{"id":25896,"date":"2026-09-26T12:13:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T11:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/bus-route-173-london"},"modified":"2026-09-26T12:13:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T11:13:13","slug":"bus-route-173-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-173-london","title":{"rendered":"Bus route 173 in London: Beckton Bus Station \u2194 King George Hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 173 in London goes from \u201cBeckton Bus Station\u201d to \u201cKing George Hospital\u201d. The two directions are not quite the same: 2 stops are served in one direction only, which is worth knowing before you travel.<\/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-6ac73d2464942\" 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-6ac73d2464942\"  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-173-london\/#The_route_of_bus_173\" >The route of bus 173<\/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-173-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\/bus-route-173-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-173-london\/#Questions_about_bus_173\" >Questions about bus 173<\/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-173-london\/#Does_bus_173_stop_at_%E2%80%9CBeckton_Triangle_Retail_Park%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus 173 stop at \u201cBeckton Triangle Retail Park\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-173-london\/#Does_bus_173_go_to_%E2%80%9CDagenham_Leisure_Park%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus 173 go to \u201cDagenham Leisure Park\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-173-london\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_173_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus 173 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_route_of_bus_173\"><\/span>The route of bus 173<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-173-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ilondon.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-london-bus-173-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route 173 in London on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Towards \u201cKing George Hospital\u201d: 40 stops. After \u201cBeckton Bus Station\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cTollgate Rd\/Woolwich Manor Way\u201d, \u201cAlbatross Close\u201d, \u201cMasefield Gardens\u201d, \u201cNorth Circular Road Beckton\u201d, \u201cJenkins Lane \/ Alfreds Way\u201d, \u201cKing Edwards Road Barking\u201d, \u201cMovers Lane and River Road\u201d, \u201cRipple Road\u201d, \u201cLodge Avenue (RM9)\u201d, \u201cRenwick Road\u201d. Then \u201cCastle Green Recreation Ground\u201d, \u201cGale Street \/ Goresbrook Leisure Centre\u201d, \u201cDagenham Leisure Park\u201d, \u201cCook Road\u201d, \u201cChequers Lane \/ Merrilands Retail Park\u201d, \u201cNutbrowne Road\u201d, \u201cArnold Road (RM10)\u201d, \u201cHedgemans Road\u201d, \u201cDagenham Heathway\u201d, \u201cHolgate Road\u201d. Then \u201cHalbutt Street\u201d, \u201cEastfield Road\u201d, \u201cOxlow Lane (RM9)\u201d, \u201cConnor Road\u201d, \u201cHeathway Becontree\u201d, \u201cMorris Road\u201d, \u201cJames Avenue\u201d, \u201cStanley Avenue\u201d, \u201cChadwell Heath High Road\u201d, \u201cFarrance Road\u201d. Before \u201cKing George Hospital\u201d: \u201cSt Chad&#8217;s Road\u201d, \u201cJapan Road\u201d, \u201cHerbert Gardens\u201d, \u201cChadwell Heath Lane\u201d, \u201cHall Road (RM6)\u201d, \u201cSomerville Rd Chadwell Hth Ln\u201d, \u201cGrove Road Little Heath\u201d, \u201cLittle Heath\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the way back the bus takes a different route, from \u201cKing George Hospital\u201d to \u201cBeckton Bus Station\u201d (39 stops). Only in this direction does it call at \u201cHaywards Close\u201d, \u201cHawkridge Close\u201d, \u201cOglethorpe Road\u201d, \u201cReede Road \/ Heathway\u201d, \u201cChurch Elm Lane\u201d, \u201cMorrison Road\u201d, \u201cCastle Green \/ Rippleside Commercial Est\u201d, \u201cRiver Road\u201d, \u201cBeckton Triangle Retail Park\u201d and \u201cWoolwich Manor Way\/Newham Way\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cKing George Hospital\u201d does it call at, among others, \u201cMasefield Gardens\u201d, \u201cJenkins Lane \/ Alfreds Way\u201d, \u201cCastle Green Recreation Ground\u201d, \u201cCook Road\u201d, \u201cHedgemans Road\u201d and \u201cHolgate Road\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cMasefield Gardens\u201d \u2192 \u201cWoolwich Manor Way\/Newham Way\u201d (100 m), \u201cCastle Green Recreation Ground\u201d \u2192 \u201cCastle Green \/ Rippleside Commercial Est\u201d (100 m), \u201cCook Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cMorrison Road\u201d (100 m) and \u201cHedgemans Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cChurch Elm Lane\u201d (50 m). Towards \u201cKing George Hospital\u201d, board nearby: \u201cHaywards Close\u201d \u2192 \u201cGrove Road Little Heath\u201d (100 m), \u201cHawkridge Close\u201d \u2192 \u201cHall Road (RM6)\u201d (50 m), \u201cOglethorpe Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cConnor Road\u201d (100 m) and \u201cReede Road \/ Heathway\u201d \u2192 \u201cHolgate Road\u201d (50 m).<\/p>\n<p>In practice: you can get to \u201cBeckton Triangle Retail Park\u201d on this bus only in the direction of \u201cBeckton Bus Station\u201d.<\/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>On part of the route, between \u201cNutbrowne Road\u201d and \u201cMorris Road\u201d it shares the road with route 175; between \u201cNutbrowne Road\u201d and \u201cOxlow Lane (RM9)\u201d it shares the road with route 174; between \u201cLodge Avenue (RM9)\u201d and \u201cChequers Lane \/ Merrilands Retail Park\u201d it shares the road with route 287.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cBeckton Bus Station\u201d: buses 101, 104, 129, 262, 300, 366, 376 and 474<\/li>\n<li>\u201cTollgate Rd\/Woolwich Manor Way\u201d: buses 101, 104, 129, 262, 300, 366, 376 and 474<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAlbatross Close\u201d: buses 101, 104, 300, 304 and 474<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMasefield Gardens\u201d (only towards \u201cKing George Hospital\u201d): buses 101, 104, 300, 304, 325, 366 and 474<\/li>\n<li>\u201cJenkins Lane \/ Alfreds Way\u201d (only towards \u201cKing George Hospital\u201d): buses 325 and 366<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMovers Lane and River Road\u201d: buses EL1, EL2 and EL3<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRipple Road\u201d: bus 368<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLodge Avenue (RM9)\u201d: bus 368<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCook Road\u201d (only towards \u201cKing George Hospital\u201d): bus 145<\/li>\n<li>\u201cChequers Lane \/ Merrilands Retail Park\u201d: bus 145<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNutbrowne Road\u201d: bus 145<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHedgemans Road\u201d (only towards \u201cKing George Hospital\u201d): bus 145<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDagenham Heathway\u201d: buses 145 and 364<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHolgate Road\u201d (only towards \u201cKing George Hospital\u201d): bus 364<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHalbutt Street\u201d: bus 364<\/li>\n<li>\u201cConnor Road\u201d: buses 5 and EL2<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHeathway Becontree\u201d (only towards \u201cKing George Hospital\u201d): buses 5, 128, 150, 499 and EL2<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMorris Road\u201d: buses 5, 128, 150, 499 and EL2<\/li>\n<li>\u201cJames Avenue\u201d: buses 5, 128, 150, 499 and EL2<\/li>\n<li>\u201cStanley Avenue\u201d: bus 499<\/li>\n<li>\u201cChadwell Heath High Road\u201d: buses 86 and 362<\/li>\n<li>\u201cFarrance Road\u201d (only towards \u201cKing George Hospital\u201d): buses 86 and 362<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSt Chad&#8217;s Road\u201d: buses 86, 362 and 368<\/li>\n<li>\u201cJapan Road\u201d (only towards \u201cKing George Hospital\u201d): buses 86, 362 and 368<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHerbert Gardens\u201d: buses 86, 362 and 368<\/li>\n<li>\u201cChadwell Heath Lane\u201d: buses 86, 362 and 368<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHall Road (RM6)\u201d (only towards \u201cKing George Hospital\u201d): buses 86, 362 and 368<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSomerville Rd Chadwell Hth Ln\u201d (only towards \u201cKing George Hospital\u201d): bus 362<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGrove Road Little Heath\u201d: bus 362<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLittle Heath\u201d: buses 66, 296, 362, 396, EL3 and SL12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cKing George Hospital\u201d: buses 66, 296, 362, 396 and EL3<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHaywards Close\u201d (only towards \u201cBeckton Bus Station\u201d): bus 362<\/li>\n<li>\u201cOglethorpe Road\u201d (only towards \u201cBeckton Bus Station\u201d): buses 5, 499 and EL2<\/li>\n<li>\u201cReede Road \/ Heathway\u201d (only towards \u201cBeckton Bus Station\u201d): bus 364<\/li>\n<li>\u201cChurch Elm Lane\u201d (only towards \u201cBeckton Bus Station\u201d): bus 145<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRiver Road\u201d (only towards \u201cBeckton Bus Station\u201d): buses EL1, EL2 and EL3<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBeckton Triangle Retail Park\u201d (only towards \u201cBeckton Bus Station\u201d): buses 300, 325 and 366<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWoolwich Manor Way\/Newham Way\u201d (only towards \u201cBeckton Bus Station\u201d): buses 101, 104, 300, 304 and 474<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pages for these routes: <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-el1-london\">bus EL1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-el2-london\">bus EL2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-el3-london\">bus EL3<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-sl12-london\">bus SL12<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-5-london\">bus 5<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-66-london\">bus 66<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/24051-bus-route-86-london\">bus 86<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-101-london\">bus 101<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-104-london\">bus 104<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-128-london\">bus 128<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-129-london\">bus 129<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-145-london\">bus 145<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-150-london\">bus 150<\/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>Our page \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/how-to-pay-for-public-transport-london\">How to pay for public transport in London<\/a>\u201d describes tickets, passes and concessions, including any differences between modes of transport.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Questions_about_bus_173\"><\/span>Questions about bus 173<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_bus_173_stop_at_%E2%80%9CBeckton_Triangle_Retail_Park%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus 173 stop at \u201cBeckton Triangle Retail Park\u201d?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Only in the direction of \u201cBeckton Bus Station\u201d: in the other direction it does not stop there.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_bus_173_go_to_%E2%80%9CDagenham_Leisure_Park%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus 173 go to \u201cDagenham Leisure Park\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_173_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus 173 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cBeckton Bus Station\u201d and \u201cTollgate Rd\/Woolwich Manor Way\u201d (101, 104, 129, 262, 300, 366, 376 and 474). 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 173 in London goes from \u201cBeckton Bus Station\u201d to \u201cKing George Hospital\u201d. The two directions are not quite the same: 2 stops are served in one direction only, which is worth knowing before you travel. All routes in London \u2192 The route of bus 173 Towards \u201cKing George Hospital\u201d: 40 stops. 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