Bus 203 in London: School Road (TW3) to Elmsleigh Bus Station

The number 203 connects School Road in Hounslow with Elmsleigh Bus Station at the other end of the line. It runs through Hounslow West, Hatton Cross and the Bedfont stops, passing near Ashford Hospital on its way.

Each direction has 39 stops, so the route is straightforward to follow. The two lists are almost mirror images, and the main thing to note is that the weekday and weekend timetables differ quite a lot.

Where the route goes

From School Road the bus passes Fairfields Road and the Treaty Centre, then Hounslow West Station and St Pauls Church. It continues along the Great West Road stops, past Henlys Roundabout and Grantley Road, to The Parkway Hatton and Hatton Cross Station.

The western part of the route serves Myrtle Avenue, Cains Lane and the West Road stops, then the Bedfont stops including Spinney Drive and the Animal Reception Centre. It continues through Long Lane and Everest Road, past Ashford Hospital Entrance, then Crooked Billet Roundabout and Kingston Road before ending at Elmsleigh Bus Station. A weekday journey takes about 56 minutes in each direction.

Stops: School Road (TW3) - Elmsleigh Bus Station

1. School Road (TW3)
2. Fairfields Road
3. Treaty Centre
4. Bell Corner / Hounslow House
5. St Michael & St Martin Church
6. Wellington Road North
7. St Pauls Church
8. Hounslow West Station
9. Great West Road / Basildene Road
10. Henlys Roundabout
11. Grantley Road
12. The Parkway Hatton
13. Girling Way
14. Great South West Road Hatton
15. Hatton Cross Station
16. Myrtle Avenue
17. Cains Lane
18. Hazelmere Close
19. West Road
20. Bedfont Close
21. Spinney Drive East Bedfont
22. Great South West Road East Bedfont
23. Animal Reception Centre
24. Beacon Road
25. Long Lane
26. Bedfont Road
27. Everest Road
28. Cordelia Road
29. Viscount Road
30. St Annes Avenue
31. Scots Close
32. Ashford Hospital Entrance
33. Town Lane
34. Kenilworth Road
35. Shortwood Avenue
36. Crooked Billet Roundabout
37. Kingston Road
38. Ripley Way
39. Elmsleigh Bus Station

Stops: Elmsleigh Bus Station - Hounslow Bus Station

1. Elmsleigh Bus Station
2. High Street
3. Birch Green
4. Crooked Billet Roundabout
5. Shortwood Avenue
6. Kenilworth Road
7. Town Lane
8. Ashford Hospital Entrance
9. Ashford Hospital
10. Scots Close
11. St Annes Avenue
12. Viscount Road
13. Cordelia Road
14. Everest Road
15. Bedfont Road
16. Long Lane
17. Beacon Road
18. Animal Reception Centre
19. Great South West Road East Bedfont
20. Spinney Drive East Bedfont
21. Bedfont Close
22. West Road
23. Hazelmere Close
24. Cains Lane
25. Myrtle Avenue
26. Hatton Cross Station
27. Girling Way
28. The Parkway Hatton
29. Grantley Road
30. Henlys Roundabout
31. Great West Road / Renfrew Road
32. Hounslow West Station
33. St Pauls Church
34. Wellington Road North
35. St Michael & St Martin Church
36. The Bell
37. Treaty Centre
38. Hounslow High Street
39. Hounslow Bus Station

When it runs

On weekdays the timetable lists 56 journeys from School Road, with the first bus at 00:25 and the last at 23:55, and an average gap of around twenty-six minutes. From Elmsleigh the weekday service runs 53 times between 00:05 and 23:35, with an average gap of about twenty-seven minutes.

The weekend timetable is much busier, with 123 journeys from School Road and 120 from Elmsleigh. The average gap falls to about twelve minutes, and the journey takes around 46 minutes, so weekend travel is considerably more frequent than on weekdays.

Timetable at a glance

Tips for passengers

Check which day you are travelling, because a weekday bus is more than twenty-five minutes apart while a weekend bus comes roughly every twelve minutes. Ashford Hospital and Hatton Cross Station are useful points to know if you need to change.

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