Notting Hill Carnival is just around the corner, and with the Tube and roads closing for the event, you'd better get planning your journey.
Around one million people attend the carnival, which celebrates Caribbean culture, annually, with the event getting bigger and better every year.
This year, the carnival will take place over the August bank holiday weekend; Saturday August 29 to Monday August 31. The main carnival parade and events will take place on the final two days.
Here's all the information you need about how to get around:
Tube
Notting Hill Gate will be exit-only between 11am and 7pm on Sunday and all day on Monday (August 31).
Circle and District line trains will not stop here between 11am and 7pm on Monday. There will be no interchange between the District, Circle and Central lines all day on Monday.
Ladbroke Grove will be closed on Sunday (August 30) and Monday.
Queensway will be exit-only between 11am and 7pm on Sunday and Monday.
Royal Oak and Westbourne Park will be exit-only between 11am and 6pm, and closed from 11.30pm on Sunday and Monday.
Bayswater and Paddington will be operating normally.
Stations may temporarily have to shut due to overcrowding, so be patient if you're waiting to get on the tube or Overground.
Other nearby stations are High Street Kensington, Holland Park, Queen's Park, Kensal Rise and Shepherd's Bush. These stations are slightly further away but will be operating as normal so if you don’t mind a walk and want to put off crowd-wrestling for a little longer, these could be your best option.
London Overground
The nearest London Overground stations to Notting Hill Carnival are Willesden Junction, Kensal Rise, Queen's Park and Shepherd's Bush.
For more information about tubes and Overground services, and how to plan your journey, use TfL's Journey Planning gadget.
Bus
While extra services will be in operation, no buses will enter the Carnival area from first thing Sunday morning until the first service on Tuesday morning.
On both Sunday and Monday, bus services begin from Notting Hill Gate in the south and from the Prince of Wales on Harrow Road in the north.
Night buses in the area will also be subject to diversions.
Bike
The following Santander docking stations in the carnival area will be suspended between 9pm on Saturday August 29 and from 9pm to 7am on Tuesday September 1:
- Lansdowne Walk
- Pembridge Villas
- Ladbroke Grove Central
- Blenheim Crescent
- All Saints Road
- Westbourne Park Road
- All Saints Church Portobello
- Turquoise Island
- Chepstow Villas
- St Marks Road
- Westbourne Park Road
- Notting Hill Gate Station
- Hereford Road
Car
Many roads on the days of the Carnival will be closed, and roads in the surrounding areas will be congested with heavy traffic. It is advised that you use public transport to get to the Carnival.
Event preparation closures: Sunday August 30
| Location | Road closure | Anticipated road re-opening |
| Elgin Crescent | 2am | 5am |
| Westbourne Park Road (between Great Western Road and Ladbroke Grove) | 2am | 5am |
| Kensington Park Road (between Westbourne Grove and Elgin Crescent) | 2am | 5am |
| Cambridge Gardens (between St Marks Road and Ladbroke Grove) | 2am | 5am |
| Lane restrictions on Great Western Road | 2am | 5am |
Event closures: Sunday August 30
| Location | Road closure | Anticipated road re-opening |
| Harrow Road in the north | 7am | 11.59pm |
| Notting Hill Gate in the south | 7am | 11.59pm |
| Clarendon Road in the west | 7am | 11.59pm |
| Queensway in the east | 7am | 11.59pm |
Event closures: Monday August 31 – Tuesday September 1
| Location | Road Closure | Anticipated road re-opening |
| Harrow Road in the north | 7am (Monday August 31) | 5am, or as soon as the area has been cleaned (Tuesday September 1) |
| Notting Hill Gate in the south | 7am, as above | 5am, as above |
| Clarendon Road in the west | 7am, as above | 5am, as above |
| Queensway in the east | 7am, as above | 5am, as above |
For all the amazing pictures and action from last year's Notting Hill Carnival, check out our gallery!
