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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 48 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
Thu, Sep 18, 2025
  • Z | New Oxford Street6:19 PM
  • E | Museum Street6:21 PM
  • M | Kingsway / Holborn Station6:26 PM
  • S | Aldwych / Drury Lane6:32 PM
  • N | Waterloo Bridge / South Bank6:36 PM
  • E | Waterloo Station / Waterloo Road6:37 PM
  • S | The Old Vic6:39 PM
  • T | St George's Circus6:43 PM
  • E | Elephant & Castle / London Rd6:46 PM
  • K | Elephant & Castle / New Kent Road6:48 PM
  • BA | Rodney Place6:49 PM
  • BC | Bricklayers Arms / New Kent Rd6:52 PM
  • BH | Twr Bridge Rd / Bricklayers Arms6:53 PM
  • L | Grange Road / Caledonian Market6:54 PM
  • M | Abbey Street6:56 PM
  • E | Druid Street6:58 PM
  • S | Boss Street6:59 PM
  • H | Dockhead7:00 PM
  • J | Jamaica Road / Abbey Street7:02 PM
  • D | Bermondsey Station7:03 PM
  • E | Drummond Road7:04 PM
  • F | Southwark Park7:06 PM
  • S | Neptune St / St Olaves Estate7:08 PM
  • Y | Surrey Quays Road7:10 PM
  • B2 | Canada Water Bus Station7:12 PM
  • W | Canada Street7:14 PM
  • G | Surrey Quays Leisure Park7:15 PM
  • L | Surrey Quays Station7:17 PM
  • M | Lower Road / Surrey Quays Station7:18 PM
  • ->S | Bestwood Street7:20 PM
  • T | Deptford Park School7:21 PM
  • V | Deptford Fire Station7:23 PM
  • W | Abinger Grove7:25 PM
  • ->E | Sayes Court7:26 PM
  • C | Deptford High Street7:27 PM
  • D | Macmillan Students Village7:29 PM
  • Z | Creekside7:30 PM
  • Y | Creek Road / Norman Road7:31 PM
  • A | Cutty Sark For Maritime Greenwich7:33 PM
  • C | Greenwich Town Cen / Cutty Sark7:34 PM
  • F | National Maritime Museum7:35 PM
  • S | Trafalgar Estate7:37 PM
  • H | Trafalgar Road / Maze Hill7:38 PM
  • K | King William Lane7:39 PM
  • C | Pelton Road7:41 PM
  • MQ | Tunnel Avenue7:42 PM
  • MW | Boord Street7:44 PM
  • E | North Greenwich Station7:47 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 6:19 PM, and arrives at E | North Greenwich Station at 7:47 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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