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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 30, 2026
  • Z | New Oxford Street7:42 PM
  • E | Museum Street7:44 PM
  • M | Kingsway / Holborn Station7:48 PM
  • S | Aldwych / Drury Lane7:53 PM
  • N | Waterloo Bridge / South Bank7:57 PM
  • E | Waterloo Station / Waterloo Road7:58 PM
  • S | The Old Vic8:00 PM
  • T | St George's Circus8:03 PM
  • E | Elephant & Castle / London Road8:06 PM
  • K | Elephant & Castle / New Kent Road8:07 PM
  • BA | Rodney Place8:08 PM
  • BC | Bricklayers Arms / New Kent Rd8:10 PM
  • BH | Twr Bridge Rd / Bricklayers Arms8:11 PM
  • L | Grange Road / Caledonian Market8:12 PM
  • M | Abbey Street8:13 PM
  • E | Druid Street8:15 PM
  • S | Boss Street8:15 PM
  • H | Dockhead8:17 PM
  • J | Jamaica Road / Abbey Street8:18 PM
  • D | Bermondsey Station8:19 PM
  • E | Drummond Road8:20 PM
  • F | Southwark Park8:22 PM
  • S | Neptune St / St Olaves Estate8:23 PM
  • Y | Surrey Quays Road8:26 PM
  • B2 | Canada Water Bus Station8:27 PM
  • W | Canada Street8:28 PM
  • G | Surrey Quays Leisure Park8:30 PM
  • L | Surrey Quays Station8:31 PM
  • M | Lower Road / Surrey Quays Station8:32 PM
  • ->S | Bestwood Street8:33 PM
  • T | Deptford Park School8:34 PM
  • V | Deptford Fire Station8:36 PM
  • W | Abinger Grove8:37 PM
  • ->E | Sayes Court8:38 PM
  • C | Deptford High Street8:39 PM
  • D | Macmillan Students Village8:40 PM
  • Z | Creekside8:41 PM
  • Y | Creek Road / Norman Road8:42 PM
  • A | Cutty Sark For Maritime Greenwich8:43 PM
  • C | Greenwich Town Cen / Cutty Sark8:44 PM
  • F | National Maritime Museum8:45 PM
  • S | Trafalgar Estate8:47 PM
  • H | Trafalgar Road / Maze Hill8:48 PM
  • K | King William Lane8:49 PM
  • J | Tyler Street8:49 PM
  • C | Pelton Road8:50 PM
  • MQ | Tunnel Avenue8:51 PM
  • MW | Boord Street8:53 PM
  • E | North Greenwich Station8:55 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 7:42 PM, and arrives at E | North Greenwich Station at 8:55 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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