Bus route 491 in London links “Bus Station” and “North Middlesex Hospital”.
The route of bus 491
Towards “North Middlesex Hospital”: 32 stops. After “Bus Station”, the bus calls at “Arlington Crescent”, “Innova Park”, “Solar Way”, “Causeway Bridge / River Lee”, “Gunner Drive”, “Canal Side Walk”, “Enfield Island Village”, “Ordnance Road / Mollison Avenue”, “Newbury Avenue”, “Bilton Way / Mollison Avenue”. Then “Millmarsh Lane”, “Green Street / Brimsdown Stn”, “Jeffreys Road”, “Duck Lees Lane”, “Lea Valley Road (EN3)”, “Ponders End Station”, “Scotland Green Road / Nags Head Road”, “Ponders End High Street”, “Southbury Road Ponders End”, “Ponders End Park”. Before “North Middlesex Hospital”: “Orchard Road (EN3)”, “Bounces Road”, “Monmouth Road”, “Edmonton Green Bus Station”, “Edmonton Green Police Station”, “Shrubbery Road”, “Brettenham Road”, “Angel Corner”, “Angel Corner Silver Street Station”, “Gloucester Road (N18)”.
On the way back, from “North Middlesex Hospital” to “Bus Station”: 32 stops. After “Gunner Drive”, the bus runs a loop via “Canal Side Walk” and “Enfield Island Village” and returns to “Gunner Drive”. Only in this direction does it call at, among others, “Edmonton Green Station”, “Nightingale Road (N9)”, “Royal British Legion”, “Alexandra Road (EN3)”, “Mollison Avenue / Ponders End” and “Mollison Avenue”. Only in the direction of “North Middlesex Hospital” does it call at, among others, “Arlington Crescent”, “Ordnance Road / Mollison Avenue”, “Lea Valley Road (EN3)”, “Ponders End Station”, “Scotland Green Road / Nags Head Road” and “Ponders End High Street”. For the way back, board nearby: “Arlington Crescent” → “Bullsmoor Lane / Mollison Avenue” (150 m), “Ordnance Road / Mollison Avenue” → “Causeway Bridge / River Lee” (150 m), “Lea Valley Road (EN3)” → “Mollison Avenue / Ponders End” (150 m) and “Ponders End Station” → “Mollison Avenue / Ponders End” (50 m). Towards “North Middlesex Hospital”, board nearby: “Edmonton Green Station” → “Edmonton Green Bus Station” (150 m), “Nightingale Road (N9)” → “Orchard Road (EN3)” (150 m), “Royal British Legion” → “Scotland Green Road / Nags Head Road” (250 m) and “Alexandra Road (EN3)” → “Scotland Green Road / Nags Head Road” (50 m).
Left column runs down, right column runs up. Filled stops are served both ways, dashed ones only one way: 7 towards “North Middlesex Hospital” and 7 the other way. Tap a stop to see its name.
Where to change
On part of the route, between “Bounces Road” and “Angel Corner” it shares the road with routes 259 and 279; between “Edmonton Green Bus Station” and “Angel Corner Silver Street Station” it shares the road with routes 102 and 144; between “Enfield Island Village” and “Ordnance Road / Mollison Avenue” it shares the road with route 121.
Connections by stop, in route order:
- “Bus Station”: buses 217, 317 and 327
- “Arlington Crescent” (only towards “North Middlesex Hospital”): buses 217, 317 and 327
- “Bilton Way / Mollison Avenue”: bus 191
- “Millmarsh Lane”: bus 191
- “Green Street / Brimsdown Stn”: buses 191 and 307
- “Jeffreys Road”: buses 191 and 307
- “Duck Lees Lane”: buses 191 and 313
- Stops from “Lea Valley Road (EN3)” to “Scotland Green Road / Nags Head Road” (only towards “North Middlesex Hospital”): buses 191 and 313
- “Ponders End High Street” (only towards “North Middlesex Hospital”): buses 191, 307, 313 and 377
- “Southbury Road Ponders End”: buses 191, 307, 313 and 377
- “Ponders End Park”: buses 191, 307, 313 and 377
- “Orchard Road (EN3)”: buses 191 and 377
- Stops from “Bounces Road” to “Edmonton Green Police Station”: buses 191, 192, W6 and W8
- “Shrubbery Road”: bus 192
- “Brettenham Road”: buses 34 and 444
- “Angel Corner”: buses 34, 444 and SL1
- “Angel Corner Silver Street Station”: buses 34, 444, 456 and SL1
- “Gloucester Road (N18)” (only towards “North Middlesex Hospital”): buses 34, 444, 456 and SL1
- “North Middlesex Hospital”: buses 318, 444 and 456
- “Edmonton Green Station” (only towards “Bus Station”): buses 191, 192, W6 and W8
- “Nightingale Road (N9)” (only towards “Bus Station”): bus 191
- “Royal British Legion” (only towards “Bus Station”): buses 191, 313 and 377
- “Alexandra Road (EN3)” (only towards “Bus Station”): buses 191 and 313
- “Mollison Avenue / Ponders End” (only towards “Bus Station”): buses 191 and 313
- “Bullsmoor Lane / Mollison Avenue” (only towards “Bus Station”): buses 217, 317 and 327
Pages for these routes: bus SL1, bus W6, bus W8, bus 34, bus 102, bus 121, bus 144, bus 191, bus 192, bus 217, bus 259, bus 279, bus 307, bus 313, bus 317, bus 318, bus 327, bus 377, bus 444, bus 456.
Passes and concessions
Tickets, passes and concessions are covered on a separate page: how to pay for public transport in London.
Questions and answers
Does bus 491 go to “Innova Park”?
Yes, in both directions.
Where can I change from bus 491 to another bus route?
Most routes stop at “Ponders End High Street” (only towards “North Middlesex Hospital”; 191, 307, 313 and 377) and “Southbury Road Ponders End” (191, 307, 313 and 377). All other stops with connections are listed above.
Checked on 26 September 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for London (TfL).