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TfL 188 bus route

N Greenwich - Surrey Quays - Canada Water - Elephant & Castle - Tottenham Court Rd Sta

TfL 188 bus stop list and timetables

The London 188 bus serves 49 bus stops in London departing from Z | New Oxford Street and ending at E | North Greenwich Station. Scroll down to see upcoming bus 188 timetables at each stop. You can also see connecting lines for the bus 188 route at each stop, so you can understand where and when to transfer. The full TfL 188 timetable with live bus arrivals is available in the Transit app.

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Stops
Thu, Nov 27, 2025
  • Z | New Oxford Street2:22 PM
  • E | Museum Street2:24 PM
  • M | Kingsway / Holborn Station2:29 PM
  • S | Aldwych / Drury Lane2:36 PM
  • N | Waterloo Bridge / South Bank2:40 PM
  • E | Waterloo Station / Waterloo Road2:41 PM
  • S | The Old Vic2:43 PM
  • T | St George's Circus2:46 PM
  • E | Elephant & Castle / London Rd2:49 PM
  • K | Elephant & Castle / New Kent Road2:51 PM
  • BA | Rodney Place2:53 PM
  • BC | Bricklayers Arms / New Kent Rd2:56 PM
  • BH | Twr Bridge Rd / Bricklayers Arms2:58 PM
  • L | Grange Road / Caledonian Market2:59 PM
  • M | Abbey Street3:01 PM
  • E | Druid Street3:04 PM
  • S | Boss Street3:05 PM
  • H | Dockhead3:06 PM
  • J | Jamaica Road / Abbey Street3:08 PM
  • D | Bermondsey Station3:09 PM
  • E | Drummond Road3:10 PM
  • F | Southwark Park3:12 PM
  • S | Neptune St / St Olaves Estate3:14 PM
  • Y | Surrey Quays Road3:16 PM
  • B2 | Canada Water Bus Station3:18 PM
  • W | Canada Street3:20 PM
  • G | Surrey Quays Leisure Park3:21 PM
  • L | Surrey Quays Station3:23 PM
  • M | Lower Road / Surrey Quays Station3:24 PM
  • ->S | Bestwood Street3:27 PM
  • T | Deptford Park School3:29 PM
  • V | Deptford Fire Station3:31 PM
  • W | Abinger Grove3:34 PM
  • ->E | Sayes Court3:35 PM
  • C | Deptford High Street3:37 PM
  • D | Macmillan Students Village3:39 PM
  • Z | Creekside3:42 PM
  • Y | Creek Road / Norman Road3:43 PM
  • A | Cutty Sark For Maritime Greenwich3:45 PM
  • C | Greenwich Town Cen / Cutty Sark3:47 PM
  • F | National Maritime Museum3:48 PM
  • S | Trafalgar Estate3:51 PM
  • H | Trafalgar Road / Maze Hill3:53 PM
  • K | King William Lane3:54 PM
  • J | Tyler Street3:56 PM
  • C | Pelton Road3:57 PM
  • MQ | Tunnel Avenue3:58 PM
  • MW | Boord Street4:00 PM
  • E | North Greenwich Station4:03 PM
  • TfL N Greenwich - Surrey Quays - Canada Water - Elephant & Castle - Tottenham Court Rd Sta map

    TfL 188 bus route map

    The TfL 188 bus route map is shown above. The route map shows you an overview of all the stops served by the 188 bus to help you plan your journey on TfL. Opening the Transit app will allow you to see more detailed information about the route on a map including stop specific alerts, such as stops that have been closed or moved. You can also see live vehicle locations in the app so you know when the 188 bus is approaching your stop.

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    TfL 188 bus Status Alerts

    Open the Transit app to see more information about any active disruptions that may impact the bus 188 timetable, such as detours, moved stops, trip cancellations, major delays, or other service changes to the bus route. The app also allows you to subscribe to receive notifications for any status alert issued by TfL so that you can plan your trip around any active or future disruptions.

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    TfL 188 bus Service Frequency

    The next 188 bus leaves Z | New Oxford Street at 2:22 PM, and arrives at E | North Greenwich Station at 4:03 PM. You can see the frequency of upcoming trips and the exact departure times by opening the Transit app.

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    TfL 188 bus On-Time Performance

    Want to know whether the TfL 188 bus arrives on time? Open the Transit app and view user generated on-time performance reports for the 188 bus. You can also contribute your own reports on whether your trip arrived on time, late or early. As these on-time performance stats are user reported, they may differ from official TfL metrics.

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