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Routes 26/N26 Christmas Week Timetable

Operates on Monday to Thursday working days between Christmas and New Year when Saturday frequencies are in operation

Hackney Wick – Cambridge Heath – Liverpool Street Station – St Paul's – Waterloo

Joint 24 hour service

Temporarily diverted away from Threadneedle Street towards Hackney Wick

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.

26/N26 Christmas Week (Monday to Thursday working days) towards Waterloo          Other direction 


                                              N26  N26  N26  N26  N26  N26  N26  N26  N26  N26  N26  N26
                                              WC   WC   WC   CH   CH   CH   CH   CH   CH   CH   CH   CH
Hackney Wick, Eastway                   2330 2334 0004 0034 0102 0132 0202 0232 0302 0334 0404 0434 0504 0455 0525 0545 0557 0609
Mare Street, Well Street                2333 2341 0011 0041 0109 0139 0209 0239 0309 0341 0411 0441 0511 0458 0528 0548 0600 0612
Cambridge Heath Station                 2341 2344 0014 0044 0112 0142 0212 0242 0312 0344 0414 0444 0514 0506 0536 0556 0608 0620
Shoreditch, Church (High Street)        2346 2348 0018 0048 0116 0146 0216 0246 0316 0348 0418 0448 0518 0509 0539 0559 0611 0623
Liverpool Street Station, Bishopsgate   2352 2352 0022 0052 0120 0150 0220 0250 0320 0352 0422 0452 0522 0513 0543 0603 0615 0627
Bank Station, Queen Victoria Street     2357 2358 0028 0058 0126 0156 0226 0256 0325 0357 0427 0457 0527 0517 0547 0607 0619 0631
Aldwych, Law Courts                     0005 0004 0034 0104 0132 0202 0232 0302 0330 0402 0432 0502 0532 0524 0554 0614 0626 0638
Waterloo Station, Waterloo Road         0008  TS   TS   TS   TS   TS   TS   TS   TS   TS   TS   TS   TS  0527 0557 0617 0629 0641

Hackney Wick, Eastway                   0621 0633 0645 0657 0709 0721 0733 0745 0757 0809 0821 0833 0845 0852 0900 0908 0916 0923
Mare Street, Well Street                0624 0636 0648 0700 0712 0724 0736 0748 0800 0812 0824 0836 0848 0855 0903 0913 0921 0928
Cambridge Heath Station                 0632 0644 0656 0708 0721 0733 0745 0757 0810 0822 0834 0846 0858 0906 0913 0925 0933 0940
Shoreditch, Church (High Street)        0635 0647 0659 0711 0725 0737 0749 0801 0814 0827 0839 0851 0903 0912 0918 0931 0939 0946
Liverpool Street Station, Bishopsgate   0639 0651 0703 0715 0729 0741 0753 0805 0819 0832 0844 0856 0908 0917 0923 0936 0944 0951
Bank Station, Queen Victoria Street     0643 0655 0707 0719 0732 0744 0757 0808 0823 0836 0848 0900 0912 0922 0927 0941 0949 0956
Aldwych, Law Courts                     0650 0702 0714 0726 0739 0751 0804 0815 0830 0843 0855 0907 0920 0930 0934 0949 0957 1005
Waterloo Station, Waterloo Road         0653 0705 0717 0729 0741 0754 0807 0817 0833 0847 0859 0911 0924 0934 0938 0953 1001 1010

Hackney Wick, Eastway                   0931 0938 0946 0953 1001 1008 1016 1023 1031 1038 1045 1052 1100 1107 1114 1122 1129 1136
Mare Street, Well Street                0936 0943 0951 0958 1006 1013 1021 1028 1036 1043 1050 1057 1105 1112 1119 1127 1134 1141
Cambridge Heath Station                 0948 0955 1003 1010 1018 1025 1033 1040 1048 1055 1102 1109 1117 1123 1130 1138 1145 1152
Shoreditch, Church (High Street)        0954 1001 1009 1016 1024 1032 1040 1047 1055 1102 1109 1116 1124 1132 1139 1147 1154 1201
Liverpool Street Station, Bishopsgate   0959 1007 1015 1021 1029 1037 1045 1052 1100 1107 1114 1121 1129 1139 1146 1154 1201 1208
Bank Station, Queen Victoria Street     1004 1012 1020 1026 1034 1041 1049 1056 1104 1111 1118 1125 1133 1144 1151 1159 1206 1213
Aldwych, Law Courts                     1012 1021 1029 1034 1042 1049 1057 1105 1113 1119 1126 1133 1141 1154 1201 1209 1216 1223
Waterloo Station, Waterloo Road         1016 1026 1034 1038 1046 1054 1102 1110 1118 1124 1131 1138 1146 1159 1206 1214 1221 1228

Hackney Wick, Eastway                   1144 1151 1159 1206 Then      14 21 29 36 44 51 59 06       1729 1737 1745 1753 1801 1809
Mare Street, Well Street                1149 1156 1204 1211 every 7-8 19 26 34 41 49 56 04 11       1734 1742 1750 1758 1805 1813
Cambridge Heath Station                 1200 1208 1215 1223 minutes   31 38 46 53 01 08 16 23       1746 1754 1802 1810 1815 1823
Shoreditch, Church (High Street)        1209 1217 1224 1230 at        38 45 53 00 08 15 23 30       1753 1801 1809 1817 1821 1829
Liverpool Street Station, Bishopsgate   1216 1224 1231 1237 these     45 52 00 07 15 22 30 37 until 1800 1808 1816 1824 1825 1833
Bank Station, Queen Victoria Street     1221 1229 1236 1242 minutes   50 57 05 12 20 27 35 42       1805 1813 1821 1829 1829 1837
Aldwych, Law Courts                     1231 1239 1246 1252 past      00 07 15 22 30 37 45 52       1815 1823 1831 1839 1837 1845
Waterloo Station, Waterloo Road         1236 1245 1251 1257 the hour  05 12 20 27 35 42 50 57       1820 1828 1836 1844 1841 1849

Hackney Wick, Eastway                   1818 1830 1842 1854 1906 1918 1930 1942 1955 2007 2019 2031 2043 2055 2107 2119 2132 2144
Mare Street, Well Street                1822 1834 1846 1858 1909 1921 1933 1945 1958 2010 2022 2034 2046 2058 2110 2122 2135 2147
Cambridge Heath Station                 1832 1844 1856 1908 1919 1931 1943 1955 2008 2020 2032 2044 2056 2108 2120 2132 2145 2157
Shoreditch, Church (High Street)        1838 1850 1902 1914 1925 1937 1949 2001 2013 2025 2037 2049 2101 2113 2125 2137 2150 2202
Liverpool Street Station, Bishopsgate   1842 1854 1906 1918 1929 1941 1953 2005 2018 2030 2042 2054 2106 2118 2130 2142 2155 2207
Bank Station, Queen Victoria Street     1846 1859 1911 1923 1935 1947 1959 2011 2024 2036 2048 2100 2112 2124 2136 2148 2201 2213
Aldwych, Law Courts                     1854 1906 1918 1930 1942 1954 2004 2016 2029 2041 2053 2105 2117 2129 2141 2153 2206 2218
Waterloo Station, Waterloo Road         1858 1910 1922 1934 1946 1958 2008 2020 2033 2045 2057 2109 2121 2133 2145 2157 2210 2222

                                                                                 N26
                                                                                 WC
Hackney Wick, Eastway                   2156 2207 2219 2231 2243 2255 2307 2319 2334
Mare Street, Well Street                2159 2210 2222 2234 2246 2258 2310 2322 2341
Cambridge Heath Station                 2208 2218 2230 2242 2254 2306 2318 2330 2344
Shoreditch, Church (High Street)        2213 2223 2235 2247 2259 2311 2323 2335 2348
Liverpool Street Station, Bishopsgate   2218 2228 2240 2252 2304 2316 2328 2340 2352
Bank Station, Queen Victoria Street     2224 2234 2246 2258 2310 2322 2334 2346 2358
Aldwych, Law Courts                     2229 2239 2251 2303 2315 2327 2339 2351 0004
Waterloo Station, Waterloo Road         2233 2243 2255 2307 2319 2331 2343 2355  TS

CH - Route N26 journey starting from Chingford Station
TS - Route N26 journey continuing to Trafalgar Square
WC - Route N26 journey starting from Walthamstow Central Station

26/N26 Christmas Week (Monday to Thursday working days) towards Hackney Wick          Other direction


                                                                  N26  N26  N26  N26  N26  N26  N26  N26  N26  N26  N26
Waterloo Station, Waterloo Road         2327 2339 2351 0003 0015  TS   TS   TS   TS   TS   TS   TS   TS   TS   TS   TS  0550 0610
Aldwych, Law Courts                     2332 2344 2356 0008 0020 0034 0104 0134 0204 0234 0304 0334 0404 0434 0504 0534 0555 0615
Bank Station, Queen Victoria Street     2340 2352 0004 0016 0028 0039 0109 0139 0209 0239 0309 0339 0410 0440 0510 0540 0600 0620
Liverpool Street Station, Bishopsgate   2346 2358 0010 0022 0034 0045 0115 0145 0215 0245 0315 0345 0415 0445 0515 0545 0605 0625
Shoreditch, Church (High Street)        2351 0003 0015 0027 0039 0049 0119 0149 0219 0249 0319 0349 0419 0449 0519 0549 0608 0628
Cambridge Heath Station                 2358 0010 0022 0034 0046 0055 0125 0155 0225 0255 0325 0355 0424 0454 0524 0554 0613 0633
Mare Street, The Triangle               0002 0014 0026 0038 0050 0058 0128 0158 0228 0258 0328 0358 0427 0457 0527 0557 0617 0637
Hackney Wick, Eastway                   0008 0020 0032 0044 0056 0104 0134 0204 0234 0304 0334 0404 0433 0503 0533 0603 0622 0642
                                                                  CH   CH   CH   CH   CH   CH   CH   CH   WC   WC   WC

Waterloo Station, Waterloo Road         0630 0642 0654 0706 0718 0730 0742 0754 0806 0818 0830 0842 0852 0903 0914 0926 0933 0941
Aldwych, Law Courts                     0635 0647 0659 0711 0723 0735 0747 0759 0810 0822 0834 0846 0857 0908 0919 0931 0938 0946
Bank Station, Queen Victoria Street     0640 0652 0704 0717 0729 0741 0753 0805 0817 0829 0841 0853 0905 0917 0928 0940 0947 0955
Liverpool Street Station, Bishopsgate   0645 0657 0709 0722 0734 0746 0758 0810 0823 0835 0847 0859 0911 0923 0934 0946 0953 1001
Shoreditch, Church (High Street)        0648 0700 0712 0725 0737 0749 0802 0813 0827 0839 0851 0903 0915 0927 0938 0950 0957 1005
Cambridge Heath Station                 0653 0705 0717 0730 0742 0755 0808 0818 0833 0845 0857 0909 0921 0933 0944 0956 1004 1012
Mare Street, The Triangle               0657 0709 0721 0734 0746 0759 0812 0822 0837 0849 0901 0913 0925 0937 0948 1000 1009 1017
Hackney Wick, Eastway                   0702 0714 0726 0739 0751 0804 0817 0827 0842 0854 0906 0918 0932 0943 0954 1006 1016 1024

Waterloo Station, Waterloo Road         0948 0956 1003 1011 1018 1026 1033 1041 1048 1056 1103 1111 1118 1126 1133 1141 1148 1156
Aldwych, Law Courts                     0953 1001 1008 1016 1023 1031 1038 1046 1053 1101 1109 1117 1124 1132 1139 1147 1154 1203
Bank Station, Queen Victoria Street     1002 1010 1018 1026 1033 1041 1048 1056 1103 1111 1119 1127 1134 1142 1149 1157 1204 1213
Liverpool Street Station, Bishopsgate   1008 1017 1025 1033 1040 1048 1055 1103 1110 1118 1126 1134 1141 1149 1156 1204 1211 1221
Shoreditch, Church (High Street)        1012 1021 1029 1037 1044 1052 1059 1107 1114 1122 1131 1139 1146 1154 1201 1209 1216 1226
Cambridge Heath Station                 1019 1028 1036 1044 1051 1059 1106 1115 1121 1129 1139 1147 1154 1202 1209 1217 1224 1235
Mare Street, The Triangle               1024 1033 1041 1049 1056 1104 1111 1120 1126 1134 1144 1152 1159 1207 1214 1222 1229 1240
Hackney Wick, Eastway                   1031 1040 1048 1056 1104 1111 1118 1128 1133 1141 1152 1200 1207 1215 1222 1230 1237 1249

Waterloo Station, Waterloo Road         1203 Then      11 18 26 33 41 48 56 03       1756 1803 1811 1818 1826 1833 1841 1853 1905
Aldwych, Law Courts                     1210 every 7-8 18 25 33 40 48 55 03 10       1803 1811 1819 1826 1834 1838 1846 1858 1910
Bank Station, Queen Victoria Street     1221 minutes   29 36 44 51 59 06 14 21       1814 1821 1829 1836 1844 1846 1854 1906 1918
Liverpool Street Station, Bishopsgate   1229 at        37 44 52 59 07 14 22 29       1822 1829 1837 1844 1852 1853 1901 1913 1925
Shoreditch, Church (High Street)        1234 these     42 49 57 04 12 19 27 34 until 1827 1833 1841 1848 1856 1857 1905 1917 1929
Cambridge Heath Station                 1243 minutes   51 58 06 13 21 28 36 43       1836 1842 1850 1857 1905 1905 1913 1925 1937
Mare Street, The Triangle               1248 past      56 03 11 18 26 33 41 48       1841 1847 1855 1902 1910 1909 1917 1929 1941
Hackney Wick, Eastway                   1257 the hour  05 12 20 27 35 42 50 57       1850 1855 1903 1910 1918 1917 1925 1937 1948

Waterloo Station, Waterloo Road         1917 1929 1941 1953 2005 2017 2029 2041 2053 2105 2117 2129 2141 2154 2207 2219 2231 2243
Aldwych, Law Courts                     1922 1934 1946 2000 2012 2024 2036 2048 2100 2112 2124 2136 2148 2201 2214 2226 2238 2250
Bank Station, Queen Victoria Street     1930 1942 1954 2008 2020 2032 2044 2056 2108 2120 2132 2144 2156 2209 2222 2234 2246 2258
Liverpool Street Station, Bishopsgate   1937 1949 2001 2015 2027 2039 2051 2103 2115 2127 2139 2151 2203 2216 2228 2240 2252 2304
Shoreditch, Church (High Street)        1941 1953 2005 2019 2031 2043 2055 2107 2119 2131 2143 2155 2207 2220 2232 2244 2256 2308
Cambridge Heath Station                 1949 2000 2012 2027 2039 2051 2103 2115 2127 2139 2151 2203 2215 2227 2239 2251 2303 2315
Mare Street, The Triangle               1953 2004 2016 2031 2043 2055 2107 2119 2131 2143 2155 2207 2219 2231 2243 2255 2307 2319
Hackney Wick, Eastway                   2000 2011 2023 2038 2050 2102 2114 2126 2138 2150 2202 2214 2226 2238 2250 2302 2314 2326

Waterloo Station, Waterloo Road         2255 2307 2319 2331 2343 2355
Aldwych, Law Courts                     2302 2314 2326 2338 2350 0002
Bank Station, Queen Victoria Street     2310 2322 2334 2346 2358 0010
Liverpool Street Station, Bishopsgate   2316 2328 2340 2352 0004 0016
Shoreditch, Church (High Street)        2320 2332 2344 2356 0008 0020
Cambridge Heath Station                 2327 2339 2351 0003 0015 0027
Mare Street, The Triangle               2331 2343 2355 0007 0019 0031
Hackney Wick, Eastway                   2338 2350 0002 0014 0026 0038

CH - Route N26 journey continuing to Chingford Station
TS - Route N26 journey starting from Trafalgar Square
WC - Route N26 journey continuing to Walthamstow Central Station

Operated by HCT Group for London Buses.

Christmas week working Monday to Thursday timetable, similar for much of day to Saturday timetable introduced 11/09/21 (N26 revised 05/06/21).

Route record

Hackney Wick – Cambridge Heath – Liverpool Street Station – St Paul's – Waterloo (Route 26)
Hackney Wick Eastway - Eastway - Wick Road - Kenton Road - Valentine Road - Well Street - Mare Street - Cambridge Heath Station - Hackney Road - Shoreditch High Street - Shoreditch High Street Station - Shoreditch High Street - Norton Folgate - Bishopsgate - Liverpool Street Station - Bishopsgate - Threadneedle Street - Bank Station - Mansion House Street - Queen Victoria Street - Mansion House Station - Cannon Street - St Paul's Churchyard - City Thameslink Station - Ludgate Hill - Ludgate Circus - Fleet Street - Strand - Aldwych - Lancaster Place - Waterloo Bridge - Waterloo Road - Waterloo Station

Waterloo – St Paul's – Liverpool Street Station – Cambridge Heath – Hackney Wick (Route 26)
Waterloo Station Waterloo Road - Tenison Way - Waterloo Road - Waterloo Bridge - Lancaster Place - Aldwych - Strand - Fleet Street - Ludgate Circus - City Thameslink Station - Ludgate Hill - St Paul's Churchyard - Cannon Street - Mansion House Station - Queen Victoria Street - Mansion House Street - Bank Station - King William Street - Gracechurch Street - Bishopsgate - Liverpool Street Station - Bishopsgate - Norton Folgate - Shoreditch High Street - Shoreditch High Street Station - Shoreditch High Street - Hackney Road - Cambridge Heath Station - Mare Street - Well Street - Cassland Road - Wick Road - Eastway - Hackney Wick Eastway
The section in red shows the diversion routeing. The normal routeing is via Threadneedle Street and a shorter section of Bishopsgate.

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