Service & Traffic Update in London
All the latest updates to our services in one place
As one of the busiest cities in the world, there is always something exciting happening in London. From parades and races to festivals and celebrations, you can almost guarantee there is a big event happening each month. Whilst these city-wide events are lots of fun to watch and take part in, they can sometimes cause disruptions to our bus tours which are out of our control. There may also be occasions when we are not notified in advance of protests, protests are approved at short notice or information isn't available to us until events have started.
To avoid disappointment, please take note of the planned London events throughout the year below which may affect our service. We will try our best to inform customers as soon as we are made aware of any disruptions to our service on this page and on our Tootbus app. Plan ahead for your day of sightseeing with Tootbus and make the most of your time in London.
If you need to know more about current service updates, you can download our Tootbus app available on App Store and Google Play, speak to a member of staff at our bus stops or on board our buses for the most up to date information or contact us.
Current service updates:
Stop closures
- On Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, between 10.30am and 12.30pm, stop 13 (Buckingham Palace) on the Yellow route, and stop 19 (Buckingham Palace) on the Blue route, are closed due to road closures for the set up of the Changing of the Guards ceremony.
Closest stop is stop 15 (Grosvenor Gardens) on the Yellow and Blue routes. It is approximately a 10-minute walk from Buckingham Palace.
Saturday 27th July - demonstrations
Several demonstrations are scheduled to take place in central London, which will result in road closures. Our service will be disrupted and we might not be able to serve all of our stops. The following stops will potentially be affected:
Yellow route: stops 1, 2, 5, 6, 10, 11
Blue route: stops 5, 6, 10, 11, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28
Green route: stops 38, 39, 5, 40, 41, 44, 45
Kids Tour departure point: we won't be able to depart from our usual departure point. All Kids Tours on Saturday 27th July will depart and return to stop 15, Grosvenor Gardens, which is a couple minutes' walk from Victoria Station.
The bus stop address is: 52 Grosvenor Gardens, London, SW1W 0AU
Sunday 28th July - T100 Challenge London Triathlon
On Sunday 21st July, until 3pm, our buses will be diverted away from north side river bank as road closures will be implemented to facilitate the T100 Challenge London Triathlon. We won't be able to serve the following stops:
Yellow & blue route: 8, 9, 10, 11
The following landmarks will not be seen when the buses are on diversion: Tower Bridge, Tower of London and north side riverbank from Tower to Westminster Pier
Upcoming events
The following upcoming events are likely to cause disruptions to our service. More details will be given closer to the date of each event:
- 1 September - Vitality Half Marathon
- 13 October - Royal Parks Half Marathon
- 9 November - Lord Mayor's Show
- 10 November - Remembrance Sunday
- 11 November - Remembrance Day
- 31 December - New Year's Eve Fireworks
- 1 January - New Year's Day Parade