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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
Sat, Apr 25, 2026
  • E | Norwood Junction Station11:29 AM
  • F | Portland Road11:29 AM
  • H | Stanley Hall11:30 AM
  • ->N | Elm Park Road11:32 AM
  • NA | Howden Road11:33 AM
  • NB | Wharncliffe Gardens11:35 AM
  • NC | Grange Avenue11:35 AM
  • ND | S Norwood Hill / All Saints Ch11:36 AM
  • NE | Upper Beulah Hill11:37 AM
  • NH | Beulah Spa11:39 AM
  • NJ | Hermitage Road Norwood11:40 AM
  • NK | Convent Hill11:41 AM
  • NL | Biggin Hill11:42 AM
  • CS | Crown Point / Beulah Hill11:43 AM
  • CL | Crown Point / Knights Hill11:44 AM
  • ->N | Lakeview Road11:44 AM
  • CM | West Norwood Fire Station11:46 AM
  • Y | St Julian's Farm Road11:47 AM
  • W | West Norwood Station11:49 AM
  • N | Norwood Road / Robson Road11:50 AM
  • K | Lancaster Avenue11:52 AM
  • F | Tulse Hill Station11:54 AM
  • B | Thurlow Park Road11:55 AM
  • ->N | Deronda Road11:56 AM
  • Q | Brockwell Park Gardens11:58 AM
  • A | Rosendale Road12:00 PM
  • H | Brockwell Park12:01 PM
  • L | Herne Hill Station12:02 PM
  • S | Brockwell Lido12:04 PM
  • T | Chaucer Road / Effra Parade12:05 PM
  • V | Brixton Water Lane12:07 PM
  • N | Morval Road12:08 PM
  • P | St Matthews Estate12:09 PM
  • W | Lambeth Town Hall12:11 PM
  • T | Brixton Station12:12 PM
  • C | Brixton Academy12:14 PM
  • ->N | Stansfield Road12:15 PM
  • ->NW | Stockwell Green12:17 PM
  • R | Stockwell Gardens12:19 PM
  • C | Binfield Road / Stockwell Station12:20 PM
  • N | Stockwell Bus Garage12:21 PM
  • H | Lansdowne Green12:23 PM
  • J | Nine Elms Underground Station12:25 PM
  • K | Covent Garden Market East Side12:27 PM
  • F | Vauxhall Bus Station12:30 PM
  • T | St. Annes Church12:32 PM
  • KL | Loughborough Street12:35 PM
  • KD | Kennington Road12:37 PM
  • BJ | Renfrew Road12:40 PM
  • BL | Newington Butts12:41 PM
  • T | Elephant & Castle Station12:43 PM
  • F | E & C / Newington Causeway12:45 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 11:29 AM, and arrives at F | E & C / Newington Causeway at 12:45 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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