The BRAND NEW Bus Route Coming to London - the N118, N18 and 114 Night Bus Changes Explained

On the 17th of January 2026, a new London bus route will be launched. This route will be numbered N118, and will run from Ruislip to Trafalgar Square.

0:00 N118 introduction
0:40 Map - N18, 114, N118
1:10 Key destinations the N118 will serve
1:50 First & last bus
2:15 Times & more
2:40 What buses will be used on the N118?
3:15 Future move to Westbourne Park
3:20 Night Tube connections
3:45 CHANGES TO THE N18 & 114
5:05 The N518 bus route
6:15 Route N18 explained

The N118 will be a night route, running from around 11:30pm until 05:20am. Buses will run every 30 minutes on weeknights and every 15 on weekend nights.

The N118 will serve Ruislip Station, Holyrood Avenue, Sudbury Hill Station, Sudbury & Harrow Road Station, Wembley Central Station, Stonebridge Park Station, Tavistock Road, Nightingale Road, Scrubs Lane, Kensal Green Station, Fifth Avenue, Great Western Road, Westminster Registration Office, Royal Oak Station, Edgware Road Bakerloo line Station, Marylebone Station, Baker Street Station, Harley Street, Regent's Park Station, Great Portland Street Station, Oxford Circus Station, Trafalgar Square, Charing Cross and Whitehall. The first bus departs Ruislip at 23:20 and 00:20 from Trafalgar Square. With the last bus departing Ruislip at 04:50 and 05:21 from Trafalgar Square. Buses will run every 15 to 30 minutes from Mondays to Sundays.

The N118 will be operated by First Bus London. The route will use existing Wright Eclipse Gemini 3 hybrids from 2016 and 2017. The N118 will use hybrid buses until 2030, when the route will convert to electrics. Park Royal (RP) garage will run the route at first. With Westbourne Park (X) expected to take over operations in the future.

The N118 will connect to several Night Tube lines. Including the Central, Jubilee and Victoria lines.

As mentioned earlier, the N118 will cause changes to the night 114 and N18. The 114's 24-hour night service has been suspended since the COVID pandemic. The N118 will replace the 114's night service, which has been permanently discontinued. The N18 currently operates between Harrow Weald and Trafalgar Square. Buses every 15/30 minutes only run between Sudbury and Trafalgar Square. The N18's "short workings" between Sudbury and Trafalgar Square will be removed. The route will now run every 15/30 minutes between Harrow Weald and Trafalgar Square.

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