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TfL 188 bus route

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

72 % on time

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
Wed, Feb 11, 2026
  • Z | New Oxford Street8:35 PM
  • E | Museum Street8:37 PM
  • M | Kingsway / Holborn Station8:40 PM
  • S | Aldwych / Drury Lane8:45 PM
  • N | Waterloo Bridge / South Bank8:48 PM
  • E | Waterloo Station / Waterloo Road8:49 PM
  • S | The Old Vic8:51 PM
  • T | St George's Circus8:54 PM
  • E | Elephant & Castle / London Road8:57 PM
  • K | Elephant & Castle / New Kent Road8:58 PM
  • BA | Rodney Place8:59 PM
  • BC | Bricklayers Arms / New Kent Rd9:01 PM
  • BH | Twr Bridge Rd / Bricklayers Arms9:02 PM
  • L | Grange Road / Caledonian Market9:03 PM
  • M | Abbey Street9:04 PM
  • E | Druid Street9:06 PM
  • S | Boss Street9:06 PM
  • H | Dockhead9:08 PM
  • J | Jamaica Road / Abbey Street9:09 PM
  • D | Bermondsey Station9:10 PM
  • E | Drummond Road9:11 PM
  • F | Southwark Park9:13 PM
  • S | Neptune St / St Olaves Estate9:14 PM
  • Y | Surrey Quays Road9:17 PM
  • B2 | Canada Water Bus Station9:18 PM
  • W | Canada Street9:19 PM
  • G | Surrey Quays Leisure Park9:21 PM
  • L | Surrey Quays Station9:22 PM
  • M | Lower Road / Surrey Quays Station9:23 PM
  • ->S | Bestwood Street9:24 PM
  • T | Deptford Park School9:25 PM
  • V | Deptford Fire Station9:27 PM
  • W | Abinger Grove9:28 PM
  • ->E | Sayes Court9:29 PM
  • C | Deptford High Street9:30 PM
  • D | Macmillan Students Village9:31 PM
  • Z | Creekside9:32 PM
  • Y | Creek Road / Norman Road9:33 PM
  • A | Cutty Sark For Maritime Greenwich9:34 PM
  • C | Greenwich Town Cen / Cutty Sark9:35 PM
  • F | National Maritime Museum9:36 PM
  • S | Trafalgar Estate9:37 PM
  • H | Trafalgar Road / Maze Hill9:38 PM
  • K | King William Lane9:39 PM
  • J | Tyler Street9:40 PM
  • C | Pelton Road9:40 PM
  • MQ | Tunnel Avenue9:41 PM
  • MW | Boord Street9:43 PM
  • E | North Greenwich Station9:45 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 8:35 PM, and arrives at E | North Greenwich Station at 9:45 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

    72 % on time

    72% of riders report that the TfL 188 bus arrived on time on their previous journey. In the past 30 days, 5 riders reported on the on-time performance of the 188 bus. Compared to other TfL lines, the 188 bus is ranked 9 out of 719 TfL lines. These on-time performance stats are user reported and may differ from official TfL metrics. See more details about on time, late or early departure reports for the 188 by opening the Transit app.

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