Zone guide ·
Hackney for a night out: the Overground, the night buses and the Empire
Hackney has no Tube station. Its central Overground stations are in Zone 2, and six night bus routes run all week. Plus the Hackney Empire, Oslo and MOTH Club.
MYSOVA blog
Going out in London
How to get home at night, what each MYSOVA zone holds, and how clocking in and XP work. Written by Pavel Vassiltsenko, MYSOVA’s founder, with a source for every fact.
Going out
Zone guide ·
King's Cross for a night out: the zone, the way home and the 1990s clubs
King's Cross is in fare Zone 1, and its Victoria and Piccadilly lines run all night on Fridays and Saturdays. The zone, the night buses and the 1990s clubs.
London at night ·
Night Tube and night buses for 17 London areas: getting home at night
For 17 London areas: nearby stations, which run the Night Tube or Night Overground, fare zones, and the bus routes that run all night. Checked against TfL.
Zone guide ·
Brixton for a night out: the zone, the venue mix and the way home
Brixton is in fare Zone 2. MYSOVA's Brixton zone holds 26 mapped venues, 4 of them clubs, and the Victoria line runs all night on Fridays and Saturdays.
Zone guide ·
Shoreditch for a night out: the zone, the venue mix and the way home
Shoreditch is in fare Zone 1. MYSOVA's Shoreditch zone holds 40 mapped venues, most of them pubs and bars, and its station runs the Night Overground.
London at night ·
What time do pubs close in London? How licensing hours work
No single closing time: each venue's licence sets its hours. Here are nine London councils' policy hours for pubs and bars, read from their own documents.
Getting home
London at night ·
Getting home from Soho at night: Night Tube, night buses and booked cabs
Which Soho stations run the Night Tube, where Soho's 22 night bus routes stop, what the fares are, and how to get a licensed cab home. Checked against TfL.
The app
How MYSOVA works ·
Planning a night out in London: what SOVA does and what it sees
SOVA, the AI assistant in the MYSOVA app, plans a route of up to five venues near you, in visiting order. What it can see, what it cannot, and how many questions you get.
How MYSOVA works ·
What bar am I in? Four ways to find out, and how MYSOVA's clock-in checks
Start with your phone's map. On a built-up street, read the licence summary a licensed bar must display. Why GPS alone can leave you between two bars.
How MYSOVA works ·
What clocking in is, and how MYSOVA counts your XP
A clock-in needs your phone within 75 metres of the venue. Most venues start at 25 XP, zones add up to 1.5×, and a two-hour stay adds 150 before multipliers.