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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, Mar 28, 2026
  • E | Norwood Junction Station7:45 AM
  • F | Portland Road7:45 AM
  • H | Stanley Hall7:46 AM
  • ->N | Elm Park Road7:47 AM
  • NA | Howden Road7:49 AM
  • NB | Wharncliffe Gardens7:50 AM
  • NC | Grange Avenue7:50 AM
  • ND | S Norwood Hill / All Saints Ch7:51 AM
  • NE | Upper Beulah Hill7:52 AM
  • NH | Beulah Spa7:53 AM
  • NJ | Hermitage Road Norwood7:55 AM
  • NK | Convent Hill7:55 AM
  • NL | Biggin Hill7:56 AM
  • CS | Crown Point / Beulah Hill7:57 AM
  • CL | Crown Point / Knights Hill7:57 AM
  • ->N | Lakeview Road7:58 AM
  • CM | West Norwood Fire Station7:59 AM
  • Y | St Julian's Farm Road8:00 AM
  • W | West Norwood Station8:01 AM
  • N | Norwood Road / Robson Road8:02 AM
  • K | Lancaster Avenue8:03 AM
  • F | Tulse Hill Station8:05 AM
  • B | Thurlow Park Road8:06 AM
  • ->N | Deronda Road8:07 AM
  • Q | Brockwell Park Gardens8:08 AM
  • A | Rosendale Road8:09 AM
  • H | Brockwell Park8:10 AM
  • L | Herne Hill Station8:11 AM
  • S | Brockwell Lido8:12 AM
  • T | Chaucer Road / Effra Parade8:13 AM
  • V | Brixton Water Lane8:14 AM
  • N | Morval Road8:15 AM
  • P | St Matthews Estate8:16 AM
  • W | Lambeth Town Hall8:17 AM
  • T | Brixton Station8:18 AM
  • C | Brixton Academy8:19 AM
  • ->N | Stansfield Road8:20 AM
  • ->NW | Stockwell Green8:21 AM
  • R | Stockwell Gardens8:23 AM
  • C | Binfield Road / Stockwell Station8:24 AM
  • N | Stockwell Bus Garage8:25 AM
  • H | Lansdowne Green8:27 AM
  • J | Nine Elms Underground Station8:29 AM
  • K | Covent Garden Market East Side8:30 AM
  • F | Vauxhall Bus Station8:33 AM
  • T | St. Annes Church8:34 AM
  • KL | Loughborough Street8:36 AM
  • KD | Kennington Road8:37 AM
  • BJ | Renfrew Road8:39 AM
  • BL | Newington Butts8:40 AM
  • T | Elephant & Castle Station8:41 AM
  • F | E & C / Newington Causeway8:42 AM
  • 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 7:45 AM, and arrives at F | E & C / Newington Causeway at 8:42 AM. 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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