{"id":30911,"date":"2026-10-02T13:47:47","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T12:47:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/bus-route-442-london"},"modified":"2026-10-02T13:47:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T12:47:47","slug":"bus-route-442-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-442-london","title":{"rendered":"Bus route 442 in London: Elmsleigh Bus Station \u2194 Heathrow Terminal 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 442 in London runs between \u201cElmsleigh Bus Station\u201d and \u201cHeathrow Terminal 5\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-6ac75ac3c1acb\" 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-6ac75ac3c1acb\"  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-442-london\/#The_route_of_bus_442\" >The route of bus 442<\/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-442-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-442-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-442-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-442-london\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_442_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus 442 to another bus route?<\/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-442-london\/#How_many_stops_does_bus_442_have\" >How many stops does bus 442 have?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_route_of_bus_442\"><\/span>The route of bus 442<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-442-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ilondon.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-london-bus-442-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route 442 in London on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Towards \u201cHeathrow Terminal 5\u201d: 20 stops. After \u201cElmsleigh Bus Station\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cHigh Street\u201d, \u201cBirch Green\u201d, \u201cCrooked Billet Roundabout\u201d, \u201cShortwood Avenue\u201d, \u201cKenilworth Road\u201d, \u201cTown Lane\u201d, \u201cAshford Hospital\u201d, \u201cScots Close\u201d, \u201cSt Annes Avenue\u201d, \u201cViscount Road\u201d. Before \u201cHeathrow Terminal 5\u201d: \u201cHadrian Way\u201d, \u201cMedical Centre\u201d, \u201cSt Mary&#8217;s Avenue\u201d, \u201cSelwood Gardens\u201d, \u201cHorton Road\u201d, \u201cHorton Road North\u201d, \u201cPost Office\u201d, \u201cGlenhaven Drive\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the way back, from \u201cHeathrow Terminal 5\u201d to \u201cElmsleigh Bus Station\u201d: 21 stops. After \u201cTown Lane\u201d, the bus runs a loop via \u201cSt Mary&#8217;s Avenue\u201d, \u201cMedical Centre\u201d, \u201cHadrian Way\u201d, \u201cViscount Road\u201d and \u201cSt Annes Avenue\u201d and returns to \u201cTown Lane\u201d. Only in this direction does it call at \u201cAshford Hospital Entrance\u201d, \u201cKingston Road\u201d and \u201cRipley Way\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cHeathrow Terminal 5\u201d does it call at \u201cHigh Street\u201d and \u201cAshford Hospital\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cHigh Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cRipley Way\u201d (100 m) and \u201cAshford Hospital\u201d \u2192 \u201cAshford Hospital Entrance\u201d (50 m). Towards \u201cHeathrow Terminal 5\u201d, board nearby: \u201cAshford Hospital Entrance\u201d \u2192 \u201cAshford Hospital\u201d (50 m), \u201cKingston Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cBirch Green\u201d (150 m) and \u201cRipley Way\u201d \u2192 \u201cHigh Street\u201d (100 m).<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Connections\"><\/span>Connections<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>On part of the route, between \u201cElmsleigh Bus Station\u201d and \u201cTown Lane\u201d it shares the road with routes 203 and 446; between \u201cElmsleigh Bus Station\u201d and \u201cKenilworth Road\u201d it shares the road with route 216; between \u201cAshford Hospital\u201d and \u201cViscount Road\u201d it shares the road with route 555.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cElmsleigh Bus Station\u201d: buses 117, 290, 458 and X442<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHigh Street\u201d (only towards \u201cHeathrow Terminal 5\u201d): buses 117, 290, 458 and X442<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBirch Green\u201d: buses 117, 290 and X442<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCrooked Billet Roundabout\u201d: bus X442<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAshford Hospital\u201d (only towards \u201cHeathrow Terminal 5\u201d): bus 116<\/li>\n<li>\u201cScots Close\u201d: bus 116<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHorton Road\u201d: bus X442<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHeathrow Terminal 5\u201d: buses 350, 423, 482, 490, H30, HHL, RA2 and X442<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAshford Hospital Entrance\u201d (only towards \u201cElmsleigh Bus Station\u201d): bus 116<\/li>\n<li>\u201cKingston Road\u201d (only towards \u201cElmsleigh Bus Station\u201d): buses 117, 290 and X442<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRipley Way\u201d (only towards \u201cElmsleigh Bus Station\u201d): buses 117, 290, 458 and X442<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pages for these routes: <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-h30-london\">bus H30<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-hhl-london\">bus HHL<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-x442-london\">bus X442<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-116-london\">bus 116<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-117-london\">bus 117<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-203-london\">bus 203<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-216-london\">bus 216<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-290-london\">bus 290<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-350-london\">bus 350<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-423-london\">bus 423<\/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_can_I_change_from_bus_442_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus 442 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cElmsleigh Bus Station\u201d (117, 290, 458 and X442) and \u201cHeathrow Terminal 5\u201d (350, 423, 482, 490, H30, HHL, RA2 and X442). All other stops with connections are listed above.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_stops_does_bus_442_have\"><\/span>How many stops does bus 442 have?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>20 towards \u201cHeathrow Terminal 5\u201d and 21 towards \u201cElmsleigh Bus Station\u201d, counting the stops at each end.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checked on 2 October 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for London (TfL).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 442 in London runs between \u201cElmsleigh Bus Station\u201d and \u201cHeathrow Terminal 5\u201d. All routes in London \u2192 The route of bus 442 Towards \u201cHeathrow Terminal 5\u201d: 20 stops. After \u201cElmsleigh Bus Station\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cHigh Street\u201d, \u201cBirch Green\u201d, \u201cCrooked Billet Roundabout\u201d, \u201cShortwood Avenue\u201d, \u201cKenilworth Road\u201d, \u201cTown Lane\u201d, \u201cAshford Hospital\u201d, \u201cScots Close\u201d, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":647,"featured_media":30912,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9020],"tags":[],"moimportance":[],"motype":[],"moformat":[],"class_list":["post-30911","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\/30911","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=30911"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30911\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30920,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30911\/revisions\/30920"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30912"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30911"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30911"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30911"},{"taxonomy":"moimportance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moimportance?post=30911"},{"taxonomy":"motype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motype?post=30911"},{"taxonomy":"moformat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moformat?post=30911"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}