179 Chingford Station ↔ Hainault Street

Operated by Stagecoach London. First bus 00:00, last bus 23:55. 281 journeys on weekdays.

🔴 London flat fare: £1.75 with contactless or Oyster — the Hopper fare includes unlimited bus/tram changes within an hour, with daily caps. Cash isn't accepted on London buses.

Timetable

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179 towards Hainault Street — Monday to Friday (141 journeys)
Chingford Station (Stop C) 00:0000:0000:2000:2000:4000:4004:5505:1505:3505:5506:1506:3506:4006:4706:5807:0807:1007:1807:2807:3807:4007:4908:0108:1008:1308:2508:3708:4008:4909:0009:0109:1309:2009:2509:3709:4009:4909:5910:0110:1310:1810:2510:3710:3810:5010:5611:0211:1411:1511:2611:3511:3811:5011:5512:0212:1412:1512:2612:3512:3812:5012:5513:0213:1413:1513:2513:3513:3713:4813:5514:0014:1214:1514:2314:3414:3514:4514:5514:5615:0715:1515:1815:2915:3515:4015:5215:5516:0416:1516:1616:2816:3516:4016:5216:5517:0417:1517:1617:2917:3517:4217:5417:5518:0618:1518:1818:3018:3518:4118:5218:5619:0419:1619:1619:3019:3619:4519:5720:0020:1820:2020:3920:4021:0021:0021:2021:2021:4021:4022:0022:0022:2022:2022:4022:4023:0023:0023:2023:2023:4023:40
Friday Hill (Stop GB) 00:0400:0400:2400:2400:4400:4304:5805:1805:3805:5806:1906:3906:4406:5107:0307:1307:1407:2307:3307:4307:4407:5508:0708:1408:1908:3208:4408:4408:5609:0409:0809:1909:2409:3109:4209:4409:5410:0310:0610:1810:2310:3010:4210:4310:5511:0111:0711:1911:2011:3111:4011:4311:5512:0012:0712:2012:2012:3212:4012:4412:5613:0013:0813:2013:2013:3113:4013:4313:5514:0014:0714:1914:2014:3014:4114:4014:5215:0015:0315:1415:2015:2515:3615:4015:4715:5816:0016:1016:2016:2216:3416:4016:4616:5817:0017:1017:2017:2217:3517:4017:4717:5918:0018:1118:2018:2318:3518:4018:4618:5719:0119:0919:2119:2119:3519:4119:5020:0120:0520:2220:2520:4320:4521:0421:0421:2421:2421:4421:4422:0422:0422:2422:2422:4422:4423:0423:0423:2423:2423:4423:44
St Thomas of Canterbury Church (Stop FS) 00:0800:0800:2800:2800:4800:4705:0305:2305:4306:0306:2406:4406:4806:5707:0907:2007:1907:3107:4207:5207:4908:0408:1608:1908:2808:4008:5208:4909:0409:0909:1609:2609:2909:3809:4809:4910:0010:0810:1210:2410:2810:3610:4710:4911:0111:0611:1311:2511:2511:3711:4511:4912:0112:0612:1312:2612:2612:3812:4612:5013:0213:0613:1413:2613:2613:3713:4613:4914:0114:0614:1314:2514:2614:3614:4714:4614:5915:0615:1015:2115:2615:3215:4315:4615:5416:0516:0516:1716:2516:2916:4116:4516:5317:0517:0517:1717:2517:2817:4017:4517:5318:0518:0518:1718:2518:2918:4018:4518:5119:0219:0619:1419:2619:2619:4019:4619:5520:0620:1020:2720:3020:4820:5021:0921:0921:2921:2921:4921:4922:0922:0922:2822:2822:4822:4823:0823:0823:2823:2823:4823:48
Woodford Green / Broadmead Rd (Stop B) 00:0900:0900:2900:2900:4900:4805:0405:2405:4406:0406:2606:4706:5007:0007:1307:2507:2107:3607:4707:5807:5108:1008:2208:2108:3408:4608:5708:5109:0909:1109:2209:3309:3109:4409:5409:5110:0410:1010:1610:2810:3010:4010:4910:5211:0411:0911:1611:2811:2811:4011:4811:5212:0412:0912:1612:2912:3012:4112:5012:5313:0513:1013:1713:2913:3013:4013:5013:5214:0414:1014:1614:2814:3014:3914:5014:5015:0315:0915:1415:2615:2915:3815:4915:4816:0016:1116:0716:2316:2716:3516:4716:4716:5817:1017:0717:2117:2717:3217:4417:4717:5618:0818:0718:2018:2718:3218:4318:4718:5319:0419:0819:1619:2819:2819:4219:4819:5720:0820:1220:2920:3220:5020:5221:1121:1121:3121:3121:5121:5122:1122:1122:3022:3022:4922:5023:0923:0923:2923:2923:4923:49
South Woodford (Stop C) 00:1500:1500:3500:3500:5500:5405:1005:3005:5006:1106:3406:5606:5607:1007:2507:3707:2707:4908:0108:1207:5708:2408:3608:2808:4809:0009:1108:5809:2309:1809:3509:4509:3809:5510:0509:5810:1510:1810:2610:3810:3810:5010:5811:0211:1411:1811:2611:3811:3811:5011:5812:0212:1412:1912:2612:3912:4012:5113:0013:0313:1513:2013:2713:3913:4013:5014:0014:0214:1414:2014:2614:3814:4014:4915:0115:0015:1415:1915:2515:3715:3915:4916:0015:5816:1116:2216:1716:3416:3616:4616:5816:5617:0917:2117:1617:3217:3517:4317:5517:5518:0718:1818:1518:2918:3518:4018:5218:5519:0219:1319:1619:2519:3619:3719:5019:5620:0520:1620:2020:3720:4020:5821:0021:1921:1821:3821:3921:5921:5822:1922:1822:3722:3822:5622:5823:1523:1623:3523:3523:5523:55
Charlie Browns Roundabout (Stop D) 00:1700:1700:3700:3700:5700:5605:1205:3205:5206:1306:3606:5806:5807:1307:2807:4007:2907:5208:0408:1607:5908:2808:4008:3008:5209:0409:1509:0009:2709:2109:3909:4909:4109:5910:0910:0110:1910:2110:3010:4210:4110:5411:0111:0611:1811:2111:3011:4211:4111:5412:0212:0612:1812:2312:3012:4312:4412:5513:0413:0713:1913:2413:3113:4313:4413:5414:0414:0614:1814:2414:3114:4414:4414:5615:0915:0415:2215:2315:3315:4515:4315:5716:0916:0216:2016:3116:2116:4316:4016:5517:0716:5917:1817:2917:1917:4017:3817:5118:0317:5818:1418:2518:1818:3518:3818:4618:5718:5819:0719:1719:1919:2919:3919:4119:5419:5920:0820:1920:2420:4020:4321:0021:0221:2121:2021:4021:4122:0122:0022:2122:2022:3922:4022:5823:0023:1723:1823:3723:3723:5723:57
Gants Hill Station / Cranbrook Road (Stop CH) 00:2500:2500:4500:4401:0501:0305:2005:4006:0106:2306:4607:0907:0607:2507:4007:5307:3708:0608:1808:3008:0708:4208:5408:3809:0509:1709:2809:0809:4009:3009:5110:0109:5010:1110:2110:1110:3110:3110:4110:5310:5211:0511:1211:1711:2911:3211:4111:5311:5212:0512:1312:1712:2912:3412:4112:5412:5513:0613:1613:1813:3013:3613:4213:5513:5714:0714:1714:1914:3114:3714:4414:5714:5715:0915:2215:1615:3515:3515:4615:5815:5416:1116:2316:1316:3516:4616:3216:5816:5117:1017:2217:1017:3317:4417:3017:5517:4918:0618:1718:0918:2818:3918:2918:4918:4919:0019:1019:0919:2019:3019:2919:4119:4919:5320:0620:0920:2020:2920:3420:4920:5321:0921:1221:3121:2921:4921:5122:1022:0822:3022:2822:4722:4823:0623:0823:2523:2723:4523:4500:0500:05
Ilford Station (Stop D) 00:2900:2900:4900:4801:0901:0705:2405:4406:0606:2906:5207:1607:1007:3207:4708:0107:4108:1408:2708:3908:1208:5109:0308:4309:1409:2609:3709:1309:4809:3509:5910:0909:5510:1910:2910:1610:3910:3610:4911:0010:5711:1211:1711:2411:3611:3811:4812:0011:5912:1212:2012:2412:3612:4112:4813:0113:0213:1313:2313:2513:3713:4313:4914:0214:0414:1414:2414:2714:3914:4414:5215:0515:0415:1715:3015:2315:4315:4215:5516:0716:0116:1916:3116:2016:4316:5416:3917:0616:5817:1817:3017:1717:4117:5217:3618:0317:5518:1418:2518:1518:3618:4718:3518:5718:5519:0819:1819:1519:2819:3819:3519:4919:5520:0120:1320:1520:2620:3420:4020:5420:5921:1421:1821:3721:3421:5421:5622:1522:1322:3422:3322:5222:5323:1123:1223:3023:3123:4923:5000:0900:09
Hainault Street (Stop S) 00:3200:3200:5200:5101:1201:1005:2705:4706:1006:3306:5607:2007:1307:3607:5108:0507:4408:1808:3108:4308:1508:5509:0708:4609:1809:3009:4109:1709:5209:3910:0310:1409:5910:2410:3410:2010:4410:4010:5411:0511:0111:1711:2211:2911:4111:4311:5312:0512:0412:1712:2512:2912:4112:4612:5313:0613:0713:1813:2813:3013:4213:4813:5414:0714:0914:1914:2914:3214:4414:4914:5715:1015:0915:2215:3515:2815:4815:4716:0016:1216:0616:2416:3616:2516:4816:5916:4417:1117:0317:2317:3517:2217:4617:5717:4118:0818:0018:1918:3018:1918:4118:5218:3919:0218:5919:1319:2319:1919:3319:4319:3919:5419:5920:0620:1720:1920:3020:3820:4420:5821:0321:1821:2221:4121:3821:5822:0022:1922:1722:3822:3722:5622:5723:1523:1623:3423:3523:5323:5400:1200:12

Route map

All stops on route 179

179 towards Hainault Street

  1. Chingford Station (Stop C) Chingford
  2. Station Road / Chingford Station (Stop E) Chingford Green
  3. Stanley Road (E4) (Stop G) Chingford Green
  4. Station Road / The Green (Stop K) Chingford
  5. Balgonie Road (Stop GA) Chingford Green
  6. Friday Hill (Stop GB) Chingford Green
  7. Kimberley Road (E4) (Stop GC) Chingford Green
  8. Valance Avenue (Stop GE) Chingford Green
  9. Seymour Court (Stop GH) Chingford Green
  10. Newlands Road (Stop FA) Woodford Wells
  11. Forest Road (IG8) (Stop FB) Woodford Wells
  12. Bancroft's School (Stop FC) Woodford Wells
  13. St Thomas of Canterbury Church (Stop FS) Woodford Wells
  14. Monkhams Lane (Stop A) Woodford Green
  15. Woodford Green / Broadmead Rd (Stop B) Woodford Green
  16. Chingford Lane (IG8) (Stop C) Woodford Green
  17. Churchill Memorial (Stop D) Woodford Green
  18. St Albans Road (Stop G) Woodford Green
  19. Churchfields (->S) South Woodford
  20. Southend Road Woodford Green (Stop M) South Woodford
  21. George Lane Shopping Centre (Stop G) South Woodford
  22. South Woodford (Stop C) South Woodford
  23. George Lane / Chigwell Road (Stop B) South Woodford
  24. Onslow Gardens (E18) (Stop A) South Woodford
  25. Charlie Browns Roundabout (Stop D) South Woodford
  26. Lechmere Approach (Stop E) South Woodford
  27. Northview Drive (Stop F) Clayhall
  28. Woodford / Roding Lane North (Stop WA) Clayhall
  29. Claybury Broadway (Stop WB) Clayhall
  30. Lord Avenue (Stop WD) Clayhall
  31. Longwood Gardens Gants Hill (Stop WE) Gants Hill
  32. Highwood Gardens (Stop WH) Gants Hill
  33. Glenwood Gardens (Stop WP) Gants Hill
  34. Gants Hill Stn / Woodford Ave (Stop WQ) Gants Hill
  35. Gants Hill Station / Cranbrook Road (Stop CH) Gants Hill
  36. Beehive Lane (Stop CJ) Gants Hill
  37. Bethell Avenue (Stop VA) Gants Hill
  38. Valentines Park (Stop VB) Cranbrook
  39. Northbrook Road (Stop VC) Cranbrook
  40. Coventry Road (Stop VJ) Ilford
  41. Ilford Station (Stop D) Ilford
  42. Ilford / Chapel Road (Stop P) Ilford
  43. Redbridge Central Library (Stop R) Ilford
  44. Hainault Street (Stop S) Ilford

179 towards Chingford Station

  1. Hainault Street (Stop W) Ilford
  2. Redbridge Central Library (Stop Q) Ilford
  3. High Road Ilford (Stop M) Ilford
  4. Ilford Station (Stop G) Ilford
  5. Beal Road (Stop VL) Ilford
  6. Northbrook Road (Stop VM) Cranbrook
  7. Valentines Park (Stop VP) Cranbrook
  8. Bethell Avenue (Stop VR) Gants Hill
  9. Beehive Lane (Stop CM) Gants Hill
  10. Gants Hill Station / Cranbrook Road (Stop CN) Gants Hill
  11. Gants Hill Stn / Woodford Ave (Stop WS) Gants Hill
  12. Wycombe Road (Stop WT) Gants Hill
  13. Beehive Lane Clayhall (Stop WJ) Gants Hill
  14. Grasmere Gardens (Stop WK) Gants Hill
  15. Woodford Bridge Road (Stop WL) Clayhall
  16. Woodford / Roding Lane South (Stop WN) Clayhall
  17. Woodford Trading Estate (Stop Q) Clayhall
  18. Charlie Browns Roundabout (Stop R) South Woodford
  19. Southend Road South Woodford (Stop M) South Woodford
  20. Onslow Gardens (E18) (Stop R) South Woodford
  21. George Lane / Chigwell Road (Stop Z) South Woodford
  22. South Woodford (Stop E) South Woodford
  23. George Lane Shopping Centre (Stop H) South Woodford
  24. Southend Road Woodford Green (Stop L) South Woodford
  25. Chelmsford Road (Stop X) South Woodford
  26. Empress Avenue Woodford Green (Stop Y) Woodford Green
  27. Churchill Memorial (Stop Z) Woodford Green
  28. Chingford Lane (IG8) (Stop S) Woodford Green
  29. Woodford Green / Broadmead Rd (Stop U) Woodford Green
  30. Monkhams Lane (Stop V) Woodford Green
  31. St Thomas of Canterbury Church (Stop FH) Woodford Wells
  32. Bancroft's School (Stop FU) Woodford Wells
  33. Forest Road (IG8) (Stop FV) Woodford Wells
  34. Whitehall Lane (Stop FW) Woodford Wells
  35. Seymour Court (Stop GM) Chingford Green
  36. Valance Avenue (Stop GN) Chingford Green
  37. Kimberley Road (E4) (Stop GP) Chingford Green
  38. Kings Road / Friday Hill (Stop GQ) Chingford Green
  39. Balgonie Road (Stop GS) Chingford Green
  40. Station Road / The Green (Stop L) Chingford
  41. Buxton Road (Stop H) Chingford
  42. Chingford Station (Stop F) Chingford

Service history & registered changes

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Towns & areas on this route

Frequently asked questions

What time is the first 179 bus?

The first 179 departure on weekdays leaves at 00:00 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).

What time is the last 179 bus?

The last 179 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 23:55. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.

How much does the 179 bus cost?

London buses use TfL's flat fare: £1.75 per journey with contactless or Oyster, and the Hopper fare gives you unlimited bus and tram changes within one hour. Daily and weekly caps limit what you can spend. Cash is not accepted.

Who runs the 179 bus?

The 179 is operated by Stagecoach London.

Timetable data from the operator via the DfT Bus Open Data Service. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.