Buses in Watford
47 bus routes serve Watford, run by West Midlands Trains, Metroline Travel, London Overground, Avanti West Coast and London United and others. The busiest stops are Watford Junction station, Bushey station and Watford High Street station.
Most frequent routes
- 142: Brent Cross – Watford Metroline Travel
- 258: South Harrow – Watford London United
- 258: South Harrow – Watford Metroline Travel
- 321: Watford – Luton Town Centre Arriva Beds and Bucks
- 20: Boxmoor – Holywell Arriva Herts and Essex
- RA3: Watford – Heathrow Airport (circular) First Berkshire & The Thames Valley
Where you can go from Watford
- Garston: W1, W3, W4, W2, 833, 885, 306A, 832
- Bushey: 885, 346, 347, 397, R16
- Borehamwood: 398, 306, 306A, 397
- London Euston: train, train, train, train
- Hemel Hempstead: 322, 352, 320
- Holywell: 20, 385, W21
- North Watford: 319, R9, R16
- South Oxhey: W20, 833, R17
- Abbots Langley: 329, 346
- Berry Lane Estate: 322, W1
- Chorleywood: 336, R2
- Hatfield Business Park: 602, 635
- North Bushey: 336, 385
- Northwood: 328, 346
- South Harrow: 258, 258
Routes
- London Euston – Birmingham New Street West Midlands Trains
- 142: Brent Cross – Watford Metroline Travel
- Watford Junction – London Euston (Lioness line) London Overground
- London Euston – Wolverhampton Avanti West Coast
- 258: South Harrow – Watford London United
- 258: South Harrow – Watford Metroline Travel
- 321: Watford – Luton Town Centre Arriva Beds and Bucks
- 20: Boxmoor – Holywell Arriva Herts and Essex
- RA3: Watford – Heathrow Airport (circular) First Berkshire & The Thames Valley
- 724: Harlow Town Centre – St Albans Arriva Herts and Essex
- Watford Junction – East Croydon Southern
- 602: Watford – Hatfield Business Park Uno
- 398: Borehamwood – Potters Bar Sullivan Buses
- 725: Stevenage – St Albans Arriva Herts and Essex
- 322: Berry Lane Estate – Hemel Hempstead Arriva Herts and Essex
- 328: Northwood – Watford Red Rose Travel
- 306: Watford – Borehamwood (circular) Sullivan Buses
- W30: Watford – Croxley Green Red Rose Travel
- London Euston – Glasgow Central Caledonian Sleeper
- 329: Abbots Langley – Watford Red Rose Travel
- 346: Northwood – Watford Red Rose Travel
- W1: Garston – Berry Lane Estate Red Rose Travel
- 336: North Bushey – Chorleywood Red Rose Travel
- W20: South Oxhey – Watford Red Eagle
- Harry_Potter_Studios_Tour_Victoria_to_Studios: Leavesden – Victoria Golden Tours
- 352: Watford – Hemel Hempstead Red Eagle
- 319: North Watford – Woodside (circular) Red Eagle
- 635: Hatfield Business Park – Watford Uno
- W3: Watford – Garston (circular) Red Eagle
- W4: Watford – Garston (circular) Red Eagle
- 951: Watford – Thorpe Park Grounds Sullivan Buses
- R2: Watford – Chorleywood Red Eagle
- W1: Kingswood – Watford Red Eagle
- W2: Watford – Garston (circular) Red Eagle
- 385: Holywell – North Bushey (circular) Red Eagle
- 833: South Oxhey – Garston Sullivan Buses
- 885: Bushey – Garston Red Eagle
- 306A: Borehamwood – Garston Sullivan Buses
- 320: Maple Cross – Hemel Hempstead Arriva Herts and Essex
- 346: Bushey – Abbots Langley Sullivan Buses
- 347: Bushey – Watford Sullivan Buses
- 397: Bushey – Borehamwood Sullivan Buses
- 832: Garston – Watford Sullivan Buses
- R9: North Watford – Chipperfield Red Eagle
- R16: Bushey – North Watford Red Eagle
- R17: Hatch End – South Oxhey Red Eagle
- W21: Carpenders Park – Holywell Red Eagle
Bus companies
Stops and stations
- Watford Junction station
- Bushey station
- Watford High Street station
- Carpenders Park station
- Watford North station
- Garston (Herts) station
- Watford Junction Railway Station
- St John's Road
- King Street
- Beechen Grove
- Clarendon Road
- Market Street
- High Street
- Park Parade
- Watford High Street Railway Station
- Waterfields Way
- Dalton Way
- Water Lane
- Tesco
- Railway Bridge
- Regent Street
- Exchange Road
- Bushey Arches
- Bushey Railway Station East
- Town Hall
- Brixton Road
- Tudor Arms PH
- Widgeon Way
- Garsmouth Way
- The Gossamers Shops
- The Gossamers
- Phillipers
- Two Bridges
- Windsor Road
- Buckingham Road
- Bushey Mill Lane
- Garston Railway Station
- Woodmere Avenue
- Douglas Avenue
- Hillrise Avenue
- Library
- Croxley Metropolitan Station
- St Mary's Road
- Brightwell Road
- Bucknalls Lane
- Rochester Drive
- The Hornets
- Premier Inn
- Hagden Lane
- Cassiobridge Road
- Queens Avenue
- The Dick Whittington PH
- Thorpe Crescent
- Queens' School
- Park Avenue
- Beechen Grove North
- Watford North Railway Station
- General Hospital
- Ashfields
- Wiggenhall Road
- Shepherds Road
- Garston Drive
- Sydney Road
- Winton Approach
- Colnbrook School
- Trevose Way
- Fulford Grove
- Embleton Road
- Hayling Road
- Parkgate Road
- Bushey Mill Crescent
- Hilfield Brook
- Balmoral Road
- Hazelwood Road
- Radlett Road
- Bournehall Road
- Red Lion PH
- The Grange Academy
- Grange Road
- Melbourne Road
Questions
- Where can I go by bus from Watford?
- Direct buses from Watford go to Garston (W1, W3, W4, W2, 833, 885, 306A, 832), Bushey (885, 346, 347, 397, R16), Borehamwood (398, 306, 306A, 397), London Euston (train), Hemel Hempstead (322, 352, 320), Holywell (20, 385, W21), North Watford (319, R9, R16), South Oxhey (W20, 833, R17), Abbots Langley (329, 346) and Berry Lane Estate (322, W1).
- Which bus goes from Watford to Garston?
- Routes W1, W3, W4, W2, 833, 885, 306A and 832, run by Red Rose Travel, Red Eagle and Sullivan Buses.
- Which bus goes from Watford to Bushey?
- Routes 885, 346, 347, 397 and R16, run by Red Eagle and Sullivan Buses.
- Which bus goes from Watford to Borehamwood?
- Routes 398, 306, 306A and 397, run by Sullivan Buses.
- Where do buses stop in Watford?
- The busiest stops are Watford Junction station, Bushey station, Watford High Street station, Carpenders Park station and Watford North station.
- Which bus companies run in Watford?
- West Midlands Trains, Metroline Travel, London Overground, Avanti West Coast, London United, Arriva Beds and Bucks, Arriva Herts and Essex, First Berkshire & The Thames Valley, Southern, Uno, Sullivan Buses, Red Rose Travel, Caledonian Sleeper, Red Eagle and Golden Tours.
- What are the most frequent buses in Watford?
- the 142 (Brent Cross – Watford), the 258 (South Harrow – Watford), the 258 (South Harrow – Watford) and the 321 (Watford – Luton Town Centre).
Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Friday, 16 October 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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