Night bus route N253 in London: Aldgate ↔ St Giles High Street

Bus route N253 in London links “Aldgate” and “St Giles High Street”. This is a night route. In one direction or the other it serves 2 stops that it skips on the way back. The return journey starts at “Tottenham Court Road Station” (350 m from “St Giles High Street”).

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Which way bus N253 runs

From “Aldgate” to “St Giles High Street”: 67 stops. On the way: “Aldgate East”, “Altab Ali Park”, “The East London Mosque”, “Whitechapel Station / Royal London Hospital”, “Cambridge Heath Road”, “Darling Row”, “Cephas Street”, “Three Colts Lane”, “Bethnal Green”, “Old Ford Road (E2)”. Then “Cambridge Heath Station”, “Mare Street / Victoria Park Rd”, “King Edward’s Road”, “Mare Street / Well Street”, “St Thomas’s Square”, “Hackney Town Hall”, “Hackney Central Station”, “Amhurst Road / Hackney Downs”, “Mare Street / Narrow Way”, “Hackney Baths”. Then “Glenarm Road”, “Clapton Girls’ Tech College”, “Clapton Pond”, “Lea Bridge Roundabout”, “Upper Clapton Road / Brooke Road”, “Clapton Station”, “Rossington Street”, “Cazenove Road (E5)”, “Jessam Avenue”, “Forburg Road”. Then “Clapton Common”, “Stamford Hill Broadway”, “Amhurst Park / Stamford Lodge”, “Stamford Hill Station”, “Cranwich Road”, “Bethune Road Stamford Hill”, “Seven Sisters Road/Amhurst Pk”, “Woodberry Grove (N4)”, “Manor House Station”, “Portland Rise”. Then “Alexandra Grove”, “Finsbury Park/Blackstock Road”, “Finsbury Park Station”, “Isledon Road”, “Berriman Road”, “Sobell Centre”, “Holloway Road”, “Caledonian Road”, “Hillmarton Road / Camden Road”, “Hilldrop Road”. Then “Brecknock Road”, “Camden Park Road”, “Sandall Road”, “Murray Street”, “Camden Road Station”, “Camden Town Station”, “Pratt Street”, “Mornington Crescent”, “Silverdale”, “William Road”. Before “St Giles High Street”: “Warren Street Station / Euston Road”, “Capper Street”, “Goodge Street Station”, “Stephen Street”, “Tottenham Court Road Station / New Oxford Street”.

On the way back the bus takes a different route, from “Tottenham Court Road Station” to “Aldgate” (64 stops). Only in this direction does it call at “Warren Street Station”, “Euston Square”, “Euston Bus Station”, “Euston Station / Eversholt Street”, “Aldenham Street”, “Camden High Street”, “Camden Town / Camden Road”, “St Pancras Way”, “Torriano Avenue”, “Chambers Road”, “Holloway Nags Head”, “Seven Sisters Road / Nags Head”, “Hornsey Road (N7)”, “Durham Road (N7)”, “Fonthill Road”, “Stamford Hill”, “Osbaldeston Road”, “Millfields Road Lower Clapton”, “Clapton Square”, “Pembury Circus” and “Well Street”. Only in the direction of “St Giles High Street” does it call at, among others, “Cambridge Heath Road”, “Mare Street / Well Street”, “Amhurst Road / Hackney Downs”, “Mare Street / Narrow Way”, “Glenarm Road” and “Upper Clapton Road / Brooke Road”. For the way back, board nearby: “Cambridge Heath Road” → “Whitechapel Station / Royal London Hospital” (100 m), “Mare Street / Well Street” → “Well Street” (150 m), “Amhurst Road / Hackney Downs” → “Pembury Circus” (100 m) and “Mare Street / Narrow Way” → “Clapton Square” (100 m). Towards “St Giles High Street”, board nearby: “Warren Street Station” → “Warren Street Station / Euston Road” (200 m), “Euston Square” → “Warren Street Station / Euston Road” (100 m), “Aldenham Street” → “Silverdale” (250 m) and “Camden High Street” → “Pratt Street” (100 m).

Connections

Shared sections with other routes: between “Seven Sisters Road/Amhurst Pk” and “Stephen Street” it shares the road with route N279; between “Manor House Station” and “Stephen Street” it shares the road with route N29; between “Cambridge Heath Station” and “Lea Bridge Roundabout” it shares the road with route N55.

Connections by stop, in route order:

• “Aldgate”: buses N15, N25, N205, N550 and N551
• “Aldgate East”: buses N15, N25, N205, N550 and N551
• “Altab Ali Park”: buses N15, N25, N205 and N550
• “The East London Mosque”: buses N15, N25, N205 and N550
• “Whitechapel Station / Royal London Hospital”: buses N25 and N205
• “Cambridge Heath Road” (only towards “St Giles High Street”): buses N25 and N205
• “Darling Row”: buses N25 and N205
• “Cephas Street”: buses N25 and N205
• “Three Colts Lane”: bus N8
• “Bethnal Green”: bus N8
• “Old Ford Road (E2)”: buses N8 and N26
• “Cambridge Heath Station”: bus N26
• “Mare Street / Victoria Park Rd”: bus N26
• “King Edward’s Road”: buses N26 and N277
• “Mare Street / Well Street” (only towards “St Giles High Street”): buses N26 and N277
• “St Thomas’s Square”: buses N26 and N277
• “Hackney Town Hall”: buses N242 and N277
• “Hackney Central Station”: buses N242 and N277
• “Amhurst Road / Hackney Downs” (only towards “St Giles High Street”): buses N242 and N277
• “Mare Street / Narrow Way” (only towards “St Giles High Street”): buses N242 and N277
• “Hackney Baths”: bus N242
• “Glenarm Road” (only towards “St Giles High Street”): bus N242
• “Clapton Girls’ Tech College”: bus N242
• “Stamford Hill Broadway”: bus N73
• “Amhurst Park / Stamford Lodge” (only towards “St Giles High Street”): bus N73
• “Stamford Hill Station”: bus N73
• “Finsbury Park/Blackstock Road”: bus N19
• “Finsbury Park Station”: bus N19
• “Isledon Road” (only towards “St Giles High Street”): bus N19
• “Berriman Road” (only towards “St Giles High Street”): buses N19 and N91
• “Sobell Centre” (only towards “St Giles High Street”): buses N19 and N91
• “Holloway Road” (only towards “St Giles High Street”): buses N19, N41, N91 and N263
• “Caledonian Road” (only towards “St Giles High Street”): buses N19, N41, N91 and N263
• “Hillmarton Road / Camden Road”: bus N91
• “Hilldrop Road”: bus N91
• “Camden Road Station”: buses N5, N28 and N31
• “Camden Town Station”: buses N5, N28 and N31
• “Pratt Street” (only towards “St Giles High Street”): buses N5, N28 and N31
• “Mornington Crescent”: buses N5, N28 and N31
• “Silverdale” (only towards “St Giles High Street”): bus N5
• Stops from “William Road” to “Capper Street” (only towards “St Giles High Street”): buses N5, N73 and N205
• “Goodge Street Station”: buses N5 and N73
• “Stephen Street” (only towards “St Giles High Street”): buses N1, N5, N8, N19, N25, N41, N68, N73, N98, N171, N207 and N242
• “Tottenham Court Road Station / New Oxford Street” (only towards “St Giles High Street”): buses N1, N5, N8, N19, N25, N41, N68, N73, N98, N171, N207 and N242
• “St Giles High Street”: buses N1, N5, N8, N19, N25, N41, N68, N73, N98, N171, N207 and N242
• “Tottenham Court Road Station”: buses N1, N5, N8, N19, N25, N41, N68, N73, N98, N171, N207 and N242
• “Warren Street Station” (only towards “Aldgate”): buses N5, N73 and N205
• “Euston Square” (only towards “Aldgate”): buses N5, N73 and N205
• “Euston Bus Station” (only towards “Aldgate”): buses N5, N73, N91 and N205
• “Euston Station / Eversholt Street” (only towards “Aldgate”): buses N5, N73, N91 and N205
• “Aldenham Street” (only towards “Aldgate”): bus N5
• Stops from “Camden High Street” to “St Pancras Way” (only towards “Aldgate”): buses N5, N28 and N31
• “Chambers Road” (only towards “Aldgate”): bus N91
• Stops from “Holloway Nags Head” to “Hornsey Road (N7)” (only towards “Aldgate”): buses N19, N41, N91 and N263
• “Durham Road (N7)” (only towards “Aldgate”): buses N19 and N91
• “Fonthill Road” (only towards “Aldgate”): bus N19
• “Stamford Hill” (only towards “Aldgate”): bus N73
• “Millfields Road Lower Clapton” (only towards “Aldgate”): bus N242
• “Clapton Square” (only towards “Aldgate”): bus N242
• “Pembury Circus” (only towards “Aldgate”): buses N242 and N277
• “Well Street” (only towards “Aldgate”): buses N26 and N277

Pages for these routes: bus N1, bus N15, bus N171, bus N205, bus N207.

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Questions and answers

Where does bus N253 start its return journey?

At “Tottenham Court Road Station” (350 m from “St Giles High Street”).

Does bus N253 stop at “Euston Bus Station”?

Only in the direction of “Aldgate”: in the other direction it does not stop there.

Where can I change from bus N253 to another bus route?

Most routes stop at “Stephen Street” (only towards “St Giles High Street”; N1, N5, N8, N19, N25, N41, N68, N73, N98, N171, N207 and N242) and “Tottenham Court Road Station / New Oxford Street” (only towards “St Giles High Street”; N1, N5, N8, N19, N25, N41, N68, N73, N98, N171, N207 and N242). All other stops with connections are listed above.

Checked on 30 September 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for London (TfL).