Christmas and New Year services
A reduced timetable will run from 24 December to 3 January
Summary of the services we're running over Christmas and New Year
Check train times and plan your journey
We're working hard to help you travel safely. Visit our travel advice page for essential information if you need to travel by train.
Seat Reservations
At Southeastern we operate a "turn-up-and-go" railway which means you can travel on any train for which your ticket is valid. To help find the quieter times to travel, please use our SeatFinder tools which will show you which trains are usually less busy.
How do I avoid the busiest times?
From experience we know that fewer people are travelling for work over the festive season, but we would recommend you avoid travelling in the morning and evening rush-hour periods if you can – it's also cheaper to avoid the morning peak as well. Our SeatFinder tools will help you find those trains which are usually less busy and you should check your journey before you travel so you can be kept up-to-date with any disruption or changes.
Ticket restrictions
Between Tuesday 29 and Thursday 31 December, normal weekday ticket restrictions will apply.
Changes to train times
For details of engineering work taking place over the festive period, please visit our planned engineering work page. In the run up to Christmas, we've added some extra services from Monday 7 December, visit our timetables page for more information.
| Dates of travel | Changes to Christmas and New Year services: | Timetable availability in online journey planners: | Ticket availability: |
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Christmas Eve |
Our reduced timetable will be operating. Services across the network will finish earlier, with no trains running after approximately 22:00. A list of the last trains from our London terminals on Christmas Eve is available to download. |
Information is in online journey planners now. |
Advance tickets are available now. |
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Christmas Day & Boxing Day |
No Southeastern services will run. | No Southeastern services will run on Christmas Day and Boxing Day. | No Southeastern services will run on Christmas Day and Boxing Day. |
| Sunday 27 December |
Our amended Sunday timetable will be operating with engineering work taking place between:
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Information is in online journey planners now. |
Advance tickets are available now. |
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Bank Holiday Monday 28 December |
A reduced timetable will be operating with engineering work taking place between:
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Information is in online journey planners now. |
Advance tickets are available now. |
| Tuesday 29 December |
A reduced timetable will be operating with engineering work taking place between:
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Information is in online journey planners now. |
Advance tickets are available now. |
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Wednesday 30 December |
A reduced timetable will be operating. |
Information is in online journey planners now. |
Advance tickets are available now. |
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New Years' Eve |
A reduced timetable will be operating. There will be no additional late night services from London. |
Information is in online journey planners now.
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Advance tickets are available now. |
| Friday 1 January |
A reduced timetable will be operating with engineering work affecting the following routes:
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Information is in online journey planners now. |
Advance tickets are available now. |
| Saturday 2 January |
A reduced timetable will be operating with engineering work affecting the following routes:
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Information is in online journey planners now. |
Advance tickets are available now. |
| Sunday 3 January |
A reduced timetable will be operating with engineering work affecting the following routes:
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Information is in online journey planners now except for the route between Ashford and Dover Priory, which is expected to be available from Christmas Eve. | Advance tickets are available now. |