London's night bus network (N-prefix) and 24-hour routes keep the city moving when the Tube stops running. Same £1.75 fare as daytime, same Hopper transfers — pay with contactless, mobile or Oyster.
Most London Underground lines stop running between 00:30 and 05:00 (the Night Tube runs Fri/Sat on a handful of lines). The bus network fills the gap with two service types:
Fares and rules are identical to daytime: £1.75 single, £5.25 daily cap, free Hopper transfers within 60 minutes. Night buses are typically every 15–20 minutes; check TfL Go for real-time arrivals.
via Trafalgar Square, Oxford Circus, St John's Wood
via Westminster, Hyde Park Corner, Notting Hill
via Bishopsgate, Shoreditch, Stoke Newington, Tottenham
via Marylebone, Euston, Angel, Mile End
via Victoria, Trafalgar Square, Camden Town
via Holborn, Bank, Mile End, Stratford
via Tottenham Court Road, Camden, Manor House
via Peckham, Vauxhall, Victoria, Paddington
via Piccadilly, Bloomsbury, Islington, Hackney
via Bank, Angel, Highgate
via Oxford Circus, Westminster, Elephant & Castle
via Oxford Circus, Euston, Angel
via Shepherd's Bush, Notting Hill, Marble Arch
via Oxford Circus, Marble Arch, Maida Vale
via Waterloo, Elephant & Castle, Lewisham
via St Paul's, Trafalgar Square, Hammersmith
via Victoria, Sloane Square, Clapham, Streatham
via Aldgate, Stratford, Ilford
via Shepherd's Bush, Acton, Ealing, Southall
via Holborn, Bank, Mile End, Stratford
via Camden, Wood Green, Edmonton
via Piccadilly, Angel, Dalston, Clapton
via Oxford Circus, Angel, Stoke Newington
via Holborn, Bank, Bethnal Green, Romford
via Hyde Park Corner, Hammersmith, Hounslow
via King's Cross, Holloway, Wood Green
N-prefix night buses run roughly from 23:30 / midnight until around 05:00. 24-hour routes run continuously.
No. Night buses cost the same £1.75 single as daytime, and the Hopper fare and £5.25 daily cap still apply.
London night buses are generally safe and well-used. Sit on the lower deck near the driver if you prefer extra visibility, and avoid empty upper decks late at night.