Bus 24 in London: Grosvenor Road to Royal Free Hospital

The 24 crosses the centre of London from Pimlico to the Royal Free Hospital in north London, passing Westminster, Trafalgar Square and Camden on the way. It is especially handy for visitors moving between the Westminster sights and the north London neighbourhoods.

The two directions differ slightly in their stop lists, and journeys take between 51 and 63 minutes. The sections below set out where the buses go, when they run and what to keep in mind if you are planning a trip.

Where the route goes

Buses from Grosvenor Road pass Claverton Street, Pimlico Academy and St George's Square before reaching Victoria Station and Westminster Cathedral. The route then calls at Westminster City Hall, St James's Park Station and Westminster Abbey, continuing past Horse Guards Parade and Trafalgar Square to Leicester Square and Tottenham Court Road Station.

North of Tottenham Court Road the bus serves Goodge Street Station, Warren Street Station and Mornington Crescent, then Camden High Street and Camden Town Station. Beyond Camden Market it runs through Kentish Town, Queens Crescent and Gospel Oak to finish at the Royal Free Hospital. The journey takes 62 minutes on weekdays and 51 minutes at weekends.

Stops: Grosvenor Road - Royal Free Hospital

1. Grosvenor Road
2. Grosvenor Road
3. Claverton St / Churchill Gdns
4. Pimlico Academy & Library
5. St George's Square
6. Belgrave Road
7. Warwick Way
8. Victoria Station
9. Westminster Cathedral
10. Westminster City Hall
11. St James's Park Station
12. Westminster Abbey
13. Westminster Station / Parliament Square
14. Horse Guards Parade
15. Trafalgar Square
16. Leicester Square
17. Cambridge Circus
18. Denmark Street
19. Tottenham Court Road Station
20. Goodge Street Station
21. Warren Street Station
22. Drummond Street
23. Robert Street Euston
24. Mornington Crescent
25. Camden High Street
26. Camden Town Station
27. Hartland Road / Camden Market
28. Ferdinand Street
29. Prince Of Wales Road Kentish Town
30. Malden Road
31. Queens Crescent
32. St Dominic's Priory
33. Mansfield Road
34. Lawn Road Gospel Oak
35. Royal Free Hospital

Stops: South End Green - Grosvenor Road

1. South End Green
2. Cressy Road
3. Mansfield Road
4. St Dominic's Priory
5. Grafton Terrace
6. Queens Crescent
7. Prince Of Wales Road Kentish Town
8. Ferdinand Street
9. Hawley Road
10. Camden Gardens
11. Camden Town Station
12. Pratt Street
13. Mornington Crescent
14. Silverdale
15. William Road
16. Warren Street Station / Euston Road
17. Capper Street
18. Goodge Street Station
19. Stephen Street
20. Tottenham Court Road Station
21. Cambridge Circus
22. Leicester Square
23. St Martin's Place
24. Trafalgar Square
25. Whitehall / Trafalgar Square
26. Horse Guards Parade
27. Westminster Station / Parliament Square
28. St James's Park Station
29. Westminster City Hall
30. Westminster Cathedral / Victoria Station
31. Victoria Station
32. Warwick Way
33. Belgrave Road
34. St George's Square
35. Pimlico Academy & Library
36. Alderney Street
37. Winchester Street
38. Westmoreland Terrace
39. Grosvenor Road

When it runs

Weekday buses from Grosvenor Road run 109 journeys, from midnight until 23:45, with an average gap of about 13 minutes. The South End Green direction has 110 weekday journeys over the same hours, at a similar frequency.

At weekends there are 103 journeys in each direction, departing from 00:00 until 23:45 and spaced roughly 14 minutes apart. The first and last buses are the same on both days, so the timetable is steady across the week.

Timetable at a glance

Tips for passengers

Check the destination on the front of the bus, because the 24 can be confused with other routes that serve the same stops. Victoria Station and Camden Town Station are useful interchanges for rail and Underground trips, and the Westminster stops are convenient for sightseeing. Allow plenty of time for the central section, where the stops are close together and the bus can move slowly.

See also

You may also need the London Bus 4.

Another route in the city: London Bus 3.

Route details for the London Tram.

Also in London: London Bus 1.

First and last departures on the London Bus 2.

Nearby routes and routes sharing stops

• London Bus 22
• London Bus 23
• London Bus 25
• London Bus 26
• London Bus 29
• London Bus 27
• London Bus 46
• London Bus 134
• London Bus 88