Bus timetable

Thursday 2 January 2025 to Friday 2 May 2025

Please note, there is no bus service on Friday 18 April and Monday 21 April 2025

At UEL, we understand that reliable transport is crucial for students to manage their time effectively and attend classes and extracurricular activities. We aim to provide a bus service that meets the needs of our students, whilst balancing several important factors, including ridership levels, financial pressures, sustainability targets towards achieving net zero emissions, and the availability of alternative local transport options.

Support for students with financial travel assistance can be made via Student Services – you may be able to get a letter for a Student Oyster Card. Please note, that applications will be assessed alongside broader considerations affecting the University.

The vehicle types (Double Decker Bus/Single Decker Bus or Coach) are the vehicles that are usually allocated to those journeys. Vehicle types may change due to traffic delays. Double Decker Bus/Single Decker Bus are accessible vehicles.

The Bus Service

The service is restricted to members of the University, and all students, staff and UEL contractors (holding a bona fide UEL contractor's ID card) will need to show their UEL ID card in order to board the bus. Unfortunately, individuals who cannot produce their UEL ID card will not be able to use the service. Seats cannot be reserved in advance and the service is offered on a first come first served basis.

There are times when the bus reaches capacity. We therefore suggest an early arrival at the bus stop to guarantee a seat. If the Double Decker bus is full to its legal capacity before its departure time, it will leave early. This may happen at any stop on route from Docklands to Stratford to USS.

At UEL, we understand that reliable transport is crucial for students to manage their time effectively and attend classes and extracurricular activities. As much as we aim to provide a bus service that meets the needs of our students, we must also balance several important factors, including ridership levels, financial pressures, sustainability targets towards achieving net zero emissions, and the availability of alternative local transport options.

Support for students with financial travel assistance, can be made via Student Services – obtaining a letter for a Student Oyster Card and appreciate we must weigh this alongside broader considerations affecting the University.

TfL – Transport for London

There is a direct service between Cyprus and Stratford International that runs on Weekdays only between 10:00 and 16:00 plus later between 19:30 and 23:30 approximately, exact times are on TFL Journey Planner. This service is on a temporarily trial basis when we have sufficient trains to run the service. At all other times change at Canning Town.

Due to upgrade work at Beckton depot, we won’t be able to run this direct service for three weeks over the Easter break between Monday 7 and Friday 25 April.

New Silvertown tunnel

The new Silvertown Link opens on Monday 7 April 2025, there is a TfL Bus No 129 running between Gallions Reach on the DLR to Lewisham Shopping Centre, TfL fares are applicable. Visit the TfL website to see the route map.