| Garage: | Stockwell |
| Bgcolor: | red |
| Operator: | Go-Ahead London |
| Vehicle: | Alexander Dennis Enviro400H Alexander Dennis Enviro400H MMC Volvo B5LH Wright Gemini 3 |
| Night: | 24-hour service |
| Start: | Parliament Hill Fields |
| Via: | Kentish Town Camden Town Albany Street Great Portland Street Oxford Circus Piccadilly Circus Trafalgar Square Parliament Square Vauxhall Stockwell |
| End: | Clapham Common |
| Titlecolor: | white |
| Number: | 88 |
London Buses route 88 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Parliament Hill Fields and Clapham Common, it is operated by Go-Ahead London.
Route 88 was the first "Metropolitan" route to receive AEC NS-type buses, running between Acton Green and Mitcham.[1]
Between 1993 and 1997, a fleet of Northern Counties Paladin-bodied Volvo B10Bs, which featured branding that styled the service as "The Clapham Omnibus", were operated by London General on route 88. The Paladins were withdrawn in 1997 due to issues caused by their length and replaced with double-decker buses.[2] [3] [4]
London General successfully retained route 88 with a new contract starting on 13 December 2003. Go-Ahead London successfully retained route 88 with a new contract starting on 11 December 2010.[5] [6]
New Routemasters were introduced on 22 August 2015.[7]
On 30 March 2019, the route was extended from Camden Town to Parliament Hill Fields and re-routed between Camden Town and Great Portland Street Station to go via Albany Street and ultimately replace the C2, which ceased operation entirely.[8]
Route 88 operates via these primary locations:[9]