Routes 242/N242 Christmas Eve Timetable

Homerton – Clapton Park – Hackney – Dalston – Shoreditch – Aldgate

Joint 24 hour service between Homerton and Shoreditch

Click here for the normal timetable

Route record (places served and roads followed)

Note: This route is classed as high frequency, and as such controllers will endeavour to provide an even service rather than necessarily adhering exactly to the times shown.

242/N242 Christmas Eve towards Aldgate Other direction


The following service operates after the appropriate night service (see normal timetable):


Homerton Hospital, Wardle Street        0500 0515 0530 0545 0600 0612 0624 0636 0648 0700 0712 0724 0736 0746 0756 0806 0815 0824
Clapton Park, Millfields Road           0506 0521 0536 0551 0606 0618 0630 0642 0654 0706 0718 0730 0742 0752 0802 0812 0821 0831
Hackney Central Station, Amhurst Road   0513 0528 0543 0558 0613 0625 0637 0649 0701 0714 0726 0738 0750 0800 0810 0820 0830 0840
Dalston Junction, Dalston Lane          0517 0532 0547 0602 0617 0629 0641 0653 0705 0718 0730 0743 0755 0805 0815 0825 0835 0845
Shoreditch, Church (Kingsland Road)     0523 0538 0553 0608 0623 0635 0647 0700 0712 0725 0738 0751 0803 0813 0823 0833 0844 0854
Aldgate Station, Aldgate High Street    0530 0545 0600 0615 0630 0642 0654 0707 0719 0732 0745 0758 0810 0820 0830 0840 0851 0901

Homerton Hospital, Wardle Street        0833 0843 0852 0902 0912 0922 0931 0940 0950 0959 1008 1018 1028 1038 1048 1058 1108 1118
Clapton Park, Millfields Road           0840 0850 0859 0909 0919 0929 0939 0948 0958 1007 1016 1026 1036 1046 1056 1106 1116 1126
Hackney Central Station, Amhurst Road   0849 0859 0909 0919 0929 0939 0949 0958 1008 1018 1028 1038 1048 1058 1108 1118 1128 1138
Dalston Junction, Dalston Lane          0855 0905 0915 0925 0935 0945 0955 1005 1015 1025 1035 1045 1055 1105 1115 1125 1135 1145
Shoreditch, Church (Kingsland Road)     0904 0915 0925 0935 0945 0955 1005 1015 1025 1035 1046 1056 1106 1116 1126 1136 1146 1156
Aldgate Station, Aldgate High Street    0911 0922 0932 0943 0953 1003 1013 1023 1034 1044 1055 1105 1115 1125 1135 1145 1155 1205

Homerton Hospital, Wardle Street        1128 1137 1146 1155 1205 Then      15 25 35 45 55 05        1835 1846 1857 1909 1921 1933
Clapton Park, Millfields Road           1136 1145 1155 1204 1214 every 10  24 34 44 54 04 14        1844 1854 1905 1917 1929 1941
Hackney Central Station, Amhurst Road   1148 1157 1207 1217 1227 minutes   37 47 57 07 17 27        1857 1907 1918 1929 1940 1951
Dalston Junction, Dalston Lane          1155 1204 1214 1224 1234 at these  44 54 04 14 24 34 until  1904 1914 1925 1936 1946 1957
Shoreditch, Church (Kingsland Road)     1206 1215 1225 1235 1245 minutes   55 05 15 25 35 45        1915 1925 1935 1945 1955 2006
Aldgate Station, Aldgate High Street    1216 1226 1236 1246 1256 past hour 06 16 26 36 46 56        1926 1936 1945 1955 2005 2015

Homerton Hospital, Wardle Street        1945 1957 2009 2021 2033 2045 2057 2109 2121 2133 2145 2157 2209 2221 2233 2245 2257 2309
Clapton Park, Millfields Road           1953 2005 2016 2028 2040 2052 2104 2116 2128 2140 2152 2204 2216 2227 2239 2251 2303 2315
Hackney Central Station, Amhurst Road   2003 2014 2025 2037 2049 2101 2113 2124 2136 2148 2200 2212 2224 2235 2247 2258 2310 2322
Dalston Junction, Dalston Lane          2008 2019 2030 2042 2054 2106 2118 2129 2141 2153 2205 2217 2229 2240 2251 2302 2314 2326
Shoreditch, Church (Kingsland Road)     2016 2027 2038 2050 2102 2114 2126 2137 2149 2201 2213 2224 2236 2247 2258 2309 2321 2333
Aldgate Station, Aldgate High Street    2025 2036 2047 2059 2111 2123 2134 2145 2157 2209 2221 2232 2243 2254 2305 2316 2328 2340

Homerton Hospital, Wardle Street        2321 2333 2345
Clapton Park, Millfields Road           2327 2339 2351
Hackney Central Station, Amhurst Road   2334 2346 2358
Dalston Junction, Dalston Lane          2338 2350 0002
Shoreditch, Church (Kingsland Road)     2345 2357 0009
Aldgate Station, Aldgate High Street    2352 0004 0016

242/N242 Christmas Eve towards Homerton Hospital Other direction


The following service operates after the appropriate night service (see normal timetable):


Aldgate Station, Bus Station            0525 0540 0555 0610 0625 0640 0655 0707 0719 0731 0743 0755 0807 0819 0831 0841 0850 0859
Shoreditch, Church (High Street)        0531 0546 0601 0616 0631 0646 0701 0713 0726 0738 0750 0802 0814 0826 0838 0848 0858 0907
Dalston Junction, Dalston Lane          0539 0554 0609 0624 0639 0654 0709 0721 0734 0747 0759 0811 0823 0835 0847 0857 0907 0917
Hackney Central Station, Amhurst Road   0544 0559 0614 0629 0644 0659 0714 0726 0739 0752 0804 0816 0828 0840 0852 0902 0913 0923
Clapton Park, Millfields Road           0550 0605 0620 0635 0650 0705 0720 0733 0746 0759 0811 0823 0835 0847 0900 0910 0921 0931
Homerton Hospital, Homerton Grove       0555 0610 0625 0640 0655 0710 0725 0739 0752 0805 0817 0829 0841 0853 0906 0916 0927 0937

Aldgate Station, Bus Station            0909 0918 0928 0938 0948 0958 1008 1017 1027 1037 1047 1057 1107 1116 1126 1136 1146 1156
Shoreditch, Church (High Street)        0917 0926 0936 0946 0956 1006 1016 1026 1036 1046 1056 1106 1116 1125 1135 1145 1155 1205
Dalston Junction, Dalston Lane          0927 0937 0947 0957 1007 1017 1027 1037 1047 1057 1107 1117 1127 1137 1147 1157 1207 1217
Hackney Central Station, Amhurst Road   0933 0943 0954 1004 1014 1024 1034 1044 1054 1104 1114 1124 1134 1144 1154 1204 1214 1224
Clapton Park, Millfields Road           0941 0951 1002 1013 1023 1033 1043 1053 1104 1114 1124 1134 1144 1154 1204 1214 1224 1234
Homerton Hospital, Homerton Grove       0947 0957 1008 1019 1030 1040 1050 1100 1111 1121 1131 1141 1151 1201 1211 1221 1231 1241

Aldgate Station, Bus Station            1206 Then      16 26 36 46 56 06        1816 1826 1836 1846 1856 1907 1919 1931 1943 1955
Shoreditch, Church (High Street)        1215 every 10  25 35 45 55 05 15        1825 1835 1845 1855 1905 1916 1928 1940 1952 2004
Dalston Junction, Dalston Lane          1227 minutes   37 47 57 07 17 27        1837 1847 1857 1907 1917 1928 1940 1951 2003 2015
Hackney Central Station, Amhurst Road   1235 at these  45 55 05 15 25 35 until  1845 1855 1905 1915 1925 1935 1947 1958 2010 2022
Clapton Park, Millfields Road           1245 minutes   55 05 15 25 35 45        1855 1905 1915 1925 1935 1945 1957 2008 2020 2031
Homerton Hospital, Homerton Grove       1252 past hour 02 12 22 32 42 52        1902 1911 1921 1931 1941 1951 2003 2014 2026 2037

Aldgate Station, Bus Station            2007 2019 2031 2043 2055 2107 2119 2131 2143 2155 2207 2219 2231 2243 2255 2307 2319 2331
Shoreditch, Church (High Street)        2016 2028 2040 2052 2103 2115 2127 2139 2151 2203 2215 2227 2239 2251 2302 2314 2326 2338
Dalston Junction, Dalston Lane          2027 2039 2051 2102 2113 2125 2137 2149 2201 2213 2225 2237 2249 2300 2311 2323 2335 2347
Hackney Central Station, Amhurst Road   2034 2046 2058 2109 2120 2132 2144 2156 2208 2220 2231 2243 2254 2305 2316 2328 2340 2352
Clapton Park, Millfields Road           2043 2055 2106 2117 2128 2140 2152 2204 2216 2227 2238 2250 2300 2311 2322 2334 2346 2358
Homerton Hospital, Homerton Grove       2049 2101 2112 2123 2134 2146 2158 2210 2222 2233 2244 2255 2305 2316 2327 2339 2351 0003

Aldgate Station, Bus Station            2343 2355 0007 0019 0031
Shoreditch, Church (High Street)        2350 0002 0014 0026 0038
Dalston Junction, Dalston Lane          2359 0011 0023 0035 0047
Hackney Central Station, Amhurst Road   0004 0016 0028 0040 0052
Clapton Park, Millfields Road           0010 0022 0034 0046 0058
Homerton Hospital, Homerton Grove       0015 0027 0039 0051 0103

Operated by Arriva London for London Buses.

Christmas Eve timetable, similar for much of day to Saturday timetable, introduced 27/11/21.

Route record

Homerton – Clapton Park – Hackney – Dalston – Shoreditch – Aldgate (Route 242)
Homerton Hospital Wardle Street - Homerton High Street - Brooksby's Walk - Chatsworth Road - Dunlace Road - Glyn Road - Redwald Road - Clapton Park - Daubeney Road - Mandeville Street - Millfields Road - Powerscroft Road - Median Road - Lower Clapton Road - Dalston Lane - Hackney Downs Station - Amhurst Road - Hackney Central Station - Mare Street - Graham Road - Dalston Lane - Dalston Junction Station - Kingsland Road - Haggerston Station - Kingsland Road - Hoxton Station - Kingsland Road - Shoreditch High Street - Shoreditch High Street Station - Commercial Street - Aldgate East Station - Whitechapel High Street - Aldgate High Street - Aldgate Station Aldgate High Street

Aldgate – Shoreditch – Dalston – Hackney – Clapton Park – Homerton (Route 242)
Aldgate Station Bus Station - Aldgate High Street - Whitechapel High Street - Aldgate East Station - Commercial Street - Shoreditch High Street Station - Shoreditch High Street - Kingsland Road - Hoxton Station - Kingsland Road - Haggerston Station - Kingsland Road - Dalston Junction Station - Dalston Lane - Graham Road - Mare Street - Hackney Central Station - Amhurst Road - Hackney Downs Station - Dalston Lane - Lower Clapton Road - Powerscroft Road - Millfields Road - Mandeville Street - Daubeney Road - Clapton Park - Redwald Road - Glyn Road - Clifden Road - Chatsworth Road - Brooksby's Walk - Homerton Grove - Homerton Hospital Homerton Grove