{"id":22276,"date":"2026-09-28T17:15:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T16:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/bus-route-8-london"},"modified":"2026-09-28T17:15:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T16:15:15","slug":"bus-route-8-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/22276-bus-route-8-london","title":{"rendered":"Bus route 8 in London: Bow Church \u2194 St Giles High Street"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 8 in London goes from \u201cBow Church\u201d to \u201cSt Giles High Street\u201d. The return journey starts at \u201cNew Oxford Street\u201d (150 m from \u201cSt Giles High Street\u201d) and ends at \u201cBow Bus Garage\u201d (200 m from \u201cBow Church\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-6ac73d22c540c\" 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-6ac73d22c540c\"  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\/22276-bus-route-8-london\/#Where_bus_8_goes\" >Where bus 8 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\/22276-bus-route-8-london\/#Where_to_change\" >Where to change<\/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\/22276-bus-route-8-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\/22276-bus-route-8-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\/22276-bus-route-8-london\/#Where_does_bus_8_start_its_return_journey\" >Where does bus 8 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\/22276-bus-route-8-london\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_8_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus 8 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_bus_8_goes\"><\/span>Where bus 8 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-8-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ilondon.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-london-bus-8-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route 8 in London on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>From \u201cBow Church\u201d to \u201cSt Giles High Street\u201d: 32 stops. On the way: \u201cRoman Road Market\u201d, \u201cOld Ford Road (E3)\u201d, \u201cParnell Road\u201d, \u201cAlice Lane\u201d, \u201cFord Road (E3)\u201d, \u201cMedway Road (E3)\u201d, \u201cHaverfield Green \/ Grove Road\u201d, \u201cBonner Street\u201d, \u201cMorpeth Street\u201d, \u201cBethnal Green\u201d. Then \u201cWilmot Street\u201d, \u201cBarnet Grove\u201d, \u201cBrick Lane\u201d, \u201cShoreditch High Street Station\u201d, \u201cCommercial Street \/ Worship St\u201d, \u201cPrimrose Street\u201d, \u201cLiverpool Street Station\u201d, \u201cCamomile Street\u201d, \u201cBank Station \/ Cornhill\u201d, \u201cPoultry \/ Bank Station\u201d. Before \u201cSt Giles High Street\u201d: \u201cBread Street\u201d, \u201cSt. Paul&#8217;s Station\u201d, \u201cCity Thameslink\u201d, \u201cHolborn Circus\u201d, \u201cHolborn Circus \/ Fetter Lane\u201d, \u201cChancery Lane\u201d, \u201cBrownlow Street\u201d, \u201cHolborn Station\u201d, \u201cHigh Holborn\u201d, \u201cDrury Lane\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the way back the bus takes a different route, from \u201cNew Oxford Street\u201d to \u201cBow Bus Garage\u201d (34 stops). Only in this direction does it call at \u201cMuseum Street\u201d, \u201cProcter Street\u201d, \u201cKing Edward Street\u201d, \u201cBank Station \/ Poultry\u201d, \u201cBishopsgate City of London\u201d, \u201cThreadneedle Street\u201d, \u201cBethnal Grn Rd \/ Shoreditch High St\u201d, \u201cPollard Row\u201d, \u201cBurnham Street\u201d, \u201cSmart Street\u201d and \u201cRoman Road \/ Grove Road\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cSt Giles High Street\u201d does it call at, among others, \u201cOld Ford Road (E3)\u201d, \u201cHaverfield Green \/ Grove Road\u201d, \u201cMorpeth Street\u201d, \u201cShoreditch High Street Station\u201d, \u201cCommercial Street \/ Worship St\u201d and \u201cPoultry \/ Bank Station\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cOld Ford Road (E3)\u201d \u2192 \u201cParnell Road\u201d (100 m), \u201cHaverfield Green \/ Grove Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cRoman Road \/ Grove Road\u201d (150 m), \u201cMorpeth Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cBonner Street\u201d (200 m) and \u201cShoreditch High Street Station\u201d \u2192 \u201cBethnal Grn Rd \/ Shoreditch High St\u201d (50 m). Towards \u201cSt Giles High Street\u201d, board nearby: \u201cMuseum Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cDrury Lane\u201d (150 m), \u201cProcter Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cHolborn Station\u201d (100 m), \u201cKing Edward Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cSt. Paul&#8217;s Station\u201d (50 m) and \u201cBank Station \/ Poultry\u201d \u2192 \u201cPoultry \/ Bank Station\u201d (50 m).<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_to_change\"><\/span>Where to change<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Shared sections with other routes: between \u201cPoultry \/ Bank Station\u201d and \u201cHolborn Station\u201d it shares the road with route 133; between \u201cBethnal Green\u201d and \u201cCamomile Street\u201d it shares the road with route 388; between \u201cShoreditch High Street Station\u201d and \u201cPoultry \/ Bank Station\u201d it shares the road with route 26.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cBow Church\u201d: buses 108, 205, 276, 425, 488 and D8<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRoman Road Market\u201d: buses 276, 339 and 488<\/li>\n<li>\u201cOld Ford Road (E3)\u201d (only towards \u201cSt Giles High Street\u201d): buses 276, 339 and 488<\/li>\n<li>\u201cParnell Road\u201d: buses 276 and 488<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAlice Lane\u201d: bus 339<\/li>\n<li>\u201cFord Road (E3)\u201d: bus 339<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMedway Road (E3)\u201d: buses 277, 339, 425 and D6<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHaverfield Green \/ Grove Road\u201d (only towards \u201cSt Giles High Street\u201d): buses 277, 339, 425 and D6<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBonner Street\u201d: bus D6<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMorpeth Street\u201d (only towards \u201cSt Giles High Street\u201d): buses 309, D3 and D6<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBethnal Green\u201d: buses 106, 254, 309, D3 and D6<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWilmot Street\u201d: buses 106, 254, 309, D3 and D6<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBarnet Grove\u201d: bus D3<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBrick Lane\u201d: buses 47, 78, 149 and 242<\/li>\n<li>\u201cShoreditch High Street Station\u201d (only towards \u201cSt Giles High Street\u201d): buses 47, 78, 135, 149, 205 and 242<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCommercial Street \/ Worship St\u201d (only towards \u201cSt Giles High Street\u201d): buses 42, 47, 78, 135, 149, 205 and 242<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPrimrose Street\u201d: buses 42, 47, 78, 135, 149, 153, 205, 242 and 344<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLiverpool Street Station\u201d: buses 21, 42, 43, 47, 78, 100, 135, 141, 149, 153, 205 and 344<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCamomile Street\u201d: buses 21, 42, 43, 47, 78, 100, 135, 141, 149, 153, 205 and 344<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBank Station \/ Cornhill\u201d: buses 15, 17, 21, 43, 47, 141, 149 and 344<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPoultry \/ Bank Station\u201d (only towards \u201cSt Giles High Street\u201d): buses 4, 15, 17, 21, 43, 76 and 141<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBread Street\u201d (only towards \u201cSt Giles High Street\u201d): buses 4, 15, 17, 56, 76 and 100<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSt. Paul&#8217;s Station\u201d: buses 4, 15, 17, 40, 46, 56, 63, 76, 100 and 341<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCity Thameslink\u201d: buses 4, 15, 17, 40, 46, 56, 63, 76, 100 and 341<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHolborn Circus\u201d: buses 17, 40, 46, 56, 63, 100 and 341<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHolborn Circus \/ Fetter Lane\u201d: buses 17, 40, 46, 63 and 341<\/li>\n<li>\u201cChancery Lane\u201d: buses 17, 19, 38, 46, 55 and 243<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBrownlow Street\u201d: buses 17, 19, 38, 46, 55, 98 and 243<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHolborn Station\u201d (only towards \u201cSt Giles High Street\u201d): buses 1, 19, 38, 55, 68, 91, 98, 188, 243 and SL6<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHigh Holborn\u201d (only towards \u201cSt Giles High Street\u201d): buses 1, 14, 19, 38, 55, 68, 91, 98, 188, 243 and SL6<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDrury Lane\u201d (only towards \u201cSt Giles High Street\u201d): buses 1, 14, 19, 38, 55, 68, 91, 98, 176, 188, 243 and SL6<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSt Giles High Street\u201d: buses 14, 19, 24, 29, 38, 55, 73, 98, 176, 188 and 390<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNew Oxford Street\u201d: buses 14, 19, 24, 29, 38, 55, 73, 98, 176, 188 and 390<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMuseum Street\u201d (only towards \u201cBow Bus Garage\u201d): buses 1, 14, 19, 38, 55, 68, 91, 98, 188, 243 and SL6<\/li>\n<li>\u201cProcter Street\u201d (only towards \u201cBow Bus Garage\u201d): buses 1, 19, 38, 55, 68, 91, 98, 188, 243 and SL6<\/li>\n<li>\u201cKing Edward Street\u201d (only towards \u201cBow Bus Garage\u201d): buses 4, 15, 17, 40, 46, 56, 63, 76, 100 and 341<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBank Station \/ Poultry\u201d (only towards \u201cBow Bus Garage\u201d): buses 4, 15, 17, 21, 43, 76 and 141<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBishopsgate City of London\u201d (only towards \u201cBow Bus Garage\u201d): buses 15, 21, 43, 47, 141, 149 and 344<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThreadneedle Street\u201d (only towards \u201cBow Bus Garage\u201d): buses 21, 43, 47, 100, 141, 149, 153 and 344<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBethnal Grn Rd \/ Shoreditch High St\u201d (only towards \u201cBow Bus Garage\u201d): buses 47, 78, 135, 149, 205 and 242<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPollard Row\u201d (only towards \u201cBow Bus Garage\u201d): bus D3<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBurnham Street\u201d (only towards \u201cBow Bus Garage\u201d): buses 106, 254, 309, D3 and D6<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSmart Street\u201d (only towards \u201cBow Bus Garage\u201d): buses 277, 339, 425 and D6<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRoman Road \/ Grove Road\u201d (only towards \u201cBow Bus Garage\u201d): buses 277, 339, 425 and D6<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBow Bus Garage\u201d: buses 108, 205, 276, 425, 488 and D8<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pages for these routes: <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-d3-london\">bus D3<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-d6-london\">bus D6<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-d8-london\">bus D8<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-sl6-london\">bus SL6<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-1-london\">bus 1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-4-london\">bus 4<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-14-london\">bus 14<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-15-london\">bus 15<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-17-london\">bus 17<\/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_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_8_start_its_return_journey\"><\/span>Where does bus 8 start its return journey?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>At \u201cNew Oxford Street\u201d (150 m from \u201cSt Giles High Street\u201d).<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_can_I_change_from_bus_8_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus 8 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cLiverpool Street Station\u201d and \u201cCamomile Street\u201d (21, 42, 43, 47, 78, 100, 135, 141, 149, 153, 205 and 344). All other stops with connections are listed above.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checked on 28 September 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for London (TfL).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 8 in London goes from \u201cBow Church\u201d to \u201cSt Giles High Street\u201d. The return journey starts at \u201cNew Oxford Street\u201d (150 m from \u201cSt Giles High Street\u201d) and ends at \u201cBow Bus Garage\u201d (200 m from \u201cBow Church\u201d). All routes in London \u2192 Where bus 8 goes From \u201cBow Church\u201d to \u201cSt Giles [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":647,"featured_media":22277,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9020],"tags":[],"moimportance":[],"motype":[],"moformat":[],"class_list":["post-22276","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\/22276","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=22276"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22276\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22300,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22276\/revisions\/22300"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22277"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22276"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22276"},{"taxonomy":"moimportance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moimportance?post=22276"},{"taxonomy":"motype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motype?post=22276"},{"taxonomy":"moformat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moformat?post=22276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}