23 Great Western Road ↔ Aldwych / Drury Lane

Operated by London Transit. First bus 00:03, last bus 23:51. 627 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

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.

23 towards Aldwych / Drury Lane — Monday to Friday (150 journeys)
Great Western Road (W10) (Stop L) 00:0300:0300:0300:1500:1500:1500:3000:3000:3001:0001:0001:0001:3001:3001:3002:0002:0002:3002:3003:0003:0003:3003:3004:0004:0004:3004:3005:0005:0005:1505:1505:1505:2705:2705:2705:3905:3905:3905:5105:5105:5106:0306:0306:0306:1506:1506:1506:2706:2706:2706:3906:3906:3906:5106:5106:5107:0307:0307:0307:1507:1507:1507:2707:2707:2707:3907:3907:3907:5107:5107:5108:0308:0308:0308:1508:1508:1508:2708:2708:2708:3908:3908:3908:5108:5108:5109:0309:0309:0309:1509:1509:1509:2709:2709:2709:3909:3909:3909:5109:5109:5110:0310:0310:0310:1510:1510:1510:2710:2710:2710:3910:3910:3910:5110:5110:5111:0311:0311:0311:1511:1511:1511:2711:2711:2711:3911:3911:3911:5111:5111:5112:0312:0312:0312:1512:1512:1512:2712:2712:2712:3912:3912:3912:5112:5112:5113:0313:0313:0313:15
Ladbroke Grove Sainsbury's (Stop U) 00:0700:0700:0700:1900:1900:1900:3400:3400:3401:0401:0401:0401:3401:3401:3402:0402:0402:3402:3403:0403:0403:3403:3404:0404:0404:3404:3405:0405:0405:1905:1905:1905:3105:3105:3105:4405:4305:4305:5705:5505:5606:0906:0706:0806:2106:2006:1906:3406:3106:3306:4306:4606:4506:5706:5506:5807:0707:0907:1007:2107:1907:2207:3107:3407:3307:4507:4607:4307:5807:5507:5708:0808:0908:1008:2208:2108:2108:3308:3408:3308:4508:4608:4508:5808:5808:5709:0909:1009:1009:2209:2109:2209:3409:3309:3409:4509:4609:4609:5709:5809:5810:0910:1010:1010:2210:2110:2210:3410:3310:3410:4610:4610:4510:5810:5710:5811:0911:1011:1011:2211:2111:2211:3411:3311:3411:4511:4611:4611:5811:5811:5712:1012:1012:0912:2112:2212:2212:3412:3412:3312:4512:4612:4612:5712:5812:5813:1013:1013:0913:21
Ladbroke Grove (Stop B) 00:1100:1000:1000:2200:2300:2200:3700:3800:3701:0701:0801:0701:3801:3701:3702:0702:0802:3702:3803:0703:0803:3803:3704:0704:0804:3704:3805:0805:0705:2205:2205:2205:3505:3405:3405:4805:4705:4606:0205:5806:0006:1506:1006:1306:2706:2606:2206:4106:3406:4006:4606:5306:5207:0406:5807:0507:1107:1607:1707:2807:2307:2907:3507:4107:4007:5207:5307:4708:0507:5908:0408:1208:1608:1708:2908:2508:2808:3708:4108:4108:4908:5308:5309:0609:0509:0109:1309:1809:1709:2909:2609:3009:4109:3909:4209:5109:5409:5310:0310:0610:0510:1510:1810:1710:3010:2710:2910:4110:3910:4210:5410:5310:5111:0611:0311:0511:1511:1711:1811:3011:2711:2911:4111:3911:4211:5111:5411:5312:0512:0612:0312:1812:1712:1512:2712:2912:3012:4112:4212:4012:5212:5312:5413:0413:0613:0513:1713:1813:1613:28
Chepstow Rd / Westbourne Grove (Stop PL) 00:1600:1500:1500:2700:2800:2700:4200:4300:4201:1201:1301:1201:4301:4201:4202:1202:1302:4202:4203:1203:1203:4203:4204:1204:1204:4204:4205:1205:1205:2605:2705:2605:4005:3805:3905:5405:5205:5006:0806:0206:0706:2106:1406:2006:3406:3306:2706:4906:3906:4806:5107:0107:0007:1207:0307:1307:1607:2407:2507:3607:2807:3707:4007:4907:4808:0008:0107:5208:1308:0408:1208:1708:2408:2508:3708:3008:3608:4308:4908:4908:5509:0109:0109:1409:1309:0809:2009:2609:2509:3709:3309:3809:4909:4709:5009:5910:0210:0110:1110:1410:1310:2310:2610:2510:3810:3510:3710:4910:4710:5011:0211:0110:5911:1411:1111:1311:2311:2511:2611:3811:3511:3711:4911:4811:5012:0012:0212:0112:1312:1412:1212:2612:2512:2412:3612:3712:3812:4912:5012:4913:0113:0113:0213:1313:1413:1313:2513:2613:2513:37
Paddington Station (Stop H) 00:2300:2100:2100:3300:3500:3300:4800:5100:4801:1801:2101:1801:5101:4801:4802:1802:2002:4802:4803:1803:1803:4803:4804:1804:1804:4804:4805:1805:1805:3105:3305:3105:4605:4305:4606:0006:0005:5506:1506:0706:1406:3006:2006:2806:4506:4306:3307:0006:4506:5806:5707:1207:1007:2207:1007:2407:2307:3407:3607:4607:3507:4807:4708:0007:5808:1008:1207:5908:2408:1108:2208:2408:3408:3608:4808:3708:4608:5009:0008:5909:0309:1209:1109:2409:2409:1609:2909:3609:3609:4809:4309:4809:5909:5710:0010:0910:1210:1210:2110:2410:2410:3310:3610:3610:4910:4510:4811:0010:5711:0111:1311:1211:0911:2511:2111:2411:3311:3611:3711:4911:4511:4812:0011:5812:0112:1012:1312:1212:2412:2512:2212:3712:3612:3412:4612:4812:4913:0013:0112:5913:1113:1213:1313:2313:2513:2413:3613:3713:3513:47
Marble Arch Station / Edgware Road (Stop H) 00:2900:2700:2600:3800:4100:3900:5400:5700:5301:2401:2701:2301:5701:5401:5302:2302:2602:5302:5403:2303:2303:5303:5304:2304:2304:5304:5305:2305:2305:3605:3805:3605:5105:4805:5106:0506:0706:0006:2206:1206:2006:3706:2506:3506:5206:5006:3807:0706:5007:0507:0207:1907:1707:2907:1507:3107:2807:4107:4307:5307:4007:5507:5208:0708:0508:1708:1908:0408:3108:1708:2908:3008:4108:4308:5508:4308:5308:5609:0709:0609:0909:1909:1909:3209:3209:2209:3609:4409:4409:5609:5009:5610:0710:0410:0810:1610:2010:2010:2810:3210:3210:4010:4410:4410:5710:5210:5611:0811:0411:0911:2111:2011:1611:3311:2811:3211:4111:4411:4511:5711:5311:5612:0812:0612:0912:1812:2112:2012:3212:3312:3012:4512:4412:4212:5412:5612:5713:0813:0913:0713:1913:2013:2113:3113:3313:3213:4413:4513:4313:55
London Hilton Hotel (Stop B) 00:3300:3100:3000:4200:4500:4300:5801:0100:5701:2801:3101:2702:0101:5801:5702:2702:3002:5702:5803:2703:2703:5703:5704:2704:2704:5704:5705:2705:2705:4005:4205:4005:5505:5205:5506:0906:1106:0406:2606:1606:2406:4106:2906:4006:5606:5506:4207:1106:5407:1007:0607:2407:2207:3407:1907:3607:3207:4607:4807:5807:4408:0007:5608:1208:1008:2208:2408:0808:3608:2108:3408:3408:4608:4809:0008:4708:5809:0009:1209:1109:1309:2409:2409:3709:3709:2609:4009:4909:4910:0109:5410:0110:1310:0810:1310:2010:2510:2510:3210:3710:3710:4510:4910:4911:0210:5711:0111:1311:0911:1411:2611:2511:2111:3811:3311:3711:4611:4911:5012:0211:5812:0112:1312:1112:1412:2312:2612:2512:3712:3812:3512:5012:4912:4712:5913:0113:0213:1313:1413:1213:2413:2513:2613:3613:3813:3713:4913:5013:4814:00
Piccadilly Circus (Stop B) 00:4200:3800:3600:4800:5400:5001:0401:1001:0201:3401:4001:3202:1002:0402:0202:3202:3903:0203:0703:3203:3404:0404:0204:3204:3205:0205:0205:3205:3205:4605:4805:4506:0105:5706:0206:1606:1806:0906:3306:2106:3106:4806:3406:4707:0307:0206:4707:1806:5907:1707:1107:3107:3007:4307:2407:4407:3707:5507:5708:0707:4908:0908:0108:2108:1908:3108:3308:1408:4508:2708:4308:4108:5508:5709:0908:5409:0809:0809:2109:2209:2109:3409:3509:4809:4709:3409:4810:0009:5910:1110:0210:1210:2310:1610:2410:2810:3610:3510:4010:4810:4710:5311:0010:5911:1311:0511:1111:2311:1711:2511:3711:3511:2911:4911:4111:4711:5411:5912:0112:1312:0612:1112:2312:1912:2512:3112:3712:3512:4712:4912:4413:0112:5912:5613:0813:1113:1313:2313:2513:2113:3313:3513:3713:4513:4913:4713:5914:0113:5714:09
Charing Cross (Stop E) 00:5000:4400:4100:5301:0200:5601:1001:1701:0801:4001:4701:3802:1702:0902:0702:3702:4603:0703:1403:3703:4104:0904:0704:3704:3705:0705:0705:3705:3705:5105:5305:4906:0606:0106:0706:2106:2306:1306:3806:2506:3706:5306:3806:5307:0907:0806:5107:2407:0307:2307:1607:3707:3607:4907:2907:5007:4208:0108:0308:1307:5408:1508:0608:2708:2508:3708:3908:1908:5108:3208:4908:4609:0109:0309:1508:5909:1509:1309:2809:2909:2709:4109:4209:5509:5409:4009:5410:0710:0610:1810:0810:1910:3010:2210:3110:3410:4410:4210:4610:5610:5410:5911:0811:0611:2111:1111:1811:3011:2311:3311:4511:4211:3511:5711:4811:5412:0112:0612:0912:2112:1312:1812:3012:2612:3312:3812:4512:4212:5412:5712:5113:0913:0613:0313:1513:1813:2113:3013:3313:2813:4013:4313:4513:5213:5713:5514:0714:0914:0414:16
Aldwych / Drury Lane (Stop E) 00:5300:4700:4400:5601:0500:5901:1301:2001:1101:4301:5001:4102:2002:1202:1002:4002:4903:1003:1703:4003:4404:1204:1004:4004:4005:1005:1005:4005:4005:5405:5605:5106:0906:0306:1006:2406:2606:1506:4206:2806:4106:5706:4106:5707:1307:1206:5407:2807:0607:2707:1907:4107:4007:5307:3207:5407:4508:0508:0708:1707:5708:1908:0908:3108:2908:4108:4308:2208:5508:3508:5308:4909:0509:0709:1909:0209:1909:1609:3209:3309:3009:4509:4609:5909:5809:4409:5810:1110:1010:2210:1210:2310:3410:2610:3510:3810:4810:4610:5011:0010:5811:0311:1211:1011:2511:1511:2211:3411:2711:3711:4911:4611:3912:0111:5211:5812:0512:1012:1312:2512:1712:2212:3412:3012:3712:4212:4912:4612:5813:0112:5513:1313:1013:0713:1913:2213:2513:3413:3713:3213:4413:4713:4913:5614:0113:5914:1114:1314:0814:20

Route map

All stops on route 23

23 towards Aldwych / Drury Lane

  1. Great Western Road (W10) (Stop L) Kensal Town
  2. Edenham Way (Stop E) Kensal Town
  3. Golborne Road (Stop F) Kensal Town
  4. Bosworth Road (Stop G) Kensal Town
  5. West Row (Stop H) Kensal Town
  6. Ladbroke Grove Sainsbury's (Stop U) Kensal Town
  7. Kensal House (Stop S) Kensal Town
  8. Barlby Road (Stop N) Kensal Town
  9. St Charles Square/Ladbroke Grv (Stop E) Kensal Town
  10. Chesterton Road (Stop C) North Kensington
  11. Ladbroke Grove (Stop B) Ladbroke Grove
  12. Elgin Crescent (Stop PH) Notting Hill
  13. Portobello Road (Stop PJ) Ladbroke Grove
  14. Westbourne Grove/Colville Road (Stop PK) Westbourne Green
  15. Chepstow Rd / Westbourne Grove (Stop PL) Bayswater
  16. Queensway Bayswater (Stop F) Bayswater
  17. Porchester Terrace North (Stop L) Bayswater
  18. Bishops Bridge Road / Westbourne Terrace (Stop M) Paddington
  19. Paddington Station / Eastbourne Terrace (Stop E) Paddington
  20. Paddington Station (Stop H) Paddington
  21. St Marys Hospital (Stop P) Paddington
  22. Edgware Road / Praed Street (Stop ED) Lisson Grove
  23. George Street (W2) (Stop EH) Lisson Grove
  24. Marble Arch Station / Edgware Road (Stop H) Marble Arch
  25. Marble Arch Station / Park Lane (Stop R) Marble Arch
  26. Dorchester Hotel (Stop S) Mayfair
  27. London Hilton Hotel (Stop B) Hyde Park Corner
  28. Old Park Lane / Hard Rock Cafe (Stop C) Hyde Park Corner
  29. Green Park Station (Stop J) Green Park
  30. Old Bond Street /Royal Academy (Stop L) St James
  31. Piccadilly Circus (Stop B) Piccadilly Circus
  32. Haymarket / Jermyn Street (Stop R) Piccadilly Circus
  33. Trafalgar Square (Stop B) Charing Cross
  34. Charing Cross (Stop E) Charing Cross
  35. Southampton Street / Covent Garden (Stop A) Covent Garden
  36. Aldwych / Drury Lane (Stop E) Temple

23 towards Great Western Road

  1. Aldwych / Bush House (Stop H) Temple
  2. Savoy Street (Stop U) Covent Garden
  3. Bedford Street (Stop J) Charing Cross
  4. Charing Cross (Stop H) Charing Cross
  5. Trafalgar Square (Stop S) Charing Cross
  6. Regent Street / St James's (Stop Z) St James
  7. Piccadilly Circus (Stop S) Piccadilly Circus
  8. Old Bond Street /Royal Academy (Stop G) St James
  9. Green Park Station (Stop H) Green Park
  10. Green Park / Constitution Hill (Stop E) Hyde Park Corner
  11. London Hilton Hotel (Stop Y) Hyde Park Corner
  12. Dorchester Hotel (Stop T) Mayfair
  13. Marble Arch Station / Park Lane (Stop W) Marble Arch
  14. Marble Arch Station / Edgware Road (Stop E) Marble Arch
  15. Burwood Place (Stop EK) Lisson Grove
  16. Sussex Gardens (Stop ES) Lisson Grove
  17. St Marys Hospital (Stop G) Paddington
  18. Paddington Station (Stop F) Paddington
  19. Paddington Station / Eastbourne Terrace (Stop D) Paddington
  20. Westbourne Terrace (Stop R) Paddington
  21. Gloucester Terrace (Stop RQ) Paddington
  22. Westbourne Grove / Queensway (Stop G) Bayswater
  23. Chepstow Road (Stop PM) Bayswater
  24. Colville Road (W11) (Stop PN) Westbourne Green
  25. Portobello and Golborne Market (Stop PP) Notting Hill
  26. Blenheim Crescent (Stop PR) Ladbroke Grove
  27. Ladbroke Grove (Stop A) Ladbroke Grove
  28. Chesterton Road (Stop D) North Kensington
  29. St Charles Square/Ladbroke Grv (Stop F) Kensal Town
  30. Barlby Road (Stop M) Kensal Town
  31. Kensal House (Stop R) Kensal Town
  32. Ladbroke Grove Sainsbury's (Stop T) Kensal Town
  33. Alderson Street (Stop J) Kensal Town
  34. Bosworth Road (Stop K) Kensal Town
  35. Golborne Road (Stop L) Kensal Town
  36. Edenham Way (Stop M) Kensal Town
  37. Westbourne Park Bus Garage (Stop AP) Kensal Town

Towns & areas on this route

Frequently asked questions

What time is the first 23 bus?

The first 23 departure on weekdays leaves at 00:03 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).

What time is the last 23 bus?

The last 23 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 23:51. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.

How much does the 23 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 23 bus?

The 23 is operated by London Transit.

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