N242 Homerton Hospital / Wardle Street ↔ St Giles High Street

Operated by Stagecoach London. First bus 00:00, last bus 05:00. 63 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 St Giles High Street · Monday to Friday towards St Giles High Street · Saturday towards St Giles High Street · Sunday towards Homerton Hospital / Wardle Street · Monday to Friday towards Homerton Hospital / Wardle Street · Saturday towards Homerton Hospital / Wardle Street · Sunday

N242 towards St Giles High Street — Monday to Friday (30 journeys)
Homerton Hospital / Wardle St (Stop HA)	00:05	00:05	00:05	00:35	00:35	00:35	01:05	01:05	01:05	01:35	01:35	01:35	02:05	02:05	02:05	02:35	02:35	02:35	03:05	03:05	03:05	03:35	03:35	03:35	04:05	04:05	04:05	04:35	04:35	04:35
Millfields Road (->W)	00:11	00:11	00:11	00:41	00:41	00:41	01:11	01:11	01:11	01:41	01:41	01:41	02:11	02:11	02:11	02:41	02:41	02:41	03:11	03:11	03:11	03:41	03:41	03:41	04:11	04:12	04:12	04:42	04:42	04:41
Hackney Central Station (Stop T)	00:18	00:18	00:19	00:48	00:48	00:49	01:19	01:18	01:18	01:48	01:49	01:48	02:19	02:18	02:18	02:48	02:49	02:48	03:18	03:19	03:18	03:49	03:49	03:49	04:19	04:20	04:20	04:50	04:50	04:49
Dalston Junction Station (Stop H)	00:23	00:23	00:25	00:53	00:53	00:55	01:24	01:23	01:23	01:52	01:54	01:52	02:24	02:22	02:22	02:52	02:54	02:52	03:22	03:24	03:22	03:53	03:53	03:54	04:23	04:24	04:24	04:54	04:54	04:53
Shoreditch High Street Station (Stop N)	00:32	00:32	00:37	01:02	01:02	01:07	01:36	01:32	01:32	02:01	02:06	02:01	02:36	02:30	02:30	03:00	03:06	03:00	03:30	03:35	03:30	04:01	04:01	04:04	04:32	04:32	04:32	05:02	05:02	05:01
Liverpool Street Station (Stop L)	00:36	00:36	00:42	01:06	01:06	01:12	01:41	01:36	01:36	02:05	02:11	02:05	02:41	02:34	02:34	03:04	03:10	03:04	03:34	03:39	03:34	04:05	04:05	04:08	04:36	04:36	04:36	05:06	05:06	05:04
Poultry / Bank Station (Stop L)	00:41	00:41	00:49	01:11	01:11	01:18	01:47	01:41	01:41	02:10	02:17	02:10	02:47	02:39	02:39	03:09	03:16	03:09	03:39	03:45	03:39	04:10	04:10	04:12	04:41	04:41	04:41	05:11	05:11	05:08
St. Paul's Station (Stop SQ)	00:44	00:44	00:52	01:14	01:14	01:21	01:50	01:44	01:44	02:13	02:20	02:13	02:50	02:42	02:42	03:12	03:19	03:12	03:42	03:48	03:42	04:13	04:13	04:15	04:44	04:44	04:44	05:14	05:14	05:10
Holborn Station (Stop K)	00:49	00:49	00:57	01:19	01:19	01:26	01:55	01:49	01:49	02:18	02:25	02:18	02:55	02:47	02:47	03:17	03:24	03:17	03:47	03:53	03:47	04:18	04:18	04:20	04:49	04:49	04:49	05:19	05:19	05:14
St Giles High Street (->W)	00:52	00:52	01:01	01:22	01:22	01:30	01:59	01:52	01:52	02:21	02:29	02:21	02:59	02:50	02:50	03:20	03:28	03:20	03:50	03:57	03:50	04:21	04:21	04:23	04:52	04:52	04:52	05:22	05:22	05:17

N242 towards St Giles High Street — Saturday (10 journeys)
Homerton Hospital / Wardle St (Stop HA)	00:05	00:35	01:05	01:35	02:05	02:35	03:05	03:35	04:05	04:35
Millfields Road (->W)	00:11	00:41	01:11	01:41	02:11	02:41	03:11	03:41	04:11	04:41
Hackney Central Station (Stop T)	00:19	00:49	01:19	01:49	02:19	02:49	03:19	03:49	04:19	04:49
Dalston Junction Station (Stop H)	00:26	00:56	01:25	01:55	02:24	02:54	03:24	03:54	04:23	04:53
Shoreditch High Street Station (Stop N)	00:39	01:09	01:38	02:08	02:37	03:07	03:35	04:05	04:32	05:02
Liverpool Street Station (Stop L)	00:44	01:14	01:43	02:13	02:42	03:11	03:39	04:09	04:36	05:05
Poultry / Bank Station (Stop L)	00:51	01:21	01:50	02:19	02:48	03:17	03:45	04:14	04:41	05:10
St. Paul's Station (Stop SQ)	00:54	01:24	01:53	02:22	02:51	03:20	03:48	04:17	04:44	05:12
Holborn Station (Stop K)	01:00	01:29	01:58	02:27	02:56	03:25	03:53	04:22	04:47	05:16
St Giles High Street (->W)	01:04	01:33	02:02	02:31	03:00	03:29	03:57	04:25	04:50	05:19

N242 towards St Giles High Street — Sunday (10 journeys)
Homerton Hospital / Wardle St (Stop HA)	00:05	00:35	01:05	01:35	02:05	02:35	03:05	03:35	04:05	04:35
Millfields Road (->W)	00:11	00:41	01:11	01:41	02:11	02:41	03:11	03:41	04:12	04:42
Hackney Central Station (Stop T)	00:18	00:48	01:18	01:48	02:18	02:48	03:18	03:49	04:20	04:50
Dalston Junction Station (Stop H)	00:23	00:53	01:23	01:52	02:22	02:52	03:22	03:53	04:24	04:54
Shoreditch High Street Station (Stop N)	00:32	01:02	01:32	02:01	02:30	03:00	03:30	04:01	04:32	05:02
Liverpool Street Station (Stop L)	00:36	01:06	01:36	02:05	02:34	03:04	03:34	04:05	04:36	05:06
Poultry / Bank Station (Stop L)	00:41	01:11	01:41	02:10	02:39	03:09	03:39	04:10	04:41	05:11
St. Paul's Station (Stop SQ)	00:44	01:14	01:44	02:13	02:42	03:12	03:42	04:13	04:44	05:14
Holborn Station (Stop K)	00:49	01:19	01:49	02:18	02:47	03:17	03:47	04:18	04:49	05:19
St Giles High Street (->W)	00:52	01:22	01:52	02:21	02:50	03:20	03:50	04:21	04:52	05:22

N242 towards Homerton Hospital / Wardle Street — Monday to Friday (33 journeys)
New Oxford Street (Stop Z)	00:00	00:00	00:00	00:30	00:30	00:30	01:00	01:00	01:00	01:30	01:30	01:30	02:00	02:00	02:00	02:30	02:30	02:30	03:00	03:00	03:00	03:30	03:30	03:30	04:00	04:00	04:00	04:30	04:30	04:30	05:00	05:00	05:00
Procter Street (Stop H)	00:03	00:03	00:04	00:33	00:33	00:34	01:03	01:03	01:04	01:33	01:33	01:34	02:03	02:03	02:03	02:33	02:33	02:33	03:03	03:03	03:03	03:33	03:33	03:33	04:03	04:03	04:03	04:33	04:33	04:33	05:03	05:03	05:03
King Edward Street (Stop ST)	00:07	00:07	00:09	00:37	00:37	00:39	01:07	01:07	01:08	01:37	01:37	01:38	02:07	02:07	02:07	02:37	02:37	02:37	03:07	03:07	03:07	03:37	03:37	03:37	04:07	04:07	04:07	04:37	04:37	04:37	05:07	05:07	05:07
Bank Station / Poultry (Stop K)	00:10	00:10	00:13	00:40	00:40	00:43	01:10	01:10	01:12	01:40	01:40	01:42	02:10	02:11	02:10	02:40	02:40	02:41	03:10	03:10	03:10	03:40	03:40	03:40	04:10	04:10	04:10	04:40	04:40	04:40	05:10	05:10	05:10
Liverpool Street Station (Stop E)	00:18	00:18	00:23	00:48	00:48	00:53	01:17	01:17	01:22	01:47	01:47	01:52	02:16	02:20	02:16	02:46	02:46	02:50	03:18	03:16	03:16	03:46	03:46	03:47	04:16	04:16	04:16	04:46	04:46	04:46	05:16	05:16	05:16
Shoreditch Church (Stop P)	00:22	00:22	00:28	00:52	00:52	00:58	01:21	01:21	01:27	01:51	01:51	01:57	02:20	02:25	02:20	02:50	02:50	02:55	03:22	03:19	03:19	03:49	03:49	03:51	04:19	04:20	04:19	04:49	04:49	04:50	05:19	05:19	05:19
Dalston Lane /Dalston Junction Station (Stop K)	00:30	00:30	00:38	01:00	01:00	01:08	01:29	01:29	01:37	01:59	01:59	02:07	02:28	02:34	02:28	02:57	02:57	03:04	03:31	03:26	03:26	03:56	03:56	03:59	04:26	04:28	04:26	04:56	04:56	04:57	05:26	05:26	05:26
Hackney Central Station (Stop J)	00:35	00:35	00:44	01:05	01:05	01:14	01:34	01:34	01:43	02:04	02:04	02:13	02:33	02:40	02:33	03:02	03:02	03:09	03:36	03:31	03:31	04:01	04:01	04:04	04:31	04:33	04:31	05:01	05:01	05:02	05:31	05:31	05:31
Millfields Road/Clapton Park (->E)	00:41	00:41	00:51	01:11	01:11	01:21	01:40	01:40	01:50	02:10	02:10	02:20	02:39	02:47	02:39	03:08	03:08	03:16	03:43	03:37	03:37	04:07	04:07	04:11	04:37	04:40	04:37	05:07	05:07	05:08	05:37	05:37	05:37
Homerton Hospital (Stop F)	00:46	00:46	00:56	01:16	01:16	01:26	01:45	01:45	01:56	02:15	02:15	02:26	02:44	02:53	02:44	03:13	03:13	03:22	03:49	03:42	03:42	04:12	04:12	04:17	04:42	04:46	04:42	05:12	05:12	05:13	05:42	05:42	05:42

N242 towards Homerton Hospital / Wardle Street — Saturday (11 journeys)
New Oxford Street (Stop Z)	00:00	00:30	01:00	01:30	02:00	02:30	03:00	03:30	04:00	04:30	05:00
Procter Street (Stop H)	00:04	00:34	01:04	01:34	02:04	02:34	03:03	03:33	04:03	04:33	05:03
King Edward Street (Stop ST)	00:09	00:39	01:08	01:38	02:08	02:38	03:07	03:37	04:07	04:37	05:07
Bank Station / Poultry (Stop K)	00:13	00:43	01:12	01:42	02:11	02:41	03:10	03:40	04:10	04:40	05:10
Liverpool Street Station (Stop E)	00:24	00:54	01:23	01:53	02:21	02:50	03:18	03:48	04:17	04:47	05:16
Shoreditch Church (Stop P)	00:31	01:00	01:28	01:58	02:26	02:55	03:22	03:52	04:21	04:51	05:19
Dalston Lane /Dalston Junction Station (Stop K)	00:41	01:10	01:38	02:08	02:36	03:05	03:31	04:01	04:29	04:58	05:27
Hackney Central Station (Stop J)	00:47	01:16	01:44	02:14	02:42	03:11	03:37	04:06	04:34	05:04	05:32
Millfields Road/Clapton Park (->E)	00:54	01:23	01:51	02:21	02:49	03:18	03:44	04:13	04:41	05:10	05:38
Homerton Hospital (Stop F)	00:59	01:29	01:57	02:27	02:55	03:24	03:50	04:19	04:47	05:16	05:44

N242 towards Homerton Hospital / Wardle Street — Sunday (11 journeys)
New Oxford Street (Stop Z)	00:00	00:30	01:00	01:30	02:00	02:30	03:00	03:30	04:00	04:30	05:00
Procter Street (Stop H)	00:03	00:33	01:03	01:33	02:03	02:33	03:03	03:33	04:03	04:33	05:03
King Edward Street (Stop ST)	00:07	00:37	01:07	01:37	02:07	02:37	03:07	03:37	04:07	04:37	05:07
Bank Station / Poultry (Stop K)	00:10	00:40	01:10	01:40	02:10	02:40	03:10	03:40	04:10	04:40	05:10
Liverpool Street Station (Stop E)	00:18	00:48	01:17	01:47	02:16	02:46	03:16	03:46	04:16	04:46	05:16
Shoreditch Church (Stop P)	00:22	00:52	01:21	01:51	02:20	02:50	03:19	03:49	04:19	04:49	05:19
Dalston Lane /Dalston Junction Station (Stop K)	00:30	01:00	01:29	01:59	02:28	02:57	03:26	03:56	04:26	04:56	05:26
Hackney Central Station (Stop J)	00:35	01:05	01:34	02:04	02:33	03:02	03:31	04:01	04:31	05:01	05:31
Millfields Road/Clapton Park (->E)	00:41	01:11	01:40	02:10	02:39	03:08	03:37	04:07	04:37	05:07	05:37
Homerton Hospital (Stop F)	00:46	01:16	01:45	02:15	02:44	03:13	03:42	04:12	04:42	05:12	05:42

Route map

All stops on route N242

N242 towards St Giles High Street

Homerton Hospital / Wardle St (Stop HA) Homerton
Brooksby's Walk / Homerton Station (Stop HB) Homerton
Chatsworth Road / Clifden Road (Stop N) Clapton
Redwald Road (Stop J) Clapton
Mandeville Street / Gilpin Road (->N) Clapton
Mandeville Primary School (->N) Lea Bridge
Millfields Road (->W) Lea Bridge
Chatsworth Road /Millfields Rd (->W) Lea Bridge
Median Road (Stop P) Homerton
Lower Clapton Road (Stop Y) Hackney
Hackney Baths (Stop Q) Hackney
Clapton Square (Stop S) Hackney
Pembury Circus (Stop Y) Hackney
Hackney Central Station (Stop T) Hackney
Graham Road / Hackney Central (Stop E) Hackney
Royal Oak Road (Stop Z) Dalston
Greenwood Road (Stop B) Dalston
Stannard Road (Stop C) Dalston
Dalston Junction Station (Stop H) Kingsland
Forest Road / Kingsland Road (Stop D) Kingsland
Middleton Road De Beauvoir Town (Stop KH) De Beauvoir Town
Haggerston Station /Downham Rd (Stop KK) De Beauvoir Town
Laburnum Street (Stop KL) De Beauvoir Town
St Leonards Hospital (Stop KM) Hoxton
Hoxton Station / Museum of the Home (Stop KN) Hoxton
Falkirk Street (Stop KP) Hoxton
Shoreditch Church (Stop T) Shoreditch
Shoreditch High Street Station (Stop N) Shoreditch
Commercial Street / Worship St (Stop D) Spitalfields
Primrose Street (Stop J) Spitalfields
Liverpool Street Station (Stop L) Liverpool Street
Camomile Street (Stop Y) Bishopsgate
Bank Station / Cornhill (Stop E) City of London
Poultry / Bank Station (Stop L) City of London
Bread Street (Stop SN) City of London
St. Paul's Station (Stop SQ) St Pauls
City Thameslink (Stop HK) City of London
Holborn Circus (Stop L) City of London
Holborn Circus / Fetter Lane (Stop G) Holborn
Chancery Lane (Stop F) Chancery Lane
Brownlow Street (Stop R) Holborn
Holborn Station (Stop K) Holborn
High Holborn (Stop Q) Holborn
Drury Lane (Stop S) Holborn
St Giles High Street (->W) Tottenham Court Road

N242 towards Homerton Hospital / Wardle Street

New Oxford Street (Stop Z) Tottenham Court Road
Museum Street (Stop E) Holborn
Procter Street (Stop H) Holborn
Brownlow Street (Stop S) Holborn
Chancery Lane (Stop E) Chancery Lane
Holborn Circus / Fetter Lane (Stop D) Holborn
Holborn Circus (Stop K) City of London
City Thameslink (Stop HL) City of London
King Edward Street (Stop ST) City of London
St. Paul's Station (Stop SY) St Pauls
Bank Station / Poultry (Stop K) City of London
Threadneedle Street (Stop LN) City of London
Camomile Street (Stop W) Bishopsgate
Liverpool Street Station (Stop E) Liverpool Street
Primrose Street (Stop H) Spitalfields
Shoreditch High Street Station (Stop F) Shoreditch
Shoreditch High St / Bethnal Green Road (Stop L) Shoreditch
Shoreditch Church (Stop P) Shoreditch
Waterson Street (Stop V) Shoreditch
Hoxton Station / Museum of the Home (Stop KA) Hoxton
Pearson Street (Stop KB) Hoxton
St Leonards Hospital (Stop KC) Hoxton
Laburnum Street (Stop KD) De Beauvoir Town
Haggerston Station /Downham Rd (Stop KE) De Beauvoir Town
Middleton Road De Beauvoir Town (Stop KF) De Beauvoir Town
Dalston Junction Station (Stop C) Kingsland
Dalston Lane /Dalston Junction Station (Stop K) Kingsland
Stannard Road (Stop D) Dalston
Greenwood Road (Stop E) Dalston
Royal Oak Road (Stop F) Dalston
Hackney Central / Mare Street (Stop G) Hackney
Hackney Central Station (Stop J) Hackney
Amhurst Road / Hackney Downs (Stop L) Hackney
Clarence Road Hackney (Stop Q) Hackney
Hackney Baths (Stop T) Hackney
Powerscroft Road /Lower Clapton Road (Stop R) Lower Clapton
Chatsworth Road /Millfields Rd (->E) Lea Bridge
Millfields Road/Clapton Park (->E) Lea Bridge
Oswald Street (->E) Lea Bridge
Mandeville Street (->E) Clapton
Daubeney Road (->S) Clapton
Redwald Road (Stop K) Clapton
Brooksby's Walk (Stop G) Homerton
Homerton Hospital (Stop F) Homerton

Towns & areas on this route

City of London Hackney Holborn Shoreditch Homerton Hoxton Lower Clapton Dalston Kingsland De Beauvoir Town Lea Bridge Spitalfields

Frequently asked questions

What time is the first N242 bus?

The first N242 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 N242 bus?

The last N242 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 05:00. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.

How much does the N242 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 N242 bus?

The N242 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.

N242 Homerton Hospital / Wardle Street ↔ St Giles High Street ☆ Save