Rush-hour commuters faced long and busy queues to board London's buses as the 24-hour strike by underground workers hit those travelling to work.
People have taken to social media to share their frustration and image of the Monday morning nightmare commute.
National Rail services are not affected by the strike, however, there are no Underground services from key interchange stations such as Victoria, King's Cross, Waterloo, Paddington, Euston, Bank and London Bridge.
There are no services at all on the Victoria or Waterloo & City lines. TfL said the situation may change throughout the day and buses and the transport network will be very busy.
Local government worker Michael Gunning, 27, from Romford, speaking to the Press Association about the strike, said: "It is very annoying, it makes life hard.
"Normally I would be on a train and half way there by now and be in work at 8am - now I'm probably not going to in until at least 8.30 or 9, I don't know."
"It makes people less sympathetic to them and it is worse for their reputation."
At London's Liverpool Street Station commuters were seen running towards the bus stops and the already big crowds.
TfL workers and station staff stood in front of the main Tube entrance were also handing out central London bus and walking maps as they advised those in need on how to reach their destinations.
Long queues at taxi ranks could also be seen, with little sign of any available cabs.
Tracey Cooke, from Hertfordshire, who was waiting in line at Liverpool Street station, said there were no cars available through Uber or Addison Lee either.
Ms Cooke said: “When I got on the Stansted Express there were only four carriages - now I've been waiting for 45 minutes for a cab.”
Having supposed to have started work at 8.30am, she estimated she would be more than an hour late, adding that she could walk to Farringdon, but has a bad knee.
One man, who wished only to be named as Steve, was still waiting for a taxi at Liverpool Street at 8.45am, 15 minutes before he was due to be on the 9am train from King's Cross to York.
He revealed he was starting a new job today.
He said of the Tube strike: “I did not know anything about it until yesterday afternoon.”
London Mayor Sadiq Khan said he "condemned" the industrial action and called on the unions to return to the negotiating table.
He said he had inherited the dispute but was taking action to address the unions' concerns.
"I accept we need more staff and we have been having good discussions with the unions which should have carried on."
Experiencing my first London tube strike!
— Louise Stewart (@LouiseStewart) January 9, 2017
Big up to all the London bus drivers today. Thanks for taking one for the team #tubestrike
— Joy Ogude (@joyogude) January 9, 2017
Ruislip Manor open, met line running to (at least) Harrow on the hill, it's something. #TubeStrike
— Sean Solis (@seansolisIII) January 9, 2017
Girl blow drying her hair on packed train to London Bridge. #tubestrike Just unpacked it and plugged it in - seen it all now
— Johan Joubert (@izaacjohan) January 9, 2017
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