Notting Hill Carnival bus changes in full including extra services to Underground

One of the highlights of London's cultural calendar, the Notting Hill Carnival is set to get going this weekend. Festivities start on Saturday, August 24, and end on Monday, August 26.

The footprint of the celebrations spans from North Kensington to Stanley Crescent, and from Westbourne Green to Ladbroke Grove. Therefore, many roads will be shut. This will, of course, mean changes to bus services in the area.

Transport for London (TfL) has outlined all of these, and what they will mean for customers' journeys. Changes include 'special carnival routes'.

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Full breakdown of alterations

The carnival route 7X will run between East Acton, Brunel Road and Paddington Station three times an hour between 1pm and 9pm serving all route seven stops between East Acton and Latymer Upper School Playing Fields before then running express to Paddington Station calling only at White City Station, Shepherd's Bush Bus Interchange, Holland Park Station, Notting Hill Gate Station, Lancaster Gate Station and Paddington Station.

Special carnival route 36X will run every 10 minutes from Peckham Town Centre towards Harrow Road, Elgin Avenue only between 12pm and 6pm serving all stops between Peckham Town Centre and Vauxhall Bus Station before running express to Elgin Avenue at the top end of the carnival area.

Routes 7 and N7 will be diverted between Paddington Station and Du Cane Road in both directions via Westbourne Terrace, Lancaster Gate, Bayswater Road, Notting Hill Gate, Holland Park Avenue, Shepherd's Bush Bus Interchange, Ariel Way and Wood Lane. Route 18 will have additional buses running between Stonebridge Park and Baker Street Station every 15 minutes between 4pm and 9.30pm.

Route 23 will be diverted from Bishop's Bridge Road via Royal Oak Station and Harrow Road to terminate at Harrow Road, Elgin Avenue. Routes 27 and N27 will be diverted between Paddington Station and Notting Hill Gate in both directions via Westbourne Terrace, Lancaster Gate and Bayswater Road.

Route 28 will be diverted at Notting Hill Gate via Holland Park Avenue, Shepherd's Bush Bus Interchange and Ariel Way to terminate at White City Bus Station. Route 31 will be diverted between Elgin Avenue and White City Bus Station via Harrow Road, Scrubs Lane and Wood Lane.

From 9.30am to 3.30pm, buses will run every 10 minutes between Camden Town and Harrow Road, Elgin Avenue with buses running through to White City every 30 minutes. There will be no service between Harrow Road, Elgin Avenue and White City after 3.30pm.

Additional buses will run between Harrow Road, Elgin Avenue and Camden Town providing a six minute service between 14pm and 9.45pm.

Route 36 will have additional journeys running from Harrow Road, Elgin Avenue towards Peckham Town Centre only providing a bus every six minutes on route 36 on this section.

Route 52 will operate in two sections. Firstly, Victoria Station to Notting Hill Gate via normal route running every 20 minutes between 5am and 9am, every 15 minutes 9am to 10am, every 12 minutes between 10am to 12pm, every 10 minutes from 12pm until 10pm, then every 15 minutes until the last bus.

Secondly, Victoria Station to Willesden Bus Garage diverting between Hyde Park Corner and Kensal Rise Station via Park Lane, Marble Arch, Edgware Road, Harrow Road, Elgin Avenue, Chippenham Road, Shirland Road, Fernhead Road, Queens Park Station and Harvist Road. Buses on this route will run every 20 minutes between 5am and 9am, and then every 15 minutes from 9am until the last bus.

Route 70 will be diverted between Kensington Palace and Du Cane Road in both directions via Kensington High Street serving High Street Kensington Station, Addison Road (towards South Kensington only), Holland Road, Shepherd's Bush Bus Interchange, Ariel Way and Wood Lane.

Route 148 will have additional buses running between Shepherd's Bush Green and Victoria Station every 10 minutes between 10.30am and 6.30pm. Then from 6.30pm until 9.30pm there will be additional buses between Notting Hill Gate and Victoria Station every 15 minutes and between Notting Hill Gate and Shepherd's Bush Green every 30 minutes.

Route 228 will run between Central Middlesex Hospital and White City Bus Station only. Route 295 will run between Clapham Junction and Shepherd's Bush Green only.

Route 316 will be diverted from Kilburn Lane via Harrow Road to terminate at Harrow Road, Elgin Avenue. Route 316 will be operated by double deck buses on both days. Route 328 will be diverted between Harrow Road, Elgin Avenue and Notting Hill Gate in both directions via Harrow Road, Royal Oak Station, Bishops Bridge Road, Gloucester Terrace, Craven Road, Westbourne Terrace, Lancaster Gate and Bayswater Road. There will also be an additional 2 buses per hour from 1600 until 2145 between Harrow Road, Elgin Avenue and West Hampstead Station.

Route 452 will run between Vauxhall Bus Station and Notting Hill Gate only.

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