SL2 Walthamstow to North Woolwich via Ilford, Barking
Operated by Arriva London North. First bus 04:55, last bus 00:30. 189 journeys on weekdays. Fares: £1.75 flat — more.
Night bus — overnight departures 22:00–01:14. Every night. Nights are the night you set out on, so a 01:30 bus on Saturday morning counts as Friday. All night buses.
| Stop | 00:00 | 00:15 | 00:30 | 04:55 | 05:10 | 05:25 | 05:40 | 05:54 | 06:08 | 06:21 | 06:33 | 06:44 | 06:53 | 07:04 | 07:14 | 07:24 | 07:33 | 07:44 | 07:56 | 08:08 | 08:20 | 08:33 | 08:45 | 08:57 | 09:09 | 09:21 | 09:33 | 09:45 | 09:57 | 10:09 | 10:21 | 10:33 | 10:45 | 10:56 | 11:08 | 11:20 | 11:32 | 11:44 | 11:56 | 12:08 | 12:20 | 12:32 | 12:44 | 12:55 | 13:07 | 13:19 | 13:31 | 13:43 | 13:55 | 14:07 | 14:18 | 14:29 | 14:41 | 14:53 | 15:02 | 15:13 | 15:23 | 15:35 | 15:46 | 15:58 | 16:10 | 16:22 | 16:34 | 16:46 | 16:58 | 17:10 | 17:22 | 17:34 | 17:46 | 17:58 | 18:10 | 18:22 | 18:34 | 18:46 | 18:59 | 19:10 | 19:22 | 19:34 | 19:46 | 20:00 | 20:15 | 20:30 | 20:45 | 21:00 | 21:15 | 21:30 | 21:45 | 22:00 | 22:15 | 22:30 | 22:45 | 23:00 | 23:15 | 23:30 | 23:45 |
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| Walthamstow Bus Station (Stop C) | 00:00 | 00:15 | 00:30 | 04:55 | 05:10 | 05:25 | 05:40 | 05:54 | 06:08 | 06:21 | 06:33 | 06:44 | 06:53 | 07:04 | 07:14 | 07:24 | 07:33 | 07:44 | 07:56 | 08:08 | 08:20 | 08:33 | 08:45 | 08:57 | 09:09 | 09:21 | 09:33 | 09:45 | 09:57 | 10:09 | 10:21 | 10:33 | 10:45 | 10:56 | 11:08 | 11:20 | 11:32 | 11:44 | 11:56 | 12:08 | 12:20 | 12:32 | 12:44 | 12:55 | 13:07 | 13:19 | 13:31 | 13:43 | 13:55 | 14:07 | 14:18 | 14:29 | 14:41 | 14:53 | 15:02 | 15:13 | 15:23 | 15:35 | 15:46 | 15:58 | 16:10 | 16:22 | 16:34 | 16:46 | 16:58 | 17:10 | 17:22 | 17:34 | 17:46 | 17:58 | 18:10 | 18:22 | 18:34 | 18:46 | 18:59 | 19:10 | 19:22 | 19:34 | 19:46 | 20:00 | 20:15 | 20:30 | 20:45 | 21:00 | 21:15 | 21:30 | 21:45 | 22:00 | 22:15 | 22:30 | 22:45 | 23:00 | 23:15 | 23:30 | 23:45 |
| Wood Street (Stop A) | 00:06 | 00:21 | 00:36 | 05:01 | 05:16 | 05:31 | 05:46 | 06:01 | 06:15 | 06:28 | 06:40 | 06:51 | 07:01 | 07:12 | 07:22 | 07:32 | 07:42 | 07:53 | 08:06 | 08:18 | 08:31 | 08:44 | 08:56 | 09:07 | 09:18 | 09:30 | 09:42 | 09:54 | 10:06 | 10:18 | 10:30 | 10:42 | 10:54 | 11:05 | 11:17 | 11:29 | 11:41 | 11:53 | 12:05 | 12:17 | 12:29 | 12:41 | 12:53 | 13:05 | 13:17 | 13:29 | 13:41 | 13:53 | 14:05 | 14:17 | 14:28 | 14:39 | 14:52 | 15:04 | 15:14 | 15:25 | 15:35 | 15:47 | 15:59 | 16:11 | 16:23 | 16:35 | 16:48 | 17:01 | 17:14 | 17:26 | 17:38 | 17:49 | 18:00 | 18:11 | 18:22 | 18:33 | 18:45 | 18:56 | 19:08 | 19:19 | 19:31 | 19:43 | 19:55 | 20:09 | 20:23 | 20:38 | 20:53 | 21:08 | 21:23 | 21:38 | 21:53 | 22:08 | 22:23 | 22:37 | 22:52 | 23:07 | 23:22 | 23:37 | 23:52 |
| High Road South Woodford (Stop Q) | 00:10 | 00:25 | 00:40 | 05:05 | 05:20 | 05:35 | 05:50 | 06:05 | 06:19 | 06:33 | 06:45 | 06:56 | 07:06 | 07:17 | 07:27 | 07:37 | 07:47 | 07:58 | 08:11 | 08:23 | 08:36 | 08:49 | 09:01 | 09:12 | 09:23 | 09:35 | 09:47 | 09:59 | 10:11 | 10:23 | 10:35 | 10:47 | 10:59 | 11:10 | 11:22 | 11:34 | 11:46 | 11:58 | 12:10 | 12:22 | 12:34 | 12:46 | 12:58 | 13:10 | 13:22 | 13:34 | 13:46 | 13:58 | 14:10 | 14:22 | 14:33 | 14:44 | 14:57 | 15:09 | 15:19 | 15:30 | 15:40 | 15:52 | 16:05 | 16:17 | 16:29 | 16:41 | 16:54 | 17:07 | 17:19 | 17:31 | 17:43 | 17:54 | 18:05 | 18:16 | 18:27 | 18:38 | 18:50 | 19:01 | 19:13 | 19:24 | 19:36 | 19:48 | 20:00 | 20:14 | 20:28 | 20:43 | 20:58 | 21:13 | 21:27 | 21:42 | 21:57 | 22:12 | 22:27 | 22:41 | 22:56 | 23:11 | 23:26 | 23:41 | 23:56 |
| Woodford / Roding Lane North (Stop WA) | 00:13 | 00:28 | 00:43 | 05:08 | 05:23 | 05:38 | 05:53 | 06:08 | 06:22 | 06:37 | 06:49 | 07:00 | 07:10 | 07:22 | 07:32 | 07:42 | 07:53 | 08:05 | 08:18 | 08:30 | 08:42 | 08:54 | 09:06 | 09:17 | 09:28 | 09:39 | 09:51 | 10:03 | 10:15 | 10:27 | 10:39 | 10:51 | 11:03 | 11:14 | 11:26 | 11:38 | 11:50 | 12:02 | 12:14 | 12:26 | 12:38 | 12:50 | 13:02 | 13:14 | 13:26 | 13:38 | 13:50 | 14:02 | 14:14 | 14:26 | 14:37 | 14:48 | 15:01 | 15:13 | 15:24 | 15:35 | 15:45 | 15:57 | 16:10 | 16:22 | 16:34 | 16:46 | 16:59 | 17:12 | 17:24 | 17:36 | 17:48 | 17:59 | 18:10 | 18:21 | 18:32 | 18:43 | 18:54 | 19:05 | 19:17 | 19:28 | 19:40 | 19:52 | 20:04 | 20:18 | 20:32 | 20:46 | 21:01 | 21:16 | 21:30 | 21:45 | 22:00 | 22:15 | 22:30 | 22:44 | 22:59 | 23:14 | 23:29 | 23:44 | 23:59 |
| Gants Hill Station / Cranbrook Road (Stop CH) | 00:17 | 00:32 | 00:47 | 05:12 | 05:27 | 05:43 | 05:58 | 06:13 | 06:27 | 06:42 | 06:54 | 07:06 | 07:16 | 07:28 | 07:38 | 07:48 | 08:00 | 08:12 | 08:25 | 08:37 | 08:49 | 09:01 | 09:13 | 09:24 | 09:34 | 09:45 | 09:57 | 10:09 | 10:21 | 10:33 | 10:45 | 10:57 | 11:09 | 11:20 | 11:32 | 11:44 | 11:56 | 12:08 | 12:20 | 12:32 | 12:44 | 12:56 | 13:08 | 13:20 | 13:32 | 13:44 | 13:56 | 14:08 | 14:20 | 14:32 | 14:43 | 14:55 | 15:08 | 15:20 | 15:31 | 15:42 | 15:52 | 16:05 | 16:18 | 16:30 | 16:42 | 16:54 | 17:07 | 17:20 | 17:32 | 17:44 | 17:56 | 18:07 | 18:18 | 18:29 | 18:40 | 18:50 | 19:01 | 19:12 | 19:24 | 19:35 | 19:47 | 19:59 | 20:11 | 20:24 | 20:38 | 20:52 | 21:07 | 21:21 | 21:35 | 21:50 | 22:05 | 22:20 | 22:35 | 22:49 | 23:04 | 23:19 | 23:34 | 23:48 | 00:03 |
| Ilford Station (Stop K) | 00:21 | 00:36 | 00:51 | 05:16 | 05:31 | 05:47 | 06:03 | 06:18 | 06:32 | 06:48 | 07:00 | 07:12 | 07:23 | 07:35 | 07:46 | 07:57 | 08:09 | 08:21 | 08:33 | 08:45 | 08:57 | 09:08 | 09:20 | 09:31 | 09:41 | 09:52 | 10:03 | 10:15 | 10:27 | 10:39 | 10:51 | 11:03 | 11:15 | 11:26 | 11:38 | 11:50 | 12:02 | 12:14 | 12:26 | 12:38 | 12:50 | 13:02 | 13:14 | 13:26 | 13:38 | 13:50 | 14:02 | 14:14 | 14:26 | 14:39 | 14:50 | 15:02 | 15:15 | 15:27 | 15:38 | 15:49 | 16:00 | 16:13 | 16:26 | 16:38 | 16:50 | 17:02 | 17:14 | 17:27 | 17:39 | 17:51 | 18:03 | 18:14 | 18:25 | 18:36 | 18:47 | 18:57 | 19:07 | 19:18 | 19:30 | 19:41 | 19:53 | 20:05 | 20:17 | 20:30 | 20:43 | 20:57 | 21:12 | 21:26 | 21:40 | 21:55 | 22:10 | 22:25 | 22:40 | 22:54 | 23:09 | 23:24 | 23:38 | 23:52 | 00:07 |
| Ilford / Chapel Road (Stop P) | 00:22 | 00:37 | 00:52 | 05:17 | 05:32 | 05:48 | 06:04 | 06:19 | 06:34 | 06:50 | 07:02 | 07:14 | 07:25 | 07:37 | 07:48 | 07:59 | 08:11 | 08:23 | 08:35 | 08:47 | 08:59 | 09:10 | 09:22 | 09:33 | 09:43 | 09:54 | 10:05 | 10:17 | 10:29 | 10:41 | 10:53 | 11:05 | 11:17 | 11:28 | 11:40 | 11:52 | 12:05 | 12:17 | 12:29 | 12:41 | 12:53 | 13:05 | 13:17 | 13:29 | 13:41 | 13:53 | 14:05 | 14:17 | 14:29 | 14:41 | 14:52 | 15:04 | 15:17 | 15:29 | 15:40 | 15:51 | 16:03 | 16:16 | 16:29 | 16:41 | 16:53 | 17:05 | 17:17 | 17:30 | 17:42 | 17:54 | 18:05 | 18:16 | 18:27 | 18:38 | 18:49 | 18:59 | 19:09 | 19:20 | 19:32 | 19:43 | 19:55 | 20:07 | 20:19 | 20:32 | 20:45 | 20:59 | 21:14 | 21:28 | 21:42 | 21:57 | 22:12 | 22:27 | 22:42 | 22:56 | 23:10 | 23:25 | 23:39 | 23:53 | 00:08 |
| Barking Station (Stop H) | 00:28 | 00:43 | 00:58 | 05:23 | 05:38 | 05:54 | 06:10 | 06:25 | 06:41 | 06:57 | 07:10 | 07:22 | 07:33 | 07:45 | 07:57 | 08:08 | 08:20 | 08:32 | 08:44 | 08:56 | 09:08 | 09:19 | 09:31 | 09:42 | 09:52 | 10:03 | 10:14 | 10:26 | 10:38 | 10:50 | 11:02 | 11:14 | 11:26 | 11:38 | 11:50 | 12:02 | 12:15 | 12:27 | 12:39 | 12:51 | 13:03 | 13:16 | 13:28 | 13:40 | 13:52 | 14:04 | 14:16 | 14:28 | 14:40 | 14:52 | 15:03 | 15:15 | 15:28 | 15:40 | 15:52 | 16:03 | 16:15 | 16:29 | 16:42 | 16:54 | 17:06 | 17:18 | 17:30 | 17:43 | 17:55 | 18:07 | 18:18 | 18:28 | 18:39 | 18:50 | 19:01 | 19:11 | 19:21 | 19:32 | 19:43 | 19:54 | 20:06 | 20:18 | 20:30 | 20:43 | 20:56 | 21:10 | 21:24 | 21:38 | 21:52 | 22:07 | 22:21 | 22:36 | 22:50 | 23:04 | 23:18 | 23:33 | 23:46 | 00:00 | 00:14 |
| Uel Docklands Campus (Stop L) | 00:36 | 00:51 | 01:06 | 05:30 | 05:46 | 06:02 | 06:18 | 06:34 | 06:50 | 07:06 | 07:20 | 07:32 | 07:43 | 07:55 | 08:07 | 08:19 | 08:31 | 08:43 | 08:55 | 09:07 | 09:19 | 09:30 | 09:41 | 09:52 | 10:02 | 10:13 | 10:24 | 10:36 | 10:48 | 11:00 | 11:12 | 11:24 | 11:36 | 11:48 | 12:00 | 12:12 | 12:25 | 12:37 | 12:49 | 13:01 | 13:13 | 13:26 | 13:38 | 13:50 | 14:02 | 14:14 | 14:26 | 14:39 | 14:51 | 15:03 | 15:14 | 15:26 | 15:40 | 15:52 | 16:04 | 16:15 | 16:27 | 16:41 | 16:54 | 17:06 | 17:18 | 17:30 | 17:42 | 17:54 | 18:06 | 18:18 | 18:29 | 18:39 | 18:50 | 19:00 | 19:11 | 19:21 | 19:31 | 19:41 | 19:52 | 20:03 | 20:15 | 20:27 | 20:39 | 20:52 | 21:05 | 21:19 | 21:33 | 21:47 | 22:01 | 22:15 | 22:29 | 22:44 | 22:58 | 23:12 | 23:26 | 23:41 | 23:54 | 00:08 | 00:22 |
| North Woolwich Free Ferry (Stop Z) | 00:39 | 00:54 | 01:09 | 05:33 | 05:49 | 06:05 | 06:21 | 06:37 | 06:53 | 07:09 | 07:23 | 07:35 | 07:46 | 07:58 | 08:10 | 08:22 | 08:34 | 08:46 | 08:58 | 09:10 | 09:22 | 09:33 | 09:44 | 09:55 | 10:05 | 10:16 | 10:27 | 10:39 | 10:51 | 11:03 | 11:15 | 11:27 | 11:39 | 11:51 | 12:03 | 12:15 | 12:28 | 12:40 | 12:52 | 13:04 | 13:16 | 13:29 | 13:41 | 13:53 | 14:05 | 14:17 | 14:29 | 14:42 | 14:54 | 15:06 | 15:17 | 15:29 | 15:43 | 15:55 | 16:07 | 16:18 | 16:30 | 16:44 | 16:57 | 17:09 | 17:21 | 17:33 | 17:45 | 17:57 | 18:09 | 18:21 | 18:32 | 18:42 | 18:53 | 19:03 | 19:14 | 19:24 | 19:34 | 19:44 | 19:55 | 20:06 | 20:18 | 20:30 | 20:42 | 20:55 | 21:08 | 21:22 | 21:36 | 21:50 | 22:04 | 22:18 | 22:32 | 22:47 | 23:01 | 23:15 | 23:29 | 23:44 | 23:57 | 00:11 | 00:25 |
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.
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 Arriva London North 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 SL2
SL2 towards North Woolwich
All 14 stops
- Walthamstow Bus Station (Stop C) Walthamstow
- Walthamstow Market Walthamstow (Stop G) Walthamstow
- Waltham Forest Town Hall (Stop BP) Walthamstow
- Wood Street (Stop A) Upper Walthamstow
- High Road South Woodford (Stop Q) South Woodford
- Woodford / Roding Lane North (Stop WA) Clayhall
- Gants Hill Station / Cranbrook Road (Stop CH) Gants Hill
- Ilford Station (Stop K) Ilford
- Ilford / Chapel Road (Stop P) Ilford
- Barking Station (Stop H) Barking
- Barking Town Centre (Stop C) Barking
- Uel Docklands Campus (Stop L) Gallions Reach
- North Woolwich / Pier Road (Stop N) North Woolwich
- North Woolwich Free Ferry (Stop Z) North Woolwich
SL2 towards Walthamstow
All 14 stops
- North Woolwich Free Ferry (Stop B) North Woolwich
- North Woolwich / Pier Road (Stop F) North Woolwich
- Uel Docklands Campus (Stop I) Gallions Reach
- Royal Docks Road / Gallions Reach Retail Park (northbound) Beckton
- Barking Town Centre (Stop D) Barking
- Barking Station (Stop K) Barking
- Ilford Station (Stop G) Ilford
- Gants Hill Station / Cranbrook Road (Stop CN) Gants Hill
- Woodford / Roding Lane South (Stop WN) Clayhall
- High Road South Woodford (Stop P) South Woodford
- Wood Street (Stop F) Upper Walthamstow
- Hoe Street / The Bell (Stop BZ) Walthamstow
- Walthamstow Market Walthamstow (Stop J) Walthamstow
- Walthamstow Bus Station (northbound) Walthamstow
How busy is route SL2?
2.69m passenger journeys were recorded on route SL2 in 2024/25 across 1,214,548 kilometres operated.
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. Route-level totals do not sum to TfL's network figures, which carry separate adjustments. Powered by TfL Open Data. Compare every London route →
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first SL2 bus?
The first SL2 departure on weekdays leaves at 04:55 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last SL2 bus?
The last SL2 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 00:30. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the SL2 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 SL2 bus?
The SL2 is operated by Arriva London North.
Timetable data from Arriva London North 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.