Here's what time Lancashire staycationers should travel to avoid major traffic jams this Easter

The closures and revised timetables will affect thousands of Brits planning to get away for Easter as many of London’s main stations and routes will be cancelled, leading to increased road traffic levels across the weekend.

What stations and train routes will be affected?

Five of the country's rail networks will be disrupted over the Easter bank holiday weekend as they undergo planned engineering repairs or upgrades.

London stations and routes will be the most affected, this includes:

Euston Station will face line closures from the 15th to 18th of April. Euston is Britain's fifth busiest station and the busiest inter-city railway and connects London to Scotland, West Midlands, North West England and North Wales.

London Victoria will have no Southern services running to and from the station on Saturday 16th April including trains from Brighton and Gatwick Express trains.

Stansted Airport will have no direct trains from London and will be replaced by buses.

Thameslink and Northern will also be running revised timetables throughout the weekend.

For more details on the service disruptions, Network Rail advise checking their live travel advice before travelling.

What time should you travel to avoid major road traffic jams this Easter?

Saturday April 16 is predicted to see the most traffic over the Easter weekend. RAC estimate that 5.6 million drivers will be using the roads on this day alone.

If you have to travel pick a time when the roads are quietest to avoid peak traffic. This is likely to be: