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TfL 188 bus route

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

59% 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
Mon, Dec 22, 2025
  • Z | New Oxford Street6:49 PM
  • E | Museum Street6:51 PM
  • M | Kingsway / Holborn Station6:56 PM
  • S | Aldwych / Drury Lane7:01 PM
  • N | Waterloo Bridge / South Bank7:05 PM
  • E | Waterloo Station / Waterloo Road7:06 PM
  • S | The Old Vic7:08 PM
  • T | St George's Circus7:12 PM
  • E | Elephant & Castle / London Rd7:15 PM
  • K | Elephant & Castle / New Kent Road7:17 PM
  • BA | Rodney Place7:18 PM
  • BC | Bricklayers Arms / New Kent Rd7:20 PM
  • BH | Twr Bridge Rd / Bricklayers Arms7:22 PM
  • L | Grange Road / Caledonian Market7:23 PM
  • M | Abbey Street7:24 PM
  • E | Druid Street7:26 PM
  • S | Boss Street7:27 PM
  • H | Dockhead7:28 PM
  • J | Jamaica Road / Abbey Street7:29 PM
  • D | Bermondsey Station7:31 PM
  • E | Drummond Road7:32 PM
  • F | Southwark Park7:33 PM
  • S | Neptune St / St Olaves Estate7:35 PM
  • Y | Surrey Quays Road7:37 PM
  • B2 | Canada Water Bus Station7:39 PM
  • W | Canada Street7:41 PM
  • G | Surrey Quays Leisure Park7:42 PM
  • L | Surrey Quays Station7:44 PM
  • M | Lower Road / Surrey Quays Station7:45 PM
  • ->S | Bestwood Street7:47 PM
  • T | Deptford Park School7:48 PM
  • V | Deptford Fire Station7:50 PM
  • W | Abinger Grove7:52 PM
  • ->E | Sayes Court7:53 PM
  • C | Deptford High Street7:54 PM
  • D | Macmillan Students Village7:55 PM
  • Z | Creekside7:57 PM
  • Y | Creek Road / Norman Road7:58 PM
  • A | Cutty Sark For Maritime Greenwich7:59 PM
  • C | Greenwich Town Cen / Cutty Sark8:00 PM
  • F | National Maritime Museum8:01 PM
  • S | Trafalgar Estate8:03 PM
  • H | Trafalgar Road / Maze Hill8:04 PM
  • K | King William Lane8:05 PM
  • J | Tyler Street8:06 PM
  • C | Pelton Road8:07 PM
  • MQ | Tunnel Avenue8:08 PM
  • MW | Boord Street8:10 PM
  • E | North Greenwich Station8:13 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 6:49 PM, and arrives at E | North Greenwich Station at 8:13 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

    59% on time

    59% of riders report that the TfL 188 bus arrived on time on their previous journey. In the past 30 days, 3 riders reported on the on-time performance of the 188 bus. Compared to other TfL lines, the 188 bus is ranked 12 out of 711 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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