{"id":27676,"date":"2026-09-26T16:36:36","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T15:36:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/bus-route-244-london"},"modified":"2026-09-26T16:36:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T15:36:36","slug":"bus-route-244-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-244-london","title":{"rendered":"Bus route 244 in London: Queen Elizabeth Hospital \/ West Entrance \u2194 Abbey Wood Road"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 244 in London links \u201cQueen Elizabeth Hospital \/ West Entrance\u201d and \u201cAbbey Wood Road\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-6ac73d3e496a6\" 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-6ac73d3e496a6\"  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-244-london\/#Where_bus_244_goes\" >Where bus 244 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-244-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-244-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-244-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-244-london\/#Does_bus_244_go_to_%E2%80%9CMemorial_Hospital%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus 244 go to \u201cMemorial 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-244-london\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_244_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus 244 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_bus_244_goes\"><\/span>Where bus 244 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-244-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ilondon.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-london-bus-244-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route 244 in London on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Towards \u201cAbbey Wood Road\u201d: 42 stops. After \u201cQueen Elizabeth Hospital \/ West Entrance\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cGreenwich Heights\u201d, \u201cShooters Hill Road\/Baker Road\u201d, \u201cShooters Hill Rd\/Well Hall Rd\u201d, \u201cRed Lion Lane\u201d, \u201cMemorial Hospital\u201d, \u201cShrewsbury Lane\/Occupation Ln\u201d, \u201cEaglesfield Road\u201d, \u201cBrent Road (SE18)\u201d, \u201cEglinton Road\u201d, \u201cHerbert Road \/ Plumstead Common Road\u201d. Then \u201cNightingale Vale\u201d, \u201cWoolwich Common \/ Ha Ha Road\u201d, \u201cGunner Lane\u201d, \u201cNaafi Messing Store\u201d, \u201cWoolwich Arsenal Station\u201d, \u201cWoolwich Station\u201d, \u201cMaxey Road\u201d, \u201cPlumstead Bus Garage\u201d, \u201cTom Cribb Road\u201d, \u201cCarronade Place\u201d. Then \u201cHeronsgate Primary School\u201d, \u201cWigeon Path\u201d, \u201cGallions Park\u201d, \u201cRidge Close\u201d, \u201cBluebird Way\u201d, \u201cMerbury Road\u201d, \u201cGoldfinch Road Thamesmead\u201d, \u201cBelmarsh Prison \/ Woolwich Crown Court\u201d, \u201cThamesmead \/ Grasshaven Way\u201d, \u201cThamesmead Town Centre \/ Watersmeet Place\u201d. Before \u201cAbbey Wood Road\u201d: \u201cCentral Way \/ Thamesmead Town Centre\u201d, \u201cGallions Reach Health Centre\u201d, \u201cHawksmoor School\u201d, \u201cSouthwood Road\u201d, \u201cTitmuss Avenue\u201d, \u201cThamesmead \/ Carlyle Road\u201d, \u201cSouthmere Lake\u201d, \u201cHarrow Manorway \/ Yarnton Way\u201d, \u201cOverton Road\u201d, \u201cHarrow Manorway \/ Abbey Wood Station\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the way back the bus takes a different route, from \u201cAbbey Wood Road\u201d to \u201cQueen Elizabeth Hospital \/ West Entrance\u201d (44 stops). Only in this direction does it call at \u201cAbbey Wood Station\u201d, \u201cHarrow Manorway \/ Lensbury Way\u201d, \u201cThamesmead Town Centre\u201d, \u201cPlumstead Road \/ Plumstead Station\u201d, \u201cGreenwich Community College\u201d, \u201cClaydown Mews\u201d, \u201cWoolwich Common\u201d, \u201cElmdene Road\u201d, \u201cCantwell Road\u201d, \u201cShrewsbury Lane\/Foxcroft Road\u201d and \u201cShooters Hill \/ The Bull\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cAbbey Wood Road\u201d does it call at, among others, \u201cShooters Hill Road\/Baker Road\u201d, \u201cShrewsbury Lane\/Occupation Ln\u201d, \u201cWoolwich Common \/ Ha Ha Road\u201d, \u201cNaafi Messing Store\u201d, \u201cPlumstead Bus Garage\u201d and \u201cCentral Way \/ Thamesmead Town Centre\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cShooters Hill Road\/Baker Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cGreenwich Heights\u201d (250 m), \u201cShrewsbury Lane\/Occupation Ln\u201d \u2192 \u201cShrewsbury Lane\/Foxcroft Road\u201d (50 m), \u201cWoolwich Common \/ Ha Ha Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cWoolwich Common\u201d (50 m) and \u201cNaafi Messing Store\u201d \u2192 \u201cClaydown Mews\u201d (150 m). Towards \u201cAbbey Wood Road\u201d, board nearby: \u201cAbbey Wood Station\u201d \u2192 \u201cHarrow Manorway \/ Abbey Wood Station\u201d (100 m), \u201cHarrow Manorway \/ Lensbury Way\u201d \u2192 \u201cHarrow Manorway \/ Yarnton Way\u201d (100 m), \u201cThamesmead Town Centre\u201d \u2192 \u201cGallions Reach Health Centre\u201d (200 m) and \u201cPlumstead Road \/ Plumstead Station\u201d \u2192 \u201cPlumstead Bus Garage\u201d (150 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 \u201cThamesmead \/ Grasshaven Way\u201d and \u201cAbbey Wood Road\u201d it shares the road with route 301; between \u201cWoolwich Arsenal Station\u201d and \u201cBluebird Way\u201d it shares the road with route 380; between \u201cGunner Lane\u201d and \u201cPlumstead Bus Garage\u201d it shares the road with routes 122 and 469.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cQueen Elizabeth Hospital \/ West Entrance\u201d: buses 161, 178, 291 and 386<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGreenwich Heights\u201d: buses 89, 161, 178, 291 and 386<\/li>\n<li>\u201cShooters Hill Road\/Baker Road\u201d (only towards \u201cAbbey Wood Road\u201d): buses 89, 161, 178 and 386<\/li>\n<li>\u201cShooters Hill Rd\/Well Hall Rd\u201d: buses 89 and 161<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRed Lion Lane\u201d: buses 89 and 161<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMemorial Hospital\u201d: bus 89<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBrent Road (SE18)\u201d: bus 386<\/li>\n<li>\u201cEglinton Road\u201d: buses 51, 53 and 386<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHerbert Road \/ Plumstead Common Road\u201d: buses 51, 53 and 386<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNightingale Vale\u201d: buses 51, 53, 161, 178 and 386<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWoolwich Common \/ Ha Ha Road\u201d (only towards \u201cAbbey Wood Road\u201d): buses 161, 178 and 386<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGunner Lane\u201d: buses 161, 178 and 386<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNaafi Messing Store\u201d (only towards \u201cAbbey Wood Road\u201d): buses 53, 54, 161, 178, 291, 386 and 422<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWoolwich Arsenal Station\u201d: buses 51, 53, 54, 96, 99, 161, 177, 178, 180, 291, 386, 422 and SL11<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWoolwich Station\u201d: buses 51, 53, 54, 96, 99, 161, 177, 178, 180, 291, 386, 422 and SL11<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMaxey Road\u201d: buses 51, 53, 54, 96, 99, 161, 177, 180, 291, 386, 422 and SL11<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPlumstead Bus Garage\u201d (only towards \u201cAbbey Wood Road\u201d): buses 53, 96, 99, 177, 180, 422 and SL11<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cTom Cribb Road\u201d to \u201cHeronsgate Primary School\u201d: buses 96, 99, 177, 180, 422 and SL11<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGallions Park\u201d: bus SL11<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cBluebird Way\u201d to \u201cThamesmead Town Centre \/ Watersmeet Place\u201d: bus SL11<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCentral Way \/ Thamesmead Town Centre\u201d (only towards \u201cAbbey Wood Road\u201d): buses 177, 401, SL3 and SL11<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGallions Reach Health Centre\u201d: buses 177, 401, SL3 and SL11<\/li>\n<li>\u201cTitmuss Avenue\u201d: buses 177, 401, SL3 and SL11<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThamesmead \/ Carlyle Road\u201d: buses 177, 401, SL3 and SL11<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSouthmere Lake\u201d: buses 177, 180, 401 and B11<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHarrow Manorway \/ Yarnton Way\u201d (only towards \u201cAbbey Wood Road\u201d): buses 177, 180, 401 and B11<\/li>\n<li>\u201cOverton Road\u201d (only towards \u201cAbbey Wood Road\u201d): buses 177, 180, 401, B11, SL3 and SL11<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHarrow Manorway \/ Abbey Wood Station\u201d (only towards \u201cAbbey Wood Road\u201d): buses 180, B11, SL3 and SL11<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAbbey Wood Road\u201d: buses 180, B11, SL3 and SL11<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAbbey Wood Station\u201d (only towards \u201cQueen Elizabeth Hospital \/ West Entrance\u201d): buses 180, B11, SL3 and SL11<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHarrow Manorway \/ Lensbury Way\u201d (only towards \u201cQueen Elizabeth Hospital \/ West Entrance\u201d): buses 177, 180, 401, B11, SL3 and SL11<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThamesmead Town Centre\u201d (only towards \u201cQueen Elizabeth Hospital \/ West Entrance\u201d): buses 177, 401, SL3 and SL11<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPlumstead Road \/ Plumstead Station\u201d (only towards \u201cQueen Elizabeth Hospital \/ West Entrance\u201d): buses 53, 96, 99, 177, 180, 422 and SL11<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGreenwich Community College\u201d (only towards \u201cQueen Elizabeth Hospital \/ West Entrance\u201d): buses 96, 99, 177, 180, 422 and SL11<\/li>\n<li>\u201cClaydown Mews\u201d (only towards \u201cQueen Elizabeth Hospital \/ West Entrance\u201d): buses 51, 53, 54, 161, 178, 291, 386 and 422<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWoolwich Common\u201d (only towards \u201cQueen Elizabeth Hospital \/ West Entrance\u201d): buses 161, 178 and 386<\/li>\n<li>\u201cElmdene Road\u201d (only towards \u201cQueen Elizabeth Hospital \/ West Entrance\u201d): buses 51, 53 and 386<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCantwell Road\u201d (only towards \u201cQueen Elizabeth Hospital \/ West Entrance\u201d): bus 386<\/li>\n<li>\u201cShrewsbury Lane\/Foxcroft Road\u201d (only towards \u201cQueen Elizabeth Hospital \/ West Entrance\u201d): bus 89<\/li>\n<li>\u201cShooters Hill \/ The Bull\u201d (only towards \u201cQueen Elizabeth Hospital \/ West Entrance\u201d): bus 89<\/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-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>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-96-london\">bus 96<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/24327-bus-route-99-london\">bus 99<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-122-london\">bus 122<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-161-london\">bus 161<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-177-london\">bus 177<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-178-london\">bus 178<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-180-london\">bus 180<\/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_244_go_to_%E2%80%9CMemorial_Hospital%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus 244 go to \u201cMemorial 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_244_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus 244 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cWoolwich Arsenal Station\u201d and \u201cWoolwich Station\u201d (51, 53, 54, 96, 99, 161, 177, 178, 180, 291, 386, 422 and SL11). 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 244 in London links \u201cQueen Elizabeth Hospital \/ West Entrance\u201d and \u201cAbbey Wood Road\u201d. All routes in London \u2192 Where bus 244 goes Towards \u201cAbbey Wood Road\u201d: 42 stops. After \u201cQueen Elizabeth Hospital \/ West Entrance\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cGreenwich Heights\u201d, \u201cShooters Hill Road\/Baker Road\u201d, \u201cShooters Hill Rd\/Well Hall Rd\u201d, \u201cRed Lion [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":647,"featured_media":27677,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9020],"tags":[],"moimportance":[],"motype":[],"moformat":[],"class_list":["post-27676","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\/27676","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=27676"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27676\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27695,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27676\/revisions\/27695"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27677"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27676"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27676"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27676"},{"taxonomy":"moimportance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moimportance?post=27676"},{"taxonomy":"motype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motype?post=27676"},{"taxonomy":"moformat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moformat?post=27676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}