Bus 96 in London: Darent Valley Hospital to Thomas Street

Bus 96 links the Bus Station, close to Darent Valley Hospital, with Thomas Street in Woolwich, passing through Bexleyheath and Plumstead on the way.

It runs more than 260 journeys each way on weekdays, so buses arrive on average every five minutes and the route is easy to use without checking the timetable.

Where the route goes

Starting at the Bus Station, the route passes Darent Valley Hospital and Crayford Town Hall before reaching Bexleyheath Clock Tower and Trinity Place. It continues through Upper Wickham Lane and Welling High Street, then calls at Plumstead Station and Greenwich Community College before reaching Woolwich Arsenal Station and Woolwich Station and finishing at Thomas Street.

The reverse journey from Thomas Street retraces this route, passing Plumstead Bus Garage before heading out through Bexleyheath towards the Bus Station. Journeys take 69 minutes on weekdays and 59 at weekends from the Bus Station, and 71 and 59 minutes on the return.

Stops: Bus Station - Thomas Street

  1. Bus Station
  2. Darent Valley Hospital
  3. Home Gardens
  4. Constance Grove
  5. West Hill
  6. West Hill Primary Academy
  7. Havelock Road North
  8. Maiden Lane
  9. Heath Road (DA1)
  10. Crayford Town Hall
  11. Crayford Bridge Sainsbury's
  12. Bexley Lane
  13. Bourne Road / Crayford
  14. Bigs Hill Wood
  15. Old Road
  16. Park Grove (DA6)
  17. Civic Centre / Bexleyheath
  18. Bexleyheath / Highland Road
  19. Bexleyheath Clock Tower
  20. Trinity Place
  21. Bexleyheath / Lion Road
  22. Upton Road Bexleyheath
  23. Crook Log / Dallin Road
  24. Park View Road / Crook Log
  25. Bethel Road
  26. Guy Earl Of Warwick
  27. Welling High St/UpperWickhamLn
  28. Upper Wickham Lane /Coton Road
  29. Upper Wickham Lane/Burnell Ave
  30. East Road (DA16)
  31. Lovel Avenue
  32. Upper Wickham Lane/ Wickham St
  33. Foresters Arms
  34. Littledale
  35. King's Highway
  36. Rutherglen Road
  37. Plumstead Corner /Rockmount Rd
  38. Plumstead High Street / The Plumstead Centre
  39. Bannockburn Road
  40. Lakedale Road
  41. Plumstead Road / Plumstead Station
  42. Greenwich Community College
  43. Maxey Road
  44. Woolwich Station
  45. Woolwich Arsenal Station
  46. Thomas Street

Stops: Thomas Street - Bus Station

  1. Thomas Street
  2. Woolwich Arsenal Station
  3. Woolwich Station
  4. Maxey Road
  5. Plumstead Bus Garage
  6. Plumstead High Street / Plumstead Station
  7. Lakedale Road
  8. Plumstead High Street / Police Station
  9. Purrett Road
  10. Plumstead Corner / Church Manorway
  11. Rutherglen Road
  12. King's Highway
  13. Littledale
  14. Cemetery Road
  15. Plumstead Cemetery
  16. Upper Wickham Lane/ Wickham St
  17. Lovel Avenue
  18. Somerhill Road
  19. Upper Wickham Lane/Burnell Ave
  20. Upper Wickham Lane /Coton Road
  21. Welling High St/UpperWickhamLn
  22. Guy Earl Of Warwick
  23. Bethel Road
  24. Crook Log Leisure Centre
  25. Crook Log / Dallin Road
  26. Upton Road Bexleyheath
  27. Bexleyheath / Lion Road
  28. Trinity Place
  29. Bexleyheath Clock Tower
  30. Bexleyheath / Highland Road
  31. Watling Street / Civic Offices
  32. Park Grove (DA6)
  33. Old Road
  34. Bigs Hill Wood
  35. Bourne Road / Crayford
  36. Bexley Lane
  37. Crayford Bridge
  38. Crayford Town Hall
  39. Heath Road (DA1)
  40. Maiden Lane
  41. Bird In Hand
  42. Havelock Road North
  43. West Hill Primary Academy
  44. West Hill
  45. Priory Hill
  46. Home Gardens
  47. Hanau Bridge
  48. Darent Valley Hospital
  49. Bus Station

When it runs

On weekdays the first bus leaves the Bus Station at 00:05 and the last at 23:53, with 264 journeys and an average interval of five minutes. The Thomas Street direction runs 265 journeys between 00:00 and 23:45, again about every five minutes. At weekends there are 167 journeys from the Bus Station and 171 from Thomas Street, with gaps of around eight to nine minutes.

Timetable at a glance

DirectionDaysFirstLastJourneysEveryJourney time
Bus Station - Thomas Streetweekdays00:0523:53264~5 min69 min
Bus Station - Thomas Streetweekends00:0523:52167~9 min59 min
Thomas Street - Bus Stationweekdays00:0023:45265~5 min71 min
Thomas Street - Bus Stationweekends00:0023:45171~8 min59 min

Tips for passengers

With buses averaging five minutes apart on weekdays, you can usually turn up and go, but at weekends allow for gaps of eight to nine minutes. The route calls at Plumstead Station, Woolwich Station and Woolwich Arsenal Station, so it can be used to reach rail services in those areas.

See also

You may also need the London Bus 11.
Route details for the London Bus 6.
Also in London: London Bus 14.
Weekday and weekend times for the London Bus 12.
Timetable and stops for London Bus 9.
Compare with the London Bus 5.
Full stop list for the London Bus 10.
Another route in the city: London Bus 8.
You may also need the London Bus 7.

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