London at night

Night Tube and night buses for 17 London areas: getting home at night

By Pavel Vassiltsenko, founder · 27 October 2026

Short answer

On Friday and Saturday nights, TfL runs the Night Tube on six lines: the Central, Jubilee, Northern, Piccadilly and Victoria lines, and the Windrush line of London Overground [1]. Buses run through the night on all seven nights [2]. For 17 London areas, from Soho to Canary Wharf, this guide lists the stations in or beside each area, which of them have a night service, their fare zones, and the bus routes that run through the night from stops in or beside it [3][4][5]. Everything below was checked against TfL on 27 October 2026.

How this guide counts

The areas. Each area is a shape drawn on this site's map, not a borough or a postcode [5]. A station or a bus stop counts when TfL's position for it lies inside the shape or within 200 metres of its edge, in a straight line [3][4][5].
Night trains. A station's night lines are the lines whose night timetable calls there [3]. TfL lists no night service on any other Tube line, on the Elizabeth line, on the DLR or on the other Overground lines [1][3].
Night buses. A route counts when, at one of its stops in or beside the area, TfL's timetable shows a bus in every hour from 01:00 to 04:59 on all seven nights [4]. Routes numbered with an N are TfL's night routes. Some day routes pass the same test, because they run 24 hours.
Changes. TfL changes night routes and timetables. Each section is dated, and the sources list says what was read and when.

The 17 areas at a glance

Area	Fare zone of its stations	Night Tube or Night Overground (Friday and Saturday)	Bus routes all night
Soho	1	Tottenham Court Road (Central and Northern); Piccadilly Circus (Piccadilly); Leicester Square (Northern and Piccadilly); Oxford Circus (Central and Victoria)	38
Mayfair	1	Green Park (Jubilee, Piccadilly and Victoria); Bond Street (Central and Jubilee)	27
Shoreditch	1	Shoreditch High Street (Windrush)	9
Dalston	2	Dalston Junction (Windrush); Haggerston (Windrush)	6
Hackney	2	none; nearest Dalston Junction (Windrush), 790 m	6
Camden	2	Camden Town (Northern); Mornington Crescent (Northern)	12
King's Cross	1	King's Cross St. Pancras (Piccadilly and Victoria)	6
Islington	1 and 2	Highbury & Islington (Victoria and Windrush)	10
Clerkenwell	1	none; nearest Chancery Lane (Central), 230 m	10
South Bank	1	Waterloo (Jubilee and Northern); Southwark (Jubilee); Embankment (Northern)	25
Elephant & Castle	1 and 2	none; nearest Kennington (Northern), 360 m	17
Bermondsey	2	Bermondsey (Jubilee)	5
Peckham	2	none; nearest New Cross Gate (Windrush), 1,580 m	10
Brixton	2	Brixton (Victoria)	9
Canary Wharf	2	Canary Wharf (Jubilee)	4
Kensington	1	none; nearest Earl's Court (Piccadilly), 330 m	7
Notting Hill	1 and 2	Holland Park (Central); Notting Hill Gate (Central)	10

Station names are TfL's, without the word "station". A station is listed when it lies inside the area or within 200 metres of its edge; the distance is given where it lies outside [3][5].

Fares at night

Night Tube and London Overground night fares are always off-peak [6]. An off-peak Day Travelcard also covers journeys that start before 04:30 the next day, so a Friday Travelcard still works in the early hours of Saturday [1][6]. On buses, an adult pay-as-you-go fare is £1.75, and the Hopper fare gives unlimited bus and tram journeys made within one hour of touching in. The daily cap on buses and trams is £5.25 [7].

Black cabs and minicabs

Only black cabs, the ones with the orange TAXI light, can be hailed in the street or taken from a rank without booking [2]. A minicab has to be booked with a licensed operator, in an app, by phone or at its office, and the booking confirmation has to show the number plate, the driver's first name, their private hire licence number and a photo [2]. TfL calls unbooked minicabs illegal and uninsured for passengers [2]. The Soho guide sets out the rules in full.

Area by area

Soho

In short (TfL, 27 October 2026): Four stations in or beside the area run the Night Tube or Night Overground on Friday and Saturday (Central, Northern, Piccadilly and Victoria lines). Its stations are in fare zone 1. From its stops, 38 bus routes run through the night [3][4].

Station	Where	Lines	Night lines	Fare zone
Piccadilly Circus	inside	Bakerloo, Piccadilly	Piccadilly	1
Tottenham Court Road	inside	Central, Elizabeth line, Northern	Central, Northern	1
Leicester Square	20 m outside	Northern, Piccadilly	Northern, Piccadilly	1
Oxford Circus	170 m outside	Bakerloo, Central, Victoria	Central, Victoria	1

Night routes: N1, N3, N5, N8, N9, N15, N18, N19, N20, N22, N25, N29, N38, N41, N55, N68, N73, N97, N98, N109, N118, N136, N171, N207, N242, N253, N279.

Day routes that also run all night: 12, 14, 23, 24, 88, 139, 159, 176, 188, 390, 453.

Not checked, because TfL's timetable feed returned no timetable for their stops here: 94, N113.

Mayfair

In short (TfL, 27 October 2026): Two stations in or beside the area run the Night Tube or Night Overground on Friday and Saturday (Central, Jubilee, Piccadilly and Victoria lines). Its stations are in fare zone 1. From its stops, 27 bus routes run through the night [3][4].

Station	Where	Lines	Night lines	Fare zone
Green Park	inside	Jubilee, Piccadilly, Victoria	Jubilee, Piccadilly, Victoria	1
Bond Street	40 m outside	Central, Elizabeth line, Jubilee	Central, Jubilee	1

Night routes: N2, N3, N9, N15, N18, N19, N22, N32, N38, N74, N97, N109, N118, N136, N137.

Day routes that also run all night: 6, 12, 13, 14, 23, 36, 88, 139, 148, 159, 390, 453.

Not checked, because TfL's timetable feed returned no timetable for their stops here: 7, 94, 98, N7, N98, N113, N207.

Shoreditch

In short (TfL, 27 October 2026): One station in or beside the area runs the Night Tube or Night Overground on Friday and Saturday (Windrush line). Its stations are in fare zone 1. From its stops, 9 bus routes run through the night [3][4].

Station	Where	Lines	Night lines	Fare zone
Shoreditch High Street	inside	Windrush	Windrush	1

Night routes: N8, N26, N55, N205, N242.

Day routes that also run all night: 35, 47, 149, 243.

Dalston

In short (TfL, 27 October 2026): Two stations in or beside the area run the Night Tube or Night Overground on Friday and Saturday (Windrush line). Its stations are in fare zone 2. From its stops, 6 bus routes run through the night [3][4].

Station	Where	Lines	Night lines	Fare zone
Dalston Junction	inside	Windrush	Windrush	2
Haggerston	10 m outside	Windrush	Windrush	2
Dalston Kingsland	170 m outside	Mildmay	none	2

Night routes: N38, N242, N277.

Day routes that also run all night: 76, 149, 243.

Hackney

In short (TfL, 27 October 2026): No station in or beside the area has a night train; the nearest that does is Dalston Junction (Windrush), about 790 metres from its edge. Its stations are in fare zone 2. From its stops, 6 bus routes run through the night [3][4].

Station	Where	Lines	Night lines	Fare zone
Hackney Central	inside	Mildmay	none	2
London Fields	inside	Greater Anglia, Weaver	none	2
Hackney Downs	110 m outside	Greater Anglia, Weaver	none	2

Night routes: N26, N38, N55, N242, N253, N277.

Not checked, because TfL's timetable feed returned no timetable for their stops here: D6.

Camden

In short (TfL, 27 October 2026): Two stations in or beside the area run the Night Tube or Night Overground on Friday and Saturday (Northern line). Its stations are in fare zone 2. From its stops, 12 bus routes run through the night [3][4].

Station	Where	Lines	Night lines	Fare zone
Camden Road	inside	Mildmay	none	2
Camden Town	inside	Northern	Northern	2
Mornington Crescent	20 m outside	Northern	Northern	2

Night routes: N5, N20, N27, N28, N29, N31, N253, N279.

Day routes that also run all night: 24, 88, 134, 214.

King's Cross

In short (TfL, 27 October 2026): One station in or beside the area runs the Night Tube or Night Overground on Friday and Saturday (Piccadilly and Victoria lines). Its stations are in fare zone 1. From its stops, 6 bus routes run through the night [3][4].

Station	Where	Lines	Night lines	Fare zone
King's Cross St. Pancras	inside	Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan, Northern, Piccadilly, Victoria	Piccadilly, Victoria	1
London King's Cross	inside	Grand Central, Great Northern, Hull Trains, London North Eastern Railway, Lumo, Thameslink	none	1
London St Pancras International	60 m outside	East Midlands Railway, Hull Trains, Southeastern, Thameslink	none	1
London St Pancras International LL	120 m outside	Hull Trains, Thameslink	none	1

Night routes: N63, N73, N91, N205.

Day routes that also run all night: 214, 390.

Islington

In short (TfL, 27 October 2026): One station in or beside the area runs the Night Tube or Night Overground on Friday and Saturday (Victoria and Windrush lines). Its stations are in fare zones 1 and 2. From its stops, 10 bus routes run through the night [3][4].

Station	Where	Lines	Night lines	Fare zone
Essex Road	inside	Great Northern	none	2
Highbury & Islington	inside	Great Northern, Mildmay, Victoria, Windrush	Victoria, Windrush	2
Angel	70 m outside	Northern	none	1

Night routes: N19, N38, N41, N73, N205, N263, N277.

Day routes that also run all night: 43, 214, 341.

Clerkenwell

In short (TfL, 27 October 2026): No station in or beside the area has a night train; the nearest that does is Chancery Lane (Central), about 230 metres from its edge. Its stations are in fare zone 1. From its stops, 10 bus routes run through the night [3][4].

Station	Where	Lines	Night lines	Fare zone
Farringdon	inside	Circle, Elizabeth line, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan, Thameslink	none	1
Barbican	90 m outside	Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan	none	1

Night routes: N8, N19, N25, N38, N41, N55, N63, N242.

Day routes that also run all night: 243, 341.

South Bank

In short (TfL, 27 October 2026): Three stations in or beside the area run the Night Tube or Night Overground on Friday and Saturday (Jubilee and Northern lines). Its stations are in fare zone 1. From its stops, 25 bus routes run through the night [3][4].

Station	Where	Lines	Night lines	Fare zone
London Waterloo	inside	South Western Railway	none	1
London Waterloo East	inside	Southeastern	none	1
Southwark	inside	Jubilee	Jubilee	1
Waterloo	inside	Bakerloo, Jubilee, Northern, Waterloo & City	Jubilee, Northern	1
Embankment	50 m outside	Bakerloo, Circle, District, Northern	Northern	1
Temple	50 m outside	Circle, District	none	1

Night routes: N1, N9, N15, N21, N26, N44, N63, N68, N87, N89, N91, N155, N171, N199, N343, N381, N550, N551.

Day routes that also run all night: 23, 76, 139, 176, 188, 243, 341.

Elephant & Castle

In short (TfL, 27 October 2026): No station in or beside the area has a night train; the nearest that does is Kennington (Northern), about 360 metres from its edge. Its stations are in fare zones 1 and 2. From its stops, 17 bus routes run through the night [3][4].

Station	Where	Lines	Night lines	Fare zone
Elephant & Castle	inside	Bakerloo, Northern, Southeastern, Thameslink	none	1 and 2

Night routes: N1, N21, N53, N63, N68, N89, N133, N155, N171, N343.

Day routes that also run all night: 12, 35, 148, 176, 188, 344, 453.

Bermondsey

In short (TfL, 27 October 2026): One station in or beside the area runs the Night Tube or Night Overground on Friday and Saturday (Jubilee line). Its stations are in fare zone 2. From its stops, 5 bus routes run through the night [3][4].

Station	Where	Lines	Night lines	Fare zone
Bermondsey	inside	Jubilee	Jubilee	2

Night routes: N1, N199, N381.

Day routes that also run all night: 47, 188.

Peckham

In short (TfL, 27 October 2026): No station in or beside the area has a night train; the nearest that does is New Cross Gate (Windrush), about 1,580 metres from its edge. Its stations are in fare zone 2. From its stops, 10 bus routes run through the night [3][4].

Station	Where	Lines	Night lines	Fare zone
Peckham Rye	inside	Southeastern, Southern, Thameslink, Windrush	none	2

Night routes: N63, N89, N136, N171, N343, N381.

Day routes that also run all night: 12, 36, 37, 345.

Brixton

In short (TfL, 27 October 2026): One station in or beside the area runs the Night Tube or Night Overground on Friday and Saturday (Victoria line). Its stations are in fare zone 2. From its stops, 9 bus routes run through the night [3][4].

Station	Where	Lines	Night lines	Fare zone
Brixton	inside	Southeastern, Victoria	Victoria	2

Night routes: N2, N3, N109, N133, N250.

Day routes that also run all night: 35, 37, 159, 345.

Canary Wharf

Station	Where	Lines	Night lines	Fare zone
Canary Wharf	inside	DLR, Elizabeth line, Jubilee	Jubilee	2
Heron Quays	inside	DLR	none	2
Poplar	inside	DLR	none	2
West India Quay	inside	DLR	none	2
Westferry	60 m outside	DLR	none	2
South Quay	80 m outside	DLR	none	2

Night routes: N15, N277, N550, N551.

Kensington

In short (TfL, 27 October 2026): No station in or beside the area has a night train; the nearest that does is Earl's Court (Piccadilly), about 330 metres from its edge. Its stations are in fare zone 1. From its stops, 7 bus routes run through the night [3][4].

Station	Where	Lines	Night lines	Fare zone
High Street Kensington	inside	Circle, District	none	1

Night routes: N9, N27, N28, N31, N74, N97.

Day routes that also run all night: 52.

Notting Hill

In short (TfL, 27 October 2026): Two stations in or beside the area run the Night Tube or Night Overground on Friday and Saturday (Central line). Its stations are in fare zones 1 and 2. From its stops, 10 bus routes run through the night [3][4].

Station	Where	Lines	Night lines	Fare zone
Holland Park	inside	Central	Central	2
Ladbroke Grove	inside	Circle, Hammersmith & City	none	2
Notting Hill Gate	140 m outside	Central, Circle, District	Central	1 and 2

Night routes: N7, N27, N28, N31, N207.

Day routes that also run all night: 23, 52, 94, 148, 295.

If something goes wrong

TfL staffs every Tube station while trains are running [1]. To report an incident on the network, text the British Transport Police on 61016 or call 0800 40 50 40. In an emergency, call 999 [1].

Where MYSOVA comes in

MYSOVA is a London social passport: clock in at bars, pubs and clubs, earn XP and meet people where you go. The 17 areas above are the app's zones, and the zones page lists each one's venues.

Your first clock-in starts your passport.

Free · UK App Store and Google Play · 18+

Sources

All fetched or read on 27 October 2026.

Transport for London, "The Night Tube": https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/tube/night-tube (lines, Friday and Saturday service, fares, staffing, British Transport Police contacts).
Transport for London, "Safer travel at night": https://tfl.gov.uk/travel-information/your-safety-and-security/safer-travel-at-night (night buses, black cabs, minicab booking rules).
TfL Unified API: Line/{central,jubilee,northern,piccadilly,victoria,windrush}/Route/Sequence/all?serviceTypes=Night for the stations each night line calls at; StopPoint?lat={centre}&lon={centre}&stopTypes=NaptanMetroStation,NaptanRailStation&radius={r} for the stations near each area; StopPoint/{id} for each station's fare zone.
TfL Unified API: StopPoint?lat={centre}&lon={centre}&stopTypes=NaptanPublicBusCoachTram&radius={r}&modes=bus for the bus stops near each area; Line/{route}/Route/Sequence/all for each route's own stops; Line/{route}/Timetable/{stop} for its timetable at a stop in or beside the area, or at its first stop with TfL's published running times where TfL gives none at the area's stop.
MYSOVA zones table (production, read-only SELECT id, name, multiplier, polygon FROM public.zones, 22 October 2026; the website's copy of the 17 shapes matched it on 27 October 2026). Distances are straight lines to the edge of each shape, on the British National Grid.
Transport for London, "Tube and rail fares": https://tfl.gov.uk/fares/find-fares/tube-and-rail-fares (off-peak night fares, Day Travelcard validity).
Transport for London, "Bus and tram fares": https://tfl.gov.uk/fares/find-fares/bus-and-tram-fares (pay-as-you-go fare, Hopper fare, daily cap).