Bus route 46 in London: Paddington Station ↔ St. Bartholomews Hospital

Bus route 46 in London links “Paddington Station” and “St. Bartholomews Hospital”.

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Which way bus 46 runs

From “Paddington Station” to “St. Bartholomews Hospital”: 49 stops. On the way: “Bishops Bridge Road / Westbourne Terrace”, “Bishops Bridge Road / Little Venice”, “Blomfield Road”, “Warwick Avenue”, “Clifton Road / Maida Vale”, “Maida Vale”, “Hall Road / Maida Vale”, “Grove End Road”, “Circus Road / Wellington Road”, “St John’s Wood Station”. Then “Queen’s Grove”, “Boundary Road Finchley Road”, “Swiss Cottage Station”, “College Crescent”, “Belsize Lane”, “St. Marys School”, “Lyndhurst Road / Akenside Road”, “Heath Street / Hampstead Station”, “Hampstead Station / Hampstead High St”, “Pilgrim’s Lane”. Then “Royal Free Hospital”, “South End Green”, “Cressy Road”, “Mansfield Road”, “St Dominic’s Priory”, “Grafton Terrace”, “Queens Crescent”, “Prince Of Wales Road Kentish Town”, “Kentish Town West Station”, “Kentish Town Road”. Then “Kentish Town Rd / Prince of Wales Rd”, “Royal Coll St/Kentish Town Rd”, “Camden Gardens”, “Pratt Street”, “Oakley Square”, “Chenies Place”, “St Pancras International Station”, “King’s Cross St. Pancras Underground Station”, “King’s Cross Road / Pentonville Road”, “Acton Street”. Before “St. Bartholomews Hospital”: “Heathcote Street”, “Coley Street”, “Clerkenwell Road / Rosebery Avenue”, “High Holborn / Chancery Lane Station”, “Holborn Circus / Fetter Lane”, “Holborn Circus”, “City Thameslink”.

On the way back the bus takes a different route, from “St. Bartholomews Hospital” to “Paddington Station” (47 stops). Only in this direction does it call at “Gray’s Inn Road/Chancery Lane”, “Swinton Street”, “King’s Cross and St Pancras”, “Royal Veterinary College”, “Pratt Street Camden”, “Camden Road Station”, “Royal College Street / Ivor Street”, “Prince of Wales Road”, “Harmood Street”, “Malden Road”, “Lawn Road Gospel Oak”, “Rosslyn Hill”, “Hampstead Station”, “Fitzjohn’s Avenue”, “Nutley Terrace”, “Cavendish Avenue (NW8)”, “Sutherland Avenue Maida Vale” and “Bishop’s Bridge / Paddington Station”. Only in the direction of “St. Bartholomews Hospital” does it call at, among others, “Bishops Bridge Road / Westbourne Terrace”, “Blomfield Road”, “Maida Vale”, “Circus Road / Wellington Road”, “Heath Street / Hampstead Station” and “Hampstead Station / Hampstead High St”. For the way back, board nearby: “Bishops Bridge Road / Westbourne Terrace” → “Paddington Station” (100 m), “Blomfield Road” → “Bishops Bridge Road / Little Venice” (250 m), “Maida Vale” → “Sutherland Avenue Maida Vale” (50 m) and “Circus Road / Wellington Road” → “Cavendish Avenue (NW8)” (50 m). Towards “St. Bartholomews Hospital”, board nearby: “Gray’s Inn Road/Chancery Lane” → “High Holborn / Chancery Lane Station” (100 m), “Swinton Street” → “Acton Street” (150 m), “King’s Cross and St Pancras” → “King’s Cross St. Pancras Underground Station” (100 m) and “Royal Veterinary College” → “Oakley Square” (150 m).

Connections

Shared sections with other routes: between “Warwick Avenue” and “College Crescent” it shares the road with route 187; between “King’s Cross Road / Pentonville Road” and “Holborn Circus / Fetter Lane” it shares the road with route 17; between “South End Green” and “Prince Of Wales Road Kentish Town” it shares the road with route 24.

Connections by stop, in route order:

• “Paddington Station”: buses 7, 16, 18, 23, 27 and 36
• “Bishops Bridge Road / Westbourne Terrace” (only towards “St. Bartholomews Hospital”): buses 7, 16, 18, 23, 27 and 36
• “Bishops Bridge Road / Little Venice”: buses 7, 16, 18, 23, 27 and 36
• “Blomfield Road” (only towards “St. Bartholomews Hospital”): buses 6 and 18
• “Warwick Avenue”: bus 6
• “Clifton Road / Maida Vale”: buses 6, 16 and 98
• “Maida Vale” (only towards “St. Bartholomews Hospital”): buses 6, 16 and 98
• “Hall Road / Maida Vale”: buses 6, 16, 98, 139 and 189
• “Grove End Road”: buses 16, 98, 139 and 189
• “Circus Road / Wellington Road” (only towards “St. Bartholomews Hospital”): buses 139, 189 and 757
• “St John’s Wood Station”: buses 139 and 189
• Stops from “Boundary Road Finchley Road” to “College Crescent”: buses 31, 268 and C11
• “Belsize Lane”: buses 31, 268, 757 and C11
• “Lyndhurst Road / Akenside Road”: bus 268
• “Heath Street / Hampstead Station” (only towards “St. Bartholomews Hospital”): bus 268
• “Hampstead Station / Hampstead High St” (only towards “St. Bartholomews Hospital”): bus 268
• “Pilgrim’s Lane”: buses 1, 268 and C11
• “Royal Free Hospital”: buses 1, 268 and C11
• “South End Green” (only towards “St. Bartholomews Hospital”): buses 1, 268 and C11
• “Cressy Road” (only towards “St. Bartholomews Hospital”): buses 1 and C11
• “Mansfield Road”: bus C11
• “St Dominic’s Priory”: bus C11
• “Queens Crescent”: bus 393
• “Prince Of Wales Road Kentish Town” (only towards “St. Bartholomews Hospital”): buses 1, 31 and 393
• “Kentish Town West Station”: buses 88, 134, 214 and 393
• “Kentish Town Road”: buses 1, 27, 29, 31, 88, 134, 214, 253 and 393
• “Kentish Town Rd / Prince of Wales Rd” (only towards “St. Bartholomews Hospital”): buses 88, 134, 214 and 393
• “Royal Coll St/Kentish Town Rd” (only towards “St. Bartholomews Hospital”): buses 1, 27, 29, 31, 88, 134, 214, 253 and 393
• “Camden Gardens” (only towards “St. Bartholomews Hospital”): buses 1, 27, 29, 31, 88, 134, 214, 253 and 274
• “Pratt Street” (only towards “St. Bartholomews Hospital”): buses 1, 27, 29, 31, 88, 134, 214, 253 and 274
• “Oakley Square” (only towards “St. Bartholomews Hospital”): buses 1, 27, 29, 134, 214 and 253
• “Chenies Place”: buses 1, 63 and 214
• “St Pancras International Station” (only towards “St. Bartholomews Hospital”): buses 1, 30, 63, 73, 91, 205, 214, 390 and 476
• “King’s Cross St. Pancras Underground Station” (only towards “St. Bartholomews Hospital”): buses 1, 30, 63, 73, 91, 205, 214, 390 and 476
• “King’s Cross Road / Pentonville Road” (only towards “St. Bartholomews Hospital”): buses 30, 63, 73, 91, 205, 214, 390 and 476
• “Acton Street”: buses 30, 63, 73, 91, 205, 214, 390 and 476
• “Heathcote Street”: bus 63
• “Coley Street”: buses 19, 38, 55, 63 and 243
• “Clerkenwell Road / Rosebery Avenue” (only towards “St. Bartholomews Hospital”): buses 19, 38, 55 and 243
• “High Holborn / Chancery Lane Station” (only towards “St. Bartholomews Hospital”): buses 8, 19, 38, 55, 133 and 243
• “Holborn Circus / Fetter Lane”: buses 8, 25, 40, 63, 133 and 341
• “Holborn Circus”: buses 8, 25, 40, 56, 63, 100, 133 and 341
• “City Thameslink”: buses 4, 8, 15, 25, 26, 40, 56, 63, 76, 100, 133 and 341
• “St. Bartholomews Hospital”: buses 4, 8, 25, 40, 56, 63, 76, 100, 133 and 341
• “Gray’s Inn Road/Chancery Lane” (only towards “Paddington Station”): buses 8, 19, 38, 55, 133 and 243
• “Swinton Street” (only towards “Paddington Station”): buses 30, 63, 73, 91, 205, 214, 390 and 476
• “King’s Cross and St Pancras” (only towards “Paddington Station”): buses 1, 30, 63, 73, 91, 205, 214, 390 and 476
• “Royal Veterinary College” (only towards “Paddington Station”): bus 214
• Stops from “Pratt Street Camden” to “Royal College Street / Ivor Street” (only towards “Paddington Station”): buses 1, 27, 29, 31, 88, 134, 214, 253 and 274
• “Prince of Wales Road” (only towards “Paddington Station”): buses 88, 134, 214 and 393
• “Harmood Street” (only towards “Paddington Station”): buses 1, 31 and 393
• “Malden Road” (only towards “Paddington Station”): buses 1, 31 and 393
• “Lawn Road Gospel Oak” (only towards “Paddington Station”): buses 1 and C11
• “Rosslyn Hill” (only towards “Paddington Station”): buses 1, 268 and C11
• “Hampstead Station” (only towards “Paddington Station”): bus 268
• “Fitzjohn’s Avenue” (only towards “Paddington Station”): bus 268
• “Nutley Terrace” (only towards “Paddington Station”): buses 268, 757 and C11
• “Cavendish Avenue (NW8)” (only towards “Paddington Station”): buses 139, 189 and 757
• “Sutherland Avenue Maida Vale” (only towards “Paddington Station”): buses 6, 16 and 98
• “Bishop’s Bridge / Paddington Station” (only towards “Paddington Station”): buses 7, 16, 18, 23, 27 and 36

Pages for these routes: bus C11, bus 1, bus 4, bus 6, bus 7, bus 8, bus 15, bus 16, bus 17, bus 18, bus 19, bus 23, bus 24, bus 25, bus 26, bus 27, bus 29, bus 30, bus 31, bus 36, bus 38, bus 40, bus 55.

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Questions about bus 46

Does bus 46 go to “St John’s Wood Station”?

Yes, in both directions.

Where can I change from bus 46 to another bus route?

Most routes stop at “City Thameslink” (4, 8, 15, 25, 26, 40, 56, 63, 76, 100, 133 and 341) and “St. Bartholomews Hospital” (4, 8, 25, 40, 56, 63, 76, 100, 133 and 341). All other stops with connections are listed above.

Checked on 24 September 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for London (TfL).