Night bus route N97 in London: Hammersmith Bus Station ↔ Whitehall / Trafalgar Square

Bus route N97 in London links “Hammersmith Bus Station” and “Whitehall / Trafalgar Square”. This is a night route. One stop is served in one direction only. The return journey starts at “Trafalgar Square” (250 m from “Whitehall / Trafalgar Square”).

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The route of bus N97

Towards “Whitehall / Trafalgar Square”: 31 stops. After “Hammersmith Bus Station”, the bus calls at “Hammersmith Broadway”, “Charing Cross Hospital”, “Greyhound Road Barons Court”, “Bothwell Street”, “Fulham Cross”, “Fulham Pools”, “Mulgrave Road Fulham”, “North End Road West Kensington”, “Empress State Building / West Brompton”, “West Brompton Station”. Then “Earls Court Square”, “Earl’s Court Station”, “West Cromwell Road / Tesco”, “Earls Court Road”, “Collingham Road / Sainsbury’s”, “Gloucester Road”, “Natural History Museum/Queens Gate”, “South Kensington Station”, “Victoria and Albert Museum”, “Brompton Square”. Before “Whitehall / Trafalgar Square”: “Harrods”, “Knightsbridge Station”, “Hyde Park Corner”, “Old Park Lane / Hard Rock Cafe”, “Green Park Station”, “Old Bond Street/Royal Academy”, “Piccadilly Circus”, “Haymarket / Charles II Street”, “Trafalgar Square”.

On the way back the bus takes a different route, from “Trafalgar Square” to “Hammersmith Bus Station” (31 stops). Only in this direction does it call at “Regent Street / St James’s”, “Green Park / Constitution Hill”, “Knightsbridge Station / Harrods”, “Queensberry Place”, “Natural History Museum/Cromwell Road”, “Ashburn Gardens”, “Cromwell Hospital”, “Cromwell Road / Earls Court Rd”, “Nevern Place”, “Earls Court Road / Old Brompton Road” and “Redcliffe Gardens”. Only in the direction of “Whitehall / Trafalgar Square” does it call at, among others, “Bothwell Street”, “Earls Court Square”, “West Cromwell Road / Tesco”, “Earls Court Road”, “Collingham Road / Sainsbury’s” and “Natural History Museum/Queens Gate”. For the way back, board nearby: “Bothwell Street” → “Greyhound Road Barons Court” (250 m), “Earls Court Square” → “West Brompton Station” (200 m), “Earls Court Road” → “Cromwell Road / Earls Court Rd” (50 m) and “Collingham Road / Sainsbury’s” → “Ashburn Gardens” (150 m). Towards “Whitehall / Trafalgar Square”, board nearby: “Regent Street / St James’s” → “Haymarket / Charles II Street” (150 m), “Green Park / Constitution Hill” → “Old Park Lane / Hard Rock Cafe” (50 m), “Knightsbridge Station / Harrods” → “Knightsbridge Station” (50 m) and “Queensberry Place” → “South Kensington Station” (200 m).

Where to change

On part of the route, between “Bothwell Street” and “Hyde Park Corner” it shares the road with route N74; between “Knightsbridge Station” and “Piccadilly Circus” it shares the road with routes N9 and N19; between “Hammersmith Bus Station” and “Bothwell Street” it shares the road with route N11.

Connections by stop, in route order:

• “Hammersmith Bus Station”: buses N27, N33, N72 and N266
• “Hammersmith Broadway”: buses N27, N33, N72 and N266
• “Charing Cross Hospital”: buses N33 and N72
• “Greyhound Road Barons Court”: buses N33 and N72
• “Bothwell Street” (only towards “Whitehall / Trafalgar Square”): buses N33 and N72
• “Fulham Cross”: buses N33 and N72
• Stops from “Mulgrave Road Fulham” to “Empress State Building / West Brompton”: bus N28
• “West Brompton Station”: bus N31
• “Earls Court Square” (only towards “Whitehall / Trafalgar Square”): bus N31
• “Earl’s Court Station”: bus N31
• “West Cromwell Road / Tesco” (only towards “Whitehall / Trafalgar Square”): bus N31
• “Earls Court Road” (only towards “Whitehall / Trafalgar Square”): bus N31
• “Harrods” (only towards “Whitehall / Trafalgar Square”): buses N22 and N137
• “Knightsbridge Station” (only towards “Whitehall / Trafalgar Square”): buses N22 and N137
• “Hyde Park Corner”: buses N2, N22, N32 and N137
• “Old Park Lane / Hard Rock Cafe” (only towards “Whitehall / Trafalgar Square”): buses N2, N22, N32 and N137
• “Green Park Station”: bus N22
• “Old Bond Street/Royal Academy”: buses N15, N18, N22, N109, N113, N118 and N136
• “Piccadilly Circus”: buses N15, N18, N109, N113, N118 and N136
• “Haymarket / Charles II Street” (only towards “Whitehall / Trafalgar Square”): buses N5, N15, N18, N20, N29, N41, N109, N113, N118, N136, N279, N550 and N551
• “Trafalgar Square”: buses N5, N15, N18, N20, N21, N26, N29, N41, N44, N53, N87, N89, N91, N109, N113, N118, N136, N155, N199, N279, N343, N381, N550 and N551
• “Whitehall / Trafalgar Square”: buses N5, N15, N18, N20, N21, N26, N29, N41, N44, N53, N87, N89, N91, N109, N113, N118, N136, N155, N199, N279, N343, N381, N550 and N551
• “Regent Street / St James’s” (only towards “Hammersmith Bus Station”): buses N15, N18, N109, N113, N118, N136, N550 and N551
• “Green Park / Constitution Hill” (only towards “Hammersmith Bus Station”): buses N2, N22, N32 and N137
• “Knightsbridge Station / Harrods” (only towards “Hammersmith Bus Station”): buses N22 and N137
• Stops from “Cromwell Hospital” to “Redcliffe Gardens” (only towards “Hammersmith Bus Station”): bus N31

Pages for these routes: bus N109, bus N11, bus N113, bus N118, bus N136, bus N137, bus N15, bus N155, bus N18, bus N19, bus N199, bus N2, bus N20, bus N21, bus N22, bus N26, bus N266, bus N27, bus N279, bus N28, bus N29, bus N31, bus N32, bus N33, bus N343, bus N381, bus N41, bus N5, bus N53, bus N551, bus N72, bus N74, bus N87, bus N89.

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Questions and answers

Where does bus N97 start its return journey?

At “Trafalgar Square” (250 m from “Whitehall / Trafalgar Square”).

Where can I change from bus N97 to another bus route?

Most routes stop at “Trafalgar Square” and “Whitehall / Trafalgar Square” (N5, N15, N18, N20, N21, N26, N29, N41, N44, N53, N87, N89, N91, N109, N113, N118, N136, N155, N199, N279, N343, N381, N550 and N551). All other stops with connections are listed above.

Checked on 24 September 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for London (TfL).