Commuters and Londoners have faced chaos across the capital as the 24-hour Tube strike has a knock-on effect on other transport around the city.

Hundreds of traffic jams have been reported with 200 miles of tailbacks on the capital's roads as London Underground workers walked out.

Tube services ground to a halt on Wednesday evening (August 6) and will not start up again until Friday morning (August 5) leaving commuters, locals and tourists forced to find alternative methods of transport.

While many crammed onto buses - with 250 extra vehicles laid on by Transport for London (TfL) to deal with the extra demand - and others choosing to walk, some opted for less traditional modes of transport to get around.

And roads were gridlocked on Thursday morning (August 6) as many people switched to cars to get around the city.

At 8.45am, there were 428 separate traffic jams causing 197 miles of tailbacks, according to traffic experts at TomTom.

That was double the congestion at the same time last Thursday, although not as bad as the previous Tube strike a month ago when there were 1,445 jams and 761 miles of delays.

The most congested roads were around Parliament Square (delays of 48 minutes) and on the A40, from Wood Lane to Marylebone Road (30 minutes).

"With many Londoners away on holiday and no school runs, the roads were not as congested this morning as they were during the last strike four weeks ago," said a TomTom spokesman.

Members of four unions are taking industrial action because of a deadlocked dispute over plans to launch a new all-night Tube service next month.

The dispute over pay and conditions has worsened after unions rejected a fresh offer from London Underground.

More buses laid on for people trying to get around

Staff on the Docklands Light Railway, London Overground, the bus network, tram and TfL Rail services are not on strike. These services ran as normal but were much busier than usual

TfL travel ambassadors were on hand to help people get to their destinations.

Steve Griffiths, London Underground's chief operating officer, said: "I am sorry that the unions have rejected our extremely fair offer outright and that the journeys of our customers will be disrupted today.

"We have a volunteer army of hundreds on hand to help London's workers, residents and visitors get around during the strike. I thank customers for their patience as they make their journeys today.

"We have made every effort to reach agreement with the unions and avoid this unnecessary strike action. We have employed 137 new drivers and 345 new station staff for the night Tube service.

"We've made work/life balance guarantees that no one will work extra hours and that drivers will have the same number of weekends off as now and will be able to choose whether they work night Tube shifts in future."

But, click here to see what the unions had to say about the offer from London Underground.

Queues for the no 73 bus, at Victoria

For help on getting around during the strikes, see our guide here. One of these apps could also help you plan your journey.