{"id":27499,"date":"2026-10-01T17:19:19","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T16:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/bus-route-257-london"},"modified":"2026-10-01T17:19:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T16:19:19","slug":"bus-route-257-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-257-london","title":{"rendered":"Bus route 257 in London: Stratford Bus Station \u2194 Walthamstow Bus Station"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 257 in London goes from \u201cStratford Bus Station\u201d to \u201cWalthamstow 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-6ac74beb499d8\" 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-6ac74beb499d8\"  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-257-london\/#Where_bus_257_goes\" >Where bus 257 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-257-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-257-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-257-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-257-london\/#Does_bus_257_go_to_%E2%80%9CMaryland_Station%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus 257 go to \u201cMaryland Station\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-257-london\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_257_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus 257 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_bus_257_goes\"><\/span>Where bus 257 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-257-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ilondon.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-london-bus-257-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route 257 in London on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Towards \u201cWalthamstow Bus Station\u201d: 28 stops. After \u201cStratford Bus Station\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cThe Grove (E15)\u201d, \u201cMaryland Station\/Manbey Grove\u201d, \u201cMaryland Station\u201d, \u201cChobham Road\u201d, \u201cCann Hall Road\u201d, \u201cRanelagh Road\u201d, \u201cHarrow Green\u201d, \u201cWest St High Rd Leytonstone\u201d, \u201cLeytonstone Fire Station\u201d, \u201cLeytonstone High Road Station\u201d. Then \u201cVernon Rd\/Leytonstone High Rd\u201d, \u201cHarvey Road (E11)\u201d, \u201cKirkdale Road\u201d, \u201cGreen Man Roundabout\u201d, \u201cLeyton Way\u201d, \u201cSir Alfred Hitchcock Hotel\u201d, \u201cJames Lane\u201d, \u201cWhipps Cross Hospital\u201d, \u201cWhipps Cross Bus Stand\u201d, \u201cPeterborough Rd\/Lea Bridge Rd\u201d. Before \u201cWalthamstow Bus Station\u201d: \u201cEssex Road\u201d, \u201cLeyton Green Road\u201d, \u201cLea Bridge Road \/ Bakers Arms\u201d, \u201cHoe Street \/ Bakers Arms\u201d, \u201cGrove Road Walthamstow\u201d, \u201cQueen&#8217;s Road\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the way back the bus takes a different route, from \u201cWalthamstow Bus Station\u201d to \u201cStratford Bus Station\u201d (30 stops). Only in this direction does it call at \u201cGrosvenor Park Road\u201d, \u201cBakers Avenue\u201d, \u201cShernhall Street\u201d, \u201cWhipps Cross \/ Wood Street\u201d, \u201cLeytonstone Station\u201d, \u201cMichael Road\u201d, \u201cHarrow Road (E11)\u201d, \u201cLeytonstone High Road \/ Thatched House\u201d, \u201cJanson Road\u201d, \u201cManbey Grove\u201d and \u201cSalway Place\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cWalthamstow Bus Station\u201d does it call at, among others, \u201cThe Grove (E15)\u201d, \u201cMaryland Station\/Manbey Grove\u201d, \u201cCann Hall Road\u201d, \u201cWest St High Rd Leytonstone\u201d, \u201cVernon Rd\/Leytonstone High Rd\u201d and \u201cKirkdale Road\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cThe Grove (E15)\u201d \u2192 \u201cSalway Place\u201d (100 m), \u201cMaryland Station\/Manbey Grove\u201d \u2192 \u201cManbey Grove\u201d (50 m), \u201cCann Hall Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cJanson Road\u201d (150 m) and \u201cWest St High Rd Leytonstone\u201d \u2192 \u201cHarrow Road (E11)\u201d (50 m). Towards \u201cWalthamstow Bus Station\u201d, board nearby: \u201cGrosvenor Park Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cQueen&#8217;s Road\u201d (150 m), \u201cBakers Avenue\u201d \u2192 \u201cHoe Street \/ Bakers Arms\u201d (50 m), \u201cShernhall Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cPeterborough Rd\/Lea Bridge Rd\u201d (50 m) and \u201cWhipps Cross \/ Wood Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cWhipps Cross Bus Stand\u201d (200 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>On part of the route, between \u201cWhipps Cross Bus Stand\u201d and \u201cWalthamstow Bus Station\u201d it shares the road with routes 20, 230 and W19; between \u201cWhipps Cross Bus Stand\u201d and \u201cQueen&#8217;s Road\u201d it shares the road with routes 357 and W15; between \u201cWest St High Rd Leytonstone\u201d and \u201cGreen Man Roundabout\u201d it shares the road with route W13.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cStratford Bus Station\u201d: buses 25, 69, 86, 97, 104, 108, 158, 238, 241, 262, 276, 308, 339, 388, 425, 473 and D8<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Grove (E15)\u201d (only towards \u201cWalthamstow Bus Station\u201d): buses 25, 69, 86, 158, 241, 308 and 425<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMaryland Station\/Manbey Grove\u201d (only towards \u201cWalthamstow Bus Station\u201d): buses 69, 158, 241 and 308<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMaryland Station\u201d: buses 69 and 308<\/li>\n<li>\u201cChobham Road\u201d: buses 58, 69 and 339<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCann Hall Road\u201d (only towards \u201cWalthamstow Bus Station\u201d): buses 58, 69 and 339<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRanelagh Road\u201d: buses 58, 69 and 339<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHarrow Green\u201d: buses 58 and 339<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWest St High Rd Leytonstone\u201d (only towards \u201cWalthamstow Bus Station\u201d): bus 339<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLeytonstone Fire Station\u201d: bus 339<\/li>\n<li>\u201cVernon Rd\/Leytonstone High Rd\u201d (only towards \u201cWalthamstow Bus Station\u201d): bus 339<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHarvey Road (E11)\u201d: buses 66, 145, 339, W12 and W16<\/li>\n<li>\u201cKirkdale Road\u201d (only towards \u201cWalthamstow Bus Station\u201d): buses 66, 145, 339, W12 and W16<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGreen Man Roundabout\u201d: buses 66, 145 and W12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLeyton Way\u201d: buses 66, 145 and W12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cJames Lane\u201d: bus W12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWhipps Cross Hospital\u201d: buses 56, W12 and W14<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWhipps Cross Bus Stand\u201d: buses 56, W12 and W14<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPeterborough Rd\/Lea Bridge Rd\u201d: buses 56, W12 and W16<\/li>\n<li>\u201cEssex Road\u201d (only towards \u201cWalthamstow Bus Station\u201d): buses 56 and W16<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLeyton Green Road\u201d: buses 56, 69, 97 and W16<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLea Bridge Road \/ Bakers Arms\u201d: buses 55, 56, 69, 97 and W16<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHoe Street \/ Bakers Arms\u201d (only towards \u201cWalthamstow Bus Station\u201d): buses 55, 56, 69, 97 and W16<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGrove Road Walthamstow\u201d: buses 55, 56, 69, 97 and W16<\/li>\n<li>\u201cQueen&#8217;s Road\u201d (only towards \u201cWalthamstow Bus Station\u201d): buses 34, 55, 69 and 97<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWalthamstow Bus Station\u201d: buses 34, 55, 69, 97, 212, 215, 275, SL1, SL2, W11 and W12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGrosvenor Park Road\u201d (only towards \u201cStratford Bus Station\u201d): buses 55, 69 and 97<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBakers Avenue\u201d (only towards \u201cStratford Bus Station\u201d): buses 55, 56, 69, 97 and W16<\/li>\n<li>\u201cShernhall Street\u201d (only towards \u201cStratford Bus Station\u201d): buses 56, W12 and W16<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWhipps Cross \/ Wood Street\u201d (only towards \u201cStratford Bus Station\u201d): buses 56, W12, W14 and W16<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLeytonstone Station\u201d (only towards \u201cStratford Bus Station\u201d): buses 66, 145, 339, W12 and W16<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMichael Road\u201d (only towards \u201cStratford Bus Station\u201d): buses 66, 145, 339, W12 and W16<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHarrow Road (E11)\u201d (only towards \u201cStratford Bus Station\u201d): bus 339<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLeytonstone High Road \/ Thatched House\u201d (only towards \u201cStratford Bus Station\u201d): buses 58, 69 and 339<\/li>\n<li>\u201cJanson Road\u201d (only towards \u201cStratford Bus Station\u201d): buses 58, 69 and 339<\/li>\n<li>\u201cManbey Grove\u201d (only towards \u201cStratford Bus Station\u201d): buses 25, 69, 86, 158, 241, 308 and 425<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSalway Place\u201d (only towards \u201cStratford Bus Station\u201d): buses 25, 69, 86, 104, 158, 238, 241, 262, 276, 308, 425 and 473<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pages for these routes: <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-d8-london\">bus D8<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-sl1-london\">bus SL1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-sl2-london\">bus SL2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-w11-london\">bus W11<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/21488-bus-route-w12-london\">bus W12<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-w13-london\">bus W13<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-w14-london\">bus W14<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-w15-london\">bus W15<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-w16-london\">bus W16<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-w19-london\">bus W19<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-20-london\">bus 20<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/22651-bus-route-25-london\">bus 25<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-34-london\">bus 34<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-55-london\">bus 55<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-56-london\">bus 56<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-58-london\">bus 58<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-66-london\">bus 66<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-69-london\">bus 69<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/24051-bus-route-86-london\">bus 86<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-97-london\">bus 97<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-104-london\">bus 104<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-108-london\">bus 108<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-145-london\">bus 145<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-158-london\">bus 158<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-212-london\">bus 212<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-215-london\">bus 215<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-241-london\">bus 241<\/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_257_go_to_%E2%80%9CMaryland_Station%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus 257 go to \u201cMaryland Station\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_257_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus 257 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cStratford Bus Station\u201d (25, 69, 86, 97, 104, 108, 158, 238, 241, 262, 276, 308, 339, 388, 425, 473 and D8) and \u201cSalway Place\u201d (only towards \u201cStratford Bus Station\u201d; 25, 69, 86, 104, 158, 238, 241, 262, 276, 308, 425 and 473). All other stops with connections are listed above.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checked on 1 October 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for London (TfL).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 257 in London goes from \u201cStratford Bus Station\u201d to \u201cWalthamstow Bus Station\u201d. All routes in London \u2192 Where bus 257 goes Towards \u201cWalthamstow Bus Station\u201d: 28 stops. After \u201cStratford Bus Station\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cThe Grove (E15)\u201d, \u201cMaryland Station\/Manbey Grove\u201d, \u201cMaryland Station\u201d, \u201cChobham Road\u201d, \u201cCann Hall Road\u201d, \u201cRanelagh Road\u201d, \u201cHarrow Green\u201d, \u201cWest [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":647,"featured_media":27500,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9020],"tags":[],"moimportance":[],"motype":[],"moformat":[],"class_list":["post-27499","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\/27499","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=27499"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27499\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27512,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27499\/revisions\/27512"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27500"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27499"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27499"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27499"},{"taxonomy":"moimportance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moimportance?post=27499"},{"taxonomy":"motype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motype?post=27499"},{"taxonomy":"moformat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moformat?post=27499"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}