{"id":27868,"date":"2026-10-05T12:24:24","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T11:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/bus-route-252-london"},"modified":"2026-10-05T12:24:24","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T11:24:24","slug":"bus-route-252-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-252-london","title":{"rendered":"Bus route 252 in London: Collier Row Library \u2194 Hornchurch Town Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 252 in London runs between \u201cCollier Row Library\u201d and \u201cHornchurch Town Centre\u201d. The return journey ends at \u201cWhite Hart Lane (RM7)\u201d (350 m from \u201cCollier Row Library\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-6ac74beebb27a\" 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-6ac74beebb27a\"  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-252-london\/#The_route_of_bus_252\" >The route of bus 252<\/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-252-london\/#Connections\" >Connections<\/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-252-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-252-london\/#Questions_about_bus_252\" >Questions about bus 252<\/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-252-london\/#Does_bus_252_go_to_%E2%80%9CRomford_Market%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus 252 go to \u201cRomford Market\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-252-london\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_252_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus 252 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_route_of_bus_252\"><\/span>The route of bus 252<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-252-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ilondon.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-london-bus-252-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route 252 in London on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>From \u201cCollier Row Library\u201d to \u201cHornchurch Town Centre\u201d: 43 stops. On the way: \u201cMelville Road (RM5)\u201d, \u201cCollier Row Road\u201d, \u201cHowe Close\u201d, \u201cValiant Close\u201d, \u201cCross Road (RM7)\u201d, \u201cPercy Road (RM7)\u201d, \u201cBirch Road\u201d, \u201cSusan Close\u201d, \u201cEastern Avenue (RM7)\u201d, \u201cOak Street\u201d. Then \u201cComo Street\u201d, \u201cNorth Street Romford\u201d, \u201cRomford Market\u201d, \u201cMercury Gardens\u201d, \u201cRomford Town Centre\u201d, \u201cRomford Station\u201d, \u201cThurloe Gardens\u201d, \u201cBrentwood Road\u201d, \u201cClydesdale Road\u201d, \u201cRoneo Corner\u201d. Then \u201cHayburn Way\u201d, \u201cGordon Avenue (RM12)\u201d, \u201cChestnut Avenue (RM12)\u201d, \u201cLaburnum Avenue\u201d, \u201cHarrow Lodge Park (RM11)\u201d, \u201cCarfax Road Elm Park\u201d, \u201cWoburn Avenue\u201d, \u201cElm Park Station\u201d, \u201cArbour Way\u201d, \u201cCalbourne Avenue\u201d. Then \u201cWood Lane Hornchurch\u201d, \u201cHeron Flight Avenue\u201d, \u201cDowding Way\u201d, \u201cGosport Drive\u201d, \u201cSarre Avenue\u201d, \u201cHornchurch Country Park\u201d, \u201cMiramar Way\u201d, \u201cSt George&#8217;s Park\u201d, \u201cVaughan Avenue\u201d, \u201cHornchurch\u201d. Before \u201cHornchurch Town Centre\u201d: \u201cDevonshire Road (RM12)\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The return journey is different. Towards \u201cWhite Hart Lane (RM7)\u201d: 41 stops. Only in this direction does it call at \u201cThe Avenue (RM12)\u201d, \u201cWestern Road\u201d, \u201cMawney Road (RM1)\u201d and \u201cOlive Street\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cHornchurch Town Centre\u201d does it call at \u201cMelville Road (RM5)\u201d, \u201cMercury Gardens\u201d, \u201cRomford Town Centre\u201d, \u201cThurloe Gardens\u201d, \u201cHayburn Way\u201d and \u201cMiramar Way\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cMelville Road (RM5)\u201d \u2192 \u201cWhite Hart Lane (RM7)\u201d (150 m), \u201cMercury Gardens\u201d \u2192 \u201cRomford Market\u201d (200 m), \u201cRomford Town Centre\u201d \u2192 \u201cWestern Road\u201d (50 m) and \u201cThurloe Gardens\u201d \u2192 \u201cBrentwood Road\u201d (150 m). Towards \u201cHornchurch Town Centre\u201d, board nearby: \u201cThe Avenue (RM12)\u201d \u2192 \u201cHornchurch Town Centre\u201d (150 m), \u201cWestern Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cRomford Town Centre\u201d (50 m), \u201cMawney Road (RM1)\u201d \u2192 \u201cNorth Street Romford\u201d (250 m) and \u201cOlive Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cComo Street\u201d (150 m).<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Connections\"><\/span>Connections<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Shared sections with other routes: between \u201cRomford Market\u201d and \u201cRoneo Corner\u201d it shares the road with route 248; between \u201cMiramar Way\u201d and \u201cHornchurch Town Centre\u201d it shares the road with route 256; between \u201cRomford Market\u201d and \u201cRomford Station\u201d it shares the road with routes 5, 103 and 175.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cCollier Row Library\u201d: buses 247, 294, 365 and 375<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMelville Road (RM5)\u201d (only towards \u201cHornchurch Town Centre\u201d): buses 247, 294, 365 and 375<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCollier Row Road\u201d: buses 247 and 294<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cSusan Close\u201d to \u201cOak Street\u201d: buses 66, 296 and SL12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cComo Street\u201d: buses 86, 128, 165 and 496<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNorth Street Romford\u201d: buses 66, 86, 128, 165, 247, 294, 296, 365, 375 and 496<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRomford Market\u201d: buses 66, 86, 128, 165, 174, 247, 294, 296, 365, 370, 375, 496, 498 and 499<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMercury Gardens\u201d (only towards \u201cHornchurch Town Centre\u201d): buses 66, 86, 128, 165, 174, 247, 294, 296, 365, 370, 375, 496, 498, 499 and SL12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRomford Town Centre\u201d (only towards \u201cHornchurch Town Centre\u201d): buses 66, 86, 128, 165, 174, 247, 294, 296, 365, 370, 375, 496, 498, 499 and SL12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRomford Station\u201d: buses 66, 86, 128, 165, 174, 247, 294, 296, 365, 370, 375, 496, 498, 499 and SL12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThurloe Gardens\u201d (only towards \u201cHornchurch Town Centre\u201d): buses 66, 86, 128, 165, 174, 247, 294, 296, 365, 370, 375, 496, 498, 499 and SL12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBrentwood Road\u201d: buses 165, 174, 294, 365, 498, 499 and SL12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cClydesdale Road\u201d: buses 128, 165, 294, 365 and 499<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRoneo Corner\u201d: buses 128 and 365<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHayburn Way\u201d (only towards \u201cHornchurch Town Centre\u201d): bus 365<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGordon Avenue (RM12)\u201d: bus 365<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cWoburn Avenue\u201d to \u201cArbour Way\u201d: buses 165, 365, 372 and SL12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCalbourne Avenue\u201d: buses 165, 365 and 372<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHornchurch Town Centre\u201d: buses 165, 370 and 372<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Avenue (RM12)\u201d (only towards \u201cWhite Hart Lane (RM7)\u201d): buses 165, 370 and 372<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWestern Road\u201d (only towards \u201cWhite Hart Lane (RM7)\u201d): buses 66, 86, 128, 165, 174, 247, 294, 296, 365, 370, 375, 496, 498, 499 and SL12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMawney Road (RM1)\u201d (only towards \u201cWhite Hart Lane (RM7)\u201d): buses 86, 128, 165 and 496<\/li>\n<li>\u201cOlive Street\u201d (only towards \u201cWhite Hart Lane (RM7)\u201d): buses 86, 128, 165 and 496<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWhite Hart Lane (RM7)\u201d: buses 247 and 294<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pages for these routes: <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-103-london\">bus 103<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-128-london\">bus 128<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-165-london\">bus 165<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-174-london\">bus 174<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-175-london\">bus 175<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-248-london\">bus 248<\/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_about_bus_252\"><\/span>Questions about bus 252<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_bus_252_go_to_%E2%80%9CRomford_Market%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus 252 go to \u201cRomford Market\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_252_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus 252 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cMercury Gardens\u201d (only towards \u201cHornchurch Town Centre\u201d; 66, 86, 128, 165, 174, 247, 294, 296, 365, 370, 375, 496, 498, 499 and SL12) and \u201cRomford Town Centre\u201d (only towards \u201cHornchurch Town Centre\u201d; 66, 86, 128, 165, 174, 247, 294, 296, 365, 370, 375, 496, 498, 499 and SL12). All other stops with connections are listed above.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checked on 5 October 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for London (TfL).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 252 in London runs between \u201cCollier Row Library\u201d and \u201cHornchurch Town Centre\u201d. The return journey ends at \u201cWhite Hart Lane (RM7)\u201d (350 m from \u201cCollier Row Library\u201d). All routes in London \u2192 The route of bus 252 From \u201cCollier Row Library\u201d to \u201cHornchurch Town Centre\u201d: 43 stops. On the way: \u201cMelville Road (RM5)\u201d, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":647,"featured_media":27869,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9020],"tags":[],"moimportance":[],"motype":[],"moformat":[],"class_list":["post-27868","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\/27868","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=27868"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27868\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27883,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27868\/revisions\/27883"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27868"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27868"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27868"},{"taxonomy":"moimportance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moimportance?post=27868"},{"taxonomy":"motype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motype?post=27868"},{"taxonomy":"moformat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moformat?post=27868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}