Christmas Eve Last Trains From London
The last direct trains from central London stations to major destinations in Britain on Christmas Eve, Tuesday 24 December 2024 (based on the National Rail Journey Planner)
Please note: these times are subject to further late-notice changes, so please continue to re-check that your entire journey is still possible before you travel
The information below is now historical, as it applied to Christmas Eve services on Tuesday 24 December 2024.
Information for Christmas Eve on Wednesday 24 December 2025 will be published here when confirmed.
If ‘None Direct’ is shown in the table below, it probably means that your journey will be significantly disrupted due to engineering works taking place throughout Christmas Eve. You should plan your journey (which will show your changes of train etc.) using our Journey Planner.
See our Christmas and New Year 2024/25 Travel Summary for more information about travel over the festive period.
Christmas Eve Last Direct Trains From London
Destination | Last Train | From London Terminal | Train Operator |
|---|---|---|---|
Aberdeen | 14:00 | Kings Cross | LNER |
Birmingham New St
| 18:40 18:56 | Euston Euston | Avanti West Coast London N'western |
Birmingham Moor St | 20:02 | Marylebone | Chiltern Railways |
Brighton | 19:45 19:29 | London Bridge Victoria | Thameslink Gatwick Express |
Bristol TM | 21:02 | Paddington | Great Western Rwy |
Cambridge | 20:28 20:09 | Liverpool Street Kings Cross | Greater Anglia Great Northern |
Cardiff Central | 19:48 | Paddington | Great Western Rwy |
Cheltenham Spa | 19:36 | Paddington | Great Western Rwy |
Crewe | 18:46 | Euston | London N'western |
Dover Priory | 21:04 | Charing Cross | Southeastern |
Edinburgh | 17:30 | Kings Cross | LNER |
Exeter St Davids | 19:04 | Paddington | Great Western Rwy |
Gatwick Airport | 20:45 20:16 | London Bridge Victoria | Thameslink Southern |
Glasgow Central | 16:30 | Euston | Avanti West Coast |
Gloucester | 20:34 | Paddington | Great Western Rwy |
Heathrow Airport | 23:25 23:08 * * (22:54 from | Paddington Paddington Plat B Liverpool Street) | Heathrow Express Elizabeth line Elizabeth line |
Hull | 15:48 | Kings Cross | Hull Trains |
Ipswich | 21:00 | Liverpool Street | Greater Anglia |
Leeds | 19:00 | Kings Cross | LNER |
Leicester | None Direct | ||
Liverpool Lime St | 17:43 | Euston | Avanti West Coast |
Luton | None Direct | ||
Manchester Picc | 18:13 | Euston | Avanti West Coast |
Newcastle | 18:30 | Kings Cross | LNER |
Northampton | 19:56 | Euston | London N'western |
Norwich | 21:00 | Liverpool Street | Greater Anglia |
Oxford | 21:53 20:06 | Paddington Marylebone | Great Western Rwy Chiltern Railways |
Peterborough | 19:47 | St Pancras Int | Thameslink |
Portsmouth Hbr | 20:30 | Waterloo | South Western Rwy |
Preston | 16:30 | Euston | Avanti West Coast |
Reading | 22:48 * * (22:34 from 22:08 | Paddington Plat B Liverpool Street) Paddington | Elizabeth line Elizabeth line Great Western Rwy |
Sevenoaks | 21:45 | Charing Cross | Southeastern |
Sheffield | None Direct | ||
Southampton Ctl | 20:23 | Waterloo | South Western Rwy |
Southend Victoria Southend Central | 21:53 22:04 | Liverpool Street Fenchurch Street | Greater Anglia c2c |
Stansted Airport | 23:25 | Liverpool Street | Stansted Express |
Sunderland | 16:48 | Kings Cross | Grand Central |
Swansea | 19:48 | Paddington | Great Western Rwy |
Windsor | 21:03 | Waterloo | South Western Rwy |
Worcester | 20:52 | Paddington | Great Western Rwy |
York | 18:30 | Kings Cross | LNER |
Go to the Christmas and New Year 2024/25 Travel Summary page.
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