
Service alerts
Learn more about what can cause service delays or cancellations
Learn more about what can cause service delays or cancellations
This page is updated regularly when we have advanced notice of situations which may impact our service. For the most up to date information on our services please follow @thamesclippers on Twitter.
As soon as we are aware of any disruptions, service alerts will be sent via Twitter.
We will continue to operate to our regular timetable during the planned strikes on Wednesday 1 and Friday 3 February. However, the closure may cause our services to be busier than usual.
Please allow extra time for your journey.
Check our timetable before travelling as well as our Twitter account @thamesclippers for live service updates.
We will continue to operate to our regular timetable during the planned Jubilee Line part-closure on 18 & 19 February. However, the closure may cause our services to be busier than usual.
Please allow extra time for your journey.
Check our timetable before travelling as well as our Twitter account @thamesclippers for live service updates.
If you're travelling to The O2 on Saturday 18 February for Peter Kay you can travel there by boat and remember to book your post-show sailing to return to central London. Pre-book here
To view a full list of upcoming barrier closure dates, visit the government website.
A test closure of the Thames Barrier is scheduled to take place 09:00 – 11:30 on Thursday 9 February. This will prevent some morning services from calling at Barking Riverside and Woolwich (Royal Arsenal) piers.
The last westbound service departing these piers will be the 08:50 from Barking Riverside Pier. The last four eastbound services of the morning will end at North Greenwich Pier.
Evening services will not be affected.
A test closure of the Thames Barrier is scheduled to take place 09:50 – 12:20 on Monday 13 March. This will prevent some morning services from calling at Barking Riverside and Woolwich (Royal Arsenal) piers.
The last westbound service departing these piers will be the 09:20 from Barking Riverside Pier. The last two eastbound services of the morning will end at North Greenwich Pier.
Evening services will not be affected.
A test closure of the Thames Barrier is scheduled to take place 10:30 – 13:00 on Tuesday 11 April. This will prevent some morning services from calling at Barking Riverside and Woolwich (Royal Arsenal) piers.
The last westbound service departing these piers will be the 09:50 from Barking Riverside Pier. The last two eastbound services of the morning will end at North Greenwich Pier.
Evening services will not be affected.
Spontaneous service delays can be caused by a number of issues including river congestion, pier congestion, passenger demand, passenger disruption and occasional technical issues with our vessels. When we are aware of these disruptions, a service alert is issued via our Twitter page.
Anticipated service alerts can be caused by:
We apologise for any inconvenience that service disruption has caused to your journey and we always appreciate your patience while we manage the matter. If you wish to contact our Customer Service Team, you can do so here.