UEFA Champions League final: TfL warns Londoners of severe travel disruption this weekend

The Jubilee and Metropolitan lines are expected to be very busy on Saturday June 1 as thousands travel into the capital to watch Real Madrid face Borussia Dortmund in the football final.

The Champions League Festival, which started on Thursday and will run till Sunday June 2, is taking place across several central London sites, including Trafalgar Square, Regent Street, Somerset House, the Southbank Area and Potters Field Park.

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Road closures are in effect from Wednesday until Sunday, impacting bus and Cycleway operations in central London.

Baker Street, Bond Street, Canary Wharf, Charing Cross, Embankment, Marble Arch, Waterloo, Westminster, Wembley Park and Wembley Central are expected to be very busy on Saturday.

Customers are advised to plan ahead and seek out travel routes that avoid the busiest sections of the transport network.

TfL says short term safety measures may have to be implemented, including station closures, trains non-stopping or changes to the way customers enter or exit stations.

Customers travelling to and from the airport over the weekend are encouraged to use public transport. 

Due to planned engineering works, there will be no direct train services running between central London and Luton Airport on June 1 and 2.

There will also be no Elizabeth line services between Paddington and Abbey Wood, as well as between Whitechapel and Stratford on Saturday June 1 due to planned engineering works.

The final between Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund starts at 8pm on Saturday.