Bus 226 in London: Ealing to Golders Green

The number 226 runs from Haven Green in Ealing to Golders Green Station, linking Park Royal, Harlesden and Willesden with Cricklewood on the way.

Journeys are long for a local bus, taking 76 minutes on weekdays from Ealing, so allow time and plan connections in advance.

Where the route goes

From Haven Green the bus passes Castlebar Road and Montpelier Road before reaching Hanger Lane Station and Park Royal. It continues via Central Middlesex Hospital and Harlesden Station, then calls at Willesden County Court and Park Parade before passing Dollis Hill Station and The Gladstone Centre.

The second half of the trip passes Cricklewood Broadway and Hendon Way before reaching Golders Green Station. The return from Golders Green takes 73 minutes on weekdays, against 76 for the outward run, with weekend journeys taking 66 and 68 minutes respectively.

Stops: Haven Green / Ealing Broadway - Golders Green Station

  1. Haven Green / Ealing Broadway
  2. Castlebar Road
  3. Marchwood Crescent
  4. Montpelier Road Ealing
  5. Montpelier Road / St Peters Way
  6. Helena Road
  7. Helena Road / Mount Avenue
  8. Mount Avenue
  9. Birkdale Road
  10. Brunswick Road / Clarendon Road
  11. Brunswick Road / Sandall Road
  12. Brunswick Road / Garrick Close
  13. Hanger Lane Station
  14. Bispham Road
  15. Twyford Abbey Road/Park Avenue
  16. Bodiam Way
  17. Lakeside Drive Park Royal
  18. Park Royal
  19. Radnor Way
  20. Western Road (NW10)
  21. Central Middlesex Hospital
  22. Barretts Green Road
  23. Waxlow Road
  24. Harlesden Station
  25. Fairlight Avenue
  26. Willesden County Court
  27. Buckingham Road Harlesden
  28. Park Parade
  29. Newman College / Wrottesley Road
  30. Roundwood Park
  31. Cross Way
  32. Clare Road (NW10)
  33. Bertie Road
  34. Pound Lane / Willesden Bus Garage
  35. Meyrick Road
  36. Chapter Road Dollis Hill
  37. Aberdeen Road Dollis Hill
  38. Dollis Hill Station
  39. Geary Road
  40. Cullingworth Road
  41. The Gladstone Centre
  42. Henson Avenue
  43. Dawson Road (NW2)
  44. Anson Primary School
  45. Sheldon Road
  46. Cricklewood Broadway
  47. Cricklewood
  48. Somerton Road
  49. Pennine Drive
  50. Pennine Drive / Claremont Road
  51. Cleveland Gardens
  52. Hendon Way Cricklewood
  53. The Vale Cricklewood
  54. Dunstan Road
  55. Hodford Road
  56. Golders Green Station

Stops: Golders Green Station - Haven Green / Ealing Broadway

  1. Golders Green Station
  2. Hodford Road
  3. Dunstan Road
  4. The Vale / Hendon Way
  5. Hendon Way Cricklewood
  6. Cleveland Gardens
  7. Pennine Drive
  8. Somerton Road
  9. Cricklewood
  10. Cricklewood Broadway
  11. Sheldon Road
  12. Anson Primary School
  13. Dawson Road (NW2)
  14. Henson Avenue
  15. The Gladstone Centre
  16. Cullingworth Road
  17. Geary Road
  18. Dollis Hill Station
  19. Aberdeen Road Dollis Hill
  20. Chapter Road Dollis Hill
  21. Pound Lane (NW10)
  22. Bertie Road
  23. Clare Road (NW10)
  24. Willesden Centre For Health & Care
  25. Robson Avenue
  26. Roundwood Park
  27. Newman College / Wrottesley Road
  28. Park Parade
  29. Willesden County Court
  30. Fairlight Avenue
  31. Harlesden Station
  32. Waxlow Road
  33. Barretts Green Road
  34. Central Middlesex Hospital
  35. Abbey Road North Acton
  36. Western Road (NW10)
  37. Radnor Way
  38. Park Royal
  39. Lakeside Drive Park Royal
  40. Bodiam Way
  41. Twyford Abbey Road/Park Avenue
  42. Hanger Lane Station
  43. Birkdale Road
  44. Mount Avenue
  45. Helena Road
  46. Montpelier Road / St Peters Way
  47. Montpelier Road Ealing
  48. Montpelier Road / Eaton Rise
  49. Montpelier Road Ealing
  50. Marchwood Crescent
  51. Castlebar Road
  52. Haven Green / Ealing Broadway

When it runs

Weekday buses from Haven Green run from 00:05 to 23:45 with 87 journeys and an average gap of 17 minutes. The Golders Green direction runs 86 journeys over the same hours, also averaging about 17 minutes between buses. At weekends services are much lighter, with 55 journeys each way and an average gap of 26 minutes.

Timetable at a glance

DirectionDaysFirstLastJourneysEveryJourney time
Haven Green / Ealing Broadway - Golders Green Stationweekdays00:0523:4587~17 min76 min
Haven Green / Ealing Broadway - Golders Green Stationweekends00:0523:4555~26 min68 min
Golders Green Station - Haven Green / Ealing Broadwayweekdays00:0523:4586~17 min73 min
Golders Green Station - Haven Green / Ealing Broadwayweekends00:0523:4555~26 min66 min

Tips for passengers

The average gap of 17 minutes on weekdays and 26 at weekends makes this a route to check before setting out, especially for connections at Golders Green Station or Hanger Lane Station, which both appear on the route.

See also

You may also need the London Bus 60.
Also in London: London Bus 57.
Route details for the London Bus 59.
Stops and journey times on the London Bus 65.
First and last departures on the London Bus 63.
Weekday and weekend times for the London Bus 62.
Compare with the London Bus 61.
Another route in the city: London Bus 56.
You may also need the London Bus 64.
Also in London: London Bus 58.
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