The average bus between Paddington and Central London takes 1h 6m and the fastest bus takes 35 min. The bus runs at least 4 times per hour from Paddington to Central London. 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 15 minutes between Paddington and Central London. The earliest departure is at 5:22 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Paddington is at 11:54 PM which arrives into Central London at 12:37 AM. All services require a transfer, and take on average 1h 6m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.

1h 19m • 1 change

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No, there is no direct bus from Paddington to Central London. However, there are services departing from Paddington station and arriving at Central London station via Hammersmith Bus Station station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 6m.
Paddington to Central London bus services, operated by Abellio London, depart from Westbourne Terrace station.
Paddington to Central London bus services, operated by Abellio London, arrive at Windmill Road South Ealing station.
The distance between Paddington and Central London is 9.3 km. The road distance is 12 km.
You can take a bus from Westbourne Terrace to Windmill Road South Ealing via Hammersmith Bus Station in around 1h 5m.