488 Hancock Road ↔ Forest Road
Operated by Stagecoach London. First bus 00:00, last bus 23:55. 264 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.
towards Forest Road · Monday to Friday towards Forest Road · Saturday towards Forest Road · Sunday towards Hancock Road · Monday to Friday towards Hancock Road · Saturday towards Hancock Road · Sunday
| Hancock Road (Stop V) | 00:00 | 00:00 | 00:20 | 00:20 | 00:40 | 00:40 | 04:49 | 05:09 | 05:29 | 05:48 | 05:50 | 06:06 | 06:19 | 06:20 | 06:33 | 06:45 | 06:49 | 06:58 | 07:09 | 07:11 | 07:26 | 07:29 | 07:41 | 07:49 | 07:54 | 08:07 | 08:08 | 08:21 | 08:28 | 08:36 | 08:47 | 08:52 | 09:07 | 09:08 | 09:24 | 09:27 | 09:39 | 09:46 | 09:54 | 10:04 | 10:09 | 10:24 | 10:24 | 10:39 | 10:43 | 10:54 | 11:01 | 11:09 | 11:21 | 11:24 | 11:39 | 11:41 | 11:54 | 12:00 | 12:09 | 12:20 | 12:24 | 12:39 | 12:40 | 12:54 | 13:00 | 13:09 | 13:20 | 13:24 | 13:38 | 13:40 | 13:52 | 14:00 | 14:07 | 14:20 | 14:21 | 14:36 | 14:40 | 14:50 | 15:00 | 15:04 | 15:18 | 15:20 | 15:33 | 15:40 | 15:48 | 16:00 | 16:03 | 16:18 | 16:20 | 16:33 | 16:40 | 16:48 | 17:00 | 17:04 | 17:20 | 17:20 | 17:35 | 17:40 | 17:51 | 18:00 | 18:07 | 18:20 | 18:23 | 18:38 | 18:40 | 18:53 | 19:00 | 19:08 | 19:20 | 19:23 | 19:38 | 19:40 | 19:54 | 20:00 | 20:15 | 20:20 | 20:36 | 20:40 | 20:56 | 21:00 | 21:17 | 21:20 | 21:38 | 21:40 | 21:59 | 22:00 | 22:19 | 22:20 | 22:40 | 22:40 | 23:00 | 23:00 | 23:20 | 23:20 | 23:40 | 23:40 |
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| Bromley-By-Bow (Stop BE) | 00:02 | 00:02 | 00:22 | 00:22 | 00:42 | 00:42 | 04:51 | 05:11 | 05:31 | 05:50 | 05:52 | 06:09 | 06:22 | 06:22 | 06:36 | 06:48 | 06:51 | 07:01 | 07:11 | 07:14 | 07:29 | 07:31 | 07:44 | 07:51 | 07:57 | 08:10 | 08:10 | 08:24 | 08:30 | 08:39 | 08:49 | 08:55 | 09:09 | 09:10 | 09:26 | 09:29 | 09:41 | 09:48 | 09:56 | 10:06 | 10:11 | 10:26 | 10:26 | 10:41 | 10:45 | 10:56 | 11:03 | 11:11 | 11:23 | 11:26 | 11:41 | 11:43 | 11:56 | 12:02 | 12:11 | 12:22 | 12:26 | 12:41 | 12:42 | 12:56 | 13:02 | 13:11 | 13:22 | 13:26 | 13:40 | 13:42 | 13:54 | 14:02 | 14:09 | 14:22 | 14:23 | 14:38 | 14:42 | 14:52 | 15:02 | 15:07 | 15:21 | 15:22 | 15:36 | 15:42 | 15:51 | 16:02 | 16:06 | 16:21 | 16:22 | 16:36 | 16:42 | 16:51 | 17:02 | 17:07 | 17:22 | 17:23 | 17:38 | 17:42 | 17:54 | 18:02 | 18:09 | 18:22 | 18:25 | 18:40 | 18:42 | 18:55 | 19:02 | 19:10 | 19:22 | 19:25 | 19:40 | 19:42 | 19:56 | 20:02 | 20:17 | 20:22 | 20:38 | 20:42 | 20:58 | 21:02 | 21:19 | 21:22 | 21:40 | 21:42 | 22:01 | 22:02 | 22:21 | 22:22 | 22:42 | 22:42 | 23:02 | 23:02 | 23:22 | 23:22 | 23:42 | 23:42 |
| Bow Church (Stop J) | 00:05 | 00:05 | 00:25 | 00:25 | 00:45 | 00:45 | 04:54 | 05:14 | 05:34 | 05:53 | 05:55 | 06:13 | 06:26 | 06:25 | 06:40 | 06:52 | 06:54 | 07:05 | 07:14 | 07:18 | 07:33 | 07:34 | 07:48 | 07:54 | 08:01 | 08:14 | 08:14 | 08:29 | 08:34 | 08:44 | 08:53 | 09:00 | 09:13 | 09:15 | 09:30 | 09:33 | 09:45 | 09:52 | 10:00 | 10:10 | 10:15 | 10:30 | 10:30 | 10:45 | 10:49 | 11:00 | 11:07 | 11:15 | 11:27 | 11:30 | 11:45 | 11:47 | 12:00 | 12:06 | 12:15 | 12:26 | 12:30 | 12:45 | 12:46 | 13:00 | 13:07 | 13:15 | 13:27 | 13:30 | 13:44 | 13:47 | 13:58 | 14:07 | 14:13 | 14:27 | 14:27 | 14:42 | 14:47 | 14:56 | 15:07 | 15:11 | 15:26 | 15:27 | 15:41 | 15:47 | 15:56 | 16:07 | 16:11 | 16:26 | 16:27 | 16:41 | 16:47 | 16:56 | 17:07 | 17:11 | 17:27 | 17:27 | 17:42 | 17:47 | 17:58 | 18:06 | 18:13 | 18:26 | 18:29 | 18:44 | 18:46 | 18:59 | 19:06 | 19:14 | 19:26 | 19:29 | 19:44 | 19:46 | 20:00 | 20:06 | 20:21 | 20:26 | 20:42 | 20:46 | 21:02 | 21:05 | 21:23 | 21:25 | 21:44 | 21:45 | 22:05 | 22:05 | 22:25 | 22:25 | 22:46 | 22:45 | 23:05 | 23:05 | 23:25 | 23:25 | 23:45 | 23:45 |
| Old Ford Road (E3) (Stop OB) | 00:09 | 00:09 | 00:29 | 00:29 | 00:49 | 00:49 | 04:58 | 05:18 | 05:38 | 05:57 | 05:58 | 06:17 | 06:30 | 06:28 | 06:44 | 06:56 | 06:57 | 07:09 | 07:18 | 07:24 | 07:39 | 07:38 | 07:54 | 07:58 | 08:07 | 08:20 | 08:18 | 08:35 | 08:38 | 08:50 | 08:57 | 09:06 | 09:17 | 09:21 | 09:36 | 09:37 | 09:51 | 09:56 | 10:06 | 10:15 | 10:21 | 10:36 | 10:35 | 10:51 | 10:54 | 11:06 | 11:12 | 11:21 | 11:32 | 11:36 | 11:51 | 11:52 | 12:06 | 12:12 | 12:21 | 12:32 | 12:36 | 12:51 | 12:52 | 13:06 | 13:13 | 13:21 | 13:33 | 13:36 | 13:50 | 13:53 | 14:05 | 14:13 | 14:20 | 14:33 | 14:34 | 14:49 | 14:53 | 15:03 | 15:13 | 15:18 | 15:33 | 15:33 | 15:48 | 15:53 | 16:03 | 16:13 | 16:18 | 16:33 | 16:33 | 16:48 | 16:53 | 17:03 | 17:13 | 17:18 | 17:33 | 17:34 | 17:49 | 17:53 | 18:04 | 18:12 | 18:19 | 18:31 | 18:35 | 18:50 | 18:51 | 19:05 | 19:11 | 19:20 | 19:31 | 19:35 | 19:50 | 19:51 | 20:05 | 20:11 | 20:26 | 20:31 | 20:47 | 20:51 | 21:07 | 21:10 | 21:28 | 21:30 | 21:49 | 21:50 | 22:10 | 22:10 | 22:30 | 22:30 | 22:51 | 22:50 | 23:10 | 23:09 | 23:29 | 23:29 | 23:49 | 23:49 |
| Hackney Wick / Trowbridge Rd (Stop J) | 00:14 | 00:14 | 00:34 | 00:34 | 00:54 | 00:54 | 05:02 | 05:22 | 05:42 | 06:01 | 06:02 | 06:22 | 06:35 | 06:32 | 06:49 | 07:01 | 07:01 | 07:15 | 07:22 | 07:30 | 07:45 | 07:42 | 08:00 | 08:02 | 08:13 | 08:28 | 08:23 | 08:43 | 08:43 | 08:58 | 09:02 | 09:13 | 09:22 | 09:28 | 09:43 | 09:42 | 09:58 | 10:01 | 10:13 | 10:20 | 10:28 | 10:43 | 10:40 | 10:58 | 10:59 | 11:13 | 11:19 | 11:28 | 11:39 | 11:43 | 11:58 | 11:59 | 12:13 | 12:19 | 12:28 | 12:39 | 12:43 | 12:58 | 12:59 | 13:13 | 13:20 | 13:28 | 13:40 | 13:43 | 13:57 | 14:00 | 14:12 | 14:20 | 14:27 | 14:40 | 14:41 | 14:56 | 15:00 | 15:10 | 15:20 | 15:25 | 15:40 | 15:40 | 15:55 | 16:00 | 16:10 | 16:20 | 16:25 | 16:40 | 16:40 | 16:55 | 17:00 | 17:11 | 17:20 | 17:26 | 17:40 | 17:42 | 17:57 | 18:00 | 18:12 | 18:19 | 18:27 | 18:38 | 18:43 | 18:58 | 18:58 | 19:12 | 19:17 | 19:26 | 19:37 | 19:41 | 19:56 | 19:57 | 20:10 | 20:16 | 20:31 | 20:36 | 20:52 | 20:56 | 21:12 | 21:15 | 21:33 | 21:35 | 21:54 | 21:55 | 22:15 | 22:15 | 22:35 | 22:35 | 22:56 | 22:55 | 23:15 | 23:14 | 23:34 | 23:34 | 23:54 | 23:54 |
| Homerton Hospital (Stop F) | 00:19 | 00:19 | 00:39 | 00:39 | 00:59 | 00:59 | 05:07 | 05:27 | 05:47 | 06:07 | 06:08 | 06:29 | 06:43 | 06:38 | 06:57 | 07:10 | 07:07 | 07:24 | 07:28 | 07:39 | 07:54 | 07:48 | 08:09 | 08:08 | 08:24 | 08:39 | 08:29 | 08:54 | 08:49 | 09:08 | 09:09 | 09:23 | 09:29 | 09:38 | 09:53 | 09:49 | 10:08 | 10:09 | 10:22 | 10:28 | 10:37 | 10:52 | 10:48 | 11:07 | 11:07 | 11:22 | 11:27 | 11:37 | 11:47 | 11:52 | 12:07 | 12:08 | 12:22 | 12:29 | 12:37 | 12:49 | 12:52 | 13:07 | 13:09 | 13:22 | 13:30 | 13:37 | 13:50 | 13:52 | 14:06 | 14:10 | 14:21 | 14:30 | 14:36 | 14:50 | 14:50 | 15:05 | 15:10 | 15:20 | 15:30 | 15:35 | 15:50 | 15:50 | 16:05 | 16:09 | 16:20 | 16:29 | 16:35 | 16:50 | 16:49 | 17:05 | 17:09 | 17:21 | 17:29 | 17:36 | 17:49 | 17:52 | 18:07 | 18:08 | 18:22 | 18:27 | 18:37 | 18:46 | 18:53 | 19:08 | 19:06 | 19:21 | 19:24 | 19:35 | 19:44 | 19:50 | 20:05 | 20:04 | 20:19 | 20:23 | 20:39 | 20:43 | 20:59 | 21:03 | 21:19 | 21:22 | 21:40 | 21:41 | 22:01 | 22:01 | 22:21 | 22:21 | 22:41 | 22:41 | 23:02 | 23:01 | 23:20 | 23:20 | 23:39 | 23:39 | 23:59 | 23:59 |
| Lea Bridge Roundabout (Stop M) | 00:24 | 00:24 | 00:44 | 00:44 | 01:04 | 01:04 | 05:12 | 05:32 | 05:52 | 06:13 | 06:13 | 06:35 | 06:50 | 06:43 | 07:04 | 07:19 | 07:13 | 07:34 | 07:34 | 07:49 | 08:04 | 07:54 | 08:19 | 08:14 | 08:34 | 08:49 | 08:35 | 09:04 | 08:55 | 09:18 | 09:16 | 09:33 | 09:36 | 09:48 | 10:03 | 09:56 | 10:18 | 10:16 | 10:32 | 10:36 | 10:47 | 11:02 | 10:56 | 11:17 | 11:16 | 11:32 | 11:36 | 11:47 | 11:56 | 12:02 | 12:17 | 12:17 | 12:32 | 12:38 | 12:47 | 12:58 | 13:02 | 13:17 | 13:19 | 13:32 | 13:40 | 13:47 | 14:00 | 14:02 | 14:17 | 14:20 | 14:32 | 14:40 | 14:47 | 15:00 | 15:01 | 15:16 | 15:20 | 15:31 | 15:40 | 15:46 | 16:01 | 16:00 | 16:16 | 16:19 | 16:31 | 16:39 | 16:46 | 17:01 | 16:59 | 17:16 | 17:18 | 17:32 | 17:38 | 17:47 | 17:58 | 18:03 | 18:18 | 18:17 | 18:33 | 18:36 | 18:48 | 18:55 | 19:04 | 19:17 | 19:14 | 19:30 | 19:32 | 19:44 | 19:52 | 19:59 | 20:13 | 20:12 | 20:27 | 20:31 | 20:47 | 20:51 | 21:07 | 21:10 | 21:27 | 21:29 | 21:47 | 21:48 | 22:07 | 22:07 | 22:27 | 22:27 | 22:47 | 22:47 | 23:07 | 23:06 | 23:25 | 23:25 | 23:44 | 23:44 | 00:04 | 00:04 |
| Shacklewell Lane / Kingsland High Street (Stop W) | 00:30 | 00:30 | 00:50 | 00:50 | 01:10 | 01:10 | 05:18 | 05:38 | 05:59 | 06:20 | 06:19 | 06:42 | 06:57 | 06:49 | 07:12 | 07:27 | 07:19 | 07:42 | 07:40 | 07:58 | 08:14 | 08:00 | 08:29 | 08:21 | 08:44 | 08:59 | 08:42 | 09:13 | 09:02 | 09:27 | 09:23 | 09:42 | 09:43 | 09:57 | 10:12 | 10:03 | 10:27 | 10:24 | 10:41 | 10:44 | 10:56 | 11:11 | 11:04 | 11:26 | 11:24 | 11:41 | 11:44 | 11:56 | 12:04 | 12:11 | 12:26 | 12:25 | 12:41 | 12:46 | 12:56 | 13:06 | 13:11 | 13:26 | 13:27 | 13:41 | 13:48 | 13:56 | 14:08 | 14:11 | 14:26 | 14:28 | 14:41 | 14:48 | 14:56 | 15:08 | 15:11 | 15:26 | 15:28 | 15:41 | 15:48 | 15:56 | 16:11 | 16:08 | 16:26 | 16:27 | 16:41 | 16:47 | 16:56 | 17:11 | 17:07 | 17:26 | 17:26 | 17:42 | 17:46 | 17:57 | 18:06 | 18:12 | 18:27 | 18:25 | 18:42 | 18:44 | 18:57 | 19:03 | 19:12 | 19:25 | 19:22 | 19:38 | 19:40 | 19:52 | 20:00 | 20:07 | 20:20 | 20:19 | 20:34 | 20:38 | 20:54 | 20:58 | 21:14 | 21:17 | 21:34 | 21:36 | 21:54 | 21:55 | 22:14 | 22:14 | 22:34 | 22:34 | 22:53 | 22:54 | 23:13 | 23:12 | 23:31 | 23:31 | 23:50 | 23:50 | 00:10 | 00:10 |
| Forest Road / Kingsland Road (Stop D) | 00:33 | 00:33 | 00:53 | 00:53 | 01:13 | 01:13 | 05:21 | 05:41 | 06:03 | 06:25 | 06:21 | 06:47 | 07:02 | 06:51 | 07:18 | 07:33 | 07:22 | 07:48 | 07:43 | 08:04 | 08:20 | 08:03 | 08:36 | 08:24 | 08:51 | 09:06 | 08:45 | 09:19 | 09:06 | 09:33 | 09:27 | 09:48 | 09:47 | 10:03 | 10:18 | 10:07 | 10:33 | 10:28 | 10:47 | 10:48 | 11:02 | 11:17 | 11:09 | 11:32 | 11:29 | 11:47 | 11:49 | 12:02 | 12:09 | 12:17 | 12:32 | 12:30 | 12:47 | 12:51 | 13:02 | 13:11 | 13:17 | 13:32 | 13:32 | 13:47 | 13:53 | 14:02 | 14:13 | 14:17 | 14:32 | 14:33 | 14:47 | 14:53 | 15:02 | 15:13 | 15:17 | 15:32 | 15:33 | 15:47 | 15:53 | 16:02 | 16:16 | 16:13 | 16:31 | 16:32 | 16:46 | 16:52 | 17:01 | 17:16 | 17:12 | 17:31 | 17:31 | 17:47 | 17:51 | 18:02 | 18:11 | 18:17 | 18:32 | 18:30 | 18:47 | 18:49 | 19:02 | 19:08 | 19:16 | 19:29 | 19:27 | 19:42 | 19:45 | 19:56 | 20:04 | 20:11 | 20:24 | 20:23 | 20:38 | 20:42 | 20:58 | 21:02 | 21:18 | 21:20 | 21:38 | 21:39 | 21:58 | 21:58 | 22:17 | 22:17 | 22:37 | 22:37 | 22:56 | 22:57 | 23:16 | 23:15 | 23:34 | 23:34 | 23:53 | 23:53 | 00:13 | 00:13 |
Route map
All stops on route 488
488 towards Forest Road
- Hancock Road (Stop V) Bromley
- Bromley-By-Bow (Stop BA) Bromley By Bow
- Bromley-By-Bow (Stop BE) Bromley By Bow
- Grace Street (Stop U) Bromley
- Bow Interchange (Stop T) Bromley
- Bow Church (Stop J) Bow
- Bow Bus Garage (Stop C) Bow
- Tredegar Road (Stop P) Old Ford
- Roman Road Market (Stop OA) Old Ford
- Old Ford Road (E3) (Stop OB) Old Ford
- Waterside Close (Stop OD) Old Ford
- Wick Lane (Stop OE) Old Ford
- Wansbeck Road (Stop OF) Old Ford
- Hackney Wick Station (Stop H) Hackney Wick
- Hackney Wick / Trowbridge Rd (Stop J) Hackney Wick
- Kenworthy Road / Wick Road (Stop SY) Homerton
- Ickburgh School (->N) Homerton
- Glyn Road (Stop M) Homerton
- Brooksby's Walk / Homerton Station (Stop HB) Homerton
- Homerton Hospital (Stop F) Homerton
- Banister House (Stop A) Homerton
- The City Academy (Stop O) Hackney
- Jack Dunning Estate (Stop W) Hackney
- Glenarm Road (Stop Z) Hackney
- Clapton Girls' Tech College (Stop L) Lower Clapton
- Clapton Pond (Stop H) Lower Clapton
- Lea Bridge Roundabout (Stop M) Lower Clapton
- Muir Road (->W) Lower Clapton
- Ottaway Street (->S) Shacklewell
- Downs Road / Rectory Road (->W) Shacklewell
- Shacklewell Lane /Amhurst Road (Stop U) Shacklewell
- The Petchey Academy (->W) Shacklewell
- Shacklewell Lane / Kingsland High Street (Stop W) Shacklewell
- Rio Cinema (Stop T) Shacklewell
- Dalston Kingsland Station (Stop R) Kingsland
- Dalston Junction Station (Stop M) Kingsland
- Forest Road / Kingsland Road (Stop D) Kingsland
488 towards Hancock Road
- Dalston Junction Station (Stop N) Kingsland
- Kingsland High Street / Dalston Junction (Stop L) Kingsland
- Dalston Kingsland Station (Stop P) Kingsland
- Rio Cinema (Stop S) Shacklewell
- Shacklewell Lane Dalston (Stop X) Shacklewell
- The Petchey Academy (->E) Shacklewell
- Shacklewell Lane /Amhurst Road (Stop W) Shacklewell
- Downs Road / Rectory Road (->E) Shacklewell
- Ottaway Street (->N) Shacklewell
- Muir Road (->E) Lower Clapton
- Lea Bridge Roundabout / B6 College (Stop W) Lower Clapton
- Clapton Pond (Stop E) Lower Clapton
- Millfields Road Lower Clapton (Stop G) Lower Clapton
- Clapton Girls' Tech College (Stop M) Lower Clapton
- Jack Dunning Estate (Stop X) Hackney
- The City Academy (Stop P) Hackney
- Fenn Street (Stop C) Homerton
- Homerton Hosp / Homerton Row (Stop D) Homerton
- Homerton Hospital / Wardle St (Stop E) Homerton
- Glyn Road (Stop L) Homerton
- Ickburgh School (->S) Homerton
- Wick Road (Stop SA) Homerton
- Hackney Wick / Trowbridge Rd (Stop K) Hackney Wick
- Hackney Wick Station (Stop G) Hackney Wick
- Rothbury Road (Stop E) Old Ford
- Monier Road (Stop OH) Old Ford
- Wick Lane (Stop OJ) Old Ford
- Old Ford Road (E3) (Stop OK) Old Ford
- Roman Road Market (Stop OL) Old Ford
- Tredegar Road (Stop Q) Old Ford
- Bow Bus Garage (Stop D) Bow
- Bow Church (Stop M) Bow
- Hancock Road (Stop X) Bromley
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 488 bus?
The first 488 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 488 bus?
The last 488 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 488 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 488 bus?
The 488 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.