Five key apps to help you get around London during the tube strike

What are your alternatives to travelling by underground across the capital? Now you can use your smartphone to find out instantly

Get set for a summer of discontent on London's underground system, with a 24-hour tube strike set to kick off, and more possible in the weeks ahead if negotiations between London Underground and unions RMT, Unite and TSSA don't progress.

Commuters wondering how to get across the capital on Wednesday evening and Thursday can turn to a range of smartphone apps that could help them with tube-free travelling. Here are five that could come in handy this week.