{"id":28880,"date":"2026-09-24T10:29:29","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T09:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/bus-route-296-london"},"modified":"2026-09-24T10:29:29","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T09:29:29","slug":"bus-route-296-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-296-london","title":{"rendered":"Bus route 296 in London: Romford Station \u2194 Roden Street"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 296 in London links \u201cRomford Station\u201d and \u201cRoden Street\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-6ac754449aad7\" 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-6ac754449aad7\"  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-296-london\/#The_route_of_bus_296\" >The route of bus 296<\/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-296-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-296-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-296-london\/#Questions_about_bus_296\" >Questions about bus 296<\/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-296-london\/#Does_bus_296_go_to_%E2%80%9CRomford_Market%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus 296 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-296-london\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_296_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus 296 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_route_of_bus_296\"><\/span>The route of bus 296<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-296-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ilondon.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-london-bus-296-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route 296 in London on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>From \u201cRomford Station\u201d to \u201cRoden Street\u201d: 30 stops. On the way: \u201cWestern Road\u201d, \u201cRomford Market\u201d, \u201cThe Avenue (RM1)\u201d, \u201cRomford Bus Garage\u201d, \u201cCedar Road (RM5)\u201d, \u201cMawney Road (RM7)\u201d, \u201cPadnall Road Chadwell Heath\u201d, \u201cMarks Gate Community Centre\u201d, \u201cRose Lane \/ Billet Road\u201d, \u201cPadnall Road Little Heath\u201d. Then \u201cRed House Farm\u201d, \u201cHainault Road Little Heath\u201d, \u201cBarley Lane \/ King George Hospital\u201d, \u201cBawdsey Avenue\u201d, \u201cGrenfell Gardens\u201d, \u201cAldborough Road South\u201d, \u201cNewbury Park Station\u201d, \u201cLey Street\u201d, \u201cMilton Crescent\u201d, \u201cSouth View Crescent\u201d. Before \u201cRoden Street\u201d: \u201cGants Hill Station\u201d, \u201cGants Hill Station \/ Cranbrook Road\u201d, \u201cBeehive Lane\u201d, \u201cBethell Avenue\u201d, \u201cValentines Park\u201d, \u201cNorthbrook Road\u201d, \u201cCoventry Road\u201d, \u201cIlford Station\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the way back the bus takes a different route, from \u201cRoden Street\u201d to \u201cRomford Station\u201d (32 stops). Only in this direction does it call at \u201cBeal Road\u201d, \u201cParham Drive\u201d, \u201cAshurst Drive\u201d, \u201cDenham Drive\u201d, \u201cHorns Road\u201d, \u201cKing George Avenue\u201d, \u201cOaks Lane\u201d, \u201cAldborough Road North\u201d, \u201cRamsgill Drive\u201d, \u201cBarley Lane\u201d, \u201cWhalebone Lane North\/Rose Lane\u201d and \u201cKing George Close\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cRoden Street\u201d does it call at, among others, \u201cCedar Road (RM5)\u201d, \u201cPadnall Road Chadwell Heath\u201d, \u201cBarley Lane \/ King George Hospital\u201d, \u201cGrenfell Gardens\u201d, \u201cAldborough Road South\u201d and \u201cLey Street\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cCedar Road (RM5)\u201d \u2192 \u201cKing George Close\u201d (200 m), \u201cPadnall Road Chadwell Heath\u201d \u2192 \u201cWhalebone Lane North\/Rose Lane\u201d (50 m), \u201cBarley Lane \/ King George Hospital\u201d \u2192 \u201cBarley Lane\u201d (50 m) and \u201cGrenfell Gardens\u201d \u2192 \u201cRamsgill Drive\u201d (100 m). Towards \u201cRoden Street\u201d, board nearby: \u201cBeal Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cCoventry Road\u201d (100 m), \u201cParham Drive\u201d \u2192 \u201cGants Hill Station\u201d (50 m), \u201cAshurst Drive\u201d \u2192 \u201cSouth View Crescent\u201d (100 m) and \u201cDenham Drive\u201d \u2192 \u201cMilton Crescent\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>Shared sections with other routes: between \u201cBarley Lane \/ King George Hospital\u201d and \u201cRoden Street\u201d it shares the road with route 396; between \u201cBarley Lane \/ King George Hospital\u201d and \u201cGants Hill Station\u201d it shares the road with route 66; between \u201cGants Hill Station\u201d and \u201cIlford Station\u201d it shares the road with routes 128, 150 and 167.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cRomford Station\u201d: buses 5, 86, 103, 165, 174, 175, 193, 247, 248, 252, 294, 365, 370, 375, 496, 498, 499 and SL12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWestern Road\u201d: buses 5, 86, 103, 165, 174, 175, 193, 247, 248, 252, 294, 365, 370, 375, 496, 498, 499 and SL12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRomford Market\u201d: buses 5, 86, 103, 165, 174, 175, 193, 247, 248, 252, 294, 365, 370, 375, 496, 498 and 499<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Avenue (RM1)\u201d: buses 86, 103, 165, 175, 193, 247, 252, 294, 365, 375 and 496<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRomford Bus Garage\u201d: buses 103, 175, 247, 294, 365 and 375<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCedar Road (RM5)\u201d (only towards \u201cRoden Street\u201d): buses 103, 175, 247, 294, 365 and 375<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMawney Road (RM7)\u201d: buses 252 and SL12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPadnall Road Chadwell Heath\u201d (only towards \u201cRoden Street\u201d): buses 62, 362 and SL12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMarks Gate Community Centre\u201d: buses 62, 362 and SL12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRose Lane \/ Billet Road\u201d: buses 62 and 362<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPadnall Road Little Heath\u201d: buses 62 and 362<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBarley Lane \/ King George Hospital\u201d (only towards \u201cRoden Street\u201d): buses 173, 362, EL3 and SL12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBawdsey Avenue\u201d: buses 173, 362 and EL3<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNewbury Park Station\u201d: bus SL12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLey Street\u201d (only towards \u201cRoden Street\u201d): buses 169 and SL12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSouth View Crescent\u201d (only towards \u201cRoden Street\u201d): bus SL12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGants Hill Station\u201d (only towards \u201cRoden Street\u201d): buses 179, 462, SL2 and SL12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGants Hill Station \/ Cranbrook Road\u201d: buses 179, 462, SL2 and SL12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBeehive Lane\u201d: buses 179, 462, SL2 and SL12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBethell Avenue\u201d: buses 179 and 462<\/li>\n<li>\u201cValentines Park\u201d: buses 145, 179, 366 and 462<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNorthbrook Road\u201d: buses 145, 179, 364, 366 and 462<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCoventry Road\u201d (only towards \u201cRoden Street\u201d): buses 145, 179, 364, 366 and 462<\/li>\n<li>\u201cIlford Station\u201d: buses 25, 86, 145, 147, 169, 179, 364, 366, 425, 462, EL1, SL2 and W19<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRoden Street\u201d: buses 25, 86, 145, 147, 169, 179, 364, 366, 425, 462, EL1, SL2 and W19<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBeal Road\u201d (only towards \u201cRomford Station\u201d): buses 145, 179, 364, 366, 462 and SL2<\/li>\n<li>\u201cParham Drive\u201d (only towards \u201cRomford Station\u201d): buses 179, 462, SL2 and SL12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHorns Road\u201d (only towards \u201cRomford Station\u201d): buses 169 and SL12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cKing George Avenue\u201d (only towards \u201cRomford Station\u201d): buses 169 and SL12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cOaks Lane\u201d (only towards \u201cRomford Station\u201d): bus SL12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBarley Lane\u201d (only towards \u201cRomford Station\u201d): buses 173, 362, EL3 and SL12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWhalebone Lane North\/Rose Lane\u201d (only towards \u201cRomford Station\u201d): buses 62 and 362<\/li>\n<li>\u201cKing George Close\u201d (only towards \u201cRomford Station\u201d): buses 103, 175, 247, 294, 365, 375 and SL12<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pages for these routes: <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-el1-london\">bus EL1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-el3-london\">bus EL3<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-sl12-london\">bus SL12<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-sl2-london\">bus SL2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-w19-london\">bus W19<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-5-london\">bus 5<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/22651-bus-route-25-london\">bus 25<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-62-london\">bus 62<\/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-145-london\">bus 145<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-147-london\">bus 147<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-150-london\">bus 150<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-165-london\">bus 165<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-167-london\">bus 167<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-169-london\">bus 169<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-173-london\">bus 173<\/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-179-london\">bus 179<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-193-london\">bus 193<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-247-london\">bus 247<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-248-london\">bus 248<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-252-london\">bus 252<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-294-london\">bus 294<\/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_about_bus_296\"><\/span>Questions about bus 296<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_bus_296_go_to_%E2%80%9CRomford_Market%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus 296 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_296_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus 296 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cRomford Station\u201d and \u201cWestern Road\u201d (5, 86, 103, 165, 174, 175, 193, 247, 248, 252, 294, 365, 370, 375, 496, 498, 499 and SL12). All other stops with connections are listed above.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checked on 24 September 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for London (TfL).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 296 in London links \u201cRomford Station\u201d and \u201cRoden Street\u201d. All routes in London \u2192 The route of bus 296 From \u201cRomford Station\u201d to \u201cRoden Street\u201d: 30 stops. On the way: \u201cWestern Road\u201d, \u201cRomford Market\u201d, \u201cThe Avenue (RM1)\u201d, \u201cRomford Bus Garage\u201d, \u201cCedar Road (RM5)\u201d, \u201cMawney Road (RM7)\u201d, \u201cPadnall Road Chadwell Heath\u201d, \u201cMarks Gate Community [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":647,"featured_media":28884,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9020],"tags":[],"moimportance":[],"motype":[],"moformat":[],"class_list":["post-28880","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\/28880","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=28880"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28880\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28898,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28880\/revisions\/28898"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28884"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28880"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28880"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28880"},{"taxonomy":"moimportance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moimportance?post=28880"},{"taxonomy":"motype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motype?post=28880"},{"taxonomy":"moformat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moformat?post=28880"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}