{"id":31364,"date":"2026-10-03T14:02:02","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T13:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/bus-route-396-london"},"modified":"2026-10-03T14:02:02","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T13:02:02","slug":"bus-route-396-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-396-london","title":{"rendered":"Bus route 396 in London: King George Hospital \u2194 Roden Street"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 396 in London links \u201cKing George Hospital\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-6ac76818f07f1\" 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-6ac76818f07f1\"  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-396-london\/#Which_way_bus_396_runs\" >Which way bus 396 runs<\/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-396-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-396-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-396-london\/#Questions_about_bus_396\" >Questions about bus 396<\/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-396-london\/#Does_bus_396_go_to_%E2%80%9CNewbury_Park_Station%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus 396 go to \u201cNewbury Park Station\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-396-london\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_396_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus 396 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_way_bus_396_runs\"><\/span>Which way bus 396 runs<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-396-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ilondon.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-london-bus-396-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route 396 in London on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Towards \u201cRoden Street\u201d: 19 stops. After \u201cKing George Hospital\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cChadwell Heath Lane\/Barley Ln\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, \u201cGants Hill Station\u201d. Before \u201cRoden Street\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 \u201cKing George Hospital\u201d (21 stops). Only in this direction does it call at \u201cIlford Station \/ Ilford Hill\u201d, \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 and \u201cLittle Heath\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cRoden Street\u201d does it call at, among others, \u201cChadwell Heath Lane\/Barley Ln\u201d, \u201cBarley Lane \/ King George Hospital\u201d, \u201cGrenfell Gardens\u201d, \u201cAldborough Road South\u201d, \u201cLey Street\u201d and \u201cMilton Crescent\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cChadwell Heath Lane\/Barley Ln\u201d \u2192 \u201cLittle Heath\u201d (100 m), \u201cBarley Lane \/ King George Hospital\u201d \u2192 \u201cLittle Heath\u201d (200 m), \u201cGrenfell Gardens\u201d \u2192 \u201cRamsgill Drive\u201d (100 m) and \u201cAldborough Road South\u201d \u2192 \u201cAldborough Road North\u201d (50 m). Towards \u201cRoden Street\u201d, board nearby: \u201cIlford Station \/ Ilford Hill\u201d \u2192 \u201cRoden Street\u201d (150 m), \u201cBeal Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cCoventry Road\u201d (100 m), \u201cParham Drive\u201d \u2192 \u201cGants Hill Station\u201d (50 m) and \u201cAshurst Drive\u201d \u2192 \u201cSouth View Crescent\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 \u201cBarley Lane \/ King George Hospital\u201d and \u201cRoden Street\u201d it shares the road with route 296; 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>\u201cKing George Hospital\u201d: buses 173, 362 and EL3<\/li>\n<li>\u201cChadwell Heath Lane\/Barley Ln\u201d (only towards \u201cRoden Street\u201d): buses 173, 362, EL3 and SL12<\/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>\u201cIlford Station \/ Ilford Hill\u201d (only towards \u201cKing George Hospital\u201d): buses 25, 86, 145, 147, 169, 179, 364, 366, 425, 462, EL1, SL2 and W19<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBeal Road\u201d (only towards \u201cKing George Hospital\u201d): buses 145, 179, 364, 366, 462 and SL2<\/li>\n<li>\u201cParham Drive\u201d (only towards \u201cKing George Hospital\u201d): buses 179, 462, SL2 and SL12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHorns Road\u201d (only towards \u201cKing George Hospital\u201d): buses 169 and SL12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cKing George Avenue\u201d (only towards \u201cKing George Hospital\u201d): buses 169 and SL12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cOaks Lane\u201d (only towards \u201cKing George Hospital\u201d): bus SL12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLittle Heath\u201d (only towards \u201cKing George Hospital\u201d): buses 173, 362, EL3 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\/22651-bus-route-25-london\">bus 25<\/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-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-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-179-london\">bus 179<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-296-london\">bus 296<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-362-london\">bus 362<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-364-london\">bus 364<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-366-london\">bus 366<\/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>Our page \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/how-to-pay-for-public-transport-london\">How to pay for public transport in London<\/a>\u201d describes tickets, passes and concessions, including any differences between modes of transport.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Questions_about_bus_396\"><\/span>Questions about bus 396<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_bus_396_go_to_%E2%80%9CNewbury_Park_Station%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus 396 go to \u201cNewbury Park Station\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_396_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus 396 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cIlford Station\u201d and \u201cRoden Street\u201d (25, 86, 145, 147, 169, 179, 364, 366, 425, 462, EL1, SL2 and W19). All other stops with connections are listed above.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checked on 3 October 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for London (TfL).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 396 in London links \u201cKing George Hospital\u201d and \u201cRoden Street\u201d. All routes in London \u2192 Which way bus 396 runs Towards \u201cRoden Street\u201d: 19 stops. After \u201cKing George Hospital\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cChadwell Heath Lane\/Barley Ln\u201d, \u201cBarley Lane \/ King George Hospital\u201d, \u201cBawdsey Avenue\u201d, \u201cGrenfell Gardens\u201d, \u201cAldborough Road South\u201d, \u201cNewbury Park Station\u201d, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":647,"featured_media":31365,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9020],"tags":[],"moimportance":[],"motype":[],"moformat":[],"class_list":["post-31364","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\/31364","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=31364"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31364\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31375,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31364\/revisions\/31375"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31365"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31364"},{"taxonomy":"moimportance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moimportance?post=31364"},{"taxonomy":"motype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motype?post=31364"},{"taxonomy":"moformat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moformat?post=31364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}