N253 Aldgate Station ↔ St Giles High Street

Operated by Arriva London North. First bus 00:04, last bus 05:05. 71 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.

N253 towards St Giles High Street — Monday to Friday (36 journeys)
Aldgate (Stop D) 00:0400:1500:1500:2400:4400:4500:4501:0401:1501:1501:2401:4401:4501:4502:0502:1502:1502:2502:4502:4502:4503:0503:1503:1503:2503:4503:4503:4504:0504:1504:1504:2504:4504:4504:4505:05
Whitechapel Station / Royal London Hospital (Stop B) 00:1100:2100:2100:3100:5100:5100:5101:1001:2001:2001:3001:5001:5001:5002:1102:2002:2002:3102:5002:5002:5003:1003:2003:2003:3003:5003:5003:5004:1004:2004:2004:3004:4904:4904:4905:09
Bethnal Green (Stop C) 00:1500:2500:2500:3500:5500:5500:5501:1401:2401:2401:3401:5401:5301:5402:1502:2302:2302:3402:5302:5302:5303:1303:2303:2303:3303:5303:5303:5304:1304:2304:2304:3304:5204:5204:5205:12
Cambridge Heath Station (Stop M) 00:1800:2700:2700:3800:5800:5700:5701:1701:2601:2601:3701:5701:5501:5602:1802:2502:2502:3702:5602:5502:5503:1603:2503:2503:3603:5503:5603:5504:1604:2504:2504:3604:5404:5404:5405:14
Hackney Central Station (Stop J) 00:2700:3500:3500:4701:0701:0401:0401:2601:3301:3301:4602:0602:0202:0202:2702:3102:3102:4603:0503:0103:0103:2503:3103:3103:4404:0104:0404:0104:2304:3104:3104:4305:0105:0005:0005:21
Lea Bridge Roundabout (Stop M) 00:3400:4100:4100:5401:1401:1001:1001:3301:3901:3901:5302:1302:0802:0802:3302:3702:3702:5203:1103:0603:0603:3103:3603:3603:5004:0604:1004:0604:2904:3604:3604:4905:0705:0605:0605:27
Stamford Hill Broadway (Stop CV) 00:4100:4700:4701:0101:2101:1601:1601:4001:4501:4502:0002:2002:1402:1402:4002:4302:4302:5903:1803:1203:1203:3703:4203:4203:5604:1204:1604:1204:3504:4304:4304:5505:1305:1305:1305:33
Manor House Station (Stop H) 00:4700:5300:5301:0701:2701:2201:2201:4601:5001:5002:0602:2602:1902:1902:4602:4802:4803:0503:2403:1803:1803:4303:4803:4804:0204:1804:2204:1804:4104:4904:4905:0005:1805:1905:1905:38
Finsbury Park Station (Stop S) 00:5100:5600:5601:1101:3101:2501:2501:5001:5301:5302:1002:3002:2202:2202:5002:5102:5103:0903:2803:2103:2103:4703:5103:5104:0604:2104:2504:2104:4404:5204:5205:0305:2105:2305:2305:41
Caledonian Road (Stop X) 00:5501:0001:0001:1501:3501:2901:2901:5401:5701:5702:1402:3402:2602:2602:5402:5502:5503:1303:3203:2503:2503:5103:5503:5504:1004:2504:2904:2504:4804:5604:5605:0705:2505:2705:2705:45
Brecknock Road (Stop B) 00:5701:0201:0201:1701:3701:3101:3101:5601:5901:5902:1602:3602:2802:2802:5602:5702:5703:1503:3403:2703:2703:5303:5703:5704:1204:2704:3104:2704:5004:5804:5805:0905:2705:2905:2905:47
Camden Town Station (Stop S) 01:0201:0601:0601:2201:4201:3501:3502:0102:0302:0302:2102:4002:3202:3203:0003:0103:0103:1903:3803:3103:3103:5704:0104:0104:1604:3104:3504:3104:5405:0205:0205:1305:3105:3305:3305:51
Mornington Crescent (Stop G) 01:0501:0901:0901:2501:4501:3701:3702:0402:0502:0502:2402:4302:3402:3403:0303:0303:0303:2203:4103:3303:3304:0004:0304:0304:1904:3304:3804:3304:5705:0405:0405:1505:3305:3505:3505:54
Warren Street Station / Euston Road (Stop U) 01:0801:1201:1201:2801:4801:4001:4002:0702:0802:0802:2702:4602:3702:3703:0603:0603:0603:2503:4403:3603:3604:0304:0604:0604:2204:3604:4104:3605:0005:0705:0705:1805:3605:3805:3805:56
St Giles High Street (->W) 01:1701:2101:2101:3701:5701:4901:4902:1602:1702:1702:3602:5502:4602:4603:1503:1503:1503:3403:5303:4503:4504:1204:1504:1504:3104:4504:5004:4505:0905:1605:1605:2705:4505:4705:4706:05

Route map

All stops on route N253

N253 towards St Giles High Street

  1. Aldgate (Stop D) Aldgate
  2. Aldgate East (Stop E) Aldgate East
  3. Altab Ali Park (Stop D) Whitechapel
  4. The East London Mosque (Stop J) Whitechapel
  5. Whitechapel Station / Royal London Hospital (Stop B) Whitechapel
  6. Cambridge Heath Road (Stop E) Whitechapel
  7. Darling Row (Stop M) Bethnal Green
  8. Cephas Street (Stop N) Bethnal Green
  9. Three Colts Lane (Stop S) Bethnal Green
  10. Bethnal Green (Stop C) Bethnal Green
  11. Old Ford Road (E2) (Stop G) Bethnal Green
  12. Cambridge Heath Station (Stop M) Bethnal Green
  13. Mare Street / Victoria Park Rd (Stop R) South Hackney
  14. King Edward's Road (Stop LP) South Hackney
  15. Mare Street / Well Street (Stop LC) South Hackney
  16. St Thomas's Square (Stop LQ) Hackney
  17. Hackney Town Hall (Stop A) Hackney
  18. Hackney Central Station (Stop J) Hackney
  19. Amhurst Road / Hackney Downs (Stop L) Hackney
  20. Mare Street / Narrow Way (Stop R) Hackney
  21. Hackney Baths (Stop U) Hackney
  22. Glenarm Road (Stop Z) Hackney
  23. Clapton Girls' Tech College (Stop L) Lower Clapton
  24. Clapton Pond (Stop H) Lower Clapton
  25. Lea Bridge Roundabout (Stop M) Lower Clapton
  26. Upper Clapton Road / Brooke Road (Stop O) Lower Clapton
  27. Clapton Station (Stop P) Upper Clapton
  28. Rossington Street (Stop UE) Upper Clapton
  29. Cazenove Road (E5) (Stop UF) Upper Clapton
  30. Jessam Avenue (Stop UH) Upper Clapton
  31. Forburg Road (Stop UJ) Stamford Hill
  32. Clapton Common (Stop CU) Stamford Hill
  33. Stamford Hill Broadway (Stop CV) Stamford Hill
  34. Amhurst Park / Stamford Lodge (Stop CW) Stamford Hill
  35. Stamford Hill Station (Stop CX) Stamford Hill
  36. Cranwich Road (Stop CY) Stamford Hill
  37. Bethune Road Stamford Hill (Stop W) Stamford Hill
  38. Seven Sisters Road /Amhurst Pk (Stop U) Stamford Hill
  39. Woodberry Grove (N4) (Stop V) Manor House
  40. Manor House Station (Stop H) Manor House
  41. Portland Rise (Stop R) Manor House
  42. Alexandra Grove (Stop P) Finsbury Park
  43. Finsbury Park /Blackstock Road (Stop M) Finsbury Park
  44. Finsbury Park Station (Stop S) Finsbury Park
  45. Isledon Road (Stop T) Holloway
  46. Berriman Road (Stop NM) Holloway
  47. Sobell Centre (Stop NN) Holloway
  48. Holloway Road (Stop R) Holloway
  49. Caledonian Road (Stop X) Holloway
  50. Hillmarton Road / Camden Road (Stop M) Lower Holloway
  51. Hilldrop Road (Stop A) Lower Holloway
  52. Brecknock Road (Stop B) Caledonian Road
  53. Camden Park Road (Stop C) Kentish Town
  54. Sandall Road (Stop D) Kentish Town
  55. Murray Street (->W) Camden Town
  56. Camden Road Station (Stop F) Camden Town
  57. Camden Town Station (Stop S) Camden Town
  58. Pratt Street (Stop W) Camden Town
  59. Mornington Crescent (Stop G) Mornington Crescent
  60. Silverdale (Stop W) Mornington Crescent
  61. William Road (Stop K) Euston
  62. Warren Street Station / Euston Road (Stop U) Warren Street
  63. Capper Street (Stop N) Goodge Street
  64. Goodge Street Station (Stop D) Goodge Street
  65. Stephen Street (Stop B) Goodge Street
  66. Tottenham Court Road Station / New Oxford Street (Stop Y) Tottenham Court Road
  67. St Giles High Street (->W) Tottenham Court Road

N253 towards Aldgate Station

  1. Tottenham Court Road Station (Stop C) Tottenham Court Road
  2. Goodge Street Station (Stop A) Goodge Street
  3. Warren Street Station (Stop X) Warren Street
  4. Euston Square (Stop Q) Euston Square
  5. Euston Bus Station (Stop G) Euston
  6. Euston Station / Eversholt Street (Stop A) Euston
  7. Aldenham Street (Stop T) Mornington Crescent
  8. Mornington Crescent (Stop F) Mornington Crescent
  9. Camden High Street (Stop J) Camden Town
  10. Camden Town Station (Stop Y) Camden Town
  11. Camden Town / Camden Road (Stop N) Camden Town
  12. Camden Road Station (Stop G) Camden Town
  13. St Pancras Way (Stop E) Camden Town
  14. Murray Street (->E) Camden Town
  15. Sandall Road (Stop E) Kentish Town
  16. Torriano Avenue (Stop F) Kentish Town
  17. Brecknock Road (Stop G) Caledonian Road
  18. Hilldrop Road (Stop H) Lower Holloway
  19. Hillmarton Road / Camden Road (Stop K) Lower Holloway
  20. Chambers Road (Stop L) Holloway
  21. Holloway Nags Head (Stop C) Holloway
  22. Seven Sisters Road / Nags Head (Stop H) Holloway
  23. Hornsey Road (N7) (Stop NP) Holloway
  24. Durham Road (N7) (Stop NT) Holloway
  25. Fonthill Road (Stop X) Holloway
  26. Finsbury Park Station (Stop R) Finsbury Park
  27. Finsbury Park /Blackstock Road (Stop L) Finsbury Park
  28. Alexandra Grove (Stop Q) Finsbury Park
  29. Manor House Station (Stop D) Manor House
  30. Woodberry Grove (N4) (Stop G) Manor House
  31. Bethune Road Stamford Hill (Stop T) Stamford Hill
  32. Cranwich Road (Stop CP) Stamford Hill
  33. Stamford Hill Station (Stop CQ) Stamford Hill
  34. Stamford Hill (Stop CR) Stamford Hill
  35. Stamford Hill Broadway (Stop CS) Stamford Hill
  36. Clapton Common (Stop CT) Stamford Hill
  37. Osbaldeston Road (Stop UA) Stamford Hill
  38. Jessam Avenue (Stop UB) Upper Clapton
  39. Rossington Street (Stop UD) Upper Clapton
  40. Clapton Station (Stop A) Upper Clapton
  41. Lea Bridge Roundabout (Stop B) Lower Clapton
  42. Clapton Pond (Stop E) Lower Clapton
  43. Millfields Road Lower Clapton (Stop G) Lower Clapton
  44. Clapton Girls' Tech College (Stop N) Lower Clapton
  45. Hackney Baths (Stop V) Hackney
  46. Clapton Square (Stop S) Hackney
  47. Pembury Circus (Stop Y) Hackney
  48. Hackney Central Station (Stop T) Hackney
  49. Hackney Town Hall (Stop B) Hackney
  50. St Thomas's Square (Stop LZ) Hackney
  51. Well Street (Stop LB) South Hackney
  52. King Edward's Road (Stop LE) South Hackney
  53. Mare Street / Victoria Park Rd (Stop Q) South Hackney
  54. Cambridge Heath Station (Stop P) Bethnal Green
  55. Old Ford Road (E2) (Stop H) Bethnal Green
  56. Bethnal Green (Stop A) Bethnal Green
  57. Three Colts Lane (Stop T) Bethnal Green
  58. Cephas Street (Stop P) Bethnal Green
  59. Darling Row (Stop R) Bethnal Green
  60. Whitechapel Station / Royal London Hospital (Stop A) Whitechapel
  61. The East London Mosque (Stop K) Whitechapel
  62. Altab Ali Park (Stop K) Whitechapel
  63. Aldgate East (Stop J) Aldgate East
  64. Aldgate (Stop R) Aldgate

Towns & areas on this route

Frequently asked questions

What time is the first N253 bus?

The first N253 departure on weekdays leaves at 00:04 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).

What time is the last N253 bus?

The last N253 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 05:05. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.

How much does the N253 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 N253 bus?

The N253 is operated by Arriva London North.

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