{"id":19500,"date":"2026-09-30T14:54:54","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T13:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/bus-route-n253-london"},"modified":"2026-09-30T14:54:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T13:54:54","slug":"bus-route-n253-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n253-london","title":{"rendered":"Night bus route N253 in London: Aldgate \u2194 St Giles High Street"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route N253 in London links \u201cAldgate\u201d and \u201cSt Giles High Street\u201d. 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 \u201cTottenham Court Road Station\u201d (350 m from \u201cSt Giles High Street\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-6ac73d42b9772\" 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-6ac73d42b9772\"  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-n253-london\/#Which_way_bus_N253_runs\" >Which way bus N253 runs<\/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-n253-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-n253-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-n253-london\/#Questions_and_answers\" >Questions and answers<\/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-n253-london\/#Where_does_bus_N253_start_its_return_journey\" >Where does bus N253 start its return journey?<\/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-n253-london\/#Does_bus_N253_stop_at_%E2%80%9CEuston_Bus_Station%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus N253 stop at \u201cEuston Bus Station\u201d?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n253-london\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_N253_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus N253 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_way_bus_N253_runs\"><\/span>Which way bus N253 runs<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-n253-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ilondon.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-london-bus-n253-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Night bus route N253 in London on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>From \u201cAldgate\u201d to \u201cSt Giles High Street\u201d: 67 stops. On the way: \u201cAldgate East\u201d, \u201cAltab Ali Park\u201d, \u201cThe East London Mosque\u201d, \u201cWhitechapel Station \/ Royal London Hospital\u201d, \u201cCambridge Heath Road\u201d, \u201cDarling Row\u201d, \u201cCephas Street\u201d, \u201cThree Colts Lane\u201d, \u201cBethnal Green\u201d, \u201cOld Ford Road (E2)\u201d. Then \u201cCambridge Heath Station\u201d, \u201cMare Street \/ Victoria Park Rd\u201d, \u201cKing Edward&#8217;s Road\u201d, \u201cMare Street \/ Well Street\u201d, \u201cSt Thomas&#8217;s Square\u201d, \u201cHackney Town Hall\u201d, \u201cHackney Central Station\u201d, \u201cAmhurst Road \/ Hackney Downs\u201d, \u201cMare Street \/ Narrow Way\u201d, \u201cHackney Baths\u201d. Then \u201cGlenarm Road\u201d, \u201cClapton Girls&#8217; Tech College\u201d, \u201cClapton Pond\u201d, \u201cLea Bridge Roundabout\u201d, \u201cUpper Clapton Road \/ Brooke Road\u201d, \u201cClapton Station\u201d, \u201cRossington Street\u201d, \u201cCazenove Road (E5)\u201d, \u201cJessam Avenue\u201d, \u201cForburg Road\u201d. Then \u201cClapton Common\u201d, \u201cStamford Hill Broadway\u201d, \u201cAmhurst Park \/ Stamford Lodge\u201d, \u201cStamford Hill Station\u201d, \u201cCranwich Road\u201d, \u201cBethune Road Stamford Hill\u201d, \u201cSeven Sisters Road\/Amhurst Pk\u201d, \u201cWoodberry Grove (N4)\u201d, \u201cManor House Station\u201d, \u201cPortland Rise\u201d. Then \u201cAlexandra Grove\u201d, \u201cFinsbury Park\/Blackstock Road\u201d, \u201cFinsbury Park Station\u201d, \u201cIsledon Road\u201d, \u201cBerriman Road\u201d, \u201cSobell Centre\u201d, \u201cHolloway Road\u201d, \u201cCaledonian Road\u201d, \u201cHillmarton Road \/ Camden Road\u201d, \u201cHilldrop Road\u201d. Then \u201cBrecknock Road\u201d, \u201cCamden Park Road\u201d, \u201cSandall Road\u201d, \u201cMurray Street\u201d, \u201cCamden Road Station\u201d, \u201cCamden Town Station\u201d, \u201cPratt Street\u201d, \u201cMornington Crescent\u201d, \u201cSilverdale\u201d, \u201cWilliam Road\u201d. Before \u201cSt Giles High Street\u201d: \u201cWarren Street Station \/ Euston Road\u201d, \u201cCapper Street\u201d, \u201cGoodge Street Station\u201d, \u201cStephen Street\u201d, \u201cTottenham Court Road Station \/ New Oxford Street\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the way back the bus takes a different route, from \u201cTottenham Court Road Station\u201d to \u201cAldgate\u201d (64 stops). Only in this direction does it call at \u201cWarren Street Station\u201d, \u201cEuston Square\u201d, \u201cEuston Bus Station\u201d, \u201cEuston Station \/ Eversholt Street\u201d, \u201cAldenham Street\u201d, \u201cCamden High Street\u201d, \u201cCamden Town \/ Camden Road\u201d, \u201cSt Pancras Way\u201d, \u201cTorriano Avenue\u201d, \u201cChambers Road\u201d, \u201cHolloway Nags Head\u201d, \u201cSeven Sisters Road \/ Nags Head\u201d, \u201cHornsey Road (N7)\u201d, \u201cDurham Road (N7)\u201d, \u201cFonthill Road\u201d, \u201cStamford Hill\u201d, \u201cOsbaldeston Road\u201d, \u201cMillfields Road Lower Clapton\u201d, \u201cClapton Square\u201d, \u201cPembury Circus\u201d and \u201cWell Street\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cSt Giles High Street\u201d does it call at, among others, \u201cCambridge Heath Road\u201d, \u201cMare Street \/ Well Street\u201d, \u201cAmhurst Road \/ Hackney Downs\u201d, \u201cMare Street \/ Narrow Way\u201d, \u201cGlenarm Road\u201d and \u201cUpper Clapton Road \/ Brooke Road\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cCambridge Heath Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cWhitechapel Station \/ Royal London Hospital\u201d (100 m), \u201cMare Street \/ Well Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cWell Street\u201d (150 m), \u201cAmhurst Road \/ Hackney Downs\u201d \u2192 \u201cPembury Circus\u201d (100 m) and \u201cMare Street \/ Narrow Way\u201d \u2192 \u201cClapton Square\u201d (100 m). Towards \u201cSt Giles High Street\u201d, board nearby: \u201cWarren Street Station\u201d \u2192 \u201cWarren Street Station \/ Euston Road\u201d (200 m), \u201cEuston Square\u201d \u2192 \u201cWarren Street Station \/ Euston Road\u201d (100 m), \u201cAldenham Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cSilverdale\u201d (250 m) and \u201cCamden High Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cPratt Street\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>Shared sections with other routes: between \u201cSeven Sisters Road\/Amhurst Pk\u201d and \u201cStephen Street\u201d it shares the road with route N279; between \u201cManor House Station\u201d and \u201cStephen Street\u201d it shares the road with route N29; between \u201cCambridge Heath Station\u201d and \u201cLea Bridge Roundabout\u201d it shares the road with route N55.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cAldgate\u201d: buses N15, N25, N205, N550 and N551<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAldgate East\u201d: buses N15, N25, N205, N550 and N551<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAltab Ali Park\u201d: buses N15, N25, N205 and N550<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe East London Mosque\u201d: buses N15, N25, N205 and N550<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWhitechapel Station \/ Royal London Hospital\u201d: buses N25 and N205<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCambridge Heath Road\u201d (only towards \u201cSt Giles High Street\u201d): buses N25 and N205<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDarling Row\u201d: buses N25 and N205<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCephas Street\u201d: buses N25 and N205<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThree Colts Lane\u201d: bus N8<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBethnal Green\u201d: bus N8<\/li>\n<li>\u201cOld Ford Road (E2)\u201d: buses N8 and N26<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCambridge Heath Station\u201d: bus N26<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMare Street \/ Victoria Park Rd\u201d: bus N26<\/li>\n<li>\u201cKing Edward&#8217;s Road\u201d: buses N26 and N277<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMare Street \/ Well Street\u201d (only towards \u201cSt Giles High Street\u201d): buses N26 and N277<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSt Thomas&#8217;s Square\u201d: buses N26 and N277<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHackney Town Hall\u201d: buses N242 and N277<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHackney Central Station\u201d: buses N242 and N277<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAmhurst Road \/ Hackney Downs\u201d (only towards \u201cSt Giles High Street\u201d): buses N242 and N277<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMare Street \/ Narrow Way\u201d (only towards \u201cSt Giles High Street\u201d): buses N242 and N277<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHackney Baths\u201d: bus N242<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGlenarm Road\u201d (only towards \u201cSt Giles High Street\u201d): bus N242<\/li>\n<li>\u201cClapton Girls&#8217; Tech College\u201d: bus N242<\/li>\n<li>\u201cStamford Hill Broadway\u201d: bus N73<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAmhurst Park \/ Stamford Lodge\u201d (only towards \u201cSt Giles High Street\u201d): bus N73<\/li>\n<li>\u201cStamford Hill Station\u201d: bus N73<\/li>\n<li>\u201cFinsbury Park\/Blackstock Road\u201d: bus N19<\/li>\n<li>\u201cFinsbury Park Station\u201d: bus N19<\/li>\n<li>\u201cIsledon Road\u201d (only towards \u201cSt Giles High Street\u201d): bus N19<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBerriman Road\u201d (only towards \u201cSt Giles High Street\u201d): buses N19 and N91<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSobell Centre\u201d (only towards \u201cSt Giles High Street\u201d): buses N19 and N91<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHolloway Road\u201d (only towards \u201cSt Giles High Street\u201d): buses N19, N41, N91 and N263<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCaledonian Road\u201d (only towards \u201cSt Giles High Street\u201d): buses N19, N41, N91 and N263<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHillmarton Road \/ Camden Road\u201d: bus N91<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHilldrop Road\u201d: bus N91<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCamden Road Station\u201d: buses N5, N28 and N31<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCamden Town Station\u201d: buses N5, N28 and N31<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPratt Street\u201d (only towards \u201cSt Giles High Street\u201d): buses N5, N28 and N31<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMornington Crescent\u201d: buses N5, N28 and N31<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSilverdale\u201d (only towards \u201cSt Giles High Street\u201d): bus N5<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cWilliam Road\u201d to \u201cCapper Street\u201d (only towards \u201cSt Giles High Street\u201d): buses N5, N73 and N205<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGoodge Street Station\u201d: buses N5 and N73<\/li>\n<li>\u201cStephen Street\u201d (only towards \u201cSt Giles High Street\u201d): buses N1, N5, N8, N19, N25, N41, N68, N73, N98, N171, N207 and N242<\/li>\n<li>\u201cTottenham Court Road Station \/ New Oxford Street\u201d (only towards \u201cSt Giles High Street\u201d): buses N1, N5, N8, N19, N25, N41, N68, N73, N98, N171, N207 and N242<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSt Giles High Street\u201d: buses N1, N5, N8, N19, N25, N41, N68, N73, N98, N171, N207 and N242<\/li>\n<li>\u201cTottenham Court Road Station\u201d: buses N1, N5, N8, N19, N25, N41, N68, N73, N98, N171, N207 and N242<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWarren Street Station\u201d (only towards \u201cAldgate\u201d): buses N5, N73 and N205<\/li>\n<li>\u201cEuston Square\u201d (only towards \u201cAldgate\u201d): buses N5, N73 and N205<\/li>\n<li>\u201cEuston Bus Station\u201d (only towards \u201cAldgate\u201d): buses N5, N73, N91 and N205<\/li>\n<li>\u201cEuston Station \/ Eversholt Street\u201d (only towards \u201cAldgate\u201d): buses N5, N73, N91 and N205<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAldenham Street\u201d (only towards \u201cAldgate\u201d): bus N5<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cCamden High Street\u201d to \u201cSt Pancras Way\u201d (only towards \u201cAldgate\u201d): buses N5, N28 and N31<\/li>\n<li>\u201cChambers Road\u201d (only towards \u201cAldgate\u201d): bus N91<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cHolloway Nags Head\u201d to \u201cHornsey Road (N7)\u201d (only towards \u201cAldgate\u201d): buses N19, N41, N91 and N263<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDurham Road (N7)\u201d (only towards \u201cAldgate\u201d): buses N19 and N91<\/li>\n<li>\u201cFonthill Road\u201d (only towards \u201cAldgate\u201d): bus N19<\/li>\n<li>\u201cStamford Hill\u201d (only towards \u201cAldgate\u201d): bus N73<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMillfields Road Lower Clapton\u201d (only towards \u201cAldgate\u201d): bus N242<\/li>\n<li>\u201cClapton Square\u201d (only towards \u201cAldgate\u201d): bus N242<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPembury Circus\u201d (only towards \u201cAldgate\u201d): buses N242 and N277<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWell Street\u201d (only towards \u201cAldgate\u201d): buses N26 and N277<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pages for these routes: <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n1-london\">bus N1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n15-london\">bus N15<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n171-london\">bus N171<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n205-london\">bus N205<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n207-london\">bus N207<\/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>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_and_answers\"><\/span>Questions and answers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_does_bus_N253_start_its_return_journey\"><\/span>Where does bus N253 start its return journey?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>At \u201cTottenham Court Road Station\u201d (350 m from \u201cSt Giles High Street\u201d).<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_bus_N253_stop_at_%E2%80%9CEuston_Bus_Station%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus N253 stop at \u201cEuston Bus Station\u201d?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Only in the direction of \u201cAldgate\u201d: in the other direction it does not stop there.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_can_I_change_from_bus_N253_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus N253 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cStephen Street\u201d (only towards \u201cSt Giles High Street\u201d; N1, N5, N8, N19, N25, N41, N68, N73, N98, N171, N207 and N242) and \u201cTottenham Court Road Station \/ New Oxford Street\u201d (only towards \u201cSt Giles High Street\u201d; N1, N5, N8, N19, N25, N41, N68, N73, N98, N171, N207 and N242). All other stops with connections are listed above.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checked on 30 September 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for London (TfL).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route N253 in London links \u201cAldgate\u201d and \u201cSt Giles High Street\u201d. 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 \u201cTottenham Court Road Station\u201d (350 m from \u201cSt Giles High Street\u201d). 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