Bus route 286 in London links “Queen Mary’s Hospital / Cancer Unit” and “Greenwich Town Cen/ Cutty Sark”. The return journey ends at “Queen Mary’s Hospital / Frognal Avenue” (400 m from “Queen Mary’s Hospital / Cancer Unit”).
The route of bus 286
Towards “Greenwich Town Cen/ Cutty Sark”: 47 stops. After “Queen Mary’s Hospital / Cancer Unit”, the bus calls at “Queen Mary’s Hospital / Main Entrance”, “Queen Mary’s Hospital Sidcup”, “The Green Sidcup”, “Sidcup / Carlton Road”, “Crescent Road (DA15)”, “Sidcup Station / Station Road”, “Old Farm Avenue”, “Halfway St/Old Farm Road West”, “Hollies Avenue”, “Corbylands Road”. Then “Halfway Street / Days Lane”, “Restons Crescent”, “University of Greenwich / Avery Hill Campus”, “Stationers’ Crown Woods Academy”, “Bexley Road / Reinickendorf Avenue”, “Bexley Road / Glenesk Road”, “Eltham High Street / Foots Cray Road”, “Eltham High Street / Pound Place”, “Eltham High Street / Passey Place”, “Eltham Church / Well Hall Road”. Then “Eltham Station / Sherard Road”, “Well Hall Road/Kidbrooke Lane”, “Well Hall Road / Well Hall Roundabout”, “Westhorne Ave / St Barnabas Ch”, “Appleton Road”, “Wendover Road”, “Broad Walk”, “Kidbrooke Way”, “The Dover Patrol/Brook Lane”, “Wricklemarsh Rd Rochester Way”. Then “Shooters Hill Road / Kidbrooke Park Road”, “Kidbrooke Grove”, “Stratheden Rd/Shooters Hill Rd”, “Blackheath / Royal Standard”, “Kirkside Road”, “Westcombe Park”, “Westerdale Road”, “Kemsing Road”, “Marlton Street”, “Calvert Road”. Before “Greenwich Town Cen/ Cutty Sark”: “Vanbrugh Hill”, “Tyler Street”, “Trafalgar Road / Maze Hill”, “Trafalgar Estate”, “National Maritime Museum”.
On the way back the bus takes a different route, from “Greenwich Town Cen/ Cutty Sark” to “Queen Mary’s Hospital / Frognal Avenue” (45 stops). Only in this direction does it call at “King William Lane”, “Combedale Road”, “Stratheden Parade”, “Shooters Hill Road / Stratheden Road”, “Annesley Road”, “Kidbrooke Park Close”, “Dover Patrol”, “Rochester Way / Kidbrooke Way”, “Eltham Station / Lassa Road”, “Eltham High Street / Westmount Road”, “Leigh Stationers’ Academy”, “Riefield Road”, “Days Lane”, “Sidcup Station” and “Station Road / Crescent Road”. Only in the direction of “Greenwich Town Cen/ Cutty Sark” does it call at, among others, “Queen Mary’s Hospital / Main Entrance”, “Queen Mary’s Hospital Sidcup”, “Crescent Road (DA15)”, “Sidcup Station / Station Road”, “Old Farm Avenue” and “Halfway Street / Days Lane”. For the way back, board nearby: “Queen Mary’s Hospital / Main Entrance” → “Queen Mary’s Hospital / Frognal Avenue” (200 m), “Queen Mary’s Hospital Sidcup” → “Queen Mary’s Hospital / Frognal Avenue” (100 m), “Crescent Road (DA15)” → “Station Road / Crescent Road” (50 m) and “Sidcup Station / Station Road” → “Sidcup Station” (50 m). Towards “Greenwich Town Cen/ Cutty Sark”, board nearby: “King William Lane” → “Tyler Street” (150 m), “Combedale Road” → “Kemsing Road” (100 m), “Stratheden Parade” → “Blackheath / Royal Standard” (100 m) and “Shooters Hill Road / Stratheden Road” → “Stratheden Rd/Shooters Hill Rd” (100 m).
Left column runs down, right column runs up. Filled stops are served both ways, dashed ones only one way: 18 towards “Greenwich Town Cen/ Cutty Sark” and 16 the other way. Tap a stop to see its name.
Connections
On part of the route, between “Stationers’ Crown Woods Academy” and “Wricklemarsh Rd Rochester Way” it shares the road with route 132; between “The Dover Patrol/Brook Lane” and “Westerdale Road” it shares the road with route 335; between “Kemsing Road” and “National Maritime Museum” it shares the road with routes 129 and 177.
Connections by stop, in route order:
- “Queen Mary’s Hospital / Cancer Unit”: bus B14
- “Queen Mary’s Hospital / Main Entrance” (only towards “Greenwich Town Cen/ Cutty Sark”): buses 160, 229, 269, B14, R11 and SL3
- “Queen Mary’s Hospital Sidcup” (only towards “Greenwich Town Cen/ Cutty Sark”): buses 160, 229, 269, B14, R11 and SL3
- “The Green Sidcup”: buses 51, 160, 229, 233, 269, 321, 492, B14, R11 and SL3
- “Sidcup / Carlton Road”: buses 51, 160, 229, 233, 269, 321, 492, B14, R11 and SL3
- Stops from “Crescent Road (DA15)” to “Old Farm Avenue” (only towards “Greenwich Town Cen/ Cutty Sark”): buses 51, 160, 229, 233, 269, 492 and SL3
- “Halfway St/Old Farm Road West”: buses 51 and 229
- “Hollies Avenue”: bus 51
- “Corbylands Road”: bus B13
- “Halfway Street / Days Lane” (only towards “Greenwich Town Cen/ Cutty Sark”): bus B13
- “Restons Crescent”: bus B13
- “University of Greenwich / Avery Hill Campus”: bus B13
- “Stationers’ Crown Woods Academy” (only towards “Greenwich Town Cen/ Cutty Sark”): bus B15
- “Bexley Road / Reinickendorf Avenue” (only towards “Greenwich Town Cen/ Cutty Sark”): bus B15
- “Bexley Road / Glenesk Road”: buses 124, 126, 160, 233, 314, 321, B15 and B16
- “Eltham High Street / Foots Cray Road” (only towards “Greenwich Town Cen/ Cutty Sark”): buses 124, 126, 160, 233, 314, 321, B15 and B16
- “Eltham High Street / Pound Place”: buses 124, 126, 160, 233, 314, 321, B15 and B16
- “Eltham High Street / Passey Place”: buses 124, 126, 160, 161, 233, 314, 321, B15 and B16
- “Eltham Church / Well Hall Road”: buses 124, 126, 160, 161, 233, 314, 321, B15 and B16
- “Eltham Station / Sherard Road”: buses 161, 233 and 314
- “Well Hall Road/Kidbrooke Lane”: buses 122, 161, 233 and 314
- “Well Hall Road / Well Hall Roundabout” (only towards “Greenwich Town Cen/ Cutty Sark”): buses 122 and 161
- “Westhorne Ave / St Barnabas Ch”: buses 122 and 161
- “Appleton Road”: buses 122 and 161
- Stops from “Kidbrooke Way” to “Wricklemarsh Rd Rochester Way” (only towards “Greenwich Town Cen/ Cutty Sark”): buses 178 and 386
- “Shooters Hill Road / Kidbrooke Park Road” (only towards “Greenwich Town Cen/ Cutty Sark”): buses 89, 178, 386 and SL4
- “Kidbrooke Grove” (only towards “Greenwich Town Cen/ Cutty Sark”): buses 89, 108, 178, 386 and SL4
- “Stratheden Rd/Shooters Hill Rd”: buses 53, 54, 89, 108, 202, 380, 386 and SL4
- “Blackheath / Royal Standard”: buses 53, 54, 108, 202, 380 and 386
- “Kirkside Road”: buses 53, 54, 108, 202, 380 and 386
- “Westcombe Park”: buses 108 and 380
- “Westerdale Road” (only towards “Greenwich Town Cen/ Cutty Sark”): buses 108 and 161
- “Kemsing Road”: buses 108, 161, 180, 486 and SL11
- “Marlton Street”: bus 108
- “Calvert Road” (only towards “Greenwich Town Cen/ Cutty Sark”): buses 188 and 386
- Stops from “Vanbrugh Hill” to “Trafalgar Estate”: buses 188 and 386
- “National Maritime Museum”: buses 188, 199 and 386
- “Greenwich Town Cen/ Cutty Sark”: buses 188, 199 and 386
- “King William Lane” (only towards “Queen Mary’s Hospital / Frognal Avenue”): buses 188 and 386
- “Combedale Road” (only towards “Queen Mary’s Hospital / Frognal Avenue”): buses 108 and 161
- “Stratheden Parade” (only towards “Queen Mary’s Hospital / Frognal Avenue”): buses 53, 54, 89, 108, 202, 380, 386 and SL4
- “Shooters Hill Road / Stratheden Road” (only towards “Queen Mary’s Hospital / Frognal Avenue”): buses 53, 54, 89, 108, 178, 202, 380 and SL4
- “Annesley Road” (only towards “Queen Mary’s Hospital / Frognal Avenue”): buses 89, 178 and SL4
- “Kidbrooke Park Close” (only towards “Queen Mary’s Hospital / Frognal Avenue”): bus 178
- “Dover Patrol” (only towards “Queen Mary’s Hospital / Frognal Avenue”): buses 178 and 386
- “Rochester Way / Kidbrooke Way” (only towards “Queen Mary’s Hospital / Frognal Avenue”): buses 178 and 386
- “Eltham Station / Lassa Road” (only towards “Queen Mary’s Hospital / Frognal Avenue”): buses 124, 160, 161, 233, 314, 321, B15 and B16
- “Eltham High Street / Westmount Road” (only towards “Queen Mary’s Hospital / Frognal Avenue”): buses 124, 126, 160, 233, 314, 321, B15 and B16
- “Leigh Stationers’ Academy” (only towards “Queen Mary’s Hospital / Frognal Avenue”): bus B15
- “Riefield Road” (only towards “Queen Mary’s Hospital / Frognal Avenue”): bus B15
- “Days Lane” (only towards “Queen Mary’s Hospital / Frognal Avenue”): bus B13
- “Sidcup Station” (only towards “Queen Mary’s Hospital / Frognal Avenue”): buses 51, 160, 229, 233, 269, 492 and SL3
- “Station Road / Crescent Road” (only towards “Queen Mary’s Hospital / Frognal Avenue”): buses 51, 160, 229, 233, 269, 492 and SL3
- “Queen Mary’s Hospital / Frognal Avenue”: buses 160, 229, 269, B14, R11 and SL3
Pages for these routes: bus B13, bus B14, bus B15, bus B16, bus R11, bus SL11, bus SL3, bus SL4, bus 51, bus 53, bus 54, bus 89, bus 108, bus 122, bus 124, bus 126, bus 129, bus 132, bus 160, bus 161, bus 177, bus 178, bus 180, bus 188, bus 199, bus 202, bus 229, bus 233, bus 269.
Passes and concessions
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Questions and answers
Does bus 286 go to “University of Greenwich / Avery Hill Campus”?
Yes, in both directions.
Where can I change from bus 286 to another bus route?
Most routes stop at “The Green Sidcup” and “Sidcup / Carlton Road” (51, 160, 229, 233, 269, 321, 492, B14, R11 and SL3). All other stops with connections are listed above.
Checked on 28 September 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for London (TfL).