The average bus between Portland Place and British Museum takes 14 min and the fastest bus takes 8 min. The bus runs at least 7 times per hour from Portland Place to British Museum. 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 Portland Place and British Museum. The earliest departure is at 6:28 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Portland Place is at 1:25 PM which arrives into British Museum at 1:44 PM. All services require a transfer at New Cavendish Street and take an average of 14 min. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.

12 min • 1 change

8 min • 1 change

13 min • 1 change

14 min • 1 change
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No, there is no direct bus from Portland Place to British Museum. However, there are services departing from Portland Place station and arriving at British Museum station via Oxford Circus Stn /Margaret St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14 min.
Portland Place to British Museum bus services, operated by Go Ahead London, depart from New Cavendish Street station.
Portland Place to British Museum bus services, operated by Go Ahead London, arrive at New Oxford Street station.
The distance between Portland Place and British Museum is 1.2 km. The road distance is 2 km.
You can take a vehicle from Portland Place to British Museum via New Cavendish Street, Oxford Circus Stn /Margaret St, Great Titchfield Street / Oxford Circus Station, and New Oxford Street in around 19 min.