The average bus between Hackney Central Station and Southbank Centre takes 50 min and the fastest bus takes 33 min. The bus runs at least 9 times per hour from Hackney Central Station to Southbank Centre. 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 Southbank Centre. The earliest departure is at 10:58 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Hackney Central Station is at 4:15 PM which arrives into Southbank Centre at 5:08 PM. 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.

53 min • 1 change

54 min • 1 change

51 min • 1 change

49 min • 1 change
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No, there is no direct bus from Hackney Central Station to Southbank Centre. However, there are services departing from Hackney Central Station station and arriving at Southbank Centre station via Waterloo Bridge / South Bank. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 50 min.
Hackney Central Station to Southbank Centre bus services, operated by Arriva UK, depart from Forest Road / Kingsland Road station.
Hackney Central Station to Southbank Centre bus services, operated by Arriva UK, arrive at Waterloo Bridge / South Bank station.
The distance between Hackney Central Station and Southbank Centre is 6.3 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.