{"id":18437,"date":"2026-10-04T14:20:20","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T13:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/bus-route-el3-london"},"modified":"2026-10-04T14:20:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T13:20:20","slug":"bus-route-el3-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/18437-bus-route-el3-london","title":{"rendered":"Bus route EL3 in London: Chadwell Heath Lane\/Barley Ln \u2194 Rivergate Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route EL3 in London links \u201cChadwell Heath Lane\/Barley Ln\u201d and \u201cRivergate Centre\u201d. One stop is served in one direction only.<\/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-6ac73d42e4e01\" 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-6ac73d42e4e01\"  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\/18437-bus-route-el3-london\/#Where_bus_EL3_goes\" >Where bus EL3 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\/18437-bus-route-el3-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\/18437-bus-route-el3-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\/18437-bus-route-el3-london\/#Questions_about_bus_EL3\" >Questions about bus EL3<\/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\/18437-bus-route-el3-london\/#Does_bus_EL3_go_to_%E2%80%9CKing_George_Hospital%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus EL3 go to \u201cKing George Hospital\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\/18437-bus-route-el3-london\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_EL3_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus EL3 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_bus_EL3_goes\"><\/span>Where bus EL3 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-el3-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ilondon.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-london-bus-el3-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route EL3 in London on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Towards \u201cRivergate Centre\u201d: 32 stops. After \u201cChadwell Heath Lane\/Barley Ln\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cLittle Heath\u201d, \u201cKing George Hospital\u201d, \u201cHeathfield Park Drive\u201d, \u201cGoodmayes Hospital\u201d, \u201cPriestley Gardens\u201d, \u201cEccleston Crescent\u201d, \u201cGoodmayes High Road\u201d, \u201cGoodmayes Station\u201d, \u201cGreen Lane (IG3)\u201d, \u201cMeldrum Road\u201d. Then \u201cLevett Gardens\u201d, \u201cSt Thomas More Catholic Church\u201d, \u201cCapel Gardens\u201d, \u201cThurlestone Avenue\u201d, \u201cBarking Bus Garage\u201d, \u201cFaircross\u201d, \u201cHulse Avenue \/ Barking Park\u201d, \u201cPark Avenue Barking\u201d, \u201cBarking Station\u201d, \u201cVicarage Field Shopping Centre\u201d. Before \u201cRivergate Centre\u201d: \u201cSunningdale Avenue (IG11)\u201d, \u201cKing Edwards Road\u201d, \u201cGreatfields Park\u201d, \u201cWaverley Gardens (IG11)\u201d, \u201cThames Road (IG11)\u201d, \u201cRadford Way\u201d, \u201cGallions Close\u201d, \u201cRiverside School\u201d, \u201cAnchor Close\u201d, \u201cShearwater Close\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the way back, from \u201cRivergate Centre\u201d to \u201cChadwell Heath Lane\/Barley Ln\u201d: 32 stops. Only in this direction does it call at \u201cSchooner Close\u201d, \u201cRiver Road \/ Longreach Road\u201d, \u201cWestbury Road\u201d and \u201cPercy Road \/ Goodmayes\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cRivergate Centre\u201d does it call at \u201cLittle Heath\u201d, \u201cEccleston Crescent\u201d, \u201cSunningdale Avenue (IG11)\u201d and \u201cAnchor Close\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cLittle Heath\u201d \u2192 \u201cChadwell Heath Lane\/Barley Ln\u201d (100 m), \u201cEccleston Crescent\u201d \u2192 \u201cPercy Road \/ Goodmayes\u201d (100 m), \u201cSunningdale Avenue (IG11)\u201d \u2192 \u201cVicarage Field Shopping Centre\u201d (150 m) and \u201cAnchor Close\u201d \u2192 \u201cSchooner Close\u201d (50 m). Towards \u201cRivergate Centre\u201d, board nearby: \u201cSchooner Close\u201d \u2192 \u201cAnchor Close\u201d (50 m), \u201cWestbury Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cKing Edwards Road\u201d (150 m) and \u201cPercy Road \/ Goodmayes\u201d \u2192 \u201cEccleston Crescent\u201d (100 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 \u201cSt Thomas More Catholic Church\u201d and \u201cWaverley Gardens (IG11)\u201d it shares the road with route EL2; between \u201cSt Thomas More Catholic Church\u201d and \u201cBarking Station\u201d it shares the road with route 5; between \u201cBarking Station\u201d and \u201cWaverley Gardens (IG11)\u201d it shares the road with route EL1.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cChadwell Heath Lane\/Barley Ln\u201d: buses 66, 173, 296, 362, 396 and SL12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLittle Heath\u201d (only towards \u201cRivergate Centre\u201d): buses 66, 173, 296, 362, 396 and SL12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cKing George Hospital\u201d: buses 66, 173, 296, 362 and 396<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHeathfield Park Drive\u201d: buses 173, 362 and 396<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGoodmayes Hospital\u201d: bus 396<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPriestley Gardens\u201d: bus 364<\/li>\n<li>\u201cEccleston Crescent\u201d (only towards \u201cRivergate Centre\u201d): buses 86 and 364<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGoodmayes High Road\u201d: buses 86 and 364<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGoodmayes Station\u201d: buses 86, 128, 150 and 364<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGreen Lane (IG3)\u201d: buses 128, 150 and 364<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cPark Avenue Barking\u201d to \u201cVicarage Field Shopping Centre\u201d: buses 169, 238, 287, 366, 368 and SL2<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSunningdale Avenue (IG11)\u201d (only towards \u201cRivergate Centre\u201d): buses 169, 238, 287, 366, 368 and SL2<\/li>\n<li>\u201cKing Edwards Road\u201d: buses 287 and 368<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGreatfields Park\u201d: bus 173<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWaverley Gardens (IG11)\u201d: bus 173<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWestbury Road\u201d (only towards \u201cChadwell Heath Lane\/Barley Ln\u201d): buses 287 and 368<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPercy Road \/ Goodmayes\u201d (only towards \u201cChadwell Heath Lane\/Barley Ln\u201d): bus 364<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pages for these routes: <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-el1-london\">bus EL1<\/a>.<\/p>\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>Which passes are available and who travels free is explained 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_EL3\"><\/span>Questions about bus EL3<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_bus_EL3_go_to_%E2%80%9CKing_George_Hospital%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus EL3 go to \u201cKing George Hospital\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_EL3_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus EL3 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cChadwell Heath Lane\/Barley Ln\u201d (66, 173, 296, 362, 396 and SL12) and \u201cLittle Heath\u201d (only towards \u201cRivergate Centre\u201d; 66, 173, 296, 362, 396 and SL12). All other stops with connections are listed above.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checked on 4 October 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for London (TfL).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route EL3 in London links \u201cChadwell Heath Lane\/Barley Ln\u201d and \u201cRivergate Centre\u201d. One stop is served in one direction only. All routes in London \u2192 Where bus EL3 goes Towards \u201cRivergate Centre\u201d: 32 stops. After \u201cChadwell Heath Lane\/Barley Ln\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cLittle Heath\u201d, \u201cKing George Hospital\u201d, \u201cHeathfield Park Drive\u201d, \u201cGoodmayes Hospital\u201d, \u201cPriestley [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":647,"featured_media":18439,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9020],"tags":[],"moimportance":[],"motype":[],"moformat":[],"class_list":["post-18437","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\/18437","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=18437"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18437\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18451,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18437\/revisions\/18451"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18439"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18437"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18437"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18437"},{"taxonomy":"moimportance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moimportance?post=18437"},{"taxonomy":"motype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motype?post=18437"},{"taxonomy":"moformat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moformat?post=18437"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}