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Night Tube
Victoria, Jubilee, Central, Northern (Charing Cross), Piccadilly · TfL live status
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Tube, normal service
All lines, roughly 05:30 to just after midnight · Plan a journey
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Night buses
N-prefixed routes and around fifty 24-hour routes, every night · Bus routes
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Black cabs
Metered, higher tariff at night. Flag one with the yellow light lit
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Large supermarkets
Sunday trading law caps large stores at six hours on Sundays
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Corner shops & forecourts
Petrol stations are the most dependable overnight shop in London
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Pharmacies
Very few open overnight — always check the live NHS finder · NHS pharmacy finder
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GP surgeries
Out of hours, call 111 instead · 111 online
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A&E and 999
Always. Emergency departments never close
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Restaurant kitchens
Central districts run latest, and much later on Friday and Saturday
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Banks & post offices
Weekday business hours, reduced Saturday, closed Sunday
This page is a rule of thumb, not a timetable. It works from the current time and day in London and the normal pattern of each service. It cannot see engineering works, strikes, bank holidays or the specific shop you have in mind. Always confirm with the operator before you set out.
Full detail: which Tube lines run at night ·getting home after the last train ·what is genuinely open 24 hours ·emergency numbers and essential services