Bus route N86 in London goes from “Stratford Bus Station” to “Dagnam Park Square”. This is a night route. The two directions are not quite the same: 2 stops are served in one direction only, which is worth knowing before you travel.
Where bus N86 goes
Towards “Dagnam Park Square”: 72 stops. After “Stratford Bus Station”, the bus calls at “Stratford Centre / Moorfields Eye Hospital”, “Litchfield Avenue”, “Water Lane / University Of East London”, “Atherton Leisure Centre”, “Margery Park Road”, “Woodgrange Road”, “Green Street (E7)”, “Katherine Road Forest Gate”, “Shrewsbury Road Romford”, “Woodgrange Park Station”. Then “High Street North Manor Park”, “First Avenue (E12)”, “Rabbits Road”, “Seventh Avenue”, “Little Ilford Lane”, “North Circular Road Ilford”, “Ilford Station / Ilford Hill”, “Pioneer Point”, “Redbridge Central Library”, “Hainault Street”. Then “St Peter & St Paul Church”, “Ilford County Court”, “Aldborough Road South Seven Kings”, “New Road Seven Kings”, “Seven Kings Station”, “Chester Road (IG3)”, “Kingswood Road”, “Barley Lane / Goodmayes Stn”, “Goodmayes Retail Park”, “Grove Road Goodmayes”. Then “Belfairs Drive”, “Chadwell Heath Lane”, “St Chad’s Road”, “Whalebone Lane”, “Hainault Road Chadwell Heath”, “St Edward’s Academy / The Compass School”, “Jutsums Lane”, “Romford Stadium”, “Richards Avenue”, “Cotleigh Road”. Then “Knightsbridge Gardens”, “Mawney Road (RM1)”, “North Street Romford”, “Romford Market”, “Mercury Gardens”, “Romford Town Centre”, “Romford Station”, “Romford Police Station”, “Pettits Lane”, “Raphael Park”. Then “Repton Avenue”, “Links Avenue (RM2)”, “Castellan Avenue”, “Upper Brentwood Rd/Gallows Cnr”, “Gallows Corner”, “Faringdon Avenue”, “Heaton Avenue”, “Myrtle Road”, “Grange Road Harold Hill”, “Charlbury Crescent”. Before “Dagnam Park Square”: “Hilldene Avenue / Chatteris Avenue”, “Hilldene Ave Shopping Centre”, “Chippenham Road (RM3)”, “Harkness Close”, “Sedgefield Crescent”, “Wickford Drive”, “Redruth Road”, “Petersfield Ave/Leamington Rd”, “St Neot’s Road”, “Tarnworth Road”.
On the way back the bus takes a different route, from “Dagnam Park Square” to “Stratford Bus Station” (70 stops). Only in this direction does it call at “Sheffield Drive”, “Settle Road”, “Brookside School”, “Masefield Crescent”, “Balgores Lane”, “Albany Road Chadwell Heath”, “Farrance Road”, “Japan Road”, “Wangey Road”, “Montpelier Gardens”, “Goodmayes Tesco”, “Goodmayes Road / Goodmayes Stn”, “Blythswood Road”, “Ilford Fire Station”, “Connaught Road Seven Kings”, “Winston Way Primary School”, “Ilford Broadway”, “Chapel Road”, “Dersingham Avenue” and “Sprowston Road”. Only in the direction of “Dagnam Park Square” does it call at, among others, “Litchfield Avenue”, “Seventh Avenue”, “North Circular Road Ilford”, “Ilford Station / Ilford Hill”, “Pioneer Point” and “Ilford County Court”. For the way back, board nearby: “Litchfield Avenue” → “Water Lane / University Of East London” (250 m), “Seventh Avenue” → “Rabbits Road” (250 m), “North Circular Road Ilford” → “Dersingham Avenue” (150 m) and “Ilford Station / Ilford Hill” → “Chapel Road” (100 m). Towards “Dagnam Park Square”, board nearby: “Sheffield Drive” → “Dagnam Park Square” (150 m), “Settle Road” → “Wickford Drive” (150 m), “Brookside School” → “Chippenham Road (RM3)” (200 m) and “Masefield Crescent” → “Faringdon Avenue” (150 m).
Left column runs down, right column runs up. Filled stops are served both ways, dashed ones only one way: 22 towards “Dagnam Park Square” and 20 the other way. Tap a stop to see its name.
Connections
On part of the route, between “Stratford Bus Station” and “Seventh Avenue” it shares the road with route N25; between “Romford Market” and “Romford Station” it shares the road with route N15.
Connections by stop, in route order:
- “Stratford Bus Station”: buses N8 and N205
- “Stratford Centre / Moorfields Eye Hospital”: bus N8
- “Litchfield Avenue” (only towards “Dagnam Park Square”): bus N8
Pages for these routes: bus N15, bus N205, bus N25, bus N8.
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 and answers
Does bus N86 go to “Stratford Centre / Moorfields Eye Hospital”?
Yes, in both directions.
Where can I change from bus N86 to another bus route?
Most routes stop at “Stratford Bus Station” (N8 and N205) and “Stratford Centre / Moorfields Eye Hospital” (N8). All other stops with connections are listed above.
Checked on 24 September 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for London (TfL).