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, as protests may be 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. - Stop 12 Horseferry Road is closed for road works. Please take the Yellow tour from stop 14 Victoria Station or the Blue tour from stop 20 Horseferry Road across the road.
- Stop 21 Lambeth Palace is closed for road works. Please take the Blue tour from stop 20 Horseferry Road until the stop reopens.
- Stop 24 Horse Guards Parade will be closed from 8am on 14 November until 6pm on 15 November. Please take the Blue tour from stop 23 Parliament Street until the stop reopens.
Thursday 28 November
To facilitate the Albanian Independence Day celebrations, the following stops will be closed from 5pm on Thursday 28 November:
- Stop 4 Waterloo Station
- Stop 11 Westminster Pier
- Stop 23 Parliament Street
- Stop 24 Horse Guards Parade
Saturday 30 November
Due to a demonstration taking place from Park Lane to Parliament Square, the tours will be on diversion and delays are expected when the march is passing.
The Kids Tour route and starting point will change. This 45-55min live guided tour will start from, and finish, at our stop 4 on York Road, close to Waterloo Station, postcode SE1 7ND, just outside the M&S Foodhall (see the map for details). The exciting new route will cross Waterloo Bridge, Blackfriars Bridge, London Bridge, Tower Bridge and Southwark Bridge and passing St Paul's Cathedral and the Tower of London.
The Yellow tours will depart from Stop 15 Grosvenor Gardens in Victoria.
The following stops will be closed:
- Stop 1 Coventry Street
- Stop 2 Trafalgar Square
- Stop 16 Hyde Park Corner
- Stop 17 Marble Arch
- Stop 18 Oxford Street
- Stop 21 Lambeth Palace
- Stop 22 Westminster Bridge
- Stop 23 Parliament Street
- Stop 24 Horse Guards Parade
- Stop 25 Trafalgar Square
- Stop 26 Piccadilly
- Stop 27 Green Park Station
- Stop 28 Hard Rock Cafe
- Stop 37 Praed Street
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:
- 31 December - New Year's Eve Fireworks
- 1 January - New Year's Day Parade