There is no single time Subway closes. Every Subway is franchise-owned, hours are set by each franchisee, and the spread is wide: most stores close between 9:00 and 10:00 PM, some run to midnight, and a minority are 24-hour. Most open between 7:00 and 9:00 AM. Here is the honest picture — and how to check your exact store before you drive.
For the food itself — the full board with typical prices and the official April 2025 nutrition chart — see the Subway menu. This post is just about the clock.
Subway Closing Times: The Honest Picture
| Pattern | Hours | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Typical open | 7:00 – 9:00 AM | Breakfast from opening where served |
| Typical close | 9:00 – 10:00 PM | Most locations |
| Late night | Some stores to midnight | The “Subway Late Night” ordering subset |
| 24-hour stores | A minority | Not the norm — check the app |
| Chainwide closing time | None — set per franchisee | Printed per store on subway.com |
Two things worth knowing about that table. First, the franchise model is the whole story: unlike a company-owned chain with one clock, Subway’s 20,000 or so US stores are all franchised, so the store near you sets its own hours and prints them on its subway.com page. Second, the pattern is still useful — a 9-to-10 PM close is the modal case, and the late-night exceptions cluster in cities and on highways.
Does the Drive-Thru Stay Open Later?
Subway barely has drive-thrus — the chain is built around the walk-in counter — so there is no separate drive-thru window to quote. What matters instead is the ordering window: app and online ordering close when the store does, and the “Subway Late Night” subset in the app is the list of stores that take orders past the usual close. If your store is not in that subset, the app will simply stop taking orders at closing time.
What Time Does Subway Open?
Most Subways open between 7:00 and 9:00 AM, with breakfast served from opening where the store offers it. There is no chain-wide opening time either — the same franchisee who sets the close sets the open. The Subway secret menu techniques (old cut, scooped bread) work from the first order of the day.
Is Subway Open 24 Hours?
A minority are — but it is not the norm, and you cannot assume your store is one of them. The 24-hour stores are the ones in the “Subway Late Night” ordering subset, concentrated in cities, airports and highway stops. If you need a Footlong at 3 AM, check the app first: it shows only the stores actually open and taking orders at that hour.
Subway Holiday Hours
Holiday hours are set store by store, like everything else at Subway — there is no chain-wide holiday schedule. Most locations stay open on holidays with reduced hours; some close. Check the app or the store’s subway.com page in the week of the holiday. And if the trip is really about the bill rather than the clock, the Subway coupons page has the current Sub Club math — 10 points per $1, 400 points for $2 of Subway Cash — and the October 27 BOGO window.
How to Check Your Store’s Exact Hours
Use the Subway app or subway.com: each store page prints its own hours, which is the number that governs. Google Maps hours for Subway are often close but the franchisee’s own listing wins any disagreement. And if you are planning around a specific sandwich rather than the clock, the Subway nutrition chart has the official April 2025 numbers for the whole board.
Subway Hours FAQs
What time does Subway close?
There is no single closing time — hours are set by each franchisee. Most stores close between 9:00 and 10:00 PM; some run to midnight and a minority are 24-hour. Check your store in the app.
What time does Subway open?
Most Subways open between 7:00 and 9:00 AM, with breakfast from opening where served. Opening times vary by franchisee.
Is Subway open 24 hours?
A minority of stores are — the “Subway Late Night” subset, mostly in cities, airports and highway stops. It is not the norm; check the app for stores actually open at that hour.
Does Subway have a drive-thru?
Barely — the chain is built around the walk-in counter, and there is no separate drive-thru window. App and online ordering close when the store does.
Is Subway open on Sundays?
Yes — Sunday hours follow the same per-store pattern as the rest of the week, typically 7–9 AM to 9–10 PM.
Is Subway open on Thanksgiving or Christmas?
It depends on the store — holiday hours are set franchisee by franchisee. Most locations stay open with reduced hours; check the app in the holiday week.
Conclusion
Subway’s hours are a franchisee’s decision, not a chain’s: 9-to-10 PM is the usual close, 7-to-9 AM the usual open, and everything outside that is a store-by-store exception. The rule that works everywhere is the same — check the app, which shows only the stores actually open. For the full picture — menu, secret menu and nutrition — the cluster has it. And if you want the hours pattern at the chain that does it uniformly, our In-N-Out hours guide is the contrast.
Hours checked October 2026 against Subway’s published location information. Individual stores vary; the app and subway.com govern. Subway is a trademark of Subway IP LLC; this site is not affiliated with Subway.
