{"id":26964,"date":"2026-10-03T16:13:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T15:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/bus-route-216-london"},"modified":"2026-10-03T16:13:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T15:13:13","slug":"bus-route-216-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-216-london","title":{"rendered":"Bus route 216 in London: Elmsleigh Bus Station \u2194 Cromwell Road Bus Station"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 216 in London runs between \u201cElmsleigh Bus Station\u201d and \u201cCromwell Road Bus Station\u201d. One stop is served in one direction only. The return journey starts at \u201cKingston Station\u201d (300 m from \u201cCromwell Road Bus Station\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-6ac73d1ea6e94\" 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-6ac73d1ea6e94\"  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-216-london\/#Which_way_bus_216_runs\" >Which way bus 216 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-216-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-216-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-216-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-216-london\/#Where_does_bus_216_start_its_return_journey\" >Where does bus 216 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-216-london\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_216_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus 216 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_way_bus_216_runs\"><\/span>Which way bus 216 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-216-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ilondon.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-london-bus-216-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route 216 in London on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>From \u201cElmsleigh Bus Station\u201d to \u201cCromwell Road Bus Station\u201d: 53 stops. On the way: \u201cHigh Street\u201d, \u201cBirch Green\u201d, \u201cCrooked Billet Roundabout\u201d, \u201cShortwood Avenue\u201d, \u201cKenilworth Road\u201d, \u201cBulldog\u201d, \u201cSalcombe Road\u201d, \u201cStation Crescent\u201d, \u201cDudley Road\u201d, \u201cWar Memorial\u201d. Then \u201cTown Tree Road\u201d, \u201cThe Ash Tree\u201d, \u201cChessholme Road\u201d, \u201cElgin Avenue\u201d, \u201cMeadhurst Primary School\u201d, \u201cSaville Crescent\u201d, \u201cNorman Road\u201d, \u201cNapier Road\u201d, \u201cWindmill Road\u201d, \u201cTesco\u201d. Then \u201cSpelthorne Grove\u201d, \u201cSunbury Cross Shopping Centre\u201d, \u201cSt Ignatius Church\u201d, \u201cNursery Road\u201d, \u201cManor Lane\u201d, \u201cCroysdale Avenue\u201d, \u201cThe Three Fishes\u201d, \u201cChurch Street\u201d, \u201cOrchard Meadow\u201d, \u201cFrench Street\u201d. Then \u201cSunbury Court\u201d, \u201cHarfield Road\u201d, \u201cKenton Avenue\u201d, \u201cStain Hill West Reservoir\u201d, \u201cStain Hill Reservoir\u201d, \u201cHampton Care Nursing Home\u201d, \u201cPercy Road\u201d, \u201cHampton\u201d, \u201cHampton &amp; Richmond Borough F C\u201d, \u201cAlgar Court\u201d. Then \u201cGarrick Villa\u201d, \u201cSt. Albans Lodge\u201d, \u201cSt Alban&#8217;s Riverside\u201d, \u201cHampton Lodge\u201d, \u201cHampton Court Green\u201d, \u201cHampton Court Palace\u201d, \u201cChestnut Avenue \/ Hampton\u201d, \u201cPark House\u201d, \u201cPaddock Gates\u201d, \u201cChurch Grove\/The King&#8217;s Field\u201d. Before \u201cCromwell Road Bus Station\u201d: \u201cKingston \/ Wood Street\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the way back the bus takes a different route, from \u201cKingston Station\u201d to \u201cElmsleigh Bus Station\u201d (51 stops). Only in this direction does it call at \u201cHampton \/ Thames Street\u201d, \u201cOldfield Road \/ Percy Road\u201d, \u201cKenton Avanue\u201d, \u201cBramwell Close\u201d, \u201cLower Hampton Road\u201d, \u201cGreen Street\u201d, \u201cDingle Road\u201d, \u201cTown Lane\u201d, \u201cKingston Road\u201d and \u201cRipley Way\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cCromwell Road Bus Station\u201d does it call at, among others, \u201cHigh Street\u201d, \u201cBirch Green\u201d, \u201cNursery Road\u201d, \u201cHarfield Road\u201d, \u201cKenton Avenue\u201d and \u201cStain Hill West Reservoir\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cHigh Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cRipley Way\u201d (100 m), \u201cBirch Green\u201d \u2192 \u201cKingston Road\u201d (150 m), \u201cNursery Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cSt Ignatius Church\u201d (250 m) and \u201cHarfield Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cLower Hampton Road\u201d (50 m). Towards \u201cCromwell Road Bus Station\u201d, board nearby: \u201cHampton \/ Thames Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cAlgar Court\u201d (150 m), \u201cOldfield Road \/ Percy Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cPercy Road\u201d (50 m), \u201cKenton Avanue\u201d \u2192 \u201cKenton Avenue\u201d (150 m) and \u201cBramwell Close\u201d \u2192 \u201cKenton Avenue\u201d (50 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 \u201cBulldog\u201d and \u201cChurch Street\u201d it shares the road with route 555; between \u201cHampton\u201d and \u201cCromwell Road Bus Station\u201d it shares the road with route 111; between \u201cHampton Court Palace\u201d and \u201cCromwell Road Bus Station\u201d it shares the road with route 461.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cElmsleigh Bus Station\u201d: buses 117, 290, 446, 458 and X442<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHigh Street\u201d (only towards \u201cCromwell Road Bus Station\u201d): buses 117, 290, 446, 458 and X442<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBirch Green\u201d (only towards \u201cCromwell Road Bus Station\u201d): buses 117, 290, 446 and X442<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCrooked Billet Roundabout\u201d: buses 446 and X442<\/li>\n<li>\u201cShortwood Avenue\u201d: bus 446<\/li>\n<li>\u201cKenilworth Road\u201d: bus 446<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBulldog\u201d: buses 116 and 446<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSalcombe Road\u201d: bus 446<\/li>\n<li>\u201cStation Crescent\u201d: bus 117<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDudley Road\u201d: bus 117<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cWar Memorial\u201d to \u201cThe Ash Tree\u201d: buses 117 and 290<\/li>\n<li>\u201cChessholme Road\u201d: bus 290<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cNorman Road\u201d to \u201cSpelthorne Grove\u201d: bus 290<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSunbury Cross Shopping Centre\u201d: buses 235 and 290<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSt Ignatius Church\u201d: bus 235<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNursery Road\u201d (only towards \u201cCromwell Road Bus Station\u201d): bus 235<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cManor Lane\u201d to \u201cChurch Street\u201d: bus 235<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAlgar Court\u201d (only towards \u201cCromwell Road Bus Station\u201d): bus R68<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGarrick Villa\u201d: bus R68<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSt. Albans Lodge\u201d (only towards \u201cCromwell Road Bus Station\u201d): bus R68<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cSt Alban&#8217;s Riverside\u201d to \u201cHampton Court Green\u201d: bus R68<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHampton Court Palace\u201d (only towards \u201cCromwell Road Bus Station\u201d): bus R68<\/li>\n<li>\u201cChestnut Avenue \/ Hampton\u201d: bus R68<\/li>\n<li>\u201cChurch Grove\/The King&#8217;s Field\u201d: buses 281, 285 and 481<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cKingston \/ Wood Street\u201d to \u201cKingston Station\u201d: buses 57, 65, 71, 85, 131, 213, 281, 285, 371, 406, 418, 458, 465, 481, 515, 714, 715, K1, K2, K3, K4, K5 and SL7<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHampton \/ Thames Street\u201d (only towards \u201cElmsleigh Bus Station\u201d): bus R68<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGreen Street\u201d (only towards \u201cElmsleigh Bus Station\u201d): buses 235 and 290<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDingle Road\u201d (only towards \u201cElmsleigh Bus Station\u201d): bus 290<\/li>\n<li>\u201cTown Lane\u201d (only towards \u201cElmsleigh Bus Station\u201d): buses 116 and 446<\/li>\n<li>\u201cKingston Road\u201d (only towards \u201cElmsleigh Bus Station\u201d): buses 117, 290, 446 and X442<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRipley Way\u201d (only towards \u201cElmsleigh Bus Station\u201d): buses 117, 290, 446, 458 and X442<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pages for these routes: <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-k1-london\">bus K1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-k2-london\">bus K2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-k3-london\">bus K3<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-k4-london\">bus K4<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-k5-london\">bus K5<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/20728-bus-route-r68-london\">bus R68<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-sl7-london\">bus SL7<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-x442-london\">bus X442<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-57-london\">bus 57<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-65-london\">bus 65<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-71-london\">bus 71<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-85-london\">bus 85<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-111-london\">bus 111<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-116-london\">bus 116<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-117-london\">bus 117<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-131-london\">bus 131<\/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_216_start_its_return_journey\"><\/span>Where does bus 216 start its return journey?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>At \u201cKingston Station\u201d (300 m from \u201cCromwell Road Bus Station\u201d).<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_can_I_change_from_bus_216_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus 216 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cKingston \/ Wood Street\u201d and \u201cCromwell Road Bus Station\u201d (57, 65, 71, 85, 131, 213, 281, 285, 371, 406, 418, 458, 465, 481, 515, 714, 715, K1, K2, K3, K4, K5 and SL7). All other stops with connections are listed above.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checked on 3 October 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for London (TfL).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 216 in London runs between \u201cElmsleigh Bus Station\u201d and \u201cCromwell Road Bus Station\u201d. One stop is served in one direction only. The return journey starts at \u201cKingston Station\u201d (300 m from \u201cCromwell Road Bus Station\u201d). All routes in London \u2192 Which way bus 216 runs From \u201cElmsleigh Bus Station\u201d to \u201cCromwell Road Bus [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":647,"featured_media":26968,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9020],"tags":[],"moimportance":[],"motype":[],"moformat":[],"class_list":["post-26964","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\/26964","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=26964"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26964\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26979,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26964\/revisions\/26979"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26968"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26964"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26964"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26964"},{"taxonomy":"moimportance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moimportance?post=26964"},{"taxonomy":"motype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motype?post=26964"},{"taxonomy":"moformat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moformat?post=26964"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}