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August Bank Holiday

Welcome to the National Rail travel advice summary for the August Bank Holiday weekend

Travelling during the August Bank Holiday weekend? Be in the know before you go

The next August Bank Holiday weekend will be from Saturday 23 August 2025 until Bank Holiday Monday 25 August 2025. This travel summary page will start being updated approximately 12 weeks prior to those dates. We look forward to your return visit then.

The August Bank Holiday weekend in England and Wales runs from Saturday 23 August to Monday 25 August 2025 inclusive (this bank holiday is also often called the Summer Bank Holiday, or Late Summer Bank Holiday).

(Scotland will enjoy the Summer Bank Holiday on Monday 4 August 2025, but we will include services in Scotland in this Travel Summary so you get a full national picture for the weekend of 23 to 25 August).

Some train services are affected during bank holiday weekend as we work to improve the railway. Some train companies will also be making changes to their timetable, and to some train times, to match services to the number of customers travelling.

Planning and checking your journey

You can plan and check your journey using the National Rail Journey Planner. Important information may show with a warning triangle as Service updates on your journey results.

Please note that this information is subject to change as timetables are still being finalised. Please continue to check your journey until you are due to set off - this will give you a chance to adjust your journey plans in advance if necessary, and avoid any last-minute disappointment. 

You can also check our Status and Disruptions page for up-to-date real-time service disruption information.

Find out more about your rights if a train changes.

Major Improvement work on your railway during the Bank Holiday weekend

Details will be published here when available.

For information on all future work taking place, you can find details of forthcoming engineering works on our website.

Social media

For the latest rail travel news, why not follow National Rail on X? Over 1 million people follow @nationalrailenq on X. Our social media team are available 24/7 over the bank holiday weekend to answer your rail queries and supply you with the latest real-time travel updates. #AugustRailWorks

August Bank Holiday changes being made by your train company

​​​​​​​Details of the service each train company will be providing will be listed below nearer to the time (these pages are currently showing information for the next bank holiday period):

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