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TfL 196 bus route

Elephant & Castle - Vauxhall - Brixton - Herne Hill - Norwood Jct

TfL 196 bus stop list and timetables

The London 196 bus serves 52 bus stops in London departing from E | Norwood Junction Station and ending at F | E & C / Newington Causeway. Scroll down to see upcoming bus 196 timetables at each stop. You can also see connecting lines for the bus 196 route at each stop, so you can understand where and when to transfer. The full TfL 196 timetable with live bus arrivals is available in the Transit app.

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Stops
Thu, May 29, 2025
  • E | Norwood Junction Station4:05 PM
  • F | Portland Road4:05 PM
  • H | Stanley Hall4:06 PM
  • ->N | Elm Park Road4:08 PM
  • NA | Howden Road4:10 PM
  • NB | Wharncliffe Gardens4:11 PM
  • NC | Grange Avenue4:12 PM
  • ND | S Norwood Hill / All Saints Ch4:13 PM
  • NE | Upper Beulah Hill4:14 PM
  • NH | Beulah Spa4:16 PM
  • NJ | Hermitage Road Norwood4:17 PM
  • NK | Convent Hill4:18 PM
  • NL | Biggin Hill4:19 PM
  • CS | Crown Point / Beulah Hill4:20 PM
  • CL | Crown Point / Knights Hill4:21 PM
  • ->N | Lakeview Road4:22 PM
  • CM | West Norwood Fire Station4:23 PM
  • Y | St Julian's Farm Road4:25 PM
  • W | West Norwood Station4:27 PM
  • N | Norwood Road / Robson Road4:28 PM
  • K | Lancaster Avenue4:30 PM
  • F | Tulse Hill Station4:33 PM
  • B | Thurlow Park Road4:34 PM
  • ->N | Deronda Road4:35 PM
  • Q | Brockwell Park Gardens4:37 PM
  • A | Rosendale Road4:39 PM
  • H | Brockwell Park4:41 PM
  • L | Herne Hill Station4:42 PM
  • S | Brockwell Lido4:44 PM
  • T | Chaucer Road / Effra Parade4:45 PM
  • V | Brixton Water Lane4:46 PM
  • N | Morval Road4:47 PM
  • P | St Matthews Estate4:48 PM
  • W | Lambeth Town Hall4:50 PM
  • T | Brixton Station4:51 PM
  • C | Brixton Academy4:53 PM
  • ->N | Stansfield Road4:54 PM
  • ->NW | Stockwell Green4:56 PM
  • R | Stockwell Gardens4:58 PM
  • C | Binfield Road / Stockwell Station4:59 PM
  • N | Stockwell Bus Garage5:00 PM
  • H | Lansdowne Green5:02 PM
  • J | Nine Elms Underground Station5:04 PM
  • K | Covent Garden Market East Side5:06 PM
  • F | Vauxhall Bus Station5:09 PM
  • T | St. Annes Church5:12 PM
  • KL | Loughborough Street5:15 PM
  • KD | Kennington Road5:18 PM
  • BJ | Renfrew Road5:21 PM
  • BL | Newington Butts5:23 PM
  • T | Elephant & Castle Station5:26 PM
  • F | E & C / Newington Causeway5:28 PM
  • TfL Elephant & Castle - Vauxhall - Brixton - Herne Hill - Norwood Jct map

    TfL 196 bus route map

    The TfL 196 bus route map is shown above. The route map shows you an overview of all the stops served by the 196 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 196 bus is approaching your stop.

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    TfL 196 bus Status Alerts

    Open the Transit app to see more information about any active disruptions that may impact the bus 196 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 196 bus Service Frequency

    The next 196 bus leaves E | Norwood Junction Station at 4:05 PM, and arrives at F | E & C / Newington Causeway at 5:28 PM. You can see the frequency of upcoming trips and the exact departure times by opening the Transit app.

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    TfL 196 bus On-Time Performance

    Want to know whether the TfL 196 bus arrives on time? Open the Transit app and view user generated on-time performance reports for the 196 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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