20 Walthamstow Central ↔ Debden

Operated by Stagecoach London. First bus 05:20, last bus 00:15. 202 journeys on weekdays.

The 20 is confirmed in the national fare cap — single fares cost at most £3 until 31 Dec 2026, then £2 from 1 January 2027. Source: GOV.UK. Details →

Timetable

Times are shown at the route's main timing stops — buses serve all stops in between. For times at your exact stop, open the stop's own page.

20 towards Debden — Monday to Friday (101 journeys)
Walthamstow Bus Station (Stop B) 06:1006:3006:4506:5707:1007:1007:2407:3907:4007:5608:0808:1108:2608:3808:4208:5809:0809:1309:2809:3709:4309:5810:0710:1310:2710:3510:4110:5611:0211:1111:2611:3111:4111:5511:5912:1012:2512:2512:4012:5412:5513:1013:2413:2513:4013:5413:5414:0914:2414:2414:4014:5414:5515:1115:2415:2815:4515:5416:0216:1916:2416:3616:5316:5417:1017:2417:2717:4217:5417:5718:1118:2418:2618:4218:5518:5819:1419:2519:2919:4519:5520:0020:1420:2520:2920:4420:5521:1321:2521:4421:5422:1522:2322:4522:5223:1523:2123:4523:5000:1500:15
Bakers Avenue (Stop SK) 06:1406:3406:4907:0207:1507:1307:3007:4207:4608:0208:1008:1708:3208:4008:4809:0409:1109:1909:3409:4009:4910:0410:1010:1910:3310:3810:4711:0211:0611:1711:3211:3511:4712:0112:0412:1612:3012:3112:4612:5913:0113:1613:2913:3113:4614:0013:5914:1614:3114:2914:4714:5915:0215:1815:2915:3515:5215:5916:0916:2616:2916:4317:0016:5917:1717:2917:3417:4917:5918:0418:1818:2918:3318:4919:0019:0519:2019:3019:3519:5120:0020:0520:1920:2820:3420:4920:5821:1721:2821:4821:5722:1922:2622:4922:5523:1923:2423:4923:5300:1900:18
Lea Bridge Road / Bakers Arms (Stop EH) 06:1606:3606:5107:0407:1707:1507:3207:4407:4808:0408:1208:1908:3408:4208:5009:0609:1309:2109:3609:4209:5110:0610:1210:2110:3510:4010:4911:0411:0811:1911:3411:3711:4912:0312:0612:1812:3212:3312:4813:0113:0313:1813:3113:3313:4814:0214:0114:1814:3314:3114:4915:0115:0415:2015:3115:3715:5416:0116:1116:2816:3116:4517:0217:0117:1917:3117:3617:5118:0118:0618:2018:3118:3518:5119:0219:0719:2219:3219:3719:5320:0220:0720:2120:3020:3620:5121:0021:1921:3021:5021:5922:2122:2822:5122:5723:2123:2623:5123:5500:2100:20
Whipps Cross / Wood Street (Stop A) 06:1906:3906:5407:0807:2107:1707:3607:4607:5208:0908:1508:2408:3908:4508:5509:1009:1609:2509:4009:4509:5510:1010:1610:2510:3910:4410:5311:0811:1311:2311:3811:4211:5312:0812:1112:2312:3712:3812:5313:0713:0813:2313:3813:3813:5314:0714:0814:2314:3814:3814:5415:0815:1015:2615:3715:4316:0016:0616:1616:3316:3616:5017:0717:0617:2417:3617:4117:5618:0618:1018:2418:3618:3918:5519:0619:1119:2619:3619:4119:5720:0620:1120:2520:3420:3920:5421:0321:2221:3321:5322:0222:2422:3122:5422:5923:2423:2823:5423:5700:2400:22
Woodford Green / Broadmead Rd (Stop U) 06:2806:4807:0407:1907:3307:2507:4907:5408:0608:2308:2308:3808:5308:5309:0909:2309:2509:3709:5209:5410:0710:2210:2510:3710:5110:5311:0511:2011:2311:3511:5011:5212:0512:2012:2212:3512:4812:5013:0513:1813:2013:3513:4913:5014:0514:2114:1914:3814:5414:4915:1115:1815:2815:4415:4716:0116:1916:1716:3516:5216:4617:0917:2517:1617:4217:4617:5918:1418:1618:2618:3818:4618:5319:0919:1619:2319:3819:4619:5320:0920:1520:2320:3620:4320:5021:0421:1221:3121:4222:0222:1122:3222:3923:0223:0623:3223:3500:0200:0400:3200:29
Stag Lane (adj) 06:3406:5407:1107:2607:4107:2907:5707:5808:1308:2908:2708:4408:5908:5709:1409:2809:3009:4209:5709:5910:1210:2710:3010:4210:5610:5811:1011:2511:2811:4011:5511:5712:1012:2512:2712:4012:5312:5513:1013:2313:2513:4013:5413:5514:1214:2814:2414:4515:0214:5415:1915:2315:3615:5215:5216:0816:2516:2216:4116:5816:5117:1417:3017:2117:4717:5118:0418:1918:2118:3118:4318:5118:5819:1419:2119:2819:4319:5019:5820:1320:1920:2720:4020:4720:5421:0821:1621:3521:4622:0522:1522:3522:4323:0523:1023:3523:3800:0500:0700:3500:32
Loughton Station (Stop A) 06:4007:0007:1807:3407:5007:3508:0608:0408:2108:3608:3308:5109:0609:0309:2109:3509:3609:4910:0410:0610:1910:3410:3710:4911:0311:0511:1711:3211:3511:4712:0212:0512:1712:3212:3512:4713:0113:0213:1713:3113:3213:4714:0114:0414:2114:3814:3114:5515:1215:0115:2915:3015:4616:0215:5916:1716:3416:2916:5017:0716:5817:2217:3817:2817:5517:5818:1118:2618:2818:3818:5018:5819:0519:2019:2819:3419:4919:5620:0420:1920:2520:3320:4620:5321:0021:1321:2221:4021:5222:1022:2022:4022:4823:1023:1523:4023:4300:1000:1200:4000:37
Sedley Rise (adj) 06:4707:0707:2607:4207:5807:3908:1408:0908:2908:4408:3808:5909:1409:0909:2909:4309:4209:5710:1210:1310:2710:4210:4410:5711:1311:1411:2711:4211:4411:5712:1212:1412:2712:4212:4412:5713:1013:1213:2713:4013:4213:5714:1014:1414:3114:4814:4015:0515:2115:0915:3815:3815:5516:1116:0716:2716:4416:3717:0017:1617:0617:3117:4617:3518:0318:0518:1918:3418:3418:4618:5819:0319:1219:2719:3319:4119:5620:0120:1020:2520:3020:3920:5220:5821:0621:1921:2721:4621:5622:1522:2422:4522:5223:1523:1923:4523:4700:1500:1600:4500:41
Castell Road (adj) 06:5107:1107:3007:4608:0207:4208:1808:1208:3308:4808:4109:0309:1809:1209:3309:4709:4510:0110:1610:1710:3110:4610:4811:0111:1811:1811:3211:4711:4812:0212:1712:1812:3212:4712:4813:0213:1413:1713:3213:4413:4714:0314:1414:2014:3714:5414:4415:1115:2715:1315:4415:4216:0116:1716:1116:3316:4916:4117:0517:2117:1017:3617:5117:3918:0718:0918:2318:3818:3818:5019:0219:0719:1619:3119:3719:4520:0020:0520:1320:2820:3320:4220:5521:0121:0921:2221:3021:4921:5922:1822:2722:4822:5523:1823:2223:4823:5000:1800:1900:4800:44
Burton Road (SW-bound) 06:5907:1907:3807:5408:1007:4808:2608:1808:4108:5608:4709:1109:2609:1809:4109:5509:5110:0910:2410:2410:3910:5410:5511:0911:2611:2511:4011:5511:5512:1112:2612:2512:4112:5612:5513:1113:2113:2613:4113:5113:5614:1314:2114:3014:4715:0414:5115:2115:3715:2015:5415:4916:0916:2516:1816:4116:5716:4817:1317:2917:1717:4417:5917:4618:1518:1518:3118:4618:4418:5819:0919:1319:2219:3719:4319:5120:0620:1120:1920:3420:3920:4821:0121:0721:1521:2821:3621:5522:0522:2422:3322:5423:0023:2423:2823:5423:5600:2400:2500:5400:50

Route map

All stops on route 20

20 towards Debden

  1. Walthamstow Bus Station (Stop B) Walthamstow
  2. Grosvenor Park Road (Stop K) Walthamstow Central
  3. Grove Road Walthamstow (Stop SJ) Walthamstow Central
  4. Bakers Avenue (Stop SK) Walthamstow
  5. Lea Bridge Road / Bakers Arms (Stop EH) Whipps Cross
  6. Leyton Green Road (Stop EJ) Whipps Cross
  7. Shernhall Street (Stop EK) Whipps Cross
  8. Peterborough Rd /Lea Bridge Rd (Stop EL) Whipps Cross
  9. Whipps Cross / Wood Street (Stop A) Whipps Cross
  10. Hainault Court (->E) Upper Walthamstow
  11. Oakhurst Gardens (->N) Upper Walthamstow
  12. St Peters Church (->N) Upper Walthamstow
  13. Forest Road Walthamstow (Stop J) Upper Walthamstow
  14. Waterworks Corner (Stop K) Hale End
  15. Chelmsford Rd /Woodford New Rd (Stop P) Hale End
  16. Oak Hill (Stop Q) Hale End
  17. St Aubyns School (Stop R) Woodford Green
  18. Chingford Lane (IG8) (Stop S) Woodford Green
  19. Woodford Green / Broadmead Rd (Stop U) Woodford Green
  20. Monkhams Lane (Stop V) Woodford Green
  21. St Thomas of Canterbury Church (Stop FH) Woodford Wells
  22. Whitehall Road / Bancroft Sch (Stop FJ) Woodford Wells
  23. Knighton Lane (Stop FK) Woodford Wells
  24. Stag Lane (adj) Buckhurst Hill
  25. Russell Road (opp) Buckhurst Hill
  26. Cricket Ground (o/s) Buckhurst Hill
  27. North Farm (adj) Loughton
  28. Spring Grove (opp) Loughton
  29. Upper Park (adj) Loughton
  30. The Crown (near) Loughton
  31. Loughton Station (Stop A) Loughton
  32. Sainsburys Store (o/s) Loughton
  33. The Crown (opp) Loughton
  34. Forest Road (adj) Loughton
  35. Traps Hill (opp) Loughton
  36. The Uplands (adj) Loughton
  37. Church Close (adj) Loughton
  38. Sedley Rise (adj) Loughton
  39. Maple Gate (opp) Debden
  40. Hillyfields (E-bound) Debden
  41. Hillcroft (adj) Debden
  42. Pyrles Lane (E-bound) Debden
  43. Chandler Road (opp) Debden
  44. Castell Road (adj) Debden
  45. Davenant School (o/s) Debden
  46. Colebrook Lane (SE-bound) Debden
  47. The Cottage Loaf (o/s) Debden
  48. Goldingham Avenue (adj) Debden
  49. Mannock Drive (W-bound) Debden
  50. Etheridge Road (E-bound) Debden
  51. Vere Road (opp) Debden
  52. Burton Road (SW-bound) Debden

20 towards Walthamstow Central

  1. The Broadway (adj) Debden
  2. Torrington Drive (opp) Debden
  3. Burton Road (opp) Debden
  4. Etheridge Road (W-bound) Debden
  5. Mannock Drive (N-bound) Debden
  6. Goldingham Avenue (opp) Debden
  7. The Cottage Loaf (opp) Debden
  8. Colebrook Lane (NW-bound) Debden
  9. Castell Road (opp) Debden
  10. Chandler Road (adj) Debden
  11. Pyrles Lane (W-bound) Debden
  12. Hillcroft (opp) Debden
  13. Hillyfields (W-bound) Debden
  14. Maple Gate (adj) Debden
  15. Sedley Rise (opp) Loughton
  16. Church Close (opp) Loughton
  17. The Uplands (opp) Loughton
  18. Traps Hill (adj) Loughton
  19. Forest Road (opp) Loughton
  20. The Crown (near) Loughton
  21. Loughton Station (Stop C) Loughton
  22. Sainsburys Store (o/s) Loughton
  23. The Crown (adj) Loughton
  24. The Crescent (adj) Loughton
  25. Spring Grove (adj) Loughton
  26. North Farm (opp) Loughton
  27. Cricket Ground (opp) Buckhurst Hill
  28. Russell Road (adj) Buckhurst Hill
  29. Stag Lane (opp) Buckhurst Hill
  30. Knighton Lane (Stop FN) Woodford Wells
  31. Whitehall Road / Bancroft Sch (Stop FD) Woodford Wells
  32. St Thomas of Canterbury Church (Stop FS) Woodford Wells
  33. Monkhams Lane (Stop A) Woodford Green
  34. Woodford Green / Broadmead Rd (Stop B) Woodford Green
  35. Chingford Lane (IG8) (Stop C) Woodford Green
  36. St Aubyns School (Stop E) Woodford Green
  37. Chelmsford Rd /Woodford New Rd (Stop F) Hale End
  38. Waterworks Corner (Stop G) Hale End
  39. Forest Road Walthamstow (Stop H) Upper Walthamstow
  40. St Peters Church (->S) Upper Walthamstow
  41. Snaresbrook Road (->S) Upper Walthamstow
  42. Hainault Court (Stop H) Upper Walthamstow
  43. Whipps Cross Bus Stand (Stop G) Whipps Cross
  44. Peterborough Rd /Lea Bridge Rd (Stop WA) Whipps Cross
  45. Essex Road (Stop WB) Whipps Cross
  46. Leyton Green Road (Stop WK) Whipps Cross
  47. Lea Bridge Road / Bakers Arms (Stop ND) Whipps Cross
  48. Hoe Street / Bakers Arms (Stop NE) Walthamstow
  49. Grove Road Walthamstow (Stop NH) Walthamstow Central
  50. Queen's Road (Stop L) Walthamstow
  51. Walthamstow Bus Station (->N) Walthamstow

Service history & registered changes

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Towns & areas on this route

Frequently asked questions

What time is the first 20 bus?

The first 20 departure on weekdays leaves at 05:20 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).

What time is the last 20 bus?

The last 20 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 00:15. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.

How much does the 20 bus cost?

The 20 is confirmed by GOV.UK as part of the national fare cap, so a single costs at most £3 until 31 December 2026, then £2 from 1 January 2027. Stagecoach London day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.

Who runs the 20 bus?

The 20 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.