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Saturday 18 December 2010

Travel: How Snow Will Affect Your Journey

8:23am UK, Saturday December 18, 2010

Snow and ice are bringing widespread travel disruption to the UK - get all the latest transport updates here. Sky News has compiled a list of useful websites to help find information before you travel.





SCOTLAND

- Road closures

A941 - between Dufftown and Rhynie

A99 - Latheron to Wick

A93 - Spittal of Glenshee to Braemar

A9 - Thurso to Brora

A939 - snow gates closed between Ballater and Corgarff

A939 - snow gates closed between Corgarff and Tomintoul

For more information see: Traffic Scotland - Live Updates On Scottish Roads

- Trains

East Coast Main Line, First TransPennine Express, ScotRail

- Airports

Glasgow, Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Prestwick

NORTHERN IRELAND

- Roads

Trafficwatch NI - Live Updates on Northern Irish Roads

- Trains

NI Railways

- Airports

Belfast International - is still experiencing severe snow storms and as a result all flights remain suspended.

Belfast City - many flights are cancelled, check with your airline before travelling.

ENGLAND

- All Roads

M6 - congestion northbound and southbound, Gtr Manchester

M61 - closed northbound, Gtr Manchester

M58 - congestion westbound, Lancashire

M5 - congestion southbound, Devon

M40 - congestion northbound, Oxfordshire

For more information see: Traffic England - Updates On English Roads

NORTH WEST, YORKSHIRE AND NORTH EAST

- Trains

Virgin, East Coast Main Line, Northern Rail

- Airports

Blackpool, Manchester, Liverpool, Robin Hood Airport, Leeds Bradford, Newcastle, Durham Tees Valley, Humberside

MIDLANDS

- Trains

Chiltern Railways

- Airports

Birmingham, East Midlands

SOUTH, WEST AND SOUTH WEST

- Trains

Southern Trains, First Great Western

- Airports

Bristol, Southampton, Exeter

LONDON, EAST AND SOUTH EAST

- Trains

South West Trains, Southeastern, London Underground, Eurostar

- Airports

Gatwick - EasyJet has cancelled all flights from Gatwick between 6am and 10am tomorrow. Passengers are advised to check flights before travelling.

Heathrow, Luton, Stansted, City, Norwich

Click here for phone numbers and websites of airlines operating from Heathrow.

WALES

- Roads

A470 - closed between Blaenau Ffestiniog and Betws-Y-Coed

A470 - closed between Mallwyd and Cross Foxes

A465 - closed Merthyr Tydfil

A4061 - closed between Nant-Y-Moel and Treorchy

A4061 - closed between Hirwaun and Treherbert

A4233 - closed between Maerdy and Aberdare

For more information see: Traffic Wales - Live Updates On Welsh Roads

- Trains

First Great Western

- Airport

Cardiff

OTHER USEFUL WEBSITES

Trafficmaster - Map Of Delays On All UK Roads

Transport Direct - Live Travel News

Highways Agency

AA

RAC

National Rail: Service Disruptions

National Express

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