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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
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  • E | Norwood Junction Station5:30 AM
  • F | Portland Road5:30 AM
  • H | Stanley Hall5:31 AM
  • ->N | Elm Park Road5:32 AM
  • NA | Howden Road5:33 AM
  • NB | Wharncliffe Gardens5:34 AM
  • NC | Grange Avenue5:35 AM
  • ND | S Norwood Hill / All Saints Ch5:35 AM
  • NE | Upper Beulah Hill5:36 AM
  • NH | Beulah Spa5:37 AM
  • NJ | Hermitage Road Norwood5:39 AM
  • NK | Convent Hill5:39 AM
  • NL | Biggin Hill5:40 AM
  • CS | Crown Point / Beulah Hill5:41 AM
  • CL | Crown Point / Knights Hill5:41 AM
  • ->N | Lakeview Road5:42 AM
  • CM | West Norwood Fire Station5:43 AM
  • Y | St Julian's Farm Road5:44 AM
  • W | West Norwood Station5:45 AM
  • N | Norwood Road / Robson Road5:46 AM
  • K | Lancaster Avenue5:47 AM
  • F | Tulse Hill Station5:49 AM
  • B | Thurlow Park Road5:49 AM
  • ->N | Deronda Road5:50 AM
  • Q | Brockwell Park Gardens5:51 AM
  • A | Rosendale Road5:52 AM
  • H | Brockwell Park5:53 AM
  • L | Herne Hill Station5:54 AM
  • S | Brockwell Lido5:55 AM
  • T | Chaucer Road / Effra Parade5:56 AM
  • V | Brixton Water Lane5:57 AM
  • N | Morval Road5:58 AM
  • P | St Matthews Estate5:59 AM
  • W | Lambeth Town Hall6:00 AM
  • T | Brixton Station6:01 AM
  • C | Brixton Academy6:02 AM
  • ->N | Stansfield Road6:03 AM
  • ->NW | Stockwell Green6:04 AM
  • R | Stockwell Gardens6:06 AM
  • C | Binfield Road / Stockwell Station6:07 AM
  • N | Stockwell Bus Garage6:08 AM
  • H | Lansdowne Green6:10 AM
  • J | Nine Elms Underground Station6:12 AM
  • K | Covent Garden Market East Side6:13 AM
  • F | Vauxhall Bus Station6:16 AM
  • T | St. Annes Church6:17 AM
  • KL | Loughborough Street6:19 AM
  • KD | Kennington Road6:21 AM
  • BJ | Renfrew Road6:22 AM
  • BL | Newington Butts6:23 AM
  • T | Elephant & Castle Station6:25 AM
  • F | E & C / Newington Causeway6:26 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 5:30 AM, and arrives at F | E & C / Newington Causeway at 6:26 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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