Summary of the services we're running over Christmas and New Year
Check train times and plan your journey
| Saturday 21 December |
All routes are open, and we'll be running our normal Saturday timetable. |
| Sunday 22 December |
Our normal Sunday timetable will be in use except for engineering work where buses will replace trains between:
- Sevenoaks and Paddock Wood
- Sevenoaks and Wadhurst
- Dover Priory and Ramsgate
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| Monday 23 December |
All routes are open – we'll be running a Saturday timetable, with additional trains on some routes. |
Christmas Eve
Tuesday 24 December |
All routes are open – we'll be running a Saturday timetable, with additional trains on some routes.
Services across the network will finish earlier, with no trains running after approximately 22:00. Please make sure you check the time of your last train.
Download the Last trains on Christmas Eve PDF
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Christmas Day & Boxing Day
Wednesday 25 & Thursday 26 December |
No Southeastern trains will run.
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| Friday 27 December |
All routes are open – we'll be running a Saturday timetable, with additional trains on some routes.
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| Saturday 28 December |
Our normal Saturday timetable will be in use except for engineering work where buses will replace trains between:
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| Sunday 29 December |
Our normal Sunday timetable will be in use except for engineering work where buses will replace trains between:
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| Monday 30 December |
All routes are open, and our Saturday service will be running with additional trains on some routes. |
New Years Eve
Tuesday 31 December |
All routes are open, and our Saturday service will be running with additional trains on some routes.
Additional late-night trains will run from Charing Cross, Victoria and London Bridge after midnight.
There will be no trains from Waterloo East after 23:30.
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New Years Day
Wednesday 1 January |
Most routes are open – we'll be running a Sunday timetable except for engineering work where buses will replace trains between:
- Folkestone Central & Deal
- Canterbury East & Dover Priory
- Sevenoaks, Maidstone East & Ashford
Off-peak fares will be available all day.
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| Thursday 2 & Friday 3 January |
All routes are open – we'll be running a Saturday timetable, with additional trains on some routes. |
| Saturday 4 January |
All routes are open, and we'll be running our normal Saturday timetable. |
| Sunday 5 January |
Our normal Sunday timetable will be in use except for engineering work where buses will replace trains between:
- Greenwich and Dartford via Sidcup
- Lewisham and Orpington
- Swanley and Borough Green & Wrotham
- Canterbury West and Ramsgate
- Deal and Ramsgate
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Timetable and ticket availability
Advance Tickets are available to buy for the festive period.
All information for the services we're running over Christmas and New Year is available in our online journey planner.
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.
Ticket restrictions
As well as weekends and Bank Holidays, Off-Peak fares are also available all day on 27, 30 and 31 December. Some restrictions still apply.
Changes to train times
For details of engineering work taking place over the festive period, please visit our planned engineering work page.
