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TfL 281 bus route

Hounslow, Bus Sta - Twickenham - Teddington - Kingston - Tolworth

TfL 281 bus stop list and timetables

The London 281 bus serves 61 bus stops in London departing from ->E | Tolworth Station and ending at Z1 | Hounslow Bus Station. Scroll down to see upcoming bus 281 timetables at each stop. You can also see connecting lines for the bus 281 route at each stop, so you can understand where and when to transfer. The full TfL 281 timetable with live bus arrivals is available in the Transit app.

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Stops
Wed, Mar 4, 2026
  • ->E | Tolworth Station10:16 AM
  • G | Tolworth Broadway10:19 AM
  • L | Princes Avenue Tolworth10:21 AM
  • LN | King Charles Road10:23 AM
  • LP | Broomfield Road Surbiton10:25 AM
  • SH | Hollyfield Road10:26 AM
  • SJ | Browns Road10:27 AM
  • SK | Surbiton Health Centre10:28 AM
  • SL | South Terrace10:30 AM
  • NM | St Marks Church / St Marks Hill10:31 AM
  • NN | Surbiton10:32 AM
  • NC | Claremont Rd / Surbiton Station10:33 AM
  • ND | The Crescent Surbiton10:34 AM
  • D | Maple Road10:36 AM
  • UE | Surbiton Road / Penrhyn Road10:37 AM
  • UF | Kingston University / County Hall10:38 AM
  • UJ | Kingston Crown Court College10:40 AM
  • G | Brook Street10:41 AM
  • E1 | Eden Street10:42 AM
  • Q | Kingston Station10:45 AM
  • P1 | Kingston / Wood Street10:47 AM
  • A | Lower Teddington Road10:50 AM
  • B | Hampton Wick10:51 AM
  • C | Woffington Close10:52 AM
  • D | Fairfax Road10:53 AM
  • V | St. Mark's Road10:54 AM
  • W | Kingston Lane10:55 AM
  • X | Marston Road10:57 AM
  • Y | Teddington Lock10:57 AM
  • Z | Cambridge Road10:59 AM
  • D | Elmfield Avenue11:00 AM
  • F | Teddington / Broad Street11:01 AM
  • M | Teddington Memorial Hospital11:02 AM
  • N | Gloucester Road11:04 AM
  • ->N | Princes Road Fulwell11:05 AM
  • C | Fulwell11:06 AM
  • F | South Road / Fulwell11:07 AM
  • J | Fulwell / Sixth Cross Road11:10 AM
  • SD | Trafalgar Rd / Prince of Wales11:11 AM
  • GA | The Prince Albert / Twickenham11:12 AM
  • GM | Twickenham Green11:13 AM
  • GP | Heath Road / Grove Avenue11:14 AM
  • T | Heath Road / Twickenham11:15 AM
  • E | London Road / Twickenham11:16 AM
  • B | Twickenham Station11:18 AM
  • L | Heatham House11:20 AM
  • M | Chudleigh Road11:22 AM
  • N | Twickenham Stadium11:26 AM
  • P | Tayben Avenue11:27 AM
  • Q | Kneller Hall11:29 AM
  • V | Warren Road11:30 AM
  • W | The Admiral Nelson / Whitton11:32 AM
  • ->N | Whitton Church11:33 AM
  • SH | Whitton Dene Hounslow11:35 AM
  • SJ | Park Road / Whitton Road11:35 AM
  • SK | Hounslow11:36 AM
  • SL | Pownall Gardens11:37 AM
  • J | Grove Road11:38 AM
  • O | Treaty Centre11:38 AM
  • K | Hounslow High Street11:40 AM
  • Z1 | Hounslow Bus Station11:42 AM
  • TfL Hounslow, Bus Sta - Twickenham - Teddington - Kingston - Tolworth map

    TfL 281 bus route map

    The TfL 281 bus route map is shown above. The route map shows you an overview of all the stops served by the 281 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 281 bus is approaching your stop.

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    TfL 281 bus Status Alerts

    Open the Transit app to see more information about any active disruptions that may impact the bus 281 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 281 bus Service Frequency

    The next 281 bus leaves ->E | Tolworth Station at 10:16 AM, and arrives at Z1 | Hounslow Bus Station at 11:42 AM. You can see the frequency of upcoming trips and the exact departure times by opening the Transit app.

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    TfL 281 bus On-Time Performance

    Want to know whether the TfL 281 bus arrives on time? Open the Transit app and view user generated on-time performance reports for the 281 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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