August Bank Holiday Travel Summary
If you’re travelling over the August bank holiday weekend, please plan your journey in advance and check before you travel
Please check before you travel during the August Bank Holiday weekend
A very warm welcome to our August Bank Holiday travel advice for 2025.
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 earlier, 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).
Planned essential engineering works and upgrades will be taking place at numerous locations during the bank holiday weekend as Network Rail works 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 and useful travel advice relating to your journey may show with warning symbols 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
Major engineering work closing the lines between Peterborough and Potters Bar will seriously affect journeys to and from London Kings Cross from late in the evening on Saturday 23 August, throughout all of Sunday 24 August, and continuing until early in the morning on Monday 25 August. If you’re planning to travel to and from London Kings Cross during this time you will have a significantly amended train service, and part or all of your journey may be on a replacement bus. Plan your journey here.
Train services to and from London Euston will be running, but will be amended and reduced from the start of Saturday 23 August until the end of Monday 25 August.
There will also be notable work affecting the following areas during all or part of the bank holiday weekend: Birmingham International, Birmingham to Nuneaton, Hounslow, Guildford and Lewisham.
For information on all the bank holiday weekend (and 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.
August Bank Holiday changes being made by your train company
Details of the service each train company will be providing during the bank holiday weekend will be available using the links below:
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