{"id":27652,"date":"2026-09-30T19:53:53","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T18:53:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/bus-route-242-london"},"modified":"2026-09-30T19:53:53","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T18:53:53","slug":"bus-route-242-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/27652-bus-route-242-london","title":{"rendered":"Bus route 242 in London: Homerton Hospital \/ Wardle St \u2194 Aldgate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 242 in London goes from \u201cHomerton Hospital \/ Wardle St\u201d to \u201cAldgate\u201d. The return journey ends at \u201cHomerton Hospital\u201d (100 m from \u201cHomerton Hospital \/ Wardle St\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-6ac74bc6ed91d\" 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-6ac74bc6ed91d\"  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\/27652-bus-route-242-london\/#Where_bus_242_goes\" >Where bus 242 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\/27652-bus-route-242-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\/27652-bus-route-242-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\/27652-bus-route-242-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\/27652-bus-route-242-london\/#Does_bus_242_go_to_%E2%80%9CHackney_Central_Station%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus 242 go to \u201cHackney Central 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\/27652-bus-route-242-london\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_242_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus 242 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_bus_242_goes\"><\/span>Where bus 242 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-242-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ilondon.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-london-bus-242-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route 242 in London on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Towards \u201cAldgate\u201d: 34 stops. After \u201cHomerton Hospital \/ Wardle St\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cBrooksby&#8217;s Walk \/ Homerton Station\u201d, \u201cChatsworth Road \/ Clifden Road\u201d, \u201cRedwald Road\u201d, \u201cMandeville Street \/ Gilpin Road\u201d, \u201cMandeville Primary School\u201d, \u201cMillfields Road\u201d, \u201cChatsworth Road\/Millfields Rd\u201d, \u201cMedian Road\u201d, \u201cLower Clapton Road\u201d, \u201cHackney Baths\u201d. Then \u201cClapton Square\u201d, \u201cPembury Circus\u201d, \u201cHackney Central Station\u201d, \u201cGraham Road \/ Hackney Central\u201d, \u201cRoyal Oak Road\u201d, \u201cGreenwood Road\u201d, \u201cStannard Road\u201d, \u201cDalston Junction Station\u201d, \u201cForest Road \/ Kingsland Road\u201d, \u201cMiddleton Road De Beauvoir Town\u201d. Then \u201cHaggerston Station\/Downham Rd\u201d, \u201cLaburnum Street\u201d, \u201cSt Leonards Hospital\u201d, \u201cHoxton Station \/ Museum of the Home\u201d, \u201cFalkirk Street\u201d, \u201cShoreditch Church\u201d, \u201cShoreditch High Street Station\u201d, \u201cElder Street\u201d, \u201cFolgate Street\u201d, \u201cBrushfield Street\u201d. Before \u201cAldgate\u201d: \u201cLolesworth Close\u201d, \u201cAldgate East\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the way back the bus takes a different route, from \u201cAldgate\u201d to \u201cHomerton Hospital\u201d (34 stops). Only in this direction does it call at \u201cShoreditch High St \/ Bethnal Green Road\u201d, \u201cWaterson Street\u201d, \u201cPearson Street\u201d, \u201cDalston Lane\/Dalston Junction Station\u201d, \u201cHackney Central \/ Mare Street\u201d, \u201cAmhurst Road \/ Hackney Downs\u201d, \u201cClarence Road Hackney\u201d, \u201cPowerscroft Road\/Lower Clapton Road\u201d, \u201cMillfields Road\/Clapton Park\u201d, \u201cOswald Street\u201d, \u201cMandeville Street\u201d, \u201cDaubeney Road\u201d and \u201cBrooksby&#8217;s Walk\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cAldgate\u201d does it call at, among others, \u201cBrooksby&#8217;s Walk \/ Homerton Station\u201d, \u201cChatsworth Road \/ Clifden Road\u201d, \u201cMandeville Street \/ Gilpin Road\u201d, \u201cMandeville Primary School\u201d, \u201cMillfields Road\u201d and \u201cMedian Road\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cBrooksby&#8217;s Walk \/ Homerton Station\u201d \u2192 \u201cHomerton Hospital\u201d (100 m), \u201cChatsworth Road \/ Clifden Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cBrooksby&#8217;s Walk\u201d (100 m), \u201cMandeville Street \/ Gilpin Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cDaubeney Road\u201d (100 m) and \u201cMandeville Primary School\u201d \u2192 \u201cMandeville Street\u201d (100 m). Towards \u201cAldgate\u201d, board nearby: \u201cShoreditch High St \/ Bethnal Green Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cShoreditch High Street Station\u201d (50 m), \u201cWaterson Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cShoreditch Church\u201d (50 m), \u201cPearson Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cSt Leonards Hospital\u201d (100 m) and \u201cDalston Lane\/Dalston Junction Station\u201d \u2192 \u201cDalston Junction 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>On part of the route, between \u201cDalston Junction Station\u201d and \u201cShoreditch High Street Station\u201d it shares the road with route 149; between \u201cHackney Baths\u201d and \u201cDalston Junction Station\u201d it shares the road with route 38; between \u201cDalston Junction Station\u201d and \u201cShoreditch Church\u201d it shares the road with route 243.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cHomerton Hospital \/ Wardle St\u201d: buses 236, 276, 308, 394, 425, 488 and W15<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBrooksby&#8217;s Walk \/ Homerton Station\u201d (only towards \u201cAldgate\u201d): buses 236, 276, 308, 394, 425, 488 and W15<\/li>\n<li>\u201cChatsworth Road \/ Clifden Road\u201d (only towards \u201cAldgate\u201d): buses 236, 276, 308, 394, 425, 488 and W15<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRedwald Road\u201d: bus 308<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMillfields Road\u201d (only towards \u201cAldgate\u201d): bus 308<\/li>\n<li>\u201cChatsworth Road\/Millfields Rd\u201d: bus 308<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMedian Road\u201d (only towards \u201cAldgate\u201d): buses 253, 254, 308, 425 and 488<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLower Clapton Road\u201d (only towards \u201cAldgate\u201d): buses 253, 254, 425 and 488<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHackney Baths\u201d: buses 253, 254, 425 and 488<\/li>\n<li>\u201cClapton Square\u201d (only towards \u201cAldgate\u201d): buses 30, 253, 254, 276, 425 and 488<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPembury Circus\u201d (only towards \u201cAldgate\u201d): buses 30, 56, 253, 254 and 276<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHackney Central Station\u201d: buses 30, 56, 236, 253, 254, 276, 394 and W15<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGraham Road \/ Hackney Central\u201d (only towards \u201cAldgate\u201d): buses 30, 236, 253, 254, 276, 394 and W15<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRoyal Oak Road\u201d: buses 30, 56, 253, 254, 276 and 394<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGreenwood Road\u201d: buses 30, 56 and 394<\/li>\n<li>\u201cStannard Road\u201d: buses 30, 56 and 236<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDalston Junction Station\u201d: buses 30, 56, 67, 76, 236 and 488<\/li>\n<li>\u201cForest Road \/ Kingsland Road\u201d (only towards \u201cAldgate\u201d): buses 30, 56, 67, 76 and 488<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMiddleton Road De Beauvoir Town\u201d: buses 67, 76 and 488<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLaburnum Street\u201d: bus 394<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSt Leonards Hospital\u201d: bus 394<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHoxton Station \/ Museum of the Home\u201d: buses 26, 35, 47 and 394<\/li>\n<li>\u201cFalkirk Street\u201d (only towards \u201cAldgate\u201d): buses 26, 35, 47 and 394<\/li>\n<li>\u201cShoreditch Church\u201d: buses 8, 26, 35, 47, 78, 135, 205, 388 and 394<\/li>\n<li>\u201cShoreditch High Street Station\u201d: buses 8, 26, 35, 42, 47, 78, 135, 205 and 388<\/li>\n<li>\u201cElder Street\u201d: buses 8, 26, 35, 42, 47, 78, 135, 205 and 388<\/li>\n<li>\u201cFolgate Street\u201d (only towards \u201cAldgate\u201d): buses 8, 26, 35, 42, 47, 78, 135, 205 and 388<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBrushfield Street\u201d: buses 8, 26, 35, 42, 47, 78, 135, 205 and 388<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cLolesworth Close\u201d to \u201cAldgate\u201d: buses 15, 25, 42, 78, 100, 115, 135, 205 and 254<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAldgate Bus Station\u201d: buses 15, 25, 42, 78, 100, 115, 135, 205, 254 and 343<\/li>\n<li>\u201cShoreditch High St \/ Bethnal Green Road\u201d (only towards \u201cHomerton Hospital\u201d): buses 8, 26, 35, 47, 78, 135, 205 and 388<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWaterson Street\u201d (only towards \u201cHomerton Hospital\u201d): buses 26, 35, 47 and 394<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPearson Street\u201d (only towards \u201cHomerton Hospital\u201d): bus 394<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDalston Lane\/Dalston Junction Station\u201d (only towards \u201cHomerton Hospital\u201d): buses 30, 56, 67, 76, 236 and 488<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHackney Central \/ Mare Street\u201d (only towards \u201cHomerton Hospital\u201d): buses 30, 236, 253, 254, 276, 394 and W15<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAmhurst Road \/ Hackney Downs\u201d (only towards \u201cHomerton Hospital\u201d): buses 30, 56, 253, 254 and 276<\/li>\n<li>\u201cClarence Road Hackney\u201d (only towards \u201cHomerton Hospital\u201d): buses 30, 56, 253, 254, 276, 425 and 488<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPowerscroft Road\/Lower Clapton Road\u201d (only towards \u201cHomerton Hospital\u201d): buses 253, 254, 425 and 488<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMillfields Road\/Clapton Park\u201d (only towards \u201cHomerton Hospital\u201d): bus 308<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBrooksby&#8217;s Walk\u201d (only towards \u201cHomerton Hospital\u201d): buses 236, 276, 308, 394, 425, 488 and W15<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHomerton Hospital\u201d: buses 236, 276, 308, 394, 425, 488 and W15<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pages for these routes: <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-w15-london\">bus W15<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-8-london\">bus 8<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-15-london\">bus 15<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/22651-bus-route-25-london\">bus 25<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-26-london\">bus 26<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-30-london\">bus 30<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-35-london\">bus 35<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-38-london\">bus 38<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-42-london\">bus 42<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-47-london\">bus 47<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-56-london\">bus 56<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-67-london\">bus 67<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-76-london\">bus 76<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-78-london\">bus 78<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-100-london\">bus 100<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-115-london\">bus 115<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-135-london\">bus 135<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-149-london\">bus 149<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-205-london\">bus 205<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-236-london\">bus 236<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-243-london\">bus 243<\/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_242_go_to_%E2%80%9CHackney_Central_Station%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus 242 go to \u201cHackney Central 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_242_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus 242 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cShoreditch Church\u201d (8, 26, 35, 47, 78, 135, 205, 388 and 394) and \u201cAldgate Bus Station\u201d (15, 25, 42, 78, 100, 115, 135, 205, 254 and 343). All other stops with connections are listed above.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checked on 30 September 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for London (TfL).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 242 in London goes from \u201cHomerton Hospital \/ Wardle St\u201d to \u201cAldgate\u201d. The return journey ends at \u201cHomerton Hospital\u201d (100 m from \u201cHomerton Hospital \/ Wardle St\u201d). All routes in London \u2192 Where bus 242 goes Towards \u201cAldgate\u201d: 34 stops. After \u201cHomerton Hospital \/ Wardle St\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cBrooksby&#8217;s Walk \/ [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":647,"featured_media":27653,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9020],"tags":[],"moimportance":[],"motype":[],"moformat":[],"class_list":["post-27652","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\/27652","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=27652"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27652\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27671,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27652\/revisions\/27671"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27653"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27652"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27652"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27652"},{"taxonomy":"moimportance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moimportance?post=27652"},{"taxonomy":"motype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motype?post=27652"},{"taxonomy":"moformat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moformat?post=27652"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}