Bus route 188 in London: North Greenwich Station ↔ Tottenham Court Road Station

Bus route 188 in London runs between “North Greenwich Station” and “Tottenham Court Road Station”. The return journey starts at “New Oxford Street” (100 m from “Tottenham Court Road Station”).

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Which way bus 188 runs

Towards “Tottenham Court Road Station”: 48 stops. After “North Greenwich Station”, the bus calls at “Boord Street”, “Tunnel Avenue”, “Christ Church Primary School”, “Tyler Street”, “Trafalgar Road / Maze Hill”, “Trafalgar Estate”, “National Maritime Museum”, “Greenwich Church Street”, “Creek Road / Norman Road”, “Creekside”. Then “MacMillan Students Village”, “Deptford High Street”, “Abinger Grove”, “Deptford Fire Station”, “Deptford Park School”, “Bestwood Street”, “Bush Road (SE8)”, “Surrey Quays Station”, “Surrey Quays Shopping Centre”, “Surrey Quays Leisure Park”. Then “Canada Street”, “Canada Water Bus Station”, “Neptune St / St Olaves Estate”, “Southwark Park”, “Drummond Road”, “Bermondsey Station”, “St James’s Road”, “Jamaica Road / Abbey Street”, “Dockhead”, “Tanner Street”. Then “Druid Street”, “Abbey Street”, “Grange Road/Caledonian Market”, “Twr Bridge Rd/Bricklayers Arms”, “Bricklayers Arms / New Kent Rd”, “Rodney Place”, “Elephant & Castle / New Kent Road”, “Elephant & Castle / London Road”, “St George’s Circus”, “The Old Vic”. Before “Tottenham Court Road Station”: “Waterloo Station / Tenison Way”, “Waterloo Bridge / South Bank”, “Lancaster Place”, “Aldwych / Kingsway”, “Holborn Station”, “Drury Lane”.

On the way back the bus takes a different route, from “New Oxford Street” to “North Greenwich Station” (49 stops). Only in this direction does it call at “Museum Street”, “Kingsway / Holborn Station”, “Aldwych / Drury Lane”, “Waterloo Station / Waterloo Road”, “Boss Street”, “Surrey Quays Road”, “Lower Road / Surrey Quays Stn”, “Sayes Court”, “Cutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich”, “Greenwich Town Cen/ Cutty Sark”, “King William Lane” and “Pelton Road”. Only in the direction of “Tottenham Court Road Station” does it call at, among others, “Christ Church Primary School”, “Greenwich Church Street”, “Bush Road (SE8)”, “Surrey Quays Shopping Centre”, “St James’s Road” and “Tanner Street”. For the way back, board nearby: “Christ Church Primary School” → “Pelton Road” (150 m), “Greenwich Church Street” → “Cutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich” (100 m), “Bush Road (SE8)” → “Lower Road / Surrey Quays Stn” (150 m) and “Surrey Quays Shopping Centre” → “Surrey Quays Leisure Park” (150 m). Towards “Tottenham Court Road Station”, board nearby: “Museum Street” → “Drury Lane” (150 m), “Kingsway / Holborn Station” → “Holborn Station” (50 m), “Aldwych / Drury Lane” → “Aldwych / Kingsway” (100 m) and “Waterloo Station / Waterloo Road” → “Waterloo Station / Tenison Way” (200 m).

Connections

On part of the route, between “Deptford High Street” and “Tanner Street” it shares the road with route 47; between “Grange Road/Caledonian Market” and “Holborn Station” it shares the road with route 1; between “Elephant & Castle / London Road” and “Holborn Station” it shares the road with route 68.

Connections by stop, in route order:

• “North Greenwich Station”: buses 108, 129, 132, 161, 180, 335, 422, 486 and SL11
• “Boord Street”: buses 108, 129 and 422
• “Tunnel Avenue”: buses 108, 129, 132, 161, 180, 335, 422 and 486
• “Christ Church Primary School” (only towards “Tottenham Court Road Station”): buses 129, 177, 286, 386 and 422
• “Tyler Street”: buses 129, 177, 286, 386 and 422
• Stops from “Trafalgar Road / Maze Hill” to “National Maritime Museum”: buses 129, 177, 286 and 386
• “Greenwich Church Street” (only towards “Tottenham Court Road Station”): buses 129, 177, 286 and 386
• “Creek Road / Norman Road”: buses 129, 177 and 386
• “Deptford Park School”: bus 225
• “Bestwood Street”: bus 225
• “Bush Road (SE8)” (only towards “Tottenham Court Road Station”): buses 225 and P12
• “Surrey Quays Station”: buses 225, C10 and P12
• “Surrey Quays Shopping Centre” (only towards “Tottenham Court Road Station”): buses 225, C10 and P12
• Stops from “Surrey Quays Leisure Park” to “Neptune St / St Olaves Estate”: buses 225, C10 and P12
• Stops from “Southwark Park” to “Bermondsey Station”: buses C10 and P12
• “St James’s Road” (only towards “Tottenham Court Road Station”): bus C10
• “Jamaica Road / Abbey Street”: bus C10
• “Dockhead”: bus C10
• “Tanner Street” (only towards “Tottenham Court Road Station”): buses 42, 78 and C10
• “Druid Street”: buses 42, 78 and 343
• “Abbey Street”: buses 42, 78 and C10
• “Grange Road/Caledonian Market”: buses 21, 42, 78, 415, 453 and C10
• “Twr Bridge Rd/Bricklayers Arms”: buses 21, 42, 53, 63, 78, 363, 415, 453 and C10
• “Bricklayers Arms / New Kent Rd”: buses 21, 42, 53, 63, 136, 343, 363, 415 and 453
• “Rodney Place”: buses 12, 35, 40, 53, 63, 136, 148, 171, 176, 343, 363, 415, 453, 468, BL1 and P5
• “Elephant & Castle / New Kent Road”: buses 12, 35, 40, 53, 63, 133, 136, 148, 155, 171, 176, 196, 333, 343, 344, 360, 363, 415, 453, 468, BL1, C10 and P5
• “Elephant & Castle / London Road”: buses 12, 35, 40, 53, 63, 133, 136, 148, 155, 171, 176, 196, 333, 343, 344, 360, 363, 415, 453, 468, BL1, C10 and P5
• “St George’s Circus”: buses 12, 40, 53, 59, 63, 76, 148, 155, 171, 176, 344, 360, 363, 453 and C10
• “The Old Vic”: buses 11, 12, 40, 53, 59, 63, 76, 77, 139, 148, 176, 341, 344, 360, 453, BL1, C10 and SL6
• “Waterloo Station / Tenison Way” (only towards “Tottenham Court Road Station”): buses 11, 59, 76, 77, 139, 176, 243, 341, BL1, C10 and SL6
• “Waterloo Bridge / South Bank”: buses 11, 59, 76, 77, 139, 176, 243, 341, C10 and SL6
• “Lancaster Place” (only towards “Tottenham Court Road Station”): buses 9, 15, 23, 26, 59, 76, 87, 91, 139, 176, 243, 341 and SL6
• “Aldwych / Kingsway” (only towards “Tottenham Court Road Station”): buses 9, 15, 23, 26, 59, 76, 87, 91, 139, 176, 243, 341 and SL6
• “Holborn Station” (only towards “Tottenham Court Road Station”): buses 8, 14, 19, 38, 55, 59, 91, 98, 133, 243 and SL6
• “Drury Lane” (only towards “Tottenham Court Road Station”): buses 8, 14, 19, 38, 55, 59, 91, 98, 176, 243 and SL6
• “Tottenham Court Road Station”: buses 8, 14, 19, 24, 29, 38, 55, 73, 98, 176 and 390
• “New Oxford Street”: buses 8, 14, 19, 24, 29, 38, 55, 73, 98, 176 and 390
• “Museum Street” (only towards “North Greenwich Station”): buses 8, 14, 19, 38, 55, 59, 91, 98, 243 and SL6
• “Kingsway / Holborn Station” (only towards “North Greenwich Station”): buses 8, 19, 38, 55, 59, 91, 98, 133, 243 and SL6
• “Aldwych / Drury Lane” (only towards “North Greenwich Station”): buses 9, 15, 23, 26, 59, 76, 87, 91, 139, 176, 243, 341 and SL6
• “Waterloo Station / Waterloo Road” (only towards “North Greenwich Station”): buses 11, 59, 76, 77, 139, 176, 243, 341, BL1, C10 and SL6
• “Boss Street” (only towards “North Greenwich Station”): buses 42, 78 and 343
• “Surrey Quays Road” (only towards “North Greenwich Station”): buses 225, C10 and P12
• “Lower Road / Surrey Quays Stn” (only towards “North Greenwich Station”): buses 225, C10 and P12
• “Cutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich” (only towards “North Greenwich Station”): buses 129, 177, 286 and 386
• “Greenwich Town Cen/ Cutty Sark” (only towards “North Greenwich Station”): buses 129, 177, 286 and 386
• “King William Lane” (only towards “North Greenwich Station”): buses 129, 177, 286, 386 and 422
• “Pelton Road” (only towards “North Greenwich Station”): buses 129, 177, 286, 386 and 422

Pages for these routes: bus BL1, bus C10, bus P12, bus P5, bus SL11, bus SL6, bus 1, bus 8, bus 9, bus 11, bus 12, bus 14, bus 15, bus 19, bus 21, bus 23, bus 24, bus 26, bus 29, bus 35, bus 38, bus 40, bus 42, bus 47, bus 53, bus 55, bus 59, bus 63, bus 68, bus 73, bus 76, bus 77, bus 78, bus 87, bus 91, bus 98, bus 108, bus 129, bus 132, bus 133, bus 136, bus 139, bus 148, bus 155, bus 161, bus 171, bus 176, bus 177, bus 180, bus 196.

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Questions and answers

Where does bus 188 start its return journey?

At “New Oxford Street” (100 m from “Tottenham Court Road Station”).

Where can I change from bus 188 to another bus route?

Most routes stop at “Elephant & Castle / New Kent Road” and “Elephant & Castle / London Road” (12, 35, 40, 53, 63, 133, 136, 148, 155, 171, 176, 196, 333, 343, 344, 360, 363, 415, 453, 468, BL1, C10 and P5). All other stops with connections are listed above.

Checked on 5 October 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for London (TfL).