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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
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  • Z | New Oxford Street11:06 AM
  • E | Museum Street11:08 AM
  • M | Kingsway / Holborn Station11:13 AM
  • S | Aldwych / Drury Lane11:19 AM
  • N | Waterloo Bridge / South Bank11:23 AM
  • E | Waterloo Station / Waterloo Road11:24 AM
  • S | The Old Vic11:26 AM
  • T | St George's Circus11:29 AM
  • E | Elephant & Castle / London Road11:32 AM
  • K | Elephant & Castle / New Kent Road11:33 AM
  • BA | Rodney Place11:34 AM
  • BC | Bricklayers Arms / New Kent Rd11:37 AM
  • BH | Twr Bridge Rd / Bricklayers Arms11:38 AM
  • L | Grange Road / Caledonian Market11:39 AM
  • M | Abbey Street11:41 AM
  • E | Druid Street11:43 AM
  • S | Boss Street11:44 AM
  • H | Dockhead11:45 AM
  • J | Jamaica Road / Abbey Street11:46 AM
  • D | Bermondsey Station11:48 AM
  • E | Drummond Road11:49 AM
  • F | Southwark Park11:50 AM
  • S | Neptune St / St Olaves Estate11:52 AM
  • Y | Surrey Quays Road11:54 AM
  • B2 | Canada Water Bus Station11:56 AM
  • W | Canada Street11:58 AM
  • G | Surrey Quays Leisure Park11:59 AM
  • L | Surrey Quays Station12:01 PM
  • M | Lower Road / Surrey Quays Station12:02 PM
  • ->S | Bestwood Street12:04 PM
  • T | Deptford Park School12:05 PM
  • V | Deptford Fire Station12:06 PM
  • W | Abinger Grove12:08 PM
  • ->E | Sayes Court12:09 PM
  • C | Deptford High Street12:10 PM
  • D | Macmillan Students Village12:11 PM
  • Z | Creekside12:13 PM
  • Y | Creek Road / Norman Road12:14 PM
  • A | Cutty Sark For Maritime Greenwich12:15 PM
  • C | Greenwich Town Cen / Cutty Sark12:16 PM
  • F | National Maritime Museum12:17 PM
  • S | Trafalgar Estate12:19 PM
  • H | Trafalgar Road / Maze Hill12:21 PM
  • K | King William Lane12:22 PM
  • J | Tyler Street12:23 PM
  • C | Pelton Road12:24 PM
  • MQ | Tunnel Avenue12:25 PM
  • MW | Boord Street12:27 PM
  • E | North Greenwich Station12:30 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 11:06 AM, and arrives at E | North Greenwich Station at 12:30 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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