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TfL 86 bus route

Stratford - Forest Gate - Ilford - Chadwell Heath - Romford

TfL 86 bus stop list and timetables

The London 86 bus serves 48 bus stops in London departing from Z | Romford Station and ending at AP | Stratford Bus Station. Scroll down to see upcoming bus 86 timetables at each stop. You can also see connecting lines for the bus 86 route at each stop, so you can understand where and when to transfer. The full TfL 86 timetable with live bus arrivals is available in the Transit app.

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Stops
Fri, Mar 13, 2026
  • Z | Romford Station11:30 AM
  • P | Western Road11:31 AM
  • L | Romford Market11:33 AM
  • D | North Street Romford11:34 AM
  • B | Mawney Road11:35 AM
  • T | Cotleigh Road11:36 AM
  • U | Richards Avenue11:37 AM
  • V | Romford Stadium11:38 AM
  • ->W | Jutsums Lane11:39 AM
  • ->W | St Edward's Academy / The Compass School11:40 AM
  • J | Albany Road Chadwell Heath11:42 AM
  • K | Whalebone Lane11:42 AM
  • L | Farrance Road11:43 AM
  • J | St Chad's Road11:44 AM
  • H | Japan Road11:45 AM
  • D | Wangey Road11:46 AM
  • ->W | Montpelier Gardens11:48 AM
  • ->W | Goodmayes Retail Park11:49 AM
  • P | Goodmayes Tesco11:51 AM
  • D | Goodmayes Road / Goodmayes Station11:52 AM
  • R | Blythswood Road11:53 AM
  • S | Chester Road11:54 AM
  • T | Seven Kings Station11:55 AM
  • U | New Road Seven Kings11:57 AM
  • V | Ilford Fire Station11:58 AM
  • W | Connaught Road Seven Kings12:00 PM
  • X | St Peter & St Paul Church12:01 PM
  • Z | Winston Way Primary School12:02 PM
  • V | Hainault Street12:04 PM
  • Q | Redbridge Central Library12:05 PM
  • L | Ilford Broadway12:07 PM
  • Y | Chapel Road12:09 PM
  • A | Dersingham Avenue12:14 PM
  • B | Little Ilford Lane12:16 PM
  • C | Rabbits Road12:18 PM
  • D | First Avenue12:20 PM
  • F | High Street North Manor Park12:22 PM
  • G | Woodgrange Park Station12:26 PM
  • ->W | Shrewsbury Road Romford12:28 PM
  • ->W | Katherine Road Forest Gate12:31 PM
  • Q | Green Street12:34 PM
  • E | Woodgrange Road12:35 PM
  • R | Sprowston Road12:37 PM
  • S | Margery Park Road12:39 PM
  • ->W | Atherton Leisure Centre12:41 PM
  • MS | Water Lane / University of East London12:43 PM
  • K | Stratford Centre / Moorfields Eye Hospital12:46 PM
  • AP | Stratford Bus Station12:50 PM
  • TfL Stratford - Forest Gate - Ilford - Chadwell Heath - Romford map

    TfL 86 bus route map

    The TfL 86 bus route map is shown above. The route map shows you an overview of all the stops served by the 86 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 86 bus is approaching your stop.

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    TfL 86 bus Status Alerts

    Open the Transit app to see more information about any active disruptions that may impact the bus 86 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 86 bus Service Frequency

    The next 86 bus leaves Z | Romford Station at 11:30 AM, and arrives at AP | Stratford Bus Station at 12:50 PM. You can see the frequency of upcoming trips and the exact departure times by opening the Transit app.

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    TfL 86 bus On-Time Performance

    Want to know whether the TfL 86 bus arrives on time? Open the Transit app and view user generated on-time performance reports for the 86 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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