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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
Mon, Mar 2, 2026
  • Z | New Oxford Street1:19 PM
  • E | Museum Street1:21 PM
  • M | Kingsway / Holborn Station1:26 PM
  • S | Aldwych / Drury Lane1:32 PM
  • N | Waterloo Bridge / South Bank1:37 PM
  • E | Waterloo Station / Waterloo Road1:38 PM
  • S | The Old Vic1:40 PM
  • T | St George's Circus1:43 PM
  • E | Elephant & Castle / London Road1:46 PM
  • K | Elephant & Castle / New Kent Road1:48 PM
  • BA | Rodney Place1:50 PM
  • BC | Bricklayers Arms / New Kent Rd1:52 PM
  • BH | Twr Bridge Rd / Bricklayers Arms1:54 PM
  • L | Grange Road / Caledonian Market1:56 PM
  • M | Abbey Street1:57 PM
  • E | Druid Street2:00 PM
  • S | Boss Street2:01 PM
  • H | Dockhead2:02 PM
  • J | Jamaica Road / Abbey Street2:03 PM
  • D | Bermondsey Station2:05 PM
  • E | Drummond Road2:06 PM
  • F | Southwark Park2:07 PM
  • S | Neptune St / St Olaves Estate2:09 PM
  • Y | Surrey Quays Road2:11 PM
  • B2 | Canada Water Bus Station2:13 PM
  • W | Canada Street2:18 PM
  • G | Surrey Quays Leisure Park2:22 PM
  • L | Surrey Quays Station2:26 PM
  • M | Lower Road / Surrey Quays Station2:27 PM
  • ->S | Bestwood Street2:29 PM
  • T | Deptford Park School2:30 PM
  • V | Deptford Fire Station2:33 PM
  • W | Abinger Grove2:34 PM
  • ->E | Sayes Court2:36 PM
  • C | Deptford High Street2:37 PM
  • D | Macmillan Students Village2:39 PM
  • Z | Creekside2:41 PM
  • Y | Creek Road / Norman Road2:42 PM
  • A | Cutty Sark For Maritime Greenwich2:44 PM
  • C | Greenwich Town Cen / Cutty Sark2:45 PM
  • F | National Maritime Museum2:46 PM
  • S | Trafalgar Estate2:49 PM
  • H | Trafalgar Road / Maze Hill2:51 PM
  • K | King William Lane2:52 PM
  • J | Tyler Street2:53 PM
  • C | Pelton Road2:54 PM
  • MQ | Tunnel Avenue2:55 PM
  • MW | Boord Street2:57 PM
  • E | North Greenwich Station3:00 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 1:19 PM, and arrives at E | North Greenwich Station at 3:00 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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