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Route N253

Aldgate – Bethnal Green – Hackney – Clapton – Stamford Hill – Finsbury Park – Holloway – Camden Town – Euston – Tottenham Court Road Station

Night Bus

Sunday night/Monday morning Monday night/Tuesday morning to Thursday night/Friday morning Friday night/Saturday morning Saturday night/Sunday morning

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Route record (places served and roads followed)

For day services over most of this route, see
- Route 254 timetable (Aldgate - Holloway)
- Route 253 timetable (Hackney - Euston)

N253 Sunday night/Monday morning towards Tottenham Court Road Station          Other direction       Mon-Thur nights       Friday nights       Saturday nights  


Aldgate Station, Bus Station                           0015 0045 0115 0145 0215 0245 0315 0345 0415 0445
Whitechapel Station, London Hospital                   0021 0051 0120 0150 0220 0250 0320 0350 0420 0449
Bethnal Green (LU) Station                             0025 0055 0124 0153 0223 0253 0323 0353 0423 0452
Cambridge Heath Station                                0027 0057 0126 0155 0225 0255 0325 0355 0425 0454
Hackney Central Station, Amhurst Road                  0035 0104 0133 0202 0231 0301 0331 0401 0431 0500
Clapton, Pond                                          0041 0110 0139 0208 0237 0306 0336 0406 0436 0506
Stamford Hill Broadway, Clapton Common                 0047 0116 0145 0214 0243 0312 0342 0412 0443 0513
Manor House Station                                    0053 0122 0150 0219 0248 0318 0348 0418 0449 0519
Finsbury Park Station, Seven Sisters Road              0056 0125 0153 0222 0251 0321 0351 0421 0452 0523
Holloway, Camden Road                                  0100 0129 0157 0226 0255 0325 0355 0425 0456 0527
Camden Road, Brecknock Road                            0102 0131 0159 0228 0257 0327 0357 0427 0458 0529
Camden Town Station, Camden Road                       0106 0135 0203 0232 0301 0331 0401 0431 0502 0533
Mornington Crescent Station                            0109 0137 0205 0234 0303 0333 0403 0433 0504 0535
Euston Station, Bus Station                            0112 0140 0208 0237 0306 0336 0406 0436 0507 0538
St Giles High Street, Shaftesbury Avenue               0121 0149 0217 0246 0315 0345 0415 0445 0516 0547

N253 Sunday night/Monday morning towards Aldgate          Other direction       Mon-Thur nights       Friday nights       Saturday nights  


Tottenham Court Road Station, Tottenham Court Road     0030 0100 0130 0200 0230 0300 0330 0400 0430 0500
Euston Station, Bus Station                            0036 0106 0136 0205 0235 0305 0335 0405 0435 0505
Mornington Crescent Station                            0039 0109 0139 0208 0238 0308 0338 0408 0438 0508
Camden Town Station, Camden Road                       0043 0113 0142 0211 0241 0311 0341 0411 0441 0511
Camden Road, Brecknock Road                            0047 0117 0146 0215 0245 0315 0345 0415 0445 0515
Holloway, Nag's Head (Parkhurst Road)                  0049 0119 0148 0217 0247 0317 0347 0417 0447 0517
Finsbury Park Station, Seven Sisters Road              0054 0124 0153 0221 0251 0321 0351 0421 0451 0521
Manor House Station                                    0058 0128 0157 0225 0255 0325 0354 0424 0454 0524
Stamford Hill Broadway, Clapton Common                 0104 0134 0203 0231 0301 0331 0400 0430 0500 0530
Clapton, Pond                                          0110 0140 0209 0237 0307 0337 0407 0437 0507 0537
Hackney Central Station, Amhurst Road                  0115 0145 0214 0242 0312 0342 0412 0442 0512 0542
Cambridge Heath Station                                0120 0150 0219 0248 0318 0348 0418 0448 0518 0548
Bethnal Green (LU) Station                             0122 0152 0221 0250 0320 0350 0420 0450 0520 0550
Whitechapel Station, London Hospital                   0126 0156 0225 0254 0324 0354 0424 0454 0524 0554
Aldgate Station, Aldgate High Street                   0130 0200 0229 0258 0328 0358 0428 0458 0528 0559

N253 Monday night/Tuesday morning to Thursday night/Friday morning towards Tottenham Court Road Station          Other direction       Sunday nights       Friday nights       Saturday nights  


Aldgate Station, Bus Station                           0015 0045 0115 0145 0215 0245 0315 0345 0415 0445
Whitechapel Station, London Hospital                   0021 0051 0120 0150 0220 0250 0320 0350 0420 0449
Bethnal Green (LU) Station                             0025 0055 0124 0154 0223 0253 0323 0353 0423 0452
Cambridge Heath Station                                0027 0057 0126 0156 0225 0255 0325 0355 0425 0454
Hackney Central Station, Amhurst Road                  0035 0104 0133 0202 0231 0301 0331 0401 0431 0500
Clapton, Pond                                          0041 0110 0139 0208 0237 0306 0336 0406 0436 0506
Stamford Hill Broadway, Clapton Common                 0047 0116 0145 0214 0243 0312 0342 0412 0443 0513
Manor House Station                                    0053 0122 0150 0219 0248 0318 0348 0418 0449 0519
Finsbury Park Station, Seven Sisters Road              0056 0125 0153 0222 0251 0321 0351 0421 0452 0523
Holloway, Camden Road                                  0100 0129 0157 0226 0255 0325 0355 0425 0456 0527
Camden Road, Brecknock Road                            0102 0131 0159 0228 0257 0327 0357 0427 0458 0529
Camden Town Station, Camden Road                       0106 0135 0203 0232 0301 0331 0401 0431 0502 0533
Mornington Crescent Station                            0109 0137 0205 0234 0303 0333 0403 0433 0504 0535
Euston Station, Bus Station                            0112 0140 0208 0237 0306 0336 0406 0436 0507 0538
St Giles High Street, Shaftesbury Avenue               0121 0149 0217 0246 0315 0345 0415 0445 0516 0547

N253 Monday night/Tuesday morning to Thursday night/Friday morning towards Aldgate          Other direction       Sunday nights       Friday nights       Saturday nights  


Tottenham Court Road Station, Tottenham Court Road     0030 0100 0130 0200 0230 0300 0330 0400 0430 0500
Euston Station, Bus Station                            0036 0106 0136 0205 0235 0305 0335 0405 0435 0505
Mornington Crescent Station                            0039 0109 0139 0208 0238 0308 0338 0408 0438 0508
Camden Town Station, Camden Road                       0043 0113 0142 0211 0241 0311 0341 0411 0441 0511
Camden Road, Brecknock Road                            0047 0117 0146 0215 0245 0315 0345 0415 0445 0515
Holloway, Nag's Head (Parkhurst Road)                  0049 0119 0148 0217 0247 0317 0347 0417 0447 0517
Finsbury Park Station, Seven Sisters Road              0054 0124 0153 0221 0251 0321 0351 0421 0451 0521
Manor House Station                                    0058 0128 0157 0225 0255 0325 0354 0424 0454 0524
Stamford Hill Broadway, Clapton Common                 0104 0134 0203 0231 0301 0331 0400 0430 0500 0530
Clapton, Pond                                          0110 0140 0209 0237 0307 0337 0407 0437 0507 0537
Hackney Central Station, Amhurst Road                  0115 0145 0214 0242 0312 0342 0412 0442 0512 0542
Cambridge Heath Station                                0121 0151 0220 0248 0318 0348 0418 0448 0518 0548
Bethnal Green (LU) Station                             0123 0153 0222 0250 0320 0350 0420 0450 0520 0550
Whitechapel Station, London Hospital                   0127 0157 0226 0254 0324 0354 0424 0454 0524 0554
Aldgate Station, Aldgate High Street                   0131 0201 0230 0258 0328 0358 0428 0458 0528 0559

N253 Friday night/Saturday morning towards Tottenham Court Road Station          Other direction       Sunday nights       Mon-Thur nights       Saturday nights  


Aldgate Station, Bus Station                           0004 0024 0044 0104 0124 0144 0205 0225 0245 0305 0325 0345 0405 0425 0445 0505
Whitechapel Station, London Hospital                   0011 0031 0051 0110 0130 0150 0211 0231 0250 0310 0330 0350 0410 0430 0449 0509
Bethnal Green (LU) Station                             0015 0035 0055 0114 0134 0154 0215 0234 0253 0313 0333 0353 0413 0433 0452 0512
Cambridge Heath Station                                0018 0038 0058 0117 0137 0157 0218 0237 0256 0316 0336 0356 0416 0436 0454 0514
Hackney Central Station, Amhurst Road                  0027 0047 0107 0126 0146 0206 0227 0246 0305 0325 0344 0404 0423 0443 0501 0521
Clapton, Pond                                          0034 0054 0114 0133 0153 0213 0233 0252 0311 0331 0350 0410 0429 0449 0507 0527
Stamford Hill Broadway, Clapton Common                 0041 0101 0121 0140 0200 0220 0240 0259 0318 0337 0356 0416 0435 0455 0513 0533
Manor House Station                                    0047 0107 0127 0146 0206 0226 0246 0305 0324 0343 0402 0422 0441 0500 0518 0538
Finsbury Park Station, Seven Sisters Road              0051 0111 0131 0150 0210 0230 0250 0309 0328 0347 0406 0425 0444 0503 0521 0541
Holloway, Camden Road                                  0055 0115 0135 0154 0214 0234 0254 0313 0332 0351 0410 0429 0448 0507 0525 0545
Camden Road, Brecknock Road                            0057 0117 0137 0156 0216 0236 0256 0315 0334 0353 0412 0431 0450 0509 0527 0547
Camden Town Station, Camden Road                       0102 0122 0142 0201 0221 0240 0300 0319 0338 0357 0416 0435 0454 0513 0531 0551
Mornington Crescent Station                            0105 0125 0145 0204 0224 0243 0303 0322 0341 0400 0419 0438 0457 0515 0533 0554
Euston Station, Bus Station                            0108 0128 0148 0207 0227 0246 0306 0325 0344 0403 0422 0441 0500 0518 0536 0556
St Giles High Street, Shaftesbury Avenue               0117 0137 0157 0216 0236 0255 0315 0334 0353 0412 0431 0450 0509 0527 0545 0605

N253 Friday night/Saturday morning towards Aldgate          Other direction       Sunday nights       Mon-Thur nights       Saturday nights  


Tottenham Court Road Station, Tottenham Court Road     0025 0045 0105 0126 0146 0206 0226 0245 0305 0325 0345 0405 0425 0445 0505
Euston Station, Bus Station                            0032 0052 0112 0132 0152 0212 0232 0251 0311 0330 0350 0410 0430 0450 0510
Mornington Crescent Station                            0036 0056 0116 0136 0156 0216 0235 0254 0314 0333 0353 0413 0433 0453 0513
Camden Town Station, Camden Road                       0040 0100 0120 0140 0200 0220 0239 0258 0318 0337 0357 0417 0436 0456 0516
Camden Road, Brecknock Road                            0044 0104 0124 0144 0204 0224 0243 0302 0322 0341 0401 0421 0440 0500 0520
Holloway, Nag's Head (Parkhurst Road)                  0047 0107 0127 0147 0207 0227 0246 0305 0324 0343 0403 0423 0442 0502 0522
Finsbury Park Station, Seven Sisters Road              0053 0113 0132 0152 0212 0232 0251 0310 0329 0348 0408 0428 0446 0506 0526
Manor House Station                                    0058 0118 0137 0157 0216 0236 0255 0314 0333 0352 0412 0432 0450 0509 0529
Stamford Hill Broadway, Clapton Common                 0104 0124 0143 0203 0222 0242 0301 0320 0339 0358 0418 0438 0456 0515 0535
Clapton, Pond                                          0111 0131 0150 0210 0229 0249 0308 0327 0346 0405 0425 0445 0503 0522 0541
Hackney Central Station, Amhurst Road                  0117 0137 0156 0216 0235 0255 0314 0333 0352 0410 0430 0450 0508 0527 0546
Cambridge Heath Station                                0124 0144 0203 0223 0242 0302 0321 0339 0358 0416 0436 0456 0514 0533 0552
Bethnal Green (LU) Station                             0126 0146 0205 0225 0244 0304 0323 0341 0400 0418 0438 0458 0516 0535 0554
Whitechapel Station, London Hospital                   0131 0151 0210 0230 0249 0308 0327 0345 0404 0422 0442 0502 0520 0539 0558
Aldgate Station, Aldgate High Street                   0135 0155 0214 0234 0253 0312 0331 0349 0408 0426 0446 0506 0524 0543 0602

N253 Saturday night/Sunday morning towards Tottenham Court Road Station          Other direction       Sunday nights       Mon-Thur nights       Friday nights  


Aldgate Station, Bus Station                           0004 0024 0044 0104 0124 0144 0205 0225 0245 0305 0325 0345 0405 0425 0445 0505
Whitechapel Station, London Hospital                   0011 0031 0051 0110 0130 0150 0211 0230 0250 0310 0330 0350 0410 0430 0449 0509
Bethnal Green (LU) Station                             0015 0035 0055 0114 0134 0154 0215 0234 0253 0313 0333 0353 0413 0433 0452 0512
Cambridge Heath Station                                0018 0038 0058 0117 0137 0157 0218 0237 0256 0316 0336 0356 0416 0436 0454 0514
Hackney Central Station, Amhurst Road                  0027 0047 0107 0126 0146 0206 0227 0246 0305 0325 0344 0404 0423 0443 0501 0521
Clapton, Pond                                          0034 0054 0114 0133 0153 0213 0233 0252 0311 0331 0350 0410 0429 0449 0507 0527
Stamford Hill Broadway, Clapton Common                 0041 0101 0121 0140 0200 0220 0240 0259 0318 0337 0356 0416 0435 0455 0513 0533
Manor House Station                                    0047 0107 0127 0146 0206 0226 0246 0305 0324 0343 0402 0422 0441 0500 0518 0538
Finsbury Park Station, Seven Sisters Road              0051 0111 0131 0150 0210 0230 0250 0309 0328 0347 0406 0425 0444 0503 0521 0541
Holloway, Camden Road                                  0055 0115 0135 0154 0214 0234 0254 0313 0332 0351 0410 0429 0448 0507 0525 0545
Camden Road, Brecknock Road                            0057 0117 0137 0156 0216 0236 0256 0315 0334 0353 0412 0431 0450 0509 0527 0547
Camden Town Station, Camden Road                       0102 0122 0142 0201 0221 0240 0300 0319 0338 0357 0416 0435 0454 0513 0531 0551
Mornington Crescent Station                            0105 0125 0145 0204 0224 0243 0303 0322 0341 0400 0419 0438 0457 0515 0533 0553
Euston Station, Bus Station                            0108 0128 0148 0207 0227 0246 0306 0325 0344 0403 0422 0441 0500 0518 0536 0556
St Giles High Street, Shaftesbury Avenue               0117 0137 0157 0216 0236 0255 0315 0334 0353 0412 0431 0450 0509 0527 0545 0605

N253 Saturday night/Sunday morning towards Aldgate          Other direction       Sunday nights       Mon-Thur nights       Friday nights  


Tottenham Court Road Station, Tottenham Court Road     0025 0045 0105 0126 0146 0206 0226 0245 0305 0325 0345 0405 0425 0445 0505
Euston Station, Bus Station                            0032 0052 0112 0132 0152 0212 0232 0251 0311 0330 0350 0410 0430 0450 0510
Mornington Crescent Station                            0036 0056 0116 0136 0156 0216 0235 0254 0314 0333 0353 0413 0433 0453 0513
Camden Town Station, Camden Road                       0040 0100 0120 0140 0200 0220 0239 0258 0318 0337 0357 0417 0436 0456 0516
Camden Road, Brecknock Road                            0044 0104 0124 0144 0204 0224 0243 0302 0322 0341 0401 0421 0440 0500 0520
Holloway, Nag's Head (Parkhurst Road)                  0047 0107 0127 0147 0207 0227 0246 0305 0324 0343 0403 0423 0442 0502 0522
Finsbury Park Station, Seven Sisters Road              0053 0113 0132 0152 0212 0232 0251 0310 0329 0348 0408 0428 0447 0506 0526
Manor House Station                                    0058 0118 0137 0157 0216 0236 0255 0314 0333 0352 0412 0432 0451 0509 0529
Stamford Hill Broadway, Clapton Common                 0104 0124 0143 0203 0222 0242 0301 0320 0339 0358 0418 0438 0457 0515 0535
Clapton, Pond                                          0111 0131 0150 0210 0229 0249 0308 0327 0346 0405 0425 0445 0503 0522 0541
Hackney Central Station, Amhurst Road                  0117 0137 0156 0216 0235 0255 0314 0333 0352 0410 0430 0450 0508 0527 0546
Cambridge Heath Station                                0124 0144 0203 0223 0242 0302 0321 0339 0358 0416 0436 0456 0514 0533 0552
Bethnal Green (LU) Station                             0126 0146 0205 0225 0244 0304 0323 0341 0400 0418 0438 0458 0516 0535 0554
Whitechapel Station, London Hospital                   0131 0151 0210 0230 0249 0308 0327 0345 0404 0422 0442 0502 0520 0539 0558
Aldgate Station, Aldgate High Street                   0135 0155 0214 0234 0253 0312 0331 0349 0408 0426 0446 0506 0524 0543 0602

Public Holidays: Generally operates normally. There is no service on the night before or after Christmas Day. A Saturday night/Sunday morning service runs on New Year's Eve night/New Year's Day morning.

Please see the Christmas and New Year page for details of the general service pattern applying from year to year (some routes may show additional variations).

Operated by Arriva London for London Buses.

Timetable revised 01/06/24

Route record

Aldgate – Bethnal Green – Hackney – Clapton – Stamford Hill – Finsbury Park – Holloway – Camden Town – Euston – Tottenham Court Road Station
Aldgate Station Aldgate High Street - Aldgate High Street - Whitechapel High Street - Aldgate East Station - Whitechapel High Street - Whitechapel Road - Whitechapel Station - Whitechapel Road - Cambridge Heath Road - Bethnal Green (Central Line) Station - Cambridge Heath Road - Cambridge Heath Station - Cambridge Heath Road - Mare Street - Hackney Central Station - Amhurst Road - Hackney Downs Station - Dalston Lane - Lower Clapton Road - Upper Clapton Road - Clapton Station - Upper Clapton Road - Clapton Common - Amhurst Park - Stamford Hill Station - Amhurst Park - Seven Sisters Road - Manor House Station - Seven Sisters Road - Finsbury Park Station - Seven Sisters Road - Isledon Road - Tollington Road - Holloway - Camden Road - Camden Road Station - Camden Road - Camden Town Station - Bayham Street - Crowndale Road - Mornington Crescent Station - Eversholt Street - Euston Station Bus Station - Euston Grove - Euston Road - Euston Square Station - Euston Road - Warren Street Station - Tottenham Court Road - Goodge Street Station - Tottenham Court Road - Tottenham Court Road Station - New Oxford Street - Shaftesbury Avenue - High Holborn - St Giles High Street Shaftesbury Avenue

Tottenham Court Road Station – Euston – Camden Town – Holloway – Finsbury Park – Stamford Hill – Clapton – Hackney – Bethnal Green – Aldgate
Tottenham Court Road Station Tottenham Court Road - Tottenham Court Road - Goodge Street Station - Tottenham Court Road - Warren Street Station - Euston Road - Euston Square Station - Euston Road - Euston Grove - Euston Station Bus Station - Eversholt Street - Mornington Crescent Station - Camden High Street - Camden Town Station - Camden Road - Camden Road Station - Camden Road - Parkhurst Road - Holloway - Seven Sisters Road - Finsbury Park Station - Seven Sisters Road - Manor House Station - Seven Sisters Road - Amhurst Park - Stamford Hill Station - Amhurst Park - Clapton Common - Upper Clapton Road - Clapton Station - Upper Clapton Road - Lower Clapton Road - Dalston Lane - Hackney Downs Station - Amhurst Road - Hackney Central Station - Mare Street - Cambridge Heath Road - Cambridge Heath Station - Cambridge Heath Road - Bethnal Green (Central Line) Station - Cambridge Heath Road - Whitechapel Road - Whitechapel Station - Whitechapel Road - Whitechapel High Street - Aldgate East Station - Whitechapel High Street - Aldgate High Street - Aldgate Station Aldgate High Street

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