Bus route 88 in London: Parliament Hill Fields ↔ Clapham Old Town / Omnibus

Bus route 88 in London links “Parliament Hill Fields” and “Clapham Old Town / Omnibus”. The return journey starts at “Wingate Square” (50 m from “Clapham Old Town / Omnibus”).

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The route of bus 88

From “Parliament Hill Fields” to “Clapham Old Town / Omnibus”: 49 stops. On the way: “William Ellis School”, “Gordon House Road”, “Lady Somerset Road Gospel Oak”, “Greenwood Centre”, “Fortess Road”, “Kentish Town”, “Kentish Town Post Office”, “Kentish Town Rd / Prince of Wales Rd”, “Royal Coll St/Kentish Town Rd”, “Camden Gardens”. Then “Camden Town Station / Camden Street”, “Camden Town Station / Bayham Street”, “Pratt Street”, “Arlington Road (NW1)”, “Parkway”, “Regent’s Park Barracks”, “Cumberland Terrace”, “Robert Street”, “Chester Gate”, “Euston Road”. Then “Great Portland Street”, “New Cavendish Street”, “Oxford Circus Stn/Margaret St”, “Conduit Street / Hamleys Toy Store”, “Piccadilly Circus”, “Haymarket / Charles II Street”, “Trafalgar Square”, “Whitehall / Trafalgar Square”, “Horse Guards Parade”, “Westminster Station / Parliament Square”. Then “Westminster Abbey”, “Horseferry Road Westminster”, “Page Street”, “Tate Britain”, “Chelsea College of Arts”, “Vauxhall Bus Station”, “Vauxhall Park”, “Wheatsheaf Lane”, “Tate Library”, “Thorne Road”. Before “Clapham Old Town / Omnibus”: “South Lambeth Road / Stockwell Station”, “Clapham Road / Stockwell Station”, “Union Road”, “Clapham North & High Street Stations”, “St Luke’s Avenue”, “Nelson’s Row”, “Clapham Common”.

On the way back the bus takes a different route, from “Wingate Square” to “Parliament Hill Fields” (49 stops). Only in this direction does it call at “Clapham Road / Bedford Road”, “Lansdowne Way”, “Vauxhall Bridge / Millbank”, “Ponsonby Terrace”, “Regent Street / St James’s”, “Oxford Circus Station”, “Margaret Street/Oxford Circus”, “Portland Place”, “Albany Street”, “Prince Albert Road / ZSL London Zoo”, “Camden High Street Camden Town”, “Kentish Town Road Camden Town”, “Hawley Road”, “Prince of Wales Road” and “Glenhurst Avenue / Lissenden Gardens”. Only in the direction of “Clapham Old Town / Omnibus” does it call at, among others, “Fortess Road”, “Kentish Town Rd / Prince of Wales Rd”, “Royal Coll St/Kentish Town Rd”, “Camden Gardens”, “Camden Town Station / Camden Street” and “Camden Town Station / Bayham Street”. For the way back, board nearby: “Fortess Road” → “Kentish Town” (200 m), “Kentish Town Rd / Prince of Wales Rd” → “Prince of Wales Road” (50 m), “Royal Coll St/Kentish Town Rd” → “Prince of Wales Road” (200 m) and “Camden Gardens” → “Hawley Road” (50 m). Towards “Clapham Old Town / Omnibus”, board nearby: “Clapham Road / Bedford Road” → “Clapham North & High Street Stations” (100 m), “Lansdowne Way” → “South Lambeth Road / Stockwell Station” (150 m), “Vauxhall Bridge / Millbank” → “Chelsea College of Arts” (250 m) and “Ponsonby Terrace” → “Chelsea College of Arts” (50 m).

Connections

Shared sections with other routes: between “Parliament Hill Fields” and “Pratt Street” it shares the road with route 214; between “Great Portland Street” and “Trafalgar Square” it shares the road with route 453; between “Vauxhall Bus Station” and “South Lambeth Road / Stockwell Station” it shares the road with route 2.

Connections by stop, in route order:

• Stops from “Parliament Hill Fields” to “Gordon House Road”: bus C11
• “Lady Somerset Road Gospel Oak”: buses 134 and C11
• “Fortess Road” (only towards “Clapham Old Town / Omnibus”): buses 134 and 393
• “Kentish Town”: buses 134 and 393
• “Kentish Town Post Office”: buses 46, 134 and 393
• “Kentish Town Rd / Prince of Wales Rd” (only towards “Clapham Old Town / Omnibus”): buses 46, 134 and 393
• “Royal Coll St/Kentish Town Rd” (only towards “Clapham Old Town / Omnibus”): buses 1, 24, 27, 29, 31, 46, 134, 253 and 393
• Stops from “Camden Gardens” to “Pratt Street” (only towards “Clapham Old Town / Omnibus”): buses 1, 24, 27, 29, 31, 46, 134, 253 and 274
• “Arlington Road (NW1)” (only towards “Clapham Old Town / Omnibus”): buses 1, 24, 27, 29, 31, 134, 253 and 274
• “Parkway”: buses 1, 24, 27, 29, 31, 134, 253 and 274
• “Regent’s Park Barracks”: bus 274
• “Euston Road” (only towards “Clapham Old Town / Omnibus”): buses 18, 27 and 205
• “Great Portland Street”: buses 18, 27 and 205
• “Oxford Circus Stn/Margaret St” (only towards “Clapham Old Town / Omnibus”): buses 7, 22, 55, 73, 94, 98, 139, 159 and 390
• “Conduit Street / Hamleys Toy Store”: buses 22, 55, 73, 94, 98, 139, 159 and 390
• “Piccadilly Circus”: buses 9, 14, 19, 23, 38, 94, 139 and 159
• “Haymarket / Charles II Street” (only towards “Clapham Old Town / Omnibus”): buses 9, 14, 19, 23, 24, 29, 38, 94, 139, 159 and 176
• “Trafalgar Square”: buses 9, 15, 23, 24, 26, 29, 87, 91, 94, 139, 159 and 176
• “Whitehall / Trafalgar Square” (only towards “Clapham Old Town / Omnibus”): buses 9, 15, 23, 24, 26, 29, 87, 91, 139, 159 and 176
• “Horse Guards Parade”: buses 11, 24, 26, 87, 91 and 159
• “Westminster Station / Parliament Square”: buses 11, 24, 26, 87, 148 and 159
• “Westminster Abbey”: buses 11, 24, 26 and 148
• “Horseferry Road Westminster”: buses 3, 87 and C10
• “Page Street”: buses 3, 87 and C10
• “Tate Britain”: buses 3, 36, 87, 185 and C10
• “Chelsea College of Arts” (only towards “Clapham Old Town / Omnibus”): buses 36, 87, 185, 360 and C10
• “Vauxhall Bus Station”: buses 36, 77, 87, 156, 185, 196, 344, 360, 436 and 452
• “Vauxhall Park”: buses 36, 77, 87, 156, 185, 196, 344, 360, 436 and 452
• “Wheatsheaf Lane”: buses 77, 87, 156, 196, 344, 360 and 452
• “Tate Library”: buses 77, 87, 196 and 452
• “Thorne Road”: buses 196, 333 and P5
• “South Lambeth Road / Stockwell Station”: buses 196, 333, 345 and P5
• “Clapham Road / Stockwell Station”: buses 196, 333, 345 and P5
• “Union Road”: buses 196, 322, 333, 345 and P5
• “Clapham North & High Street Stations”: buses 322, 345 and P5
• “St Luke’s Avenue” (only towards “Clapham Old Town / Omnibus”): buses 322, 345 and P5
• “Nelson’s Row”: buses 35, 37, 137, 322, 345 and 417
• Stops from “Clapham Common” to “Wingate Square”: buses 35, 37, 137, 249, 322, 345 and 417
• “Clapham Road / Bedford Road” (only towards “Parliament Hill Fields”): buses 322, 345 and P5
• “Lansdowne Way” (only towards “Parliament Hill Fields”): buses 196, 333 and P5
• “Vauxhall Bridge / Millbank” (only towards “Parliament Hill Fields”): buses 36, 87, 185, 360 and C10
• “Ponsonby Terrace” (only towards “Parliament Hill Fields”): buses 24, 36, 87, 185, 360 and C10
• “Regent Street / St James’s” (only towards “Parliament Hill Fields”): buses 9, 14, 19, 23, 38, 94, 139 and 159
• “Oxford Circus Station” (only towards “Parliament Hill Fields”): buses 7, 22, 55, 73, 94, 98, 139, 159 and 390
• “Margaret Street/Oxford Circus” (only towards “Parliament Hill Fields”): buses 7, 22, 55, 73, 94, 98, 139, 159 and 390
• “Albany Street” (only towards “Parliament Hill Fields”): buses 18, 27 and 205
• “Prince Albert Road / ZSL London Zoo” (only towards “Parliament Hill Fields”): bus 274
• Stops from “Camden High Street Camden Town” to “Hawley Road” (only towards “Parliament Hill Fields”): buses 1, 24, 27, 29, 31, 46, 134, 253 and 274
• “Prince of Wales Road” (only towards “Parliament Hill Fields”): buses 46, 134 and 393
• “Glenhurst Avenue / Lissenden Gardens” (only towards “Parliament Hill Fields”): bus C11

Pages for these routes: bus C10, bus C11, bus P5, bus 1, bus 2, bus 3, bus 7, bus 9, bus 11, bus 14, bus 15, bus 18, bus 19, bus 22, bus 23, bus 24, bus 26, bus 27, bus 29, bus 31, bus 35, bus 36, bus 37, bus 38, bus 46, bus 55.

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Questions about bus 88

Where does bus 88 start its return journey?

At “Wingate Square” (50 m from “Clapham Old Town / Omnibus”).

Where can I change from bus 88 to another bus route?

Most routes stop at “Haymarket / Charles II Street” (only towards “Clapham Old Town / Omnibus”; 9, 14, 19, 23, 24, 29, 38, 94, 139, 159 and 176) and “Trafalgar Square” (9, 15, 23, 24, 26, 29, 87, 91, 94, 139, 159 and 176). All other stops with connections are listed above.

Checked on 29 September 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for London (TfL).