Night bus route N26 in London: Victoria Station ↔ Chingford Station

Bus route N26 in London goes from “Victoria Station” to “Chingford Station”. This is a night route. The return journey ends at “Westminster Cathedral / Victoria Station” (150 m from “Victoria Station”).

All routes in London →

The route of bus N26

Towards “Chingford Station”: 83 stops. After “Victoria Station”, the bus calls at “Westminster Cathedral”, “Westminster City Hall”, “St James’s Park Station”, “Westminster Abbey”, “Westminster Station / Parliament Square”, “Horse Guards Parade”, “Charing Cross”, “Southampton Street / Covent Garden”, “Aldwych”, “The Royal Courts of Justice”. Then “Fetter Lane”, “Ludgate Circus”, “Ludgate Hill / Old Bailey”, “St Paul’s Cathedral”, “Mansion House”, “Bank Station / Poultry”, “Bishopsgate City of London”, “Threadneedle Street”, “Camomile Street”, “Liverpool Street Station”. Then “Primrose Street”, “Shoreditch High Street Station”, “Shoreditch High St / Bethnal Green Road”, “Shoreditch Church”, “Hackney Road / Columbia Road”, “Hoxton Station”, “Queensbridge Road”, “Warner Place”, “Pritchards Road Bethnal Green”, “Cambridge Heath Station”. Then “Mare Street / Victoria Park Rd”, “King Edward’s Road”, “Shore Road”, “Holcroft Road”, “Kit Crowley Gardens”, “Gascoyne Road”, “Christie Road”, “Wick Road”, “St Mary Of Eton Church”, “Trowbridge Estate”. Then “Crowfoot Close”, “Poplar Close”, “Hackney Marshes Playing Fields”, “Hackney Marshes”, “Ruckholt Road Bridge”, “Spitalfields Market”, “Oliver Road Leyton”, “Leyton Library”, “Buckingham Road (E10)”, “Grange Park Road”. Then “Vicarage Road (E10)”, “Brunswick Road (E10)”, “Leyton Midland Road Station”, “Colchester Road (E10)”, “Lea Bridge Road / Bakers Arms”, “Hoe Street / Bakers Arms”, “Grove Road Walthamstow”, “Queen’s Road”, “Walthamstow Bus Station”, “Walthamstow Market Walthamstow”. Then “Jewel Road”, “Forest Road / The Bell”, “Aveling Park Road”, “Cazenove Road (E17)”, “Walthamstow / Crooked Billet Roundabout”, “Walthamstow Stadium”, “Rowden Road”, “Higham Station Avenue”, “Leonard Road”, “Hampton Road (E4)”. Then “Hall Lane Chingford Mount”, “Chingford Mount”, “Alpha Road”, “Chingford Old Church”, “Ridgeway Park”, “Mansfield Park”, “Endlebury Road”, “Chingford Fire Station”, “Kings Head Hill”, “Station Road / The Green”. Before “Chingford Station”: “Buxton Road”.

On the way back the bus takes a different route, from “Chingford Station” to “Westminster Cathedral / Victoria Station” (86 stops). Only in this direction does it call at “Station Road / Chingford Station”, “Stanley Road (E4)”, “Mansfield Hill”, “Larkswood Road”, “Ainslie Wood Road”, “Rowden Park Gardens”, “Brettenham Road (E17)”, “Sir George Monoux College”, “Grosvenor Park Road”, “Bakers Avenue”, “Leyton Green”, “Leyton Sports Ground”, “York Road (E10)”, “Lee Conservancy Rd / Poplar Cl”, “Wick Road / Kenworthy Road”, “Barnabas Road”, “Kenton Road / Well Street”, “Valentine Road”, “Mare Street / Well Street”, “Commercial Street / Worship St”, “Bank Station / Cornhill”, “Poultry / Bank Station”, “St Pauls Churchyard”, “City Thameslink Stn / Ludgate Circus”, “Chancery Lane (EC4)”, “Aldwych / Australia House”, “Aldwych / Drury Lane”, “Savoy Street”, “Bedford Street”, “Trafalgar Square/Charing Cross” and “Whitehall / Trafalgar Square”. Only in the direction of “Chingford Station” does it call at, among others, “Westminster Cathedral”, “Westminster Abbey”, “Charing Cross”, “Southampton Street / Covent Garden”, “Aldwych” and “Ludgate Circus”. For the way back, board nearby: “Westminster Cathedral” → “Westminster Cathedral / Victoria Station” (50 m), “Westminster Abbey” → “St James’s Park Station” (300 m), “Charing Cross” → “Trafalgar Square/Charing Cross” (50 m) and “Southampton Street / Covent Garden” → “Savoy Street” (100 m). Towards “Chingford Station”, board nearby: “Station Road / Chingford Station” → “Chingford Station” (150 m), “Stanley Road (E4)” → “Buxton Road” (50 m), “Mansfield Hill” → “Mansfield Park” (100 m) and “Larkswood Road” → “Hampton Road (E4)” (50 m).

Other routes along the way

On part of the route, between “Charing Cross” and “Bank Station / Poultry” it shares the road with routes N550 and N551; between “Charing Cross” and “Mansion House” it shares the road with route N15; between “Victoria Station” and “Southampton Street / Covent Garden” it shares the road with route N44.

Connections by stop, in route order:

• “Victoria Station”: buses N2, N11, N32, N38 and N136
• “Westminster Cathedral” (only towards “Chingford Station”): buses N2, N11, N32, N38 and N136
• “Westminster City Hall”: buses N11 and N136
• “St James’s Park Station”: buses N11 and N136
• “Westminster Abbey” (only towards “Chingford Station”): buses N11 and N136
• “Westminster Station / Parliament Square”: buses N3, N11, N53, N87, N109, N136, N155 and N381
• “Horse Guards Parade”: buses N3, N5, N11, N18, N20, N53, N87, N91, N97, N109, N113, N118, N136, N155, N343 and N381
• “Charing Cross” (only towards “Chingford Station”): buses N3, N5, N9, N11, N18, N20, N29, N41, N53, N87, N89, N91, N97, N109, N113, N118, N136, N155, N199, N279, N343 and N381
• “Southampton Street / Covent Garden” (only towards “Chingford Station”): buses N1, N9, N68, N87, N89, N91, N155, N171, N199 and N343
• “Aldwych” (only towards “Chingford Station”): buses N1, N9, N68, N87, N89, N91, N155, N171, N199 and N343
• “The Royal Courts of Justice”: buses N1, N9, N68, N87, N89, N91, N155, N171 and N199
• “Fetter Lane”: buses N63, N89 and N199
• “Ludgate Circus” (only towards “Chingford Station”): buses N8, N25, N63, N89, N199 and N242
• “Ludgate Hill / Old Bailey” (only towards “Chingford Station”): buses N8, N25, N63, N89, N199 and N242
• “St Paul’s Cathedral”: buses N8, N25, N63, N89, N199 and N242
• “Mansion House” (only towards “Chingford Station”): buses N8, N25, N199 and N242
• “Bank Station / Poultry” (only towards “Chingford Station”): buses N8, N25, N199 and N242
• “Bishopsgate City of London” (only towards “Chingford Station”): buses N8, N25, N133 and N242
• “Threadneedle Street” (only towards “Chingford Station”): buses N8, N25, N133 and N242
• “Camomile Street”: buses N8, N25, N133, N205 and N242
• “Liverpool Street Station”: buses N8, N133, N205 and N242
• “Primrose Street”: buses N8, N133, N205 and N242
• “Shoreditch High Street Station”: buses N8, N205 and N242
• “Shoreditch High St / Bethnal Green Road” (only towards “Chingford Station”): buses N8, N205 and N242
• “Shoreditch Church”: buses N8, N205 and N242
• “Hackney Road / Columbia Road” (only towards “Chingford Station”): bus N242
• “Hoxton Station”: bus N242
• Stops from “Pritchards Road Bethnal Green” to “Mare Street / Victoria Park Rd”: bus N253
• “King Edward’s Road”: buses N253 and N277
• “Shore Road”: buses N253 and N277
• “Holcroft Road”: bus N277
• “Kit Crowley Gardens” (only towards “Chingford Station”): bus N277
• “Lea Bridge Road / Bakers Arms” (only towards “Chingford Station”): bus N38
• “Hoe Street / Bakers Arms” (only towards “Chingford Station”): bus N38
• “Grove Road Walthamstow”: bus N38
• “Queen’s Road” (only towards “Chingford Station”): bus N38
• “Walthamstow Bus Station”: buses N38 and N73
• “Walthamstow Market Walthamstow”: buses N38 and N73
• “Jewel Road”: bus N73
• “Forest Road / The Bell”: bus N73
• Stops from “Grosvenor Park Road” to “Leyton Green” (only towards “Westminster Cathedral / Victoria Station”): bus N38
• “Valentine Road” (only towards “Westminster Cathedral / Victoria Station”): bus N277
• “Mare Street / Well Street” (only towards “Westminster Cathedral / Victoria Station”): buses N253 and N277
• “Commercial Street / Worship St” (only towards “Westminster Cathedral / Victoria Station”): buses N8, N205 and N242
• “Bank Station / Cornhill” (only towards “Westminster Cathedral / Victoria Station”): buses N8, N25, N133, N199 and N242
• “Poultry / Bank Station” (only towards “Westminster Cathedral / Victoria Station”): buses N8, N25, N199 and N242
• “St Pauls Churchyard” (only towards “Westminster Cathedral / Victoria Station”): buses N8, N25, N199 and N242
• “City Thameslink Stn / Ludgate Circus” (only towards “Westminster Cathedral / Victoria Station”): buses N8, N25, N63, N89, N199 and N242
• “Chancery Lane (EC4)” (only towards “Westminster Cathedral / Victoria Station”): buses N89 and N199
• “Aldwych / Australia House” (only towards “Westminster Cathedral / Victoria Station”): buses N1, N9, N68, N87, N89, N91, N155, N171 and N199
• “Aldwych / Drury Lane” (only towards “Westminster Cathedral / Victoria Station”): buses N1, N9, N68, N87, N89, N91, N155, N171, N199 and N343
• “Savoy Street” (only towards “Westminster Cathedral / Victoria Station”): buses N1, N9, N68, N87, N89, N91, N155, N171, N199 and N343
• “Bedford Street” (only towards “Westminster Cathedral / Victoria Station”): buses N1, N5, N9, N20, N29, N41, N68, N87, N89, N91, N113, N155, N171, N199, N279 and N343
• “Trafalgar Square/Charing Cross” (only towards “Westminster Cathedral / Victoria Station”): buses N3, N5, N9, N11, N18, N20, N29, N41, N53, N87, N89, N91, N97, N109, N113, N118, N136, N155, N199, N279, N343 and N381
• “Whitehall / Trafalgar Square” (only towards “Westminster Cathedral / Victoria Station”): buses N3, N5, N9, N11, N18, N20, N29, N41, N53, N87, N89, N91, N97, N109, N113, N118, N136, N155, N199, N279, N343 and N381
• “Westminster Cathedral / Victoria Station”: buses N2, N11, N32, N38 and N136

Pages for these routes: bus N1, bus N109, bus N11, bus N113, bus N118, bus N133, bus N136, bus N15, bus N155, bus N171, bus N18, bus N2, bus N20, bus N205, bus N253.

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

Does bus N26 go to “St James’s Park Station”?

Yes, in both directions.

Where can I change from bus N26 to another bus route?

Most routes stop at “Charing Cross” (only towards “Chingford Station”; N3, N5, N9, N11, N18, N20, N29, N41, N53, N87, N89, N91, N97, N109, N113, N118, N136, N155, N199, N279, N343 and N381) and “Trafalgar Square/Charing Cross” (only towards “Westminster Cathedral / Victoria Station”; N3, N5, N9, N11, N18, N20, N29, N41, N53, N87, N89, N91, N97, N109, N113, N118, N136, N155, N199, N279, N343 and N381). All other stops with connections are listed above.

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