{"id":18333,"date":"2026-10-03T18:32:32","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T17:32:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/bus-route-el1-london"},"modified":"2026-10-03T18:32:32","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T17:32:32","slug":"bus-route-el1-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-el1-london","title":{"rendered":"Bus route EL1 in London: Ilford Station \/ Ilford Hill \u2194 Northgate Road"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route EL1 in London links \u201cIlford Station \/ Ilford Hill\u201d and \u201cNorthgate Road\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/how-to-pay-for-public-transport-london#routes\">All routes in London \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ac73d3e7f9fc\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ac73d3e7f9fc\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-el1-london\/#Where_bus_EL1_goes\" >Where bus EL1 goes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-el1-london\/#Connections\" >Connections<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-el1-london\/#Passes_and_concessions\" >Passes and concessions<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-el1-london\/#Questions_about_bus_EL1\" >Questions about bus EL1<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-el1-london\/#Does_bus_EL1_go_to_%E2%80%9CBarking_Station%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus EL1 go to \u201cBarking Station\u201d?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-el1-london\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_EL1_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus EL1 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_bus_EL1_goes\"><\/span>Where bus EL1 goes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.ilondon.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-london-bus-el1-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ilondon.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-london-bus-el1-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route EL1 in London on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Towards \u201cNorthgate Road\u201d: 28 stops. After \u201cIlford Station \/ Ilford Hill\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cIlford \/ Chapel Road\u201d, \u201cDudley Road Ilford\u201d, \u201cKingston Road\u201d, \u201cWingate Road\u201d, \u201cLoxford Polyclinic\u201d, \u201cPark Avenue (IG11)\u201d, \u201cLongbridge Road\u201d, \u201cBarking Station\u201d, \u201cVicarage Field Shopping Centre\u201d, \u201cSunningdale Avenue (IG11)\u201d. Then \u201cKing Edwards Road\u201d, \u201cGreatfields Park\u201d, \u201cWaverley Gardens (IG11)\u201d, \u201cCurzon Crescent\u201d, \u201cThames View \/ Christ Church\u201d, \u201cThames View Health Centre\u201d, \u201cGlenmore Way\u201d, \u201cAlderman Avenue\u201d, \u201cThames View Estate\/Renwick Road\u201d, \u201cEstuary Close\u201d. Before \u201cNorthgate Road\u201d: \u201cAnchor Close\u201d, \u201cShearwater Close\u201d, \u201cRivergate Centre\u201d, \u201cMinter Road\u201d, \u201cBarking Riverside Station\u201d, \u201cRiverside Campus\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the way back the bus takes a different route, from \u201cNorthgate Road\u201d to \u201cIlford Station \/ Ilford Hill\u201d (27 stops). Only in this direction does it call at \u201cMallards Road \/ River Road\u201d, \u201cSchooner Close\u201d, \u201cHavering Way\u201d, \u201cBastable Avenue \/ River Road\u201d, \u201cWestbury Road\u201d, \u201cVictoria Road (IG11)\u201d, \u201cClementswood Baptist Church\u201d, \u201cBengal Road\u201d and \u201cIlford Sainsbury&#8217;s\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cNorthgate Road\u201d does it call at, among others, \u201cIlford \/ Chapel Road\u201d, \u201cDudley Road Ilford\u201d, \u201cKingston Road\u201d, \u201cPark Avenue (IG11)\u201d, \u201cSunningdale Avenue (IG11)\u201d and \u201cCurzon Crescent\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cIlford \/ Chapel Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cIlford Sainsbury&#8217;s\u201d (100 m), \u201cDudley Road Ilford\u201d \u2192 \u201cClementswood Baptist Church\u201d (100 m), \u201cKingston Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cClementswood Baptist Church\u201d (200 m) and \u201cPark Avenue (IG11)\u201d \u2192 \u201cVictoria Road (IG11)\u201d (100 m). Towards \u201cNorthgate Road\u201d, board nearby: \u201cMallards Road \/ River Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cMinter Road\u201d (200 m), \u201cSchooner Close\u201d \u2192 \u201cAnchor Close\u201d (50 m), \u201cHavering Way\u201d \u2192 \u201cAlderman Avenue\u201d (100 m) and \u201cBastable Avenue \/ River Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cCurzon Crescent\u201d (50 m).<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Connections\"><\/span>Connections<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>On part of the route, between \u201cBarking Station\u201d and \u201cThames View Estate\/Renwick Road\u201d it shares the road with route EL2; between \u201cIlford \/ Chapel Road\u201d and \u201cBarking Station\u201d it shares the road with route 169; between \u201cBarking Station\u201d and \u201cWaverley Gardens (IG11)\u201d it shares the road with route EL3.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cIlford Station \/ Ilford Hill\u201d: buses 25, 86, 123, 128, 145, 147, 150, 167, 179, 296, 364, 396, 425, 462, SL2 and W19<\/li>\n<li>\u201cIlford \/ Chapel Road\u201d (only towards \u201cNorthgate Road\u201d): buses 25, 86, 123, 128, 145, 147, 150, 167, 179, 296, 364, 396, 425, 462, SL2 and W19<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cLongbridge Road\u201d to \u201cVicarage Field Shopping Centre\u201d: buses 5, 62, 238, 287, 368 and SL2<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSunningdale Avenue (IG11)\u201d (only towards \u201cNorthgate Road\u201d): buses 5, 62, 238, 287, 368 and SL2<\/li>\n<li>\u201cKing Edwards Road\u201d: buses 62, 287 and 368<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGreatfields Park\u201d: bus 173<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWaverley Gardens (IG11)\u201d: bus 173<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCurzon Crescent\u201d (only towards \u201cNorthgate Road\u201d): bus 173<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThames View \/ Christ Church\u201d: bus 173<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBastable Avenue \/ River Road\u201d (only towards \u201cIlford Station \/ Ilford Hill\u201d): bus 173<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWestbury Road\u201d (only towards \u201cIlford Station \/ Ilford Hill\u201d): buses 62, 287 and 368<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBengal Road\u201d (only towards \u201cIlford Station \/ Ilford Hill\u201d): buses 25, 86, 123, 128, 145, 147, 150, 167, 179, 296, 364, 396, 425, 462, SL2 and W19<\/li>\n<li>\u201cIlford Sainsbury&#8217;s\u201d (only towards \u201cIlford Station \/ Ilford Hill\u201d): buses 25, 86, 123, 128, 145, 147, 150, 167, 179, 296, 364, 396, 425, 462, SL2 and W19<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Passes_and_concessions\"><\/span>Passes and concessions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Tickets, passes and concessions are covered on a separate page: <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/how-to-pay-for-public-transport-london\">how to pay for public transport in London<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Questions_about_bus_EL1\"><\/span>Questions about bus EL1<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_bus_EL1_go_to_%E2%80%9CBarking_Station%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus EL1 go to \u201cBarking Station\u201d?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Yes, in both directions.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_can_I_change_from_bus_EL1_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus EL1 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cIlford Station \/ Ilford Hill\u201d (25, 86, 123, 128, 145, 147, 150, 167, 179, 296, 364, 396, 425, 462, SL2 and W19) and \u201cIlford \/ Chapel Road\u201d (only towards \u201cNorthgate Road\u201d; 25, 86, 123, 128, 145, 147, 150, 167, 179, 296, 364, 396, 425, 462, SL2 and W19). All other stops with connections are listed above.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checked on 3 October 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for London (TfL).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route EL1 in London links \u201cIlford Station \/ Ilford Hill\u201d and \u201cNorthgate Road\u201d. All routes in London \u2192 Where bus EL1 goes Towards \u201cNorthgate Road\u201d: 28 stops. After \u201cIlford Station \/ Ilford Hill\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cIlford \/ Chapel Road\u201d, \u201cDudley Road Ilford\u201d, \u201cKingston Road\u201d, \u201cWingate Road\u201d, \u201cLoxford Polyclinic\u201d, \u201cPark Avenue (IG11)\u201d, \u201cLongbridge [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":647,"featured_media":18334,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9020],"tags":[],"moimportance":[],"motype":[],"moformat":[],"class_list":["post-18333","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-im-a-passenger"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18333","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/647"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18333"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18333\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18351,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18333\/revisions\/18351"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18334"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18333"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18333"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18333"},{"taxonomy":"moimportance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moimportance?post=18333"},{"taxonomy":"motype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motype?post=18333"},{"taxonomy":"moformat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moformat?post=18333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}