Buses in Charing Cross
41 bus routes serve Charing Cross, run by Go Ahead London, Transport UK, London Transit, Arriva London North and Metroline Travel and others. The main interchange is Charing Cross Underground station.
Bus station: Charing Cross Underground station
Most frequent routes
- 453: Deptford Bridge – Lisson Grove Go Ahead London
- 88: Dartmouth Park – Clapham Common Go Ahead London
- 24: Pimlico – Hampstead Transport UK
- 23: Temple – Kensal Town London Transit
- 29: Wood Green – Charing Cross Arriva London North
- 139: Waterloo – Golders Green Metroline Travel
Where you can go from Charing Cross
Routes
- 453: Deptford Bridge – Lisson Grove Go Ahead London
- 88: Dartmouth Park – Clapham Common Go Ahead London
- 24: Pimlico – Hampstead Transport UK
- 23: Temple – Kensal Town London Transit
- 29: Wood Green – Charing Cross Arriva London North
- 139: Waterloo – Golders Green Metroline Travel
- 176: Penge & Sydenham – Tottenham Court Road Go Ahead London
- 159: Oxford Circus – Streatham Transport UK
- 87: Temple – Wandsworth Go Ahead London
- 15: Charing Cross – Blackwall Go Ahead London
- 12: Oxford Circus – Dulwich Village Go Ahead London
- 91: Wood Green – Charing Cross Go Ahead London
- 26: Victoria – Hackney Wick Stagecoach London
- 9: Hammersmith – Temple Metroline Travel
- NL-9: Elephant & Castle – Nine Elms Replacement Service
- N15: Oxford Circus – Romford Go Ahead London
- N279: Charing Cross – Waltham Cross Arriva London North
- N29: Enfield Town – Charing Cross Arriva London North
- N20: Charing Cross – High Barnet Metroline Travel
- N87: Temple – Kingston Upon Thames Go Ahead London
- N18: Harrow Weald – Charing Cross London Transit
- N118: Ruislip – Charing Cross London Transit
- N155: Temple – Morden Go Ahead London
- N279: Charing Cross – Waltham Cross Arriva London North
- N9: Temple – Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 Metroline Travel
- N3: Bromley – Oxford Circus Transport UK
- N551: Gallions Reach – Charing Cross Stagecoach London
- N91: Cockfosters – Charing Cross Go Ahead London
- N550: Canning Town – Charing Cross Stagecoach London
- N5: Edgware – Charing Cross London Sovereign
- N26: Chingford – Victoria Stagecoach London
- N109: Croydon – Soho Transport UK
- N21: Charing Cross – Bexleyheath Go Ahead London
- N89: Charing Cross – Erith Go Ahead London
- N343: New Cross Gate – Charing Cross Go Ahead London
- N44: Temple – Sutton Go Ahead London
- N11: Ealing Broadway – Westminster Go Ahead London
- N41: Tottenham Hale – Charing Cross Arriva London North
- N136: Oxford Circus – Chislehurst Go Ahead London
- N199: Charing Cross – St Mary Cray Stagecoach London
- N97: Charing Cross – Hammersmith Go Ahead London
Bus companies
Stops and stations
Nearby stops
Within a 10-minute walk of Charing Cross, but in a neighbouring place:
- St Martin's Place, Leicester Square 3 min walk · 24, 29, 176, N5, N20, N29, N41, N279
- Whitehall / Horseguards Avenue, Westminster 4 min walk · 12, 159, 453, N3, N53, N109, N155, N381
- Leicester Square 4 min walk · 24, 29, 176, N5, N20, N29, N41, N279
- Embankment Underground station 4 min walk · Bakerloo, Circle, District, Northern
- Haymarket / Charles II Street, Piccadilly Circus 5 min walk · 12, 88, 159, 453, N3, N18, N97, N109
- Leicester Square Underground station 5 min walk · Northern, Piccadilly
Questions
- Where can I go by bus from Charing Cross?
- Direct buses from Charing Cross go to Temple (23, 87, 9, N87, N155, N9, N44), Oxford Circus (159, 12, N15, N3, N136), Hammersmith (9, N97), Victoria (26, N26), Waltham Cross (N279), Wood Green (29, 91), Bexleyheath (N21), Blackwall (15), Bromley (N3) and Canning Town (N550).
- Which bus goes from Charing Cross to Temple?
- Routes 23, 87, 9, N87, N155, N9 and N44, run by London Transit, Go Ahead London and Metroline Travel.
- Which bus goes from Charing Cross to Oxford Circus?
- Routes 159, 12, N15, N3 and N136, run by Transport UK and Go Ahead London.
- Which bus goes from Charing Cross to Hammersmith?
- Routes 9 and N97, run by Metroline Travel and Go Ahead London.
- Where do buses stop in Charing Cross?
- The busiest stops are London Charing Cross station, Charing Cross Underground station, Trafalgar Square, Charing Cross and Bedford Street.
- Which bus companies run in Charing Cross?
- Go Ahead London, Transport UK, London Transit, Arriva London North, Metroline Travel, Stagecoach London, Replacement Service and London Sovereign.
- What are the most frequent buses in Charing Cross?
- the 453 (Deptford Bridge – Lisson Grove), the 88 (Dartmouth Park – Clapham Common), the 24 (Pimlico – Hampstead) and the 23 (Temple – Kensal Town).
- Where is the bus station in Charing Cross?
- Buses meet at Charing Cross Underground station.
Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Friday, 6 November 2026. Stop details from NaPTAN. Train timetables contain data from Network Rail, licensed under the Open Government Licence; live train times from National Rail. Times are UK local time and can change at short notice: check before you travel.
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