How to get around on London Marathon day
Over a quarter of a million people are expected to line the streets to cheer on the 35,000 runners in the London Marathon.
Roads will be shut across London for the 26.2mile course and, with an FA Cup semi-final at Wembley as well as Arsenal v Liverpool at the Emirates, the capital is expected to be extremely busy on Sunday.
So before you go out, make sure you read out guide to how to get about London.
Best Places To Watch The Marathon
These DLR stations make ideal vantage points close to the marathon route:
Crossharbour, South Quay, Heron Quays, Canary Wharf, Westferry, Limehouse
For safety reasons, please do not use the station stairs and platforms as viewing points and follow the directions of station staff.
On the London Overground, Surrey Quays, Canada Water, Shadwell and Whitechapel are all close to the route.
On the Jubilee line, these stations are also really close to the race route:
Canada Water, Canary Wharf, London Bridge, Bermondsey,
To avoid the crowds, we would recommend you avoid Greenwich Town Centre, Cutty Sark and the Tower of London.
Road Closures
Roads along the route will close at around 7am on Sunday, with roads opening once runners have passsed through.
Roads will start to reopen from 12pm. Most roads south of the river will have opened by 2pm and by 7pm to the north.
The following roads will be closed from 7am-2pm:
Charlton Way, Shooters Hill Road, Charlton Road, Little Heath, Charlton Park Lane, Artillery Place, John Wilson Street, Woolwich Church Street, Woolwich Road, Trafalgar Road, Creek Road, Evelyn Street
The following roads will be closed from 8am-4pm:
Surrey Quays Road, Salter Road, Brunel Road, Jamaica Road
The following roads will be closed from 8am-7pm:
Tower Bridge, The Highway, Westferry Road, Westferry Road, East Ferry Road, Marsh Wall, North Colonnade, Poplar High Street, Commercial Road, Byward Street, Upper Thames Street
The following roads will be closed from 7am-7pm:
Victoria Embankment and Birdcage Walk
Greenwich Foot Tunnel will be closed southbound between 10.00 and midday.
London Underground
The Tube is the best way to get around London on Sunday.
Runners, officials and St John's Ambulance workers can travel for free by showing their running number, officials' course pass or tabard.
There are a couple of planned engineering works on Sunday:
There will be no Central Line between Marble Arch and Ealing Broadway.
There will be no service on the Waterloo & City Line.
There will be no London Overground between Richmond and Stratford.
Many of the best vantage points for the marathon are on the Dockland's Light Railway and the DLR will have extra services running throughout Sunday, with 2.5 minutes.
Tower Hill and Westminster stations also get extremely busy and may close at times to ease congestion.
River Services
River buses will be running from Greenwich to Canary Wharf, Tower Millennium, London Bridge or Embankment Piers.