{"id":24107,"date":"2026-09-27T15:18:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T14:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/bus-route-96-london"},"modified":"2026-09-27T15:18:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T14:18:18","slug":"bus-route-96-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-96-london","title":{"rendered":"Bus route 96 in London: Bus Station \u2194 Thomas Street"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 96 in London runs between \u201cBus Station\u201d and \u201cThomas 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-6ac74bee16cf5\" 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-6ac74bee16cf5\"  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-96-london\/#Where_bus_96_goes\" >Where bus 96 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-96-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-96-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-96-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-96-london\/#Does_bus_96_go_to_%E2%80%9CDarent_Valley_Hospital%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus 96 go to \u201cDarent Valley 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-96-london\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_96_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus 96 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_bus_96_goes\"><\/span>Where bus 96 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-96-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ilondon.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-london-bus-96-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route 96 in London on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Towards \u201cThomas Street\u201d: 46 stops. After \u201cBus Station\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cDarent Valley Hospital\u201d, \u201cHome Gardens\u201d, \u201cConstance Grove\u201d, \u201cWest Hill\u201d, \u201cWest Hill Primary Academy\u201d, \u201cHavelock Road North\u201d, \u201cMaiden Lane\u201d, \u201cHeath Road (DA1)\u201d, \u201cCrayford Town Hall\u201d, \u201cCrayford Bridge Sainsbury&#8217;s\u201d. Then \u201cBexley Lane\u201d, \u201cBourne Road \/ Crayford\u201d, \u201cBigs Hill Wood\u201d, \u201cOld Road\u201d, \u201cPark Grove (DA6)\u201d, \u201cCivic Centre \/ Bexleyheath\u201d, \u201cBexleyheath \/ Highland Road\u201d, \u201cBexleyheath Clock Tower\u201d, \u201cTrinity Place\u201d, \u201cBexleyheath \/ Lion Road\u201d. Then \u201cUpton Road Bexleyheath\u201d, \u201cCrook Log \/ Dallin Road\u201d, \u201cPark View Road \/ Crook Log\u201d, \u201cBethel Road\u201d, \u201cGuy Earl Of Warwick\u201d, \u201cWelling High St\/UpperWickhamLn\u201d, \u201cUpper Wickham Lane\/Coton Road\u201d, \u201cUpper Wickham Lane\/Burnell Ave\u201d, \u201cEast Road (DA16)\u201d, \u201cLovel Avenue\u201d. Then \u201cUpper Wickham Lane\/ Wickham St\u201d, \u201cForesters Arms\u201d, \u201cLittledale\u201d, \u201cKing&#8217;s Highway\u201d, \u201cRutherglen Road\u201d, \u201cPlumstead Corner\/Rockmount Rd\u201d, \u201cPlumstead High Street \/ The Plumstead Centre\u201d, \u201cBannockburn Road\u201d, \u201cLakedale Road\u201d, \u201cPlumstead Road \/ Plumstead Station\u201d. Before \u201cThomas Street\u201d: \u201cGreenwich Community College\u201d, \u201cMaxey Road\u201d, \u201cWoolwich Station\u201d, \u201cWoolwich Arsenal Station\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the way back the bus takes a different route, from \u201cThomas Street\u201d to \u201cBus Station\u201d (49 stops). Only in this direction does it call at \u201cPlumstead Bus Garage\u201d, \u201cPlumstead High Street \/ Plumstead Station\u201d, \u201cPlumstead High Street \/ Police Station\u201d, \u201cPurrett Road\u201d, \u201cPlumstead Corner \/ Church Manorway\u201d, \u201cCemetery Road\u201d, \u201cPlumstead Cemetery\u201d, \u201cSomerhill Road\u201d, \u201cCrook Log Leisure Centre\u201d, \u201cWatling Street \/ Civic Offices\u201d, \u201cCrayford Bridge\u201d, \u201cBird In Hand\u201d, \u201cPriory Hill\u201d and \u201cHanau Bridge\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cThomas Street\u201d does it call at, among others, \u201cConstance Grove\u201d, \u201cCrayford Bridge Sainsbury&#8217;s\u201d, \u201cCivic Centre \/ Bexleyheath\u201d, \u201cPark View Road \/ Crook Log\u201d, \u201cEast Road (DA16)\u201d and \u201cForesters Arms\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cConstance Grove\u201d \u2192 \u201cPriory Hill\u201d (50 m), \u201cCrayford Bridge Sainsbury&#8217;s\u201d \u2192 \u201cCrayford Bridge\u201d (100 m), \u201cCivic Centre \/ Bexleyheath\u201d \u2192 \u201cWatling Street \/ Civic Offices\u201d (50 m) and \u201cPark View Road \/ Crook Log\u201d \u2192 \u201cCrook Log Leisure Centre\u201d (100 m). Towards \u201cThomas Street\u201d, board nearby: \u201cPlumstead Bus Garage\u201d \u2192 \u201cGreenwich Community College\u201d (50 m), \u201cPlumstead High Street \/ Plumstead Station\u201d \u2192 \u201cPlumstead Road \/ Plumstead Station\u201d (150 m), \u201cPlumstead High Street \/ Police Station\u201d \u2192 \u201cPlumstead High Street \/ The Plumstead Centre\u201d (100 m) and \u201cPurrett Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cPlumstead High Street \/ The Plumstead Centre\u201d (150 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 \u201cForesters Arms\u201d and \u201cWoolwich Arsenal Station\u201d it shares the road with route 422; between \u201cBus Station\u201d and \u201cCrayford Bridge Sainsbury&#8217;s\u201d it shares the road with route 428; between \u201cBexleyheath Clock Tower\u201d and \u201cWelling High St\/UpperWickhamLn\u201d it shares the road with routes 89, 486 and B16.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cBus Station\u201d: bus 492<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHome Gardens\u201d: buses 429, 477 and 492<\/li>\n<li>\u201cConstance Grove\u201d (only towards \u201cThomas Street\u201d): buses 429 and 492<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWest Hill\u201d: bus 492<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWest Hill Primary Academy\u201d: bus 492<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHeath Road (DA1)\u201d: bus 492<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCrayford Town Hall\u201d: bus 492<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCrayford Bridge Sainsbury&#8217;s\u201d (only towards \u201cThomas Street\u201d): bus 492<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBexley Lane\u201d: bus 492<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBourne Road \/ Crayford\u201d: bus 492<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCivic Centre \/ Bexleyheath\u201d (only towards \u201cThomas Street\u201d): buses 132, 229, 492 and B12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBexleyheath \/ Highland Road\u201d: buses 99, 132, 229, 269, 301, 401, 492, B11, B12 and B15<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBexleyheath Clock Tower\u201d: buses 99, 132, 229, 269, 301, 401, 492, B11, B12, B13, B14, B15 and SL3<\/li>\n<li>\u201cTrinity Place\u201d: buses 269, 401, B11, B12, B13, B14, B15 and SL3<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBexleyheath \/ Lion Road\u201d: buses 269, B11, B12, B14, B15 and SL3<\/li>\n<li>\u201cUpton Road Bexleyheath\u201d: buses B11, B12, B14, B15 and SL3<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCrook Log \/ Dallin Road\u201d: buses B11, B12, B14 and B15<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPark View Road \/ Crook Log\u201d (only towards \u201cThomas Street\u201d): bus B14<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBethel Road\u201d: bus B14<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cWelling High St\/UpperWickhamLn\u201d to \u201cUpper Wickham Lane\/Burnell Ave\u201d: buses 51 and B15<\/li>\n<li>\u201cEast Road (DA16)\u201d (only towards \u201cThomas Street\u201d): bus B15<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLovel Avenue\u201d: bus B15<\/li>\n<li>\u201cUpper Wickham Lane\/ Wickham St\u201d: buses B11 and B15<\/li>\n<li>\u201cForesters Arms\u201d (only towards \u201cThomas Street\u201d): bus B11<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cPlumstead Corner\/Rockmount Rd\u201d to \u201cBannockburn Road\u201d (only towards \u201cThomas Street\u201d): buses 99, 177 and 180<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLakedale Road\u201d: buses 53, 99, 177 and 180<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPlumstead Road \/ Plumstead Station\u201d (only towards \u201cThomas Street\u201d): buses 53, 99, 122, 177, 180, 244, 301, 380 and SL11<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGreenwich Community College\u201d (only towards \u201cThomas Street\u201d): buses 99, 122, 177, 180, 244, 301, 380 and SL11<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMaxey Road\u201d: buses 51, 53, 54, 99, 122, 161, 177, 180, 244, 291, 301, 380, 386 and SL11<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cWoolwich Station\u201d to \u201cThomas Street\u201d: buses 51, 53, 54, 99, 122, 161, 177, 178, 180, 244, 291, 301, 380, 386 and SL11<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPlumstead Bus Garage\u201d (only towards \u201cBus Station\u201d): buses 99, 122, 177, 180, 244, 301, 380 and SL11<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPlumstead High Street \/ Plumstead Station\u201d (only towards \u201cBus Station\u201d): buses 53, 99, 122, 177, 180, 244, 301, 380 and SL11<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cPlumstead High Street \/ Police Station\u201d to \u201cPlumstead Corner \/ Church Manorway\u201d (only towards \u201cBus Station\u201d): buses 99, 177 and 180<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPlumstead Cemetery\u201d (only towards \u201cBus Station\u201d): bus B11<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSomerhill Road\u201d (only towards \u201cBus Station\u201d): bus B15<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCrook Log Leisure Centre\u201d (only towards \u201cBus Station\u201d): bus B14<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWatling Street \/ Civic Offices\u201d (only towards \u201cBus Station\u201d): buses 132, 229, 492 and B12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCrayford Bridge\u201d (only towards \u201cBus Station\u201d): bus 492<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPriory Hill\u201d (only towards \u201cBus Station\u201d): buses 429 and 492<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHanau Bridge\u201d (only towards \u201cBus Station\u201d): buses 429, 477 and 492<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pages for these routes: <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-b11-london\">bus B11<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-b12-london\">bus B12<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-b13-london\">bus B13<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-b14-london\">bus B14<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-b15-london\">bus B15<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-b16-london\">bus B16<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-sl11-london\">bus SL11<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-sl3-london\">bus SL3<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-51-london\">bus 51<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-53-london\">bus 53<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-54-london\">bus 54<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-89-london\">bus 89<\/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=\"Does_bus_96_go_to_%E2%80%9CDarent_Valley_Hospital%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus 96 go to \u201cDarent Valley 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_96_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus 96 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cWoolwich Station\u201d and \u201cWoolwich Arsenal Station\u201d (51, 53, 54, 99, 122, 161, 177, 178, 180, 244, 291, 301, 380, 386 and SL11). All other stops with connections are listed above.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checked on 27 September 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for London (TfL).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 96 in London runs between \u201cBus Station\u201d and \u201cThomas Street\u201d. All routes in London \u2192 Where bus 96 goes Towards \u201cThomas Street\u201d: 46 stops. After \u201cBus Station\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cDarent Valley Hospital\u201d, \u201cHome Gardens\u201d, \u201cConstance Grove\u201d, \u201cWest Hill\u201d, \u201cWest Hill Primary Academy\u201d, \u201cHavelock Road North\u201d, \u201cMaiden Lane\u201d, \u201cHeath Road (DA1)\u201d, \u201cCrayford [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":647,"featured_media":24108,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9020],"tags":[],"moimportance":[],"motype":[],"moformat":[],"class_list":["post-24107","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\/24107","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=24107"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24107\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24115,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24107\/revisions\/24115"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24108"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24107"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24107"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24107"},{"taxonomy":"moimportance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moimportance?post=24107"},{"taxonomy":"motype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motype?post=24107"},{"taxonomy":"moformat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moformat?post=24107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}