Bus route N118 in London goes from “Ruislip” to “Whitehall / Trafalgar Square”. This is a night route. The two directions are not quite the same: 2 stops are served in one direction only, which is worth knowing before you travel. The return journey starts at “Trafalgar Square” (250 m from “Whitehall / Trafalgar Square”).
Which way bus N118 runs
Towards “Whitehall / Trafalgar Square”: 80 stops. After “Ruislip”, the bus calls at “Ruislip Manor Station”, “Cornwall Road”, “Torrington Road”, “Torcross Road”, “Angus Drive”, “South Ruislip Station”, “Queens Walk”, “Stonefield Way”, “Holyrood Avenue”, “Kings Road (HA2)”. Then “Alexandra Avenue (HA2)”, “Danemead Grove”, “Wood End Lane Northolt”, “Keble Close”, “Malden Avenue”, “Greenford Road”, “Gainsboro Gardens”, “Sudbury Hill Station / Horsenden Avenue”, “Sudbury Hill Harrow”, “South Vale”. Then “Harrow Road (HA1)”, “Sudbury Court Drive/Harrow Rd”, “Priory Avenue”, “Maybank Avenue”, “Butler’s Green / Chestnut Avenue”, “Rugby Avenue”, “Sudbury & Harrow Road”, “Chaplin Road Sudbury”, “Copland Avenue”, “Ealing Road Harrow Road”. Then “Wembley Central Station”, “Ark Elvin Academy / Park Lane”, “Wembley Triangle”, “Waverley Avenue”, “Tring Avenue”, “Flamsted Avenue”, “Wyld Way”, “Stonebridge Park Station / Point Place”, “North Circular Road Stonebridge Park”, “Sunny Crescent”. Then “West End Close”, “Shakespeare Road Stonebridge”, “Knatchbull Road”, “Craven Park”, “St Mary’s Road Craven Park Road”, “Tavistock Road”, “Nightingale Road”, “Scrubs Lane”, “Victor Road”, “St Mary’s Cemetery”. Then “Kensal Green Station”, “Berens Road”, “Kilburn Lane”, “Fifth Avenue Queen’s Park”, “Third Avenue (W10)”, “Portnall Road”, “Great Western Road / Elgin Ave”, “Westminster Register Office”, “Sutherland Avenue Westbourne Green”, “Westminster Academy / Cirencester Street”. Then “Royal Oak”, “Westbourne Terrace / Harrow Road”, “Bishops Bridge Road / Little Venice”, “Edgware Road”, “Edgware Road (Bakerloo line) Station”, “Marylebone Station”, “Old Marylebone Town Hall”, “Baker Street Station”, “Harley Street”, “Regent’s Park Station”. Before “Whitehall / Trafalgar Square”: “Great Portland Street”, “New Cavendish Street”, “Oxford Circus Stn/Margaret St”, “Oxford Circus Station”, “Beak Street / Hamleys Toy Store”, “Piccadilly Circus”, “Haymarket / Charles II Street”, “Trafalgar Square”.
On the way back the bus takes a different route, from “Trafalgar Square” to “Ruislip” (72 stops). Only in this direction does it call at “Regent Street / St James’s”, “Conduit Street / Hamleys Toy Store”, “Margaret Street/Oxford Circus”, “Portland Place”, “Gloucester Place”, “Old Marylebone Road”, “Hermitage Street”, “Ashmore Road”, “Second Avenue (W10)”, “Fifth Avenue / Queen’s Park Library”, “Ladbroke Grove / Kilburn Lane”, “Kensal Green Cemetery”, “Wrottesley Road”, “Willesden Junction Station”, “Park Parade”, “Harlesden Jubilee Clock”, “First Drive”, “Cecil Avenue (HA9)”, “Bridgewater Road”, “Chestnut Avenue (HA0)”, “Civic Way” and “West Mead”. Only in the direction of “Whitehall / Trafalgar Square” does it call at, among others, “Angus Drive”, “Queens Walk”, “Alexandra Avenue (HA2)”, “Greenford Road”, “Sudbury Hill Station / Horsenden Avenue” and “South Vale”. For the way back, board nearby: “Angus Drive” → “West Mead” (150 m), “Queens Walk” → “Civic Way” (100 m), “Greenford Road” → “Gainsboro Gardens” (200 m) and “Sudbury Hill Station / Horsenden Avenue” → “Sudbury Hill Harrow” (150 m). Towards “Whitehall / Trafalgar Square”, board nearby: “Regent Street / St James’s” → “Haymarket / Charles II Street” (150 m), “Conduit Street / Hamleys Toy Store” → “Beak Street / Hamleys Toy Store” (150 m), “Margaret Street/Oxford Circus” → “Oxford Circus Stn/Margaret St” (100 m) and “Portland Place” → “New Cavendish Street” (150 m).
Left column runs down, right column runs up. Filled stops are served both ways, dashed ones only one way: 31 towards “Whitehall / Trafalgar Square” and 23 the other way. Tap a stop to see its name.
Other routes along the way
On part of the route, between “Rugby Avenue” and “Whitehall / Trafalgar Square” it shares the road with route N18; between “Edgware Road (Bakerloo line) Station” and “Great Portland Street” it shares the road with routes N27 and N205; between “Piccadilly Circus” and “Whitehall / Trafalgar Square” it shares the road with routes N3 and N97.
Connections by stop, in route order:
- “Danemead Grove”: bus N140
- “Wood End Lane Northolt”: bus N140
- Stops from “Ealing Road Harrow Road” to “Ark Elvin Academy / Park Lane”: bus N83
- “Wembley Triangle” (only towards “Whitehall / Trafalgar Square”): bus N83
- “Waverley Avenue”: bus N83
- Stops from “Knatchbull Road” to “St Mary’s Road Craven Park Road”: bus N266
- “Tavistock Road” (only towards “Whitehall / Trafalgar Square”): bus N266
- “Portnall Road” (only towards “Whitehall / Trafalgar Square”): buses N28 and N31
- “Great Western Road / Elgin Ave” (only towards “Whitehall / Trafalgar Square”): buses N28 and N31
- “Westminster Register Office”: buses N28 and N31
- “Sutherland Avenue Westbourne Green”: buses N28 and N31
- “Westbourne Terrace / Harrow Road” (only towards “Whitehall / Trafalgar Square”): bus N7
- “Bishops Bridge Road / Little Venice”: bus N7
- “Edgware Road”: buses N7, N32 and N98
- “Edgware Road (Bakerloo line) Station”: buses N7, N32 and N98
- “Marylebone Station”: buses N2, N74 and N113
- “Old Marylebone Town Hall” (only towards “Whitehall / Trafalgar Square”): buses N2, N74 and N113
- “Baker Street Station”: buses N2, N74 and N113
- “Oxford Circus Stn/Margaret St” (only towards “Whitehall / Trafalgar Square”): buses N7, N8, N22, N25, N55, N73, N98, N109, N113, N136, N137 and N207
- “Oxford Circus Station” (only towards “Whitehall / Trafalgar Square”): buses N7, N8, N22, N25, N55, N73, N98, N109, N113, N136, N137 and N207
- “Beak Street / Hamleys Toy Store” (only towards “Whitehall / Trafalgar Square”): buses N9, N19, N22, N38, N109, N113 and N136
- “Piccadilly Circus”: buses N9, N19, N38, N109, N113 and N136
- “Haymarket / Charles II Street” (only towards “Whitehall / Trafalgar Square”): buses N5, N9, N19, N20, N29, N38, N41, N109, N113, N136, N279, N550 and N551
- “Trafalgar Square”: buses N5, N9, N11, N20, N21, N26, N29, N41, N44, N53, N87, N89, N91, N109, N113, N136, N155, N199, N279, N343, N381, N550 and N551
- “Whitehall / Trafalgar Square”: buses N5, N9, N11, N20, N21, N26, N29, N41, N44, N53, N87, N89, N91, N109, N113, N136, N155, N199, N279, N343, N381, N550 and N551
- “Regent Street / St James’s” (only towards “Ruislip”): buses N9, N19, N38, N109, N113, N136, N550 and N551
- “Conduit Street / Hamleys Toy Store” (only towards “Ruislip”): buses N8, N22, N25, N55, N73, N98, N109, N113, N136 and N207
- “Margaret Street/Oxford Circus” (only towards “Ruislip”): buses N7, N8, N22, N25, N55, N73, N98, N109, N113, N136, N137 and N207
- “Gloucester Place” (only towards “Ruislip”): buses N2, N74 and N113
- “Old Marylebone Road” (only towards “Ruislip”): buses N2, N7, N32 and N98
- “Hermitage Street” (only towards “Ruislip”): buses N7, N32 and N98
- “Ashmore Road” (only towards “Ruislip”): buses N28 and N31
- “Park Parade” (only towards “Ruislip”): bus N266
- “Harlesden Jubilee Clock” (only towards “Ruislip”): bus N266
- “Cecil Avenue (HA9)” (only towards “Ruislip”): bus N83
Pages for these routes: bus N109, bus N11, bus N113, bus N136, bus N137, bus N140, bus N155, bus N20, bus N205, bus N207.
Passes and concessions
Which passes are available and who travels free is explained on a separate page: how to pay for public transport in London.
Questions and answers
Where does bus N118 start its return journey?
At “Trafalgar Square” (250 m from “Whitehall / Trafalgar Square”).
Where can I change from bus N118 to another bus route?
Most routes stop at “Trafalgar Square” and “Whitehall / Trafalgar Square” (N5, N9, N11, N20, N21, N26, N29, N41, N44, N53, N87, N89, N91, N109, N113, N136, N155, N199, N279, N343, N381, N550 and N551). All other stops with connections are listed above.
Checked on 25 September 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for London (TfL).