London Tube Strikes August: How to avoid chaos and get around London

The strikes coincide with national rail strike action that will see major disruption to rail services across the country. 

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The tube strikes come as members of the Rail Maritime and Transport union (RMT) take action over dispute in pay,k work safety and jobs. 

The strikes are expected to see major travel chaos hit the capital, with an extra strain on all other public transport. 

How to get around London and avoid travel chaos during Tube Strikes (Canva) (Image: PA)

To save you some stress, we've got all the ways you can still travel whilst avoiding the strikes. 

How to get around London during Tube Strikes: 

Buses: 

The bus services and roads are expected to be a lot busier than normal, with commuters advised to allow more time for journeys. 

To plan your bus journey you can head to the Transport for London website, which has all bus routes and traffic status updates. 

However, it is important to note that bus service will also be affected this week, as workers also take strike action. 

From Friday 19 August some routes will not be running, mainly impacting routes in the west and north west of London. 

See the full list of affected routes here.

Driving: 

If you'd rather driver then you can check road status by heading to the TfL website. 

You can also hire a car, but much like roads, car hires are expected to be very busy and may sell out. 

TfL Rail, DLR, London Trams:

Timetable services to and from central London are likely to be disrupted.

Passengers are being advised to check for station closures before travelling if using services from stations served by the Tube.

You can check all services status via the TfL website. 

Walking and cycling:

Travellers are being advised to walk or cycle where possible, with much of Zone One walkable and never being far from a Santander Cycle hire point. 

You can check cyclic routes and road closures on the TfL website.