This weekend London will boast a pop-up spa at King’s Cross, an excellent exhibition about the kingdom of Hawaiʻi at the British Museum, a second site from Thai nosh purveyors Plaza Khao Gaeng and much, much more. Find Time Out’s list of the greatest things to do in the city on January 17-18 here.

Planning on seeing and doing stuff in the capital this weekend? You’ll want to know about scheduled travel disruption from TfL. On the surface, there isn’t a lengthy list of travel disruption planned for London over the coming days – but be warned, what there is, is major. Notably, the entire Piccadilly line will be down on both Saturday and Sunday.

At least the Northern line’s four months of early closures don’t affect Friday to Sunday, eh? Here’s what you need to know about tube closures and service alterations on Jan 16-18.

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London travel disruption and tube closures, January 16-18 2026
Piccadilly line

  • No service on Saturday January 17 and Sunday January 18, including Night Tube on Friday. Whole line closure.

    • Use Elizabeth line to get to Heathrow

    • Replacement buses will operate

Elizabeth line

  • On Sun Jan 18, reduced service between Paddington and Heathrow Terminal 4/Maidenhead.

    • Two trains an hour: Acton Main Line, Hanwell, Heathrow Terminal 4, West Drayton, Langley, Slough, Burnham, Maidenhead

    • Four trains an hour: West Ealing, Heathrow Terminals 2 and 3

    • Six trains an hour: Ealing Broadway, Southall, Hayes & Harlington

DLR

Lioness line (Overground)

  • On Fri Jan 16, the 5.29am train from Watford Junction to Euston will start at Willesden Junction at 6.04am

Mildmay line (Overground)

  • On Fri Jan 16, no southbound trains from Willesden Junction to Shepherd’s Bush until 6.15am

Suffragette line (Overground)

  • On Fri Jan 16, the 5.48am Barking Riverside-Gospel Oak train will not run. 6.24am Gospel Oak-Barking Riverside train will also not run.

Waterloo and City line

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