Buses in Leicester Square
10 bus routes serve Leicester Square, run by Transport UK, Arriva London North, Go Ahead London, Replacement Service and Metroline Travel and others. The main interchange is Leicester Square Underground station.
Bus station: Leicester Square Underground station
Most frequent routes
- 24: Pimlico – Hampstead Transport UK
- 29: Wood Green – Charing Cross Arriva London North
- 176: Penge & Sydenham – Tottenham Court Road Go Ahead London
- NL-9: Elephant & Castle – Nine Elms Replacement Service
- N279: Charing Cross – Waltham Cross Arriva London North
- N29: Enfield Town – Charing Cross Arriva London North
Where you can go from Leicester Square
Routes
- 24: Pimlico – Hampstead Transport UK
- 29: Wood Green – Charing Cross Arriva London North
- 176: Penge & Sydenham – Tottenham Court Road Go Ahead London
- NL-9: Elephant & Castle – Nine Elms Replacement Service
- N279: Charing Cross – Waltham Cross Arriva London North
- N29: Enfield Town – Charing Cross Arriva London North
- N20: Charing Cross – High Barnet Metroline Travel
- N279: Charing Cross – Waltham Cross Arriva London North
- N5: Edgware – Charing Cross London Sovereign
- N41: Tottenham Hale – Charing Cross Arriva London North
Bus companies
Stops
Nearby stops
Within a 10-minute walk of Leicester Square, but in a neighbouring place:
- Dean Street / Chinatown, Soho 3 min walk · 10, 14, 19, 38, N19, N38
- Gerrard Place / Chinatown, Soho 3 min walk · 10, 14, 19, 38, N19, N38
- Charing Cross Underground station 3 min walk · Bakerloo, Northern
- Charing Cross 4 min walk · 9, 15, 23, 26, 87, 91, 139, 176
- Cambridge Circus, Soho 4 min walk · 10, 14, 19, 24, 29, 38, 176, N5
- Trafalgar Square/Charing Cross 4 min walk · 26, 87, 91, 139, 176, N21, N26, N44
Questions
- Where can I go by bus from Leicester Square?
- Direct buses from Leicester Square go to Charing Cross (29, N279, N29, N20, N5, N41), Waltham Cross (N279), Edgware (N5), Elephant & Castle (NL-9), Enfield Town (N29), Hampstead (24), High Barnet (N20), Nine Elms (NL-9), Penge & Sydenham (176) and Pimlico (24).
- Which bus goes from Leicester Square to Charing Cross?
- Routes 29, N279, N29, N20, N5 and N41, run by Arriva London North, Metroline Travel and London Sovereign.
- Which bus goes from Leicester Square to Waltham Cross?
- Route N279, run by Arriva London North.
- Which bus goes from Leicester Square to Edgware?
- Route N5, run by London Sovereign.
- Where do buses stop in Leicester Square?
- The busiest stops are Leicester Square Underground station, Leicester Square and St Martin's Place.
- Which bus companies run in Leicester Square?
- Transport UK, Arriva London North, Go Ahead London, Replacement Service, Metroline Travel and London Sovereign.
- What are the most frequent buses in Leicester Square?
- the 24 (Pimlico – Hampstead), the 29 (Wood Green – Charing Cross), the 176 (Penge & Sydenham – Tottenham Court Road) and the NL-9 (Elephant & Castle – Nine Elms).
- Where is the bus station in Leicester Square?
- Buses meet at Leicester Square Underground station.
Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Saturday, 7 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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