{"id":20292,"date":"2026-09-26T13:58:58","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T12:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/bus-route-n72-london"},"modified":"2026-09-26T13:58:58","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T12:58:58","slug":"bus-route-n72-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n72-london","title":{"rendered":"Night bus route N72 in London: Brunel Road \u2194 Norley Vale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route N72 in London links \u201cBrunel Road\u201d and \u201cNorley Vale\u201d. This is a night route. In one direction or the other it serves 4 stops that it skips on the way back.<\/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-6ac73d439be47\" 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-6ac73d439be47\"  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-n72-london\/#Which_way_bus_N72_runs\" >Which way bus N72 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-n72-london\/#Other_routes_along_the_way\" >Other routes along the way<\/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-n72-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-n72-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-n72-london\/#Does_bus_N72_go_to_%E2%80%9CHammersmith_Hospital%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus N72 go to \u201cHammersmith 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\/bus-route-n72-london\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_N72_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus N72 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_way_bus_N72_runs\"><\/span>Which way bus N72 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-n72-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ilondon.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-london-bus-n72-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Night bus route N72 in London on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>From \u201cBrunel Road\u201d to \u201cNorley Vale\u201d: 47 stops. On the way: \u201cThe Fairway (W3)\u201d, \u201cEast Acton Stn \/ Erconwald St\u201d, \u201cEast Acton Station \/ Fitzneal Street\u201d, \u201cWulfstan Street\u201d, \u201cHammersmith Hospital\u201d, \u201cDu Cane Road \/ Wood Lane\u201d, \u201cCavell House\u201d, \u201cWhite City Estate\u201d, \u201cWestway\u201d, \u201cCommonwealth Avenue\u201d. Then \u201cEllerslie Road\u201d, \u201cBloemfontein Road\u201d, \u201cLoftus Road\u201d, \u201cShepherd&#8217;s Bush Market Station\u201d, \u201cShepherd&#8217;s Bush Green \/ Uxbridge Road\u201d, \u201cShepherd&#8217;s Bush (Central Line)\u201d, \u201cGoldhawk Rd\/Shepherds Bush Rd\u201d, \u201cBlythe Road\u201d, \u201cBrook Green Hammersmith\u201d, \u201cHammersmith Library\u201d. Then \u201cHammersmith Bus Station\u201d, \u201cHammersmith Broadway\u201d, \u201cCharing Cross Hospital\u201d, \u201cGreyhound Road Barons Court\u201d, \u201cLillie Road\u201d, \u201cFulham Cemetery\u201d, \u201cKingwood Road\u201d, \u201cLambrook Terrace\u201d, \u201cBishops Park Road\u201d, \u201cFulham Road (SW6)\u201d. Then \u201cFulham High St \/ New Kings Rd\u201d, \u201cPutney Bridge Station \/ Gonville Street\u201d, \u201cPutney Pier\u201d, \u201cRuvigny Gardens\u201d, \u201cFesting Road\u201d, \u201cCommondale\u201d, \u201cBarnes Station\u201d, \u201cRosslyn Park Rugby Football Club\u201d, \u201cFairacres\u201d, \u201cRoehampton University Main Entrance\u201d. Before \u201cNorley Vale\u201d: \u201cQueen Mary&#8217;s Hospital\u201d, \u201cClarence Lane\u201d, \u201cRoehampton Lane \/ Danebury Ave\u201d, \u201cPetersfield Rise\u201d, \u201cDilton Gardens\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the way back the bus takes a different route, from \u201cNorley Vale\u201d to \u201cBrunel Road\u201d (48 stops). Only in this direction does it call at \u201cHeathmere Primary School\u201d, \u201cHyacinth Road\u201d, \u201cShawford Court\u201d, \u201cSt Mary&#8217;s Church \/ Putney Pier\u201d, \u201cFulham High Street\u201d, \u201cShepherd&#8217;s Bush Green\u201d, \u201cAdelaide Grove\u201d, \u201cGalloway Road\u201d, \u201cWormholt Road East Acton\u201d, \u201cBryony Road\u201d, \u201cQueens Park Rangers FC\u201d, \u201cMandela Close\u201d, \u201cSouth Africa Road\u201d, \u201cEast Acton Station\u201d and \u201cLong Drive (W3)\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cNorley Vale\u201d does it call at, among others, \u201cEast Acton Stn \/ Erconwald St\u201d, \u201cEast Acton Station \/ Fitzneal Street\u201d, \u201cWhite City Estate\u201d, \u201cWestway\u201d, \u201cEllerslie Road\u201d and \u201cBloemfontein Road\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cEast Acton Stn \/ Erconwald St\u201d \u2192 \u201cEast Acton Station\u201d (100 m), \u201cEast Acton Station \/ Fitzneal Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cEast Acton Station\u201d (50 m), \u201cWhite City Estate\u201d \u2192 \u201cHammersmith Hospital\u201d (250 m) and \u201cWestway\u201d \u2192 \u201cHammersmith Hospital\u201d (250 m). Towards \u201cNorley Vale\u201d, board nearby: \u201cHeathmere Primary School\u201d \u2192 \u201cNorley Vale\u201d (150 m), \u201cHyacinth Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cDilton Gardens\u201d (200 m), \u201cShawford Court\u201d \u2192 \u201cPetersfield Rise\u201d (100 m) and \u201cSt Mary&#8217;s Church \/ Putney Pier\u201d \u2192 \u201cPutney Pier\u201d (150 m).<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Other_routes_along_the_way\"><\/span>Other routes along the way<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Shared sections with other routes: between \u201cHammersmith Bus Station\u201d and \u201cFulham High St \/ New Kings Rd\u201d it shares the road with route N33; between \u201cLillie Road\u201d and \u201cPutney Bridge Station \/ Gonville Street\u201d it shares the road with route N74; between \u201cPutney Bridge Station \/ Gonville Street\u201d and \u201cCommondale\u201d it shares the road with route N22.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stops from \u201cEllerslie Road\u201d to \u201cLoftus Road\u201d (only towards \u201cNorley Vale\u201d): bus N207<\/li>\n<li>\u201cShepherd&#8217;s Bush Market Station\u201d: bus N207<\/li>\n<li>\u201cShepherd&#8217;s Bush Green \/ Uxbridge Road\u201d (only towards \u201cNorley Vale\u201d): bus N207<\/li>\n<li>\u201cShepherd&#8217;s Bush (Central Line)\u201d (only towards \u201cNorley Vale\u201d): bus N207<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGoldhawk Rd\/Shepherds Bush Rd\u201d: bus N207<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cHammersmith Library\u201d to \u201cHammersmith Broadway\u201d: buses N9, N27 and N266<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cShepherd&#8217;s Bush Green\u201d to \u201cWormholt Road East Acton\u201d (only towards \u201cBrunel Road\u201d): bus N207<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pages for these routes: <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n207-london\">bus N207<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/19404-bus-route-n22-london\">bus N22<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n266-london\">bus N266<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n27-london\">bus N27<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n74-london\">bus N74<\/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=\"Does_bus_N72_go_to_%E2%80%9CHammersmith_Hospital%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus N72 go to \u201cHammersmith 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_N72_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus N72 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cHammersmith Library\u201d and \u201cHammersmith Bus Station\u201d (N9, N27 and N266). All other stops with connections are listed above.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checked on 26 September 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for London (TfL).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route N72 in London links \u201cBrunel Road\u201d and \u201cNorley Vale\u201d. This is a night route. In one direction or the other it serves 4 stops that it skips on the way back. All routes in London \u2192 Which way bus N72 runs From \u201cBrunel Road\u201d to \u201cNorley Vale\u201d: 47 stops. 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