Subway Hours: Open & Close Times, 24-Hour & Breakfast Hours by Location
Subway restaurants set their own hours, and the schedules on restaurants.subway.com are the most varied of any chain we checked: 29 distinct weekly patterns among 70 Houston pages, 30 among 50 Chicago pages and 39 among 50 New York pages. The common weekday schedule is roughly 9:00 AM to 10:00 or 11:00 PM, many restaurants open at 7:00 or 8:00 AM, and a large share list 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM, which the page presents as around-the-clock service.
Why Subway Hours Vary by Restaurant
Because Subway operates through independently managed franchises and diverse retail footprints (such as standalone drive-thrus, shopping mall units, and travel plazas), there is no single national schedule. Operating windows, breakfast cutoffs, and lobby access times differ noticeably between locations.
Based on Subway IP LLC official store locator and franchise operational disclosures.
Typical Subway Hours at a Glance
| Operating Factor | Typical Policy & Schedule Tendency |
|---|---|
| Typical Weekday Window | Typically 08:00 – 21:30 (Varies by location) |
| Typical Weekend Schedule | Saturdays: 08:30 – 22:00 • Sundays: 09:00 – 21:00 |
| Service Counter / Channel | Drive-thru lanes typically open earlier and remain open 1–3 hours later than inside dining lobbies |
| Holiday Observance | Reduced hours on major holidays; determined at local operator discretion |
| Where to Confirm | Direct Search on Subway Official Locator |
Subway Hours: What Time Do They Open and Close?
Every Subway restaurant has a page on restaurants.subway.com with a seven-day Hours table and a Services list that often includes Breakfast, Catering, Mobile Ordering and Subway Delivery. We read pages for 220 restaurants in four cities on October 13, 2026.
| City | Pages read | Distinct schedules | Most common schedules |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston, TX | 70 | 29 | 9 AM – 11 PM daily (17); 9 AM – 10 PM daily (7); 9 AM – 9 PM daily (6); 9 AM – midnight daily (5); 8 AM – 9 PM daily (5); 12 AM – 12 AM daily (3) |
| Las Vegas, NV | 50 | 20 | 12 AM – 12 AM daily (24); 8 AM – 10 PM daily (5); 8 AM – midnight daily (2); 7 AM – 11 PM daily (2) |
| Chicago, IL | 50 | 30 | 12 AM – 12 AM daily (17); 7 AM – 10 PM weekdays and 9 AM – 10 PM weekends (2); 9 AM – 9 PM daily (2) |
| New York, NY | 50 | 39 | 12 AM – 12 AM daily (9); 9 AM – 10 PM daily (3); 8 AM – midnight weekdays and 9 AM – midnight weekends (2) |
Houston is the only city where a single ordinary schedule leads: 17 of 70 restaurants list 9:00 AM to 11:00 PM every day. Elsewhere, the largest group is a 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM listing, and a long tail of one-off schedules follows. Treat any generic Subway closing time you have read elsewhere as a rough guess.
Subway Opening and Closing Times by City
One Chicago restaurant ran to 4:00 AM on weeknights and 5:00 AM on Friday, and a New York restaurant closed at 2:30 AM on Thursday and Saturday while closing at 11:30 PM on other nights. Those long schedules are the exception, but they show how far one brand's pages can differ.
Does Subway Serve Breakfast? Breakfast Hours
The Services section on a restaurant page lists Breakfast where it is offered, and nearly every page we read carried that tag: 69 of 70 in Houston and every page we read in Las Vegas, Chicago and New York. Subway does not print a breakfast cutoff time on the pages. Your restaurant's opening time is the practical start: a restaurant that opens at 7:00 AM has breakfast from 7:00 AM, while one that opens at 9:00 AM does not offer a true early breakfast.
- Houston: the most common opening time was 9:00 AM, so breakfast starts late in the morning at many restaurants.
- Las Vegas and Chicago: many restaurants listed all-day and overnight schedules, and some opened at 7:00 or 8:00 AM.
- New York: several restaurants opened at 7:00 AM on weekdays and 8:00 or 9:00 AM on weekends.
Subway Hours on Saturday and Sunday
Most Houston restaurants list the same hours seven days a week, which is why 17 of 70 pages share one schedule. Chicago and New York restaurants more often split the week. Examples we read include 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM on weekdays with a 9:00 AM weekend opening, and a 7:00 AM to 9:00 PM weekday schedule with an 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM weekend schedule. If you plan a Sunday sandwich run, read Sunday's own row first.
Is Subway Open Now? Finding a Subway Near You
The restaurants.subway.com directory is organized by state and city, and the list shows a status for each restaurant, such as Closed - Opens at 9:00 AM or Closed - Opens at 8:00 AM, with the street address under it. Houston's directory alone lists 199 Subway restaurants. Open a restaurant's page for its Hours table and Services.
- Search by state and city, then open two or three nearby restaurants.
- Look at the Services line for Breakfast, Mobile Ordering and Subway Delivery.
- Check the day-by-day Hours table, because some restaurants change on weekends.
- Call the restaurant if it lists 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM and you plan an overnight visit.
Is Subway Open Late? Late-Night Subway Hours
Yes at a meaningful minority of restaurants. Beyond the 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM listings, the latest named closing times on pages we read were 4:00 AM on weeknights and 5:00 AM on Friday and Saturday at one Chicago restaurant, 2:30 AM on Thursday and Saturday at a New York restaurant, and midnight at several Houston and New York restaurants. In Houston, five of 70 restaurants closed at midnight and three listed 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM.
- Chicago: one restaurant listed 7:00 AM to 4:00 AM Monday to Thursday, 7:00 AM to 5:00 AM Friday and 8:00 AM to 5:00 AM Saturday.
- New York: one restaurant listed 8:00 AM to 2:30 AM on Thursday and 9:00 AM to 2:30 AM on Saturday, with an 11:30 PM close on other nights.
- Houston: most restaurants close between 9:00 and 11:00 PM, so a midnight sandwich needs a specific restaurant.
Subway Delivery, Catering and Mobile Ordering Hours
The Services line on a restaurant page names what a restaurant offers, and on the Houston Westheimer Road page it read Breakfast, Catering, Mobile Ordering and Subway Delivery. Subway does not publish separate hours for these services on the restaurant pages, so the restaurant's listed hours are the best guide. A delivery partner can still stop earlier than the restaurant, and mobile orders need the restaurant to be open.
| Service on the page | What to check |
|---|---|
| Breakfast | The restaurant opening time in the Hours table |
| Mobile Ordering | That the restaurant is currently open |
| Subway Delivery | Your address in the app; availability can differ from restaurant hours |
| Catering | Call the restaurant; no separate hours are posted |
Subway Holiday Hours: Thanksgiving, Christmas and More
We found no Subway holiday schedule on subway.com. Restaurants are set up by individual owners, and the pages we read carry regular hours only.
| Holiday | 2026 date | What we can say |
|---|---|---|
| Thanksgiving | Thursday, November 26 | No official schedule found |
| Christmas Eve | Thursday, December 24 | No official schedule found |
| Christmas Day | Friday, December 25 | No official schedule found |
| New Year's Day | Friday, January 1, 2027 | No official schedule found |
Confirmed Subway Locations by City
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Frequently Asked Questions About Subway Hours
Answers to the most common customer questions regarding operating schedules, holiday policies, and weekend hours.
They vary widely. The most common ordinary schedule we saw was 9:00 AM to 11:00 PM in Houston, and many restaurants listed other times.