enquiries for train information.
There will be no DART service on 25 and 26 December. The last service will be at 22:00 on 24 December, with services returning at 04:00 on 27 December.
By Bus & Coach
Arriva & Greenline
Stagecoach
National Express
National Express coach services will operate as usual every day except for Christmas Day. See here to find out more information regarding the A1, A11, 240, 230, 422, 707, 737 and 777 coach services.
All onward travel from 28th - 30th December will follow normal opening hours. All onward travel from 2nd January 2026 will follow normal opening hours.
| Company | 24th December | 25th December | 26th December | 27th December | 31st December | 1st January 2026 |
| Europcar | Normal opening hours | Reduced opening hours 08:00 - 16:00 | Normal opening hours | Normal opening hours | Normal opening hours | Normal opening hours |
| Avis | Reduced opening hours 07:00 - 20:00 | Closed | Reduced opening hours 08:00 - 16:00 | Normal opening hours | Reduced opening hours 08:00 - 16:00 | Closed |
| Enterprise | Reduced opening hours 07:00 - 21:00 | Reduced opening hours 07:00 - 17:00 | Normal opening hours | Normal opening hours | Reduced opening hours 07:00 - 21:00 | Normal opening hours |
| National Express | Reduced opening hours, closing at 23:00 | Reduced opening hours, closing at 22:00 | Normal opening hours | Normal opening hours | Normal opening hours | Normal opening hours |
| Greenline | Full Saturday service. Early evening finish for all services except A and Z | Reduced A and Z services only | Reduced A and Z services only | Normal opening hours | Full Saturday service. Early evening finish for all services except A and Z | Reduced A and Z services only |
| Arriva | Normal hours | Reduced A and Z services only | Reduced A and Z services only | Normal hours | Normal hours | Reduced A and Z services only |
| DART | Reduced opening hours, closes at 22:00 | Closed | Closed | Reduced opening hours, opens at 04:00 | Normal opening hours | Normal opening hours |
| Stagecoach | Normal schedule, early finish time | Closed | Closed | Normal hours | Saturday service, early finish time | Closed |