The average bus between Hackney Central Station and Royal Festival Hall takes 50 min and the fastest bus takes 33 min. The bus runs at least 9 times per hour from Hackney Central Station to Royal Festival Hall. The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays; use the search form on this page to search for a specific travel date.
Buses run every 10 minutes between Hackney Central Station and Royal Festival Hall. The earliest departure is at 4:50 AM at night, and the last departure from Hackney Central Station is at 10:21 AM which arrives into Royal Festival Hall at 11:15 AM. All services require a transfer at Forest Road / Kingsland Road and take an average of 50 min. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.

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36 min • 1 change
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No, there is no direct bus from Hackney Central Station to Royal Festival Hall. However, there are services departing from Hackney Central Station station and arriving at Royal Festival Hall station via Waterloo Bridge / South Bank. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 50 min.
Hackney Central Station to Royal Festival Hall bus services, operated by Stagecoach London, depart from Forest Road / Kingsland Road station.
Hackney Central Station to Royal Festival Hall bus services, operated by Stagecoach London, arrive at Waterloo Bridge / South Bank station.
The distance between Hackney Central Station and Royal Festival Hall is 6.1 km. The road distance is 9 km.
Arriva UK operates a bus from Forest Road / Kingsland Road to Waterloo Bridge / South Bank every 5 minutes. Tickets cost £1–3 and the journey takes 38 min.