N266 Hammersmith to Brent Cross via Acton, North Acton

Operated by Metroline Travel. First bus 00:09, last bus 05:15. 21 journeys on weekdays. Fares: £1.75 flat — more.

Next towards Brent Cross from Hammersmith Bus Station (Stop B): 00:10

Next towards Hammersmith from Brent Cross Shopping Centre (Stop B): 00:09

Night bus — overnight departures 00:09–06:07. Every night. Nights are the night you set out on, so a 01:30 bus on Saturday morning counts as Friday. All night buses.

Timetable

Ends at Brent Cross · Sunday · 11 journeys
Stop 00:1000:4101:1201:4302:1402:4403:1503:4504:1504:4505:15
Hammersmith Bus Station (Stop B) 00:1000:4101:1201:4302:1402:4403:1503:4504:1504:4505:15
Goldhawk Road (W12) (Stop ST) 00:1500:4601:1701:4802:1902:4903:1903:4904:1904:5005:20
Acton Vale / Bromyard Avenue (Stop VL) 00:2000:5001:2101:5202:2302:5303:2303:5304:2304:5405:24
Rosemont Road (Stop O) 00:2500:5501:2601:5702:2802:5803:2803:5804:2804:5905:29
North Acton Station (Stop Z) 00:3201:0201:3302:0402:3403:0403:3404:0404:3405:0505:35
Shaftesbury Gardens (Stop D) 00:3401:0401:3502:0602:3603:0603:3604:0604:3605:0705:38
Old Oak Lane / Atlas Road (Stop J) 00:3501:0501:3602:0702:3703:0703:3704:0704:3705:0805:39
Inman Road / Harlesden (Stop F) 00:4201:1201:4202:1302:4303:1303:4304:1304:4305:1505:46
Willesden Bus Garage (Stop WN) 00:4801:1801:4802:1802:4803:1803:4804:1804:4905:2105:52
Willesden Green Station (Stop B) 00:5201:2201:5202:2202:5203:2103:5104:2104:5205:2505:56
Sheldon Road (Stop CD) 00:5401:2401:5402:2402:5403:2303:5304:2304:5405:2705:58
Cricklewood Bus Garage (Stop BS) 00:5701:2701:5702:2702:5703:2603:5604:2604:5705:3006:01
Staples Corner (Stop SJ) 00:5901:2901:5902:2902:5903:2803:5804:2805:0005:3306:04
Brent Cross Shopping Centre (Stop A) 01:0201:3202:0202:3203:0203:3104:0104:3105:0305:3606:07

Each column is one journey, headed by the time it sets off. Times are shown at the route's main timing stops — buses serve all stops in between. Switch a table to All stops for every stop it calls at, or open a stop's own page for live departures there.

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.

Christmas & bank holidays

These dates are not the usual timetable for the day they fall on. They come from the operator’s published data, which for Christmas and New Year is often late or incomplete, so check with Metroline Travel before you travel. Everything above is an ordinary week.

Not published yet: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, 27 December, 28 December, 29 December, 30 December, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day and 2 January. Operators often publish festive timetables only a few weeks ahead, so check again nearer the date.

Route map

All stops on route N266

N266 towards Brent Cross

All 58 stops
  1. Hammersmith Bus Station (Stop B) Hammersmith
  2. Livat Hammersmith Shopping Centre (Stop U) Hammersmith
  3. Hammersmith & Fulham Civic Campus (Stop WA) Hammersmith
  4. Ravenscourt Park Station (Stop A) Ravenscourt Park
  5. John Betts School (Stop SR) Ravenscourt Park
  6. Goldhawk Road (W12) (Stop ST) Ravenscourt Park
  7. Kelmscott Gardens (Stop SU) Shepherds Bush
  8. Askew Road Library /Gayford Rd (Stop AE) Shepherds Bush
  9. Uxbridge Road (Stop AF) East Acton
  10. Third Avenue (W3) (Stop VK) East Acton
  11. Acton Vale / Bromyard Avenue (Stop VL) East Acton
  12. Larden Road (Stop VM) East Acton
  13. East Acton Lane (Stop VN) East Acton
  14. Acton Park (Stop VQ) Acton
  15. Acton Central Station (Stop J) Acton
  16. Acton Old Town Hall (Stop G) Acton
  17. Rosemont Road (Stop O) Acton
  18. Creswick Road (northbound) Acton
  19. Acacia Road Acton (northbound) Acton
  20. Faraday Road (northbound) Acton
  21. Acton Main Line Station (Stop J) Acton
  22. Noel Road (Stop K) North Acton
  23. Gypsy Corner (Stop O) North Acton
  24. Chase Road North Acton (Stop U) North Acton
  25. North Acton Station (Stop Z) North Acton
  26. Wales Farm Road (Stop A) North Acton
  27. Chandos Road (NW10) (northbound) Old Oak Common
  28. Shaftesbury Gardens (Stop D) Old Oak Common
  29. Old Oak Lane / Atlas Road (Stop J) Old Oak Common
  30. Webb Place (Stop K) Old Oak Common
  31. Willesden Junction Station (Stop L) Willesden Junction
  32. Acton Lane Harlesden (Stop R) Harlesden
  33. St Mary's Road Craven Park Road (Stop Z) Harlesden
  34. Inman Road / Harlesden (Stop F) Stonebridge
  35. Dixon Way (Stop G) Stonebridge
  36. Curzon Crescent Willesden (Stop H) Church End
  37. Mayo Road (Stop J) Church End
  38. Eric Road (northbound) Church End
  39. Willesden Magistrates Court (eastbound) Church End
  40. Beaconsfield Road (NW10) (Stop WR) Willesden
  41. Meyrick Road (Stop WT) Willesden
  42. Willesden Bus Garage (Stop WN) Willesden
  43. Villiers Road (Stop S) Willesden Green
  44. Willesden Green Library (Stop Q) Willesden Green
  45. Willesden Lane (Stop D) Willesden Green
  46. Willesden Green Station (Stop B) Willesden Green
  47. Melrose Avenue (Stop CA) Willesden Green
  48. Sheldon Road (Stop CD) Dudden Hill
  49. Cricklewood Lane (Stop BP) Cricklewood
  50. Mora Road (Stop BQ) Cricklewood
  51. Longley Way (Stop BR) Dollis Hill
  52. Cricklewood Bus Garage (Stop BS) Dollis Hill
  53. Dollis Hill Lane (Stop SE) Cricklewood
  54. Brent Cross West Station / Edgware Road (Stop SF) West Hendon
  55. Oxgate Lane (Stop SH) Dollis Hill
  56. Staples Corner (Stop SJ) West Hendon
  57. Etheridge Road (NW2) (Stop M) West Hendon
  58. Brent Cross Shopping Centre (Stop A) Brent Cross

N266 towards Hammersmith

All 60 stops
  1. Brent Cross Shopping Centre (Stop B) Brent Cross
  2. Tilling Road (Stop S) West Hendon
  3. Brent Cross West Station / Edgware Road (Stop SB) West Hendon
  4. Humber Road (Stop SC) West Hendon
  5. Gladstone Park Gardens (Stop SD) Cricklewood
  6. Cricklewood Bus Garage (Stop BA) Dollis Hill
  7. Mora Road (Stop BB) Cricklewood
  8. Cricklewood Lane (Stop BD) Cricklewood
  9. Sheldon Road (Stop CX) Dudden Hill
  10. Anson Road (Stop CZ) Willesden Green
  11. Willesden Green Station (Stop A) Willesden Green
  12. Willesden Lane (Stop C) Willesden Green
  13. Willesden Green Library (Stop K) Willesden Green
  14. Villiers Road (Stop T) Willesden Green
  15. Willesden Bus Garage (Stop WO) Willesden
  16. Pound Lane (NW10) (Stop WU) Willesden
  17. Beaconsfield Road (NW10) (Stop WS) Willesden
  18. Willesden Magistrates Court (westbound) Church End
  19. Ilex Road (southbound) Church End
  20. Roundwood Road (southbound) Church End
  21. Curzon Crescent Willesden (Stop B) Church End
  22. Dixon Way (Stop C) Stonebridge
  23. Inman Road / Harlesden (Stop D) Stonebridge
  24. St Mary's Road Craven Park Road (Stop E) Harlesden
  25. Tavistock Road (Stop A) Harlesden
  26. Harlesden Jubilee Clock (Stop W) Harlesden
  27. Willesden Junction Station (Stop M) Willesden Junction
  28. Webb Place (Stop S) Old Oak Common
  29. Old Oak Common Lane (Stop U) Old Oak Common
  30. Shaftesbury Gardens (Stop V) Old Oak Common
  31. Chandos Road (NW10) (southbound) Old Oak Common
  32. North Acton Station (Stop B) North Acton
  33. Wales Farm Road (Stop C) North Acton
  34. Gypsy Corner (Stop D) North Acton
  35. Noel Road (Stop L) North Acton
  36. Acton Main Line Station (Stop H) Acton
  37. Faraday Road (southbound) Acton
  38. Acacia Road Acton (southbound) Acton
  39. Creswick Road (southbound) Acton
  40. Rosemont Road (Stop N) Acton
  41. King Street (W3) (Stop D) Acton
  42. Acton Old Town Hall (Stop F) Acton
  43. Acton Central Station (Stop H) Acton
  44. Acton Park (Stop VP) Acton
  45. East Acton Lane (Stop VR) East Acton
  46. Larden Road (Stop VS) East Acton
  47. Acton Vale / Bromyard Avenue (Stop VT) East Acton
  48. Second Avenue (W3) (Stop VU) East Acton
  49. First Avenue (W3) (Stop VV) East Acton
  50. Uxbridge Road (Stop AC) East Acton
  51. Askew Road Library /Gayford Rd (Stop AD) Shepherds Bush
  52. Ashchurch Terrace (Stop SW) Stamford Brook
  53. Kelmscott Gardens (Stop SX) Shepherds Bush
  54. Goldhawk Road (W12) (Stop SY) Ravenscourt Park
  55. John Betts School (Stop SZ) Ravenscourt Park
  56. Ravenscourt Park Station (Stop B) Ravenscourt Park
  57. Lamington Street (eastbound) Hammersmith
  58. Iffley Road (eastbound) Hammersmith
  59. Hammersmith (H&C and Circle Lines) (Stop W) Hammersmith
  60. Hammersmith Bus Station (Stop E) Hammersmith

How busy is route N266?

189,472 passenger journeys were recorded on route N266 in 2024/25 across 128,202 kilometres operated. That is down from a peak of 287,938 in 2011/12.

2010/11: 269,972 journeys 0.3 10 2011/12: 287,938 journeys (53-week year) 0.3 11 53w 2012/13: 252,676 journeys 0.3 12 2013/14: 285,841 journeys 0.3 13 2014/15: 282,003 journeys 0.3 14 2015/16: 272,306 journeys 0.3 15 2016/17: 278,334 journeys 0.3 16 2017/18: 266,358 journeys (53-week year) 0.3 17 53w 2018/19: 247,715 journeys 0.2 18 2019/20: 222,039 journeys 0.2 19 2020/21: 80,418 journeys 0.1 20 2021/22: 131,993 journeys 0.1 21 2022/23: 169,603 journeys 0.2 22 2023/24: 187,369 journeys (53-week year) 0.2 23 53w 2024/25: 189,472 journeys 0.2 24

Millions of passenger journeys per financial year, from Transport for London's published bus statistics. A passenger journey is one boarding of one bus — someone commuting five days a week makes ten of them, so this is not a count of people. Years marked 53w ran 53 weeks rather than 52, so they sit about 2% high against their neighbours. TfL changed how boardings were estimated in 2017 and restated 2016/17 on the new basis; the chart uses the restated figure, so years before 2016/17 are not exactly comparable with those after. Route-level totals do not sum to TfL's network figures, which carry separate adjustments. Powered by TfL Open Data. Compare every London route →

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Frequently asked questions

What time is the first N266 bus?

The first N266 departure on weekdays leaves at 00:09 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).

What time is the last N266 bus?

The last N266 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 05:15. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.

How much does the N266 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 N266 bus?

The N266 is operated by Metroline Travel.

Timetable data from Metroline Travel via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (London feed). Route names, stop sequences and map geometry come from TfL Open Data. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.