Bus 252 in London: Collier Row to Hornchurch

Bus 252 links Collier Row Library with Hornchurch Town Centre, passing Romford Market and Romford Station on the way through Romford and Elm Park.

Journeys take between 37 and 48 minutes, and buses run from just after midnight until late evening, which makes the route handy for both early and late travel.

Where the route goes

From Collier Row Library the bus calls at Howe Close and Cross Road, then serves Percy Road and Eastern Avenue before reaching Oak Street and Como Street. It continues into Romford via North Street and Romford Market, passing Romford Station and Romford Town Centre, then runs on through Roneo Corner and Gordon Avenue towards Elm Park.

Beyond Elm Park the route passes Woburn Avenue and Hornchurch Country Park, then St George's Park, before reaching Hornchurch Town Centre. The return from Hornchurch follows a similar line back to Collier Row, calling at Harrow Lodge Park, Romford Station and Romford Market. Outward journeys take 48 minutes on weekdays and 41 at weekends; the return takes 44 and 37.

Stops: Collier Row Library - Hornchurch Town Centre

1. Collier Row Library
2. Melville Road (RM5)
3. Collier Row Road
4. Howe Close
5. Valiant Close
6. Cross Road (RM7)
7. Percy Road (RM7)
8. Birch Road
9. Susan Close
10. Eastern Avenue (RM7)
11. Oak Street
12. Como Street
13. North Street Romford
14. Romford Market
15. Mercury Gardens
16. Romford Town Centre
17. Romford Station
18. Thurloe Gardens
19. Brentwood Road
20. Clydesdale Road
21. Roneo Corner
22. Hayburn Way
23. Gordon Avenue (RM12)
24. Chestnut Avenue (RM12)
25. Laburnum Avenue
26. Harrow Lodge Park (RM11)
27. Carfax Road Elm Park
28. Woburn Avenue
29. Elm Park Station
30. Arbour Way
31. Calbourne Avenue
32. Wood Lane Hornchurch
33. Heron Flight Avenue
34. Dowding Way
35. Gosport Drive
36. Sarre Avenue
37. Hornchurch Country Park
38. Miramar Way
39. St George's Park
40. Vaughan Avenue
41. Hornchurch
42. Devonshire Road (RM12)
43. Hornchurch Town Centre

Stops: Hornchurch Town Centre - White Hart Lane (RM7)

1. Hornchurch Town Centre
2. The Avenue (RM12)
3. Devonshire Road (RM12)
4. Hornchurch
5. Vaughan Avenue
6. St George's Park
7. Hornchurch Country Park
8. Sarre Avenue
9. Gosport Drive
10. Dowding Way
11. Heron Flight Avenue
12. Wood Lane Hornchurch
13. Calbourne Avenue
14. Arbour Way
15. Elm Park Station
16. Woburn Avenue
17. Carfax Road Elm Park
18. Harrow Lodge Park (RM11)
19. Laburnum Avenue
20. Chestnut Avenue (RM12)
21. Gordon Avenue (RM12)
22. Roneo Corner
23. Clydesdale Road
24. Brentwood Road
25. Romford Station
26. Western Road
27. Romford Market
28. North Street Romford
29. Mawney Road (RM1)
30. Olive Street
31. Como Street
32. Oak Street
33. Eastern Avenue (RM7)
34. Susan Close
35. Birch Road
36. Percy Road (RM7)
37. Cross Road (RM7)
38. Valiant Close
39. Howe Close
40. Collier Row Road
41. White Hart Lane (RM7)

When it runs

Weekday buses leave Collier Row Library from 00:04 until 23:43, with 104 journeys and an average gap of 14 minutes. The Hornchurch direction runs 103 journeys from 00:05 to 23:45, also about every 14 minutes. At weekends there are 68 journeys from Collier Row and 69 from Hornchurch, spaced about 21 minutes apart.

Timetable at a glance

Tips for passengers

A 14-minute gap on weekdays is short enough to turn up without checking, but at weekends the buses come about every 21 minutes, so it is worth planning around the timetable. Romford Station and Elm Park Station both sit on the route, which helps if you plan to combine the trip with another service.

See also

Compare with the London Bus 60.

Another route in the city: London Bus 65.

Route details for the London Bus 58.

Stops and journey times on the London Bus 57.

Timetable and stops for London Bus 64.

You may also need the London Bus 59.

Full stop list for the London Bus 63.

First and last departures on the London Bus 62.

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