Night bus route N279 in London: Bus Station ↔ Trafalgar Square

Bus route N279 in London goes from “Bus Station” to “Trafalgar Square”. This is a night route.

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Which way bus N279 runs

From “Bus Station” to “Trafalgar Square”: 75 stops. On the way: “Arlington Crescent”, “Bullsmoor Lane”, “Oakhurst Road”, “Totteridge Road”, “Turkey Street Station”, “Albany Leisure Centre”, “Ingersoll Road”, “Oatlands Road”, “Carterhatch Lane (EN3)”, “Green Street (EN3)”. Then “Durants Park”, “Enfield College”, “Southbury Road Ponders End”, “Ponders End Park”, “Orchard Road (EN3)”, “Nightingale Road (N9)”, “Cuckoo Hall Lane”, “Tramway Avenue”, “Forest Road / Jubilee Park”, “Bounces Road”. Then “Monmouth Road”, “Edmonton Green Bus Station”, “Edmonton Green Police Station”, “Shrubbery Road”, “Brettenham Road”, “Angel Corner”, “Colyton Way”, “Nutfield Close”, “White Hart Lane Station”, “Tottenham Hotspur Football Club”. Then “Tottenham Sports Centre”, “Lordship Lane (N17)”, “Scotland Green”, “Dowsett Road”, “Tottenham Police Station”, “Tottenham Town Hall”, “College of North East London”, “Stonebridge Road/Seven Sisters”, “Elizabeth Road”, “St Anns Road/Seven Sisters Rd”. Then “Heysham Road”, “Vartry Road”, “Seven Sisters Road/Amhurst Pk”, “Woodberry Grove (N4)”, “Manor House Station”, “Portland Rise”, “Alexandra Grove”, “Finsbury Park/Blackstock Road”, “Finsbury Park Station”, “Isledon Road”. Then “Berriman Road”, “Sobell Centre”, “Holloway Road”, “Caledonian Road”, “Hillmarton Road / Camden Road”, “Hilldrop Road”, “Brecknock Road”, “Camden Park Road”, “Sandall Road”, “Murray Street”. Then “Camden Road Station”, “Camden Town Station”, “Pratt Street”, “Mornington Crescent”, “Silverdale”, “William Road”, “Warren Street Station / Euston Road”, “Capper Street”, “Goodge Street Station”, “Stephen Street”. Before “Trafalgar Square”: “Cambridge Circus”, “Leicester Square”, “St Martin’s Place”.

On the way back the bus takes a different route, from “Trafalgar Square” to “Bus Station” (80 stops). Only in this direction does it call at “Denmark Street”, “Tottenham Court Road Station”, “Warren Street Station”, “Drummond Street”, “Robert Street Euston”, “Camden High Street”, “Camden Town / Camden Road”, “St Pancras Way”, “Torriano Avenue”, “Chambers Road”, “Holloway Nags Head”, “Seven Sisters Road / Nags Head”, “Hornsey Road (N7)”, “Durham Road (N7)”, “Fonthill Road”, “Amhurst Park”, “Birstall Road / Seven Sisters Station”, “Seven Sisters Station”, “St Loys Road / Bruce Grove Station”, “Brantwood Road”, “Edmonton Green Station”, “Bury Street Edmonton”, “Durants Road”, “Durants School”, “Mandeville Road (EN3)” and “Bullsmoor Lane / Mollison Avenue”. Only in the direction of “Trafalgar Square” does it call at, among others, “Arlington Crescent”, “Bullsmoor Lane”, “Durants Park”, “Scotland Green”, “Dowsett Road” and “Stonebridge Road/Seven Sisters”. For the way back, board nearby: “Arlington Crescent” → “Bullsmoor Lane / Mollison Avenue” (150 m), “Bullsmoor Lane” → “Mandeville Road (EN3)” (100 m), “Durants Park” → “Enfield College” (200 m) and “Scotland Green” → “Lordship Lane (N17)” (250 m). Towards “Trafalgar Square”, board nearby: “Denmark Street” → “Cambridge Circus” (100 m), “Tottenham Court Road Station” → “Stephen Street” (50 m), “Warren Street Station” → “Warren Street Station / Euston Road” (200 m) and “Drummond Street” → “Warren Street Station / Euston Road” (50 m).

Where to change

Shared sections with other routes: between “Seven Sisters Road/Amhurst Pk” and “Stephen Street” it shares the road with route N253; between “Manor House Station” and “Stephen Street” it shares the road with route N29; between “Camden Town Station” and “Stephen Street” it shares the road with route N20.

Connections by stop, in route order:

• “Tottenham Police Station”: bus N73
• “Tottenham Town Hall”: bus N73
• “College of North East London”: buses N41 and N73
• “Stonebridge Road/Seven Sisters” (only towards “Trafalgar Square”): buses N41 and N73
• “Elizabeth Road”: bus N73
• “Berriman Road” (only towards “Trafalgar Square”): bus N91
• “Sobell Centre” (only towards “Trafalgar Square”): bus N91
• “Holloway Road” (only towards “Trafalgar Square”): buses N41, N91 and N263
• “Caledonian Road” (only towards “Trafalgar Square”): buses N41, N91 and N263
• “Hillmarton Road / Camden Road”: bus N91
• “Hilldrop Road”: bus N91
• “Camden Road Station”: buses N28 and N31
• “Camden Town Station”: buses N28 and N31
• “Pratt Street” (only towards “Trafalgar Square”): buses N28 and N31
• “Mornington Crescent”: buses N28 and N31
• Stops from “William Road” to “Capper Street” (only towards “Trafalgar Square”): buses N73 and N205
• “Goodge Street Station”: bus N73
• “Stephen Street” (only towards “Trafalgar Square”): buses N1, N8, N25, N38, N41, N55, N68, N73, N98, N171, N207 and N242
• “Cambridge Circus”: buses N1, N38, N41, N68, N171 and N242
• “Leicester Square”: buses N3, N9, N15, N18, N21, N26, N38, N41, N44, N87, N89, N91, N97, N109, N113, N118, N136, N155, N199, N343, N550 and N551
• “St Martin’s Place” (only towards “Trafalgar Square”): buses N3, N9, N15, N18, N21, N26, N41, N44, N87, N89, N91, N97, N109, N113, N118, N136, N155, N199, N343, N550 and N551
• “Trafalgar Square”: buses N3, N9, N11, N15, N18, N21, N26, N41, N44, N53, N87, N89, N91, N97, N109, N113, N118, N136, N155, N199, N343, N381, N550 and N551
• “Denmark Street” (only towards “Bus Station”): buses N1, N8, N25, N38, N41, N55, N68, N73, N98, N171, N207 and N242
• “Tottenham Court Road Station” (only towards “Bus Station”): buses N1, N8, N25, N38, N41, N55, N68, N73, N98, N171, N207 and N242
• Stops from “Warren Street Station” to “Robert Street Euston” (only towards “Bus Station”): buses N73 and N205
• Stops from “Camden High Street” to “St Pancras Way” (only towards “Bus Station”): buses N28 and N31
• “Chambers Road” (only towards “Bus Station”): bus N91
• Stops from “Holloway Nags Head” to “Hornsey Road (N7)” (only towards “Bus Station”): buses N41, N91 and N263
• “Durham Road (N7)” (only towards “Bus Station”): bus N91
• “Birstall Road / Seven Sisters Station” (only towards “Bus Station”): buses N41 and N73
• “Seven Sisters Station” (only towards “Bus Station”): buses N41 and N73

Pages for these routes: bus N1, bus N109, bus N11, bus N113, bus N118, bus N136, bus N15, bus N155, bus N171, bus N18, bus N199, bus N20, bus N205, bus N207, bus N21, bus N253, bus N26.

Passes and concessions

Which passes are available and who travels free is explained on a separate page: how to pay for public transport in London.

Questions about bus N279

Does bus N279 go to “Turkey Street Station”?

Yes, in both directions.

Where can I change from bus N279 to another bus route?

Most routes stop at “Leicester Square” (N3, N9, N15, N18, N21, N26, N38, N41, N44, N87, N89, N91, N97, N109, N113, N118, N136, N155, N199, N343, N550 and N551) and “Trafalgar Square” (N3, N9, N11, N15, N18, N21, N26, N41, N44, N53, N87, N89, N91, N97, N109, N113, N118, N136, N155, N199, N343, N381, N550 and N551). All other stops with connections are listed above.

Checked on 3 October 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for London (TfL).