Travel hotspots in the Christmas getaway

Key
Flood warnings issued by Environment Agency which may aect main roads Trac hotspots Rail disruption Specic road distruption

A90 Northbound

Aberdeen

Those planning to drive on Christmas Eve expect to cover:

0-24 miles

CAIRNGORMS
A9

63%
Dont know 2%
A90

Fort William

A82

200-499 miles 100-199 miles 50-99 miles

3%

Dundee Perth
A9 M90

8% 10%
25-49 miles

Fife

14%

M80 Lane closures southbound

Airport departures today (Fri 21 Dec)

Edinburgh
M8 J25-14 eastbound M74 Disruption aecting Junction 3a overnight on Fri/Sat
A1

Glasgow

ScotRail Wed 26 Dec No trains to or from Glasgow Queen Street High Level

Coleraine
M1 J10-12, 11pm - 6am on Friday evening/Sat morning, lane 2 closed both directions from and lane 1 closed westbound between

G A L LO WAY FOREST PARK

NORTHUMBERLAND N AT I O N A L PA R K

Ballymena

Carlisle

M6 J44-45, Short stretch of lane closure

Newcastle
A1M

Belfast
LAKE DISTRICT
M6

Useful websites Road

tracmaster.co.uk for congestion updates theaa.com for news on disruption or call AA's roadwatch service on 84322 from your mobile for updates highways.gov.uk for English motorway network updates tracscotland.org for Scotland trac-wales.com for Wales tracwatchni.com for Northern Ireland Bangor
SNOWDONIA

YORKSHIRE MOORS YORKSHIRE DALES

A1

105,000 54,000 41,000 30,000 14,000 160,000

People departing Heathrow airport today

Departing Gatwick airport today

Arriving Gatwick airport today

Departing Manchester airport today

Departing Birmingham airport today

Scarborough
A61 Near Ripon
A64

Eurostar passengers travelling between the UK and mainland Europe between Fri 21 Dec Thu 3 Jan

M62 J25-30, 50mph limit

York Leeds

Pocklington M62 J34 50mph limit

M62 J24-25, 50mph limit

Hull

M1

A1

Liverpool
A55

Manchester
M56

M1 J35 Southbound

M6 J22, southbound

Northern Rail Sun 23 Dec Buses replace trains between Moorthorpe and York A46 Doddington Whisby, 50mph limit

PEAK DISTRICT
M1

Lincoln

A494 Both directions

M6 J14-17, northbound M54 J6-7, 50mph limit

Nottingham Staord
M54 J2-3, 50mph limit
Birmingham airport
M40 A46

Rail
nationalrail.co.uk for national rail enquiries. Provides up-to-date and detailed information on daily services networkrail.co.uk for a guide to Christmas engineering work and where it is taking place eurostar.com for travel advice

A470 Both directions

A1

Wolverhampton Aberystwyth
Virgin Trains and London Midland Sun 23 Dec - Mon 24 Dec Major engineering works at Bletchley will stop all direct services from London Euston to Manchester and Liverpool and other destinations on the West Coast line. Passengers can travel to Nuneaton to change A456 Near Ludlow

Peterborough
A1 J17 A1(M), 50mph limit A1, A14 Near Huntingdon
A1M

Greater Anglia Sat 22 Dec - Sun 23 Dec Reduced service between Liverpool St and Gidea Park, from 22:30 on Sunday replacement buses between Romford and Sheneld. Buses replace trains between Ipswich and Felixstowe

Norwich

A483 Both directions

M50 J2-4, 40mph limit

BRECON BEACONS

Tube
t.gov.uk for advice on possible tube strike on Boxing Day

Swansea Cardi

Newport

A45 Near Northampton M50 (M5 J8) J2, 40mph limit M11 M1 Luton London Midland Stansted A12 M5 airport Sat 22 - Tue 31 Dec A34 airport Gloucester Buses replace trains Northbound M25 both directions between Bletchley A4 Westbound and Bedford A419 M4 J10-11, M25 A414 Near Stroud 50mph limit Near Chelmsford

A14 J18, 50mph limit

A14 North of Cambridge and city centre

A12

Ipswich

Bristol
M4

Air
heathrowairport.com for information on Britain's busiest airport edinburghairport.com birminghamairport.co.uk manchesterairport.co.uk stanstedairport.com london-luton.co.uk gatwickairport.com

FGW Sun 23 Dec Trains from London Paddington - Cardi Central diverted between Swindon and Bristol Parkway A39 Near Bude A30, A388 Near Launceston

EXMOOR A3259 Near Taunton

A38 M4 J15-17, Southbound 50mph limit M5 J19-21, 50mph speed M5 limit A3090/3057 A358/303 Near Romsey A303 Near Ilminster A32/A27/M27 A303 Near Wallington Near Teovil
A31

Heathrow airport Gatwick M3 J4, 50mph airport speed limit

A3

M25

A2 M20 M2 A2

M3

A23 Near Haywards Heath, 40mph limit

A30

M5

DARTMOOR
A38

Exeter
A35/3052 Near Axminster A35 Fulvens Bends, 40mph limit

Newquay

A35/A354 A337 Near Near Lyme Brockenhurst Regis and parts A351 of Weymouth Near Poole First Great Western and CrossCountry Sat 22 - Sun 23 Dec Engineering works between Langley and Reading West/Appleford. Numerous changes to normal timetable. First Great Western between Reading and Guildford. Cross Country service from Guildford to Birmingham New St. will run from Reading

Southeastern Mon 24 Dec M25 J5-6, Between New Cross and 50mph limit Hither Green - St Johns station closed from 21 A22/27 Near Dec to 1 Jan, trains won't Eastbourne run from Cannon St. to Hayes and Orpington Heathrow Connect and Heathrow Express Sun 23 Dec Trains cancelled from Paddington to Heathrow T5 from 05:10 to 06:10, and vice versa from 05:03 to 06:03 Mon 24 Dec Train cancellations both ways between Heathrow and London late this evening Southern Between Battersea Park and Streatham Common/Streatham Hill Gatwick Express Half-hourly coach service on 24th and Christmas Day

A27 Near Chichester

A30

Plymouth
A39

Weather
metoce.gov.uk for latest weather reports

Near St Austell A394 Near Helston

A390

First Capital Connect Sun 23 Dec Between Alexandra Palace and Stevenage via Hertford North reduced train services, some replacement buses

SOURCES: NATIONAL RAIL ENQUIRIES, HIGHWAYS AGENCY, AIRPORTS, TFL, EA, MET OFFICE, GUARDIAN, TRAFFICSCOTLAND.ORG, TRAFFIC-WALES.COM, TRAFFICWATCHNI.COM RESEARCH: ROB GRANT