{"id":28370,"date":"2026-10-06T14:36:36","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T13:36:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/bus-route-278-london"},"modified":"2026-10-06T14:36:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T13:36:36","slug":"bus-route-278-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-278-london","title":{"rendered":"Bus route 278 in London: Heathrow Central Bus Station \u2194 Ruislip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 278 in London links \u201cHeathrow Central Bus Station\u201d and \u201cRuislip\u201d. In one direction or the other it serves 2 stops that it skips on the way back. The return journey starts at \u201cBrickwall Lane\u201d (150 m from \u201cRuislip\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-6ac7580aadfbb\" 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-6ac7580aadfbb\"  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-278-london\/#The_route_of_bus_278\" >The route of bus 278<\/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-278-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-278-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-278-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-278-london\/#Where_does_bus_278_start_its_return_journey\" >Where does bus 278 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-278-london\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_278_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus 278 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_route_of_bus_278\"><\/span>The route of bus 278<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-278-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ilondon.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-london-bus-278-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route 278 in London on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>From \u201cHeathrow Central Bus Station\u201d to \u201cRuislip\u201d: 48 stops. On the way: \u201cNewport Road\u201d, \u201cSipson Way \/ Blunts Avenue\u201d, \u201cNene Road\u201d, \u201cBoltons Lane\u201d, \u201cNew Road Harlington\u201d, \u201cHarlington Corner\u201d, \u201cWest End Lane (Harlington)\u201d, \u201cHarlington High Street \/ Sipson Lane\u201d, \u201cBrickfield Lane Harlington\u201d, \u201cCroyde Avenue\u201d. Then \u201cRedmead Road\u201d, \u201cMillington Road\u201d, \u201cFairey Corner\u201d, \u201cHayes &amp; Harlington Station\u201d, \u201cClayton Road (UB3)\u201d, \u201cHayes Town Centre\u201d, \u201cBotwell Lane\u201d, \u201cTownfield Road\u201d, \u201cFreemans Lane\u201d, \u201cChurch Green\u201d. Then \u201cChurch Road \/ Swift Close\u201d, \u201cUxbridge County Court\u201d, \u201cRosedale Park\u201d, \u201cPark Road (UB4)\u201d, \u201cHayes End\u201d, \u201cMorgans Lane\u201d, \u201cWest Drayton Road\u201d, \u201cNew Road (UB10)\u201d, \u201cHillingdon Heath \/ Lees Road\u201d, \u201cHillingdon School\u201d. Then \u201cCrescent Parade\u201d, \u201cClifton Gardens (UB10)\u201d, \u201cOak Farm Library\u201d, \u201cGrosvenor Crescent\u201d, \u201cHillingdon Circus\u201d, \u201cHillingdon Station\u201d, \u201cSwakeleys Drive\u201d, \u201cDouay Martyrs School\u201d, \u201cIckenham Station\u201d, \u201cAustins Lane\u201d. Before \u201cRuislip\u201d: \u201cOak Avenue\u201d, \u201cWest Ruislip\u201d, \u201cSharps Lane West Ruislip\u201d, \u201cChurch Avenue\u201d, \u201cMidcroft\u201d, \u201cBrickwall Lane\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The return journey is different. Towards \u201cHeathrow Central Bus Station\u201d: 42 stops. Only in this direction does it call at \u201cHeath Road (UB10)\u201d, \u201cHewens Road\u201d, \u201cHayes Police Station\u201d, \u201cLongmead Road\u201d, \u201cBotwell Green\u201d and \u201cMondial Way\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cRuislip\u201d does it call at, among others, \u201cNewport Road\u201d, \u201cSipson Way \/ Blunts Avenue\u201d, \u201cBoltons Lane\u201d, \u201cNew Road Harlington\u201d, \u201cMillington Road\u201d and \u201cClayton Road (UB3)\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cBoltons Lane\u201d \u2192 \u201cMondial Way\u201d (50 m), \u201cNew Road Harlington\u201d \u2192 \u201cHarlington Corner\u201d (350 m), \u201cMillington Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cRedmead Road\u201d (150 m) and \u201cClayton Road (UB3)\u201d \u2192 \u201cHayes &amp; Harlington Station\u201d (150 m). Towards \u201cRuislip\u201d, board nearby: \u201cHeath Road (UB10)\u201d \u2192 \u201cNew Road (UB10)\u201d (50 m), \u201cHewens Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cWest Drayton Road\u201d (50 m), \u201cHayes Police Station\u201d \u2192 \u201cMorgans Lane\u201d (150 m) and \u201cLongmead Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cFreemans Lane\u201d (50 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 \u201cHarlington Corner\u201d and \u201cMorgans Lane\u201d it shares the road with route H98; between \u201cHarlington Corner\u201d and \u201cHayes Town Centre\u201d it shares the road with route 90; between \u201cFairey Corner\u201d and \u201cUxbridge County Court\u201d it shares the road with route 195.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cHeathrow Central Bus Station\u201d: buses 10, 111, 285, 724, 725, HHL, RA2, SL7, SL9 and U3<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNewport Road\u201d (only towards \u201cRuislip\u201d): buses 111, 285, 423 and U3<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSipson Way \/ Blunts Avenue\u201d (only towards \u201cRuislip\u201d): buses 111, 285, 423 and U3<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNene Road\u201d: buses 111, 222, 285 and 423<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBoltons Lane\u201d (only towards \u201cRuislip\u201d): buses 111, 222, 285 and 423<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNew Road Harlington\u201d (only towards \u201cRuislip\u201d): buses 111, 222, 285, 423 and SL9<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHarlington Corner\u201d: buses 111, 222, 285, 423 and SL9<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWest End Lane (Harlington)\u201d: buses 111, 222 and SL9<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHarlington High Street \/ Sipson Lane\u201d: bus SL9<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBrickfield Lane Harlington\u201d: bus SL9<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCroyde Avenue\u201d: buses E6 and U4<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRedmead Road\u201d: buses 140, 350, E6 and U4<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMillington Road\u201d (only towards \u201cRuislip\u201d): buses 140, 350, E6, U4 and U5<\/li>\n<li>\u201cFairey Corner\u201d: buses 140, 350, E6, SL9, U4 and U5<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHayes &amp; Harlington Station\u201d: buses 140, 350, E6, SL9, U4 and U5<\/li>\n<li>\u201cClayton Road (UB3)\u201d (only towards \u201cRuislip\u201d): buses 140, 350, E6, SL9, U4 and U5<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHayes Town Centre\u201d: buses 140, 350, E6, SL9, U4 and U5<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBotwell Lane\u201d: buses 140, 350, E6, SL9 and U4<\/li>\n<li>\u201cTownfield Road\u201d: buses 350 and U4<\/li>\n<li>\u201cChurch Green\u201d: bus U7<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cChurch Road \/ Swift Close\u201d to \u201cRosedale Park\u201d: buses SL8 and U7<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPark Road (UB4)\u201d: bus SL8<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHayes End\u201d: bus SL8<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMorgans Lane\u201d (only towards \u201cRuislip\u201d): buses SL8 and U7<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWest Drayton Road\u201d (only towards \u201cRuislip\u201d): bus U7<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNew Road (UB10)\u201d (only towards \u201cRuislip\u201d): buses SL8 and U7<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHillingdon Heath \/ Lees Road\u201d: buses SL8 and U2<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHillingdon School\u201d: buses 10, SL8 and U2<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCrescent Parade\u201d: buses 10 and U2<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cClifton Gardens (UB10)\u201d to \u201cSwakeleys Drive\u201d: bus U2<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDouay Martyrs School\u201d: bus U10<\/li>\n<li>\u201cIckenham Station\u201d: bus U10<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAustins Lane\u201d (only towards \u201cRuislip\u201d): bus U10<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cOak Avenue\u201d to \u201cChurch Avenue\u201d: bus U10<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cMidcroft\u201d to \u201cRuislip\u201d: buses 114, 331, 398, E7, H13 and U10<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHeath Road (UB10)\u201d (only towards \u201cHeathrow Central Bus Station\u201d): buses SL8 and U7<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHewens Road\u201d (only towards \u201cHeathrow Central Bus Station\u201d): bus U7<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHayes Police Station\u201d (only towards \u201cHeathrow Central Bus Station\u201d): bus SL8<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBotwell Green\u201d (only towards \u201cHeathrow Central Bus Station\u201d): buses 140, 350, E6, SL9 and U4<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMondial Way\u201d (only towards \u201cHeathrow Central Bus Station\u201d): buses 111, 222, 285 and 423<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pages for these routes: <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-e6-london\">bus E6<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-e7-london\">bus E7<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-h13-london\">bus H13<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-h98-london\">bus H98<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-hhl-london\">bus HHL<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-sl7-london\">bus SL7<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-sl8-london\">bus SL8<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-sl9-london\">bus SL9<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/21384-bus-route-u10-london\">bus U10<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-u2-london\">bus U2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-u3-london\">bus U3<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-u4-london\">bus U4<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-u5-london\">bus U5<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-u7-london\">bus U7<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-10-london\">bus 10<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/24147-bus-route-90-london\">bus 90<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-111-london\">bus 111<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-114-london\">bus 114<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-140-london\">bus 140<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-195-london\">bus 195<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-222-london\">bus 222<\/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=\"Where_does_bus_278_start_its_return_journey\"><\/span>Where does bus 278 start its return journey?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>At \u201cBrickwall Lane\u201d (150 m from \u201cRuislip\u201d).<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_can_I_change_from_bus_278_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus 278 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cHeathrow Central Bus Station\u201d (10, 111, 285, 724, 725, HHL, RA2, SL7, SL9 and U3) and \u201cFairey Corner\u201d (140, 350, E6, SL9, U4 and U5). All other stops with connections are listed above.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checked on 6 October 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for London (TfL).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 278 in London links \u201cHeathrow Central Bus Station\u201d and \u201cRuislip\u201d. In one direction or the other it serves 2 stops that it skips on the way back. The return journey starts at \u201cBrickwall Lane\u201d (150 m from \u201cRuislip\u201d). All routes in London \u2192 The route of bus 278 From \u201cHeathrow Central Bus Station\u201d [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":647,"featured_media":28371,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9020],"tags":[],"moimportance":[],"motype":[],"moformat":[],"class_list":["post-28370","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\/28370","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=28370"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28370\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28379,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28370\/revisions\/28379"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28371"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28370"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28370"},{"taxonomy":"moimportance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moimportance?post=28370"},{"taxonomy":"motype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motype?post=28370"},{"taxonomy":"moformat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moformat?post=28370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}