List of bus routes in London facts for kids

Two double-decker buses on routes 8 and 205 at Bishopsgate in 2022

A single-decker bus on route 309 in Aberfeldy Village in 2022

London is a huge city, and to help people get around, there are lots of bus routes! This article lists all the bus routes in London that are managed by Transport for London (TfL). It also includes some other bus services that come into London from nearby areas.

Many different companies operate these buses under contract with TfL. Some of the main ones are Arriva London, Go-Ahead London, Metroline, RATP Dev Transit London, Stagecoach London, Sullivan Buses, Transport UK London Bus, and Uno. Together, they run over 500 different bus services!

There are also other bus companies that run services into London, but they are not part of the TfL network. These buses might look different and usually don't accept Oyster cards.

How Bus Routes Get Their Numbers

Have you ever wondered why bus routes have numbers? A long time ago, in Victorian times, buses didn't have numbers. People knew which bus to take by its colour and the names painted on its sides.

But in 1906, a smart person named George Samuel Dicks decided to number his company's bus routes from 1 to 5. This made it much easier for people to remember which bus to catch! Soon, other bus companies started using numbers too.

Old Ways of Numbering Buses

Long ago, the way buses were numbered was a bit different. A special plan called the Bassom Scheme was made in 1924. It meant that numbers often showed which company ran the bus.

Later, in 1934, after London Transport was formed, the numbers changed again. For example:

Routes 1–199 were for the main "Central Area" red double-decker buses.
Routes 200–289 were for "Central Area" red single-decker buses.
Routes 290–299 were for special night buses.
Routes 300–499 were for buses in the "Country Area" outside central London.
Routes 500–699 were for trolleybuses (electric buses that got power from overhead wires).
Routes 701–799 were for Green Line coaches, which were longer-distance buses.

Today's Bus Number System

Today, bus routes in London are numbered in a simpler way:

Route numbers	Type of service
1–599	Most regular daytime routes, including buses that run 24 hours a day.
600–699	These are mostly school buses. They usually run just one trip to school in the morning and one trip back in the afternoon on weekdays during school terms.
700–899	These numbers are for longer-distance coach services, like Green Line buses. They are also sometimes used for temporary TfL routes.
900–999	These are special "mobility buses" for people who need extra help getting around.
Letter-prefixed routes	These are regular daytime routes, including 24-hour services. The letter usually tells you which main area the bus travels through (like 'E' for Ealing or 'H' for Harrow).
EL-prefixed routes	These are special routes for the East London Transit system.
SL-prefixed routes	These are new Superloop routes, which are express buses that connect different parts of London.
N-prefixed routes	These are Night Bus routes. They run mainly at night.

List of London Bus Routes

Here's a list of many of the bus routes in London. Most routes run in both directions.

Routes 1–99

Route	Start	End	Operator	Notes
1	Canada Water bus station	Hampstead Heath	Go-Ahead London
2	Marylebone station	Norwood bus garage	Arriva London
3	Crystal Palace bus station	Victoria bus station	Transport UK London Bus
4	Archway tube station	Blackfriars station	Metroline
5	Canning Town bus station	Romford Market	Go-Ahead London
6	London Victoria station	Willesden bus garage	Metroline	Runs 24 hours a day.
7	East Acton	Oxford Circus	Metroline
8	Bow Church	Tottenham Court Road station	Stagecoach London
9	Aldwych	Hammersmith bus station	Metroline
11	Fulham Town Hall	London Waterloo station	Go-Ahead London
12	Dulwich Library	Oxford Circus	Go-Ahead London	Runs 24 hours a day.
13	North Finchley bus station	London Victoria station	RATP Dev Transit London	Runs 24 hours a day.
14	Putney Heath	Russell Square	Go-Ahead London	Runs 24 hours a day.
15	Blackwall DLR station	Charing Cross tube station	Go-Ahead London
16	Brent Park	London Paddington station	Metroline
17	Archway tube station	London Bridge bus station	Metroline
18	Euston bus station	Sudbury & Harrow Road railway station	RATP Dev Transit London
19	Battersea Bridge	Finsbury Park bus station	Arriva London
20	Debden	Walthamstow bus station	Stagecoach London
21	Lewisham Shopping Centre	Holloway	Go-Ahead London
22	Oxford Circus	Putney Common	Go-Ahead London
23	Aldwych	Westbourne Park tube station	RATP Dev Transit London	Runs 24 hours a day.
24	Hampstead Heath	Pimlico	Transport UK London Bus	Runs 24 hours a day.
25	Ilford	City Thameslink railway station	Stagecoach London
26	Hackney Wick	London Victoria station	Stagecoach London
27	Chalk Farm	Hammersmith Grove	Transport UK London Bus
28	Kensal Rise railway station	Southside Wandsworth	Metroline
29	Trafalgar Square	Wood Green tube station	Arriva London
30	Hackney Wick	Marble Arch tube station	Metroline
31	White City bus station	Camden Town tube station	Metroline
32	Edgware bus station	Kilburn Park tube station	Metroline
33	Fulwell railway station	Castelnau	RATP Dev Transit London	Partially closed due to Hammersmith Bridge closure.
34	Barnet Church	Walthamstow bus station	Arriva London
35	Clapham Junction railway station	Shoreditch	Go-Ahead London	Runs 24 hours a day.
36	New Cross bus garage	Queen's Park station	Go-Ahead London	Runs 24 hours a day.
37	Peckham	Putney Heath	Go-Ahead London	Runs 24 hours a day.
38	Clapton Pond	Victoria bus station	Arriva London	Some buses start from Hackney Central on weekdays.
39	Clapham Junction railway station	Putney Bridge tube station	Go-Ahead London
40	Clerkenwell Road	Dulwich Library	Go-Ahead London
41	Archway tube station	Tottenham Hale bus station	Arriva London
42	East Dulwich	Shoreditch	Go-Ahead London	Extended to East Dulwich in 2016.
43	Friern Barnet	London Bridge bus station	Metroline	Runs 24 hours a day.
44	Tooting railway station	London Victoria station	Go-Ahead London
45	Clapham Park	Elephant and Castle	Transport UK London Bus	Used to go to London King's Cross railway station.
46	London Paddington station	St Bartholomew's Hospital	Metroline	Uses electric buses since 2018.
47	Catford bus garage	Shoreditch	Stagecoach London	Runs 24 hours a day.
49	Clapham Junction	White City bus station	RATP Dev Transit London
50	Fairfield Halls	Stockwell tube station	Arriva London
51	Orpington railway station	Beresford Square	Go-Ahead London
52	Victoria bus station	Willesden bus garage	Metroline	Runs 24 hours a day.
53	Plumstead railway station	Lower Marsh	Stagecoach London
54	Woolwich railway station	Elmers End station	Stagecoach London	Operator changed in 2014.
55	Walthamstow bus station	Oxford Circus	Stagecoach London
56	St Bartholomew's Hospital	Whipps Cross	Stagecoach London
57	Clapham Park	Fairfield bus station	Go-Ahead London	Runs 24 hours a day.
58	East Ham	Walthamstow bus station	Stagecoach London
59	St Bartholomew's Hospital	Streatham Hill	Arriva London
60	Old Coulsdon	Streatham railway station	Arriva London	Some journeys start from Oasis Academy Coulsdon on schooldays.
61	Bromley North railway station	Chislehurst	Stagecoach London
62	Barking	Marks Gate	Stagecoach London
63	London King's Cross railway station	Honor Oak	Transport UK London Bus
64	New Addington	Thornton Heath Pond	Arriva London	Runs 24 hours a day.
65	Ealing Broadway station	Kingston upon Thames	RATP Dev Transit London
66	Leytonstone bus station	Romford railway station	Arriva London
67	Wood Green tube station	Dalston	Go-Ahead London
68	Euston bus station	West Norwood	Transport UK London Bus
69	Canning Town bus station	Walthamstow bus station	Go-Ahead London	Runs 24 hours a day.
70	Chiswick Business Park	South Kensington tube station	RATP Dev Transit London
71	Chessington World of Adventures	Kingston upon Thames	RATP Dev Transit London	Partially closed due to bus station redevelopment.
72	East Acton	Hammersmith Bridge	RATP Dev Transit London	Partially closed due to Hammersmith Bridge closure.
73	Oxford Circus	Stoke Newington Common	Arriva London
74	Baker Street tube station	Putney Exchange	Go-Ahead London
75	Fairfield Halls	Lewisham station	Stagecoach London
76	Tottenham Hale bus station	Lower Marsh	Arriva London	Runs 24 hours a day.
77	Tooting railway station	London Waterloo station	Go-Ahead London
78	Nunhead	Shoreditch High Street railway station	Go-Ahead London
79	Stonebridge Park station	Edgware bus station	RATP Dev Transit London
80	Downview & High Down Prisons	Hackbridge	Go-Ahead London
81	Slough	Hounslow bus station	Metroline	Partially closed due to bus station damage.
83	Alperton	Golders Green tube station	Metroline
85	Kingston upon Thames	Putney Bridge tube station	RATP Dev Transit London
86	Romford railway station	Stratford bus station	Stagecoach London
87	Aldwych	Wandsworth	Go-Ahead London	Used to be route 77A.
88	Parliament Hill Fields	Clapham Common	Go-Ahead London	Runs 24 hours a day.
89	Lewisham station	Slade Green railway station	Go-Ahead London
90	Feltham	Northolt tube station	Metroline	Uses double-decker buses since 2015.
91	Crouch End	Trafalgar Square	Go-Ahead London	Operator changed in 2023.
92	Ealing Hospital	St Raphael's North	Metroline
93	North Cheam	Putney Bridge tube station	Go-Ahead London	Runs 24 hours a day.
94	Acton Green	Piccadilly Circus	RATP Dev Transit London	Runs 24 hours a day.
95	Shepherd's Bush Green	Southall Town Hall	Metroline
96	Bluewater Shopping Centre	Woolwich	Stagecoach London
97	Chingford railway station	Stratford City bus station	Stagecoach London
98	Red Lion Square	Willesden bus garage	Metroline
99	Bexleyheath Shopping Centre	Beresford Square	Arriva London	Extended to Bexleyheath Shopping Centre in 2009.

Routes 100–199

Route	Start	End	Operator	Notes
100	St Paul's tube station	Shadwell railway station	Go-Ahead London	Uses electric buses since 2020.
101	Beckton bus station	Wanstead tube station	Go-Ahead London
102	Brent Cross bus station	Edmonton Green bus station	Arriva London	Runs 24 hours a day between Edmonton Green and Golders Green.
103	Chase Cross	Rainham railway station	Arriva London
104	Beckton bus station	Stratford bus station	Go-Ahead London
105	Greenford station	Heathrow Central bus station	RATP Dev Transit London	Runs 24 hours a day.
106	Finsbury Park bus station	Whitechapel	Go-Ahead London
107	Edgware bus station	New Barnet railway station	Metroline	Crosses into Hertfordshire.
108	Lewisham Shopping Centre	Stratford International station	Go-Ahead London	Runs 24 hours a day.
108D	Lewisham Shopping Centre	North Greenwich bus station	Go-Ahead London	Runs only at night.
109	Croydon	Brixton tube station	Transport UK London Bus
110	Hammersmith bus station	Hounslow bus station	RATP Dev Transit London
111	Heathrow Central bus station	Kingston upon Thames	Transport UK London Bus	Runs 24 hours a day. Partially closed due to bus station redevelopment.
112	Ealing Broadway station	Tally Ho Corner	Metroline
113	Edgware bus station	Marble Arch tube station	Metroline
114	Mill Hill Broadway railway station	Ruislip tube station	Metroline
115	Aldgate bus station	East Ham	Go-Ahead London
116	Ashford Hospital	Hounslow bus station	RATP Dev Transit London
117	Staines-upon-Thames	West Middlesex University Hospital	RATP Dev Transit London
118	Morden tube station	Brixton tube station	Go-Ahead London
119	Bromley North railway station	Croydon Colonnades	Go-Ahead London	Runs 24 hours a day.
120	Hounslow bus station	Northolt tube station	Metroline
121	Enfield Island Village	Turnpike Lane bus station	Arriva London
122	Crystal Palace bus station	Plumstead bus garage	Stagecoach London
123	Ilford	Wood Green tube station	Arriva London	Runs 24 hours a day.
124	St Dunstan's College	Eltham	Stagecoach London
125	Colindale tube station	Winchmore Hill	RATP Dev Transit London
126	Bromley	Eltham	Go-Ahead London
127	Purley railway station	Tooting Broadway tube station	Go-Ahead London
128	Claybury Broadway	Romford railway station	Stagecoach London	Runs 24 hours a day.
129	Lewisham Shopping Centre	North Greenwich bus station	Go-Ahead London
130	New Addington	Thornton Heath	Transport UK London Bus
131	Fairfield bus station	Tooting Broadway tube station	Go-Ahead London	Operator changed in 2017.
132	Bexleyheath Shopping Centre	North Greenwich bus station	Go-Ahead London	Extended to North Greenwich in 2009.
133	Streatham railway station	Holborn tube station	Transport UK London Bus
134	University College Hospital	Tally Ho Corner	Metroline	Runs 24 hours a day.
135	Cubitt Town	Moorfields Eye Hospital	Stagecoach London
136	Elephant and Castle	Grove Park railway station	Stagecoach London
137	Marble Arch tube station	Streatham Hill	Arriva London
138	Bromley North railway station	Coney Hall	Go-Ahead London
139	Golders Green tube station	London Waterloo station	Metroline	Runs 24 hours a day.
140	Harrow Weald bus garage	Hayes & Harlington railway station	Metroline	Route shortened in 2019.
141	London Bridge bus station	Palmers Green	Arriva London
142	Brent Cross bus station	Watford Junction railway station	Metroline
143	Archway tube station	Brent Cross bus station	Metroline
144	Edmonton Green bus station	Muswell Hill	Arriva London
145	Dagenham	Leytonstone bus station	Stagecoach London
146	Bromley North railway station	Downe	Stagecoach London
147	Canning Town bus station	Ilford	Go-Ahead London
148	Camberwell Green	White City bus station	RATP Dev Transit London	Runs 24 hours a day.
149	Edmonton Green bus station	London Bridge bus station	Arriva London	Runs 24 hours a day.
150	Becontree Heath	Chigwell Row	Arriva London
151	Wallington	Worcester Park railway station	Go-Ahead London
152	New Malden	Pollards Hill	Go-Ahead London
153	Finsbury Park bus station	Liverpool Street bus station	Go-Ahead London
154	Morden tube station	West Croydon bus station	Go-Ahead London
155	Elephant and Castle	St George's Hospital	Go-Ahead London
156	Vauxhall bus station	Wimbledon station	Transport UK London Bus
157	Crystal Palace bus station	Morden tube station	Go-Ahead London
158	Chingford Mount	Stratford bus station	Arriva London	Runs 24 hours a day.
159	Oxford Circus	Streatham railway station	Transport UK London Bus	Runs 24 hours a day.
160	Catford Bridge railway station	Sidcup railway station	Stagecoach London
161	Chislehurst	North Greenwich bus station	Stagecoach London
162	Beckenham Junction station	Eltham railway station	Go-Ahead London
163	Morden tube station	Wimbledon	Go-Ahead London
164	Wimbledon	Sutton railway station	Go-Ahead London
165	Rainham	The Brewery	Stagecoach London
166	Banstead	West Croydon bus station	Arriva London	Goes to Epsom Hospital once an hour.
167	Ilford	Loughton tube station	Stagecoach London
169	Barking	Clayhall	Stagecoach London
170	Roehampton	London Victoria station	Go-Ahead London
171	Elephant and Castle	Catford bus garage	Go-Ahead London	Used to go to Holborn tube station.
172	Brockley Rise	Aldwych	Go-Ahead London	Used to go to Clerkenwell Green.
173	Beckton bus station	King George Hospital	Stagecoach London
174	Beam Park	Harold Hill	Stagecoach London
175	Dagenham	Hillrise Estate	Arriva London
176	Penge	Tottenham Court Road station	Go-Ahead London	Runs 24 hours a day.
177	Peckham	Thamesmead	Stagecoach London
178	Lewisham station	Woolwich	Go-Ahead London
179	Chingford railway station	Ilford	Stagecoach London
180	Erith	North Greenwich bus station	Stagecoach London
181	Grove Park railway station	Lewisham station	Stagecoach London
182	Brent Cross bus station	Harrow Weald	Metroline
183	Golders Green tube station	Pinner tube station	RATP Dev Transit London
184	Chipping Barnet	Turnpike Lane bus station	London General
185	Lewisham station	London Victoria station	Go-Ahead London
186	Brent Cross bus station	Northwick Park Hospital	Metroline
187	O2 Centre	Central Middlesex Hospital	Metroline
188	North Greenwich bus station	Tottenham Court Road station	Go-Ahead London	Runs 24 hours a day.
189	Brent Cross bus station	Marble Arch tube station	Metroline	Runs 24 hours a day.
190	Richmond bus station	Empress State Building	Metroline
191	Brimsdown railway station	Edmonton Green bus station	Arriva London
192	Enfield Town	Tottenham Hale bus station	Arriva London
193	County Park Estate	Queen's Hospital	Stagecoach London
194	Lower Sydenham	West Croydon bus station	Arriva London
195	Brentford	Charville Lane Estate	Transport UK London Bus
196	Elephant and Castle	Norwood Junction railway station	Transport UK London Bus
197	Fairfield Halls	Peckham	Go-Ahead London
198	Shrublands	Thornton Heath	Arriva London
199	Canada Water bus station	Catford bus garage	Stagecoach London

Routes 200–299

Route	Start	End	Operator	Notes
200	Mitcham	Raynes Park	Go-Ahead London
201	Herne Hill railway station	Morden tube station	Transport UK London Bus
202	Crystal Palace bus station	Blackheath	Arriva London
203	Staines-upon-Thames	Hounslow bus station	RATP Dev Transit London
204	Edgware bus station	Sudbury Town tube station	Metroline
205	Bow Church	Paddington	Stagecoach London
206	Kilburn Park tube station	Wembley Park	Metroline
207	Hayes bypass	White City bus station	Transport UK London Bus
208	Lewisham station	Orpington	Go-Ahead London
209	Mortlake	Castelnau	Go-Ahead London	Partially closed due to Hammersmith Bridge closure.
210	Brent Cross bus station	Finsbury Park bus station	Metroline
211	Hammersmith bus station	London Waterloo station	RATP Dev Transit London
212	Chingford railway station	St. James Street railway station	Go-Ahead London
213	Fairfield bus station	Sutton bus garage	Go-Ahead London	Runs 24 hours a day.
214	Highgate Village	Finsbury Square	Go-Ahead London	Runs 24 hours a day.
215	Walthamstow bus station	Lee Valley Campsite	Stagecoach London
216	Kingston upon Thames	Staines-upon-Thames	RATP Dev Transit London	Partially closed due to bus station redevelopment.
217	Turnpike Lane bus station	Waltham Cross	Sullivan Buses
218	North Acton	Hammersmith bus station	RATP Dev Transit London	Started in 2019.
219	Clapham Junction	Wimbledon	Go-Ahead London
220	Southside Wandsworth	Willesden Junction station	RATP Dev Transit London	Runs 24 hours a day.
221	Edgware bus station	Turnpike Lane bus station	Arriva London
222	Uxbridge tube station	Hounslow bus station	Metroline	Runs 24 hours a day.
223	Harrow	Wembley Central station	Metroline
224	St Raphael's Estate	Alperton	RATP Dev Transit London
225	Canada Water bus station	Hither Green railway station	Go-Ahead London
226	Ealing Broadway station	Golders Green tube station	RATP Dev Transit London
227	Crystal Palace bus station	Bromley North railway station	Go-Ahead London
228	Central Middlesex Hospital	Maida Hill	Metroline
229	Queen Mary's Hospital	Thamesmead	Arriva London
230	Upper Walthamstow	Wood Green tube station	Go-Ahead London	Operator changed in 2020.
231	Enfield Chase railway station	Turnpike Lane bus station	Metroline
232	St Raphael's Estate	Turnpike Lane bus station	Go-Ahead London
233	Eltham railway station	Swanley	Go-Ahead London
234	The Spires Barnet	Archway tube station	Metroline
235	North Brentford	Sunbury Village	RATP Dev Transit London	Extended in 2013, operator changed in 2022.
236	Finsbury Park bus station	Hackney Wick	Stagecoach London
237	Hounslow Heath	White City bus station	Metroline
238	Barking station	Stratford bus station	Stagecoach London	Runs 24 hours a day.
240	Edgware bus station	Golders Green tube station	Metroline
241	Royal Wharf	Stratford City bus station	Stagecoach London
242	Homerton University Hospital	Aldgate bus station	Stagecoach London
243	London Waterloo station	Wood Green tube station	Arriva London	Runs 24 hours a day.
244	Abbey Wood	Queen Elizabeth Hospital	Go-Ahead London
245	Alperton	Golders Green tube station	Metroline
246	Bromley North railway station	Westerham	Stagecoach London	Runs to Chartwell on some summer Sundays.
247	Barkingside tube station	Romford railway station	Stagecoach London
248	Cranham	Romford Market	Arriva London
249	Anerley railway station	Clapham Common	Arriva London
250	West Croydon bus station	Brixton tube station	Arriva London
251	Arnos Grove tube station	Edgware bus station	Metroline
252	Collier Row	Hornchurch	Stagecoach London
253	Euston bus station	Hackney Central railway station	Arriva London
254	Aldgate bus station	Holloway	Arriva London
255	Balham station	Pollards Hill	Arriva London
256	Hornchurch	Noak Hill	Stagecoach London
257	Stratford bus station	Walthamstow bus station	Stagecoach London
258	South Harrow tube station	Watford Junction railway station	RATP Dev Transit London
259	Edmonton Green bus station	King's Cross	Arriva London
260	Golders Green tube station	White City bus station	Metroline
261	Lewisham station	Princess Royal University Hospital	Stagecoach London
262	Gallions Reach Shopping Park	Stratford bus station	Go-Ahead London
263	Barnet Hospital	Highbury Barn	Metroline
264	West Croydon bus station	St George's Hospital	Go-Ahead London	Runs 24 hours a day.
265	Putney Bridge tube station	Tolworth	Go-Ahead London
266	Brent Cross bus station	Acton	RATP Dev Transit London
267	Fulwell	Hammersmith bus station	Transport UK London Bus
268	O2 Centre	Golders Green tube station	Metroline
269	Bexleyheath Shopping Centre	Bromley North railway station	Arriva London
270	Mitcham	Putney Bridge tube station	Transport UK London Bus
272	Shepherd's Bush Green	Chiswick	RATP Dev Transit London
273	Lewisham	Petts Wood railway station	Stagecoach London
274	Angel Islington	Lancaster Gate tube station	Metroline
275	Barkingside	St. James Street railway station	Stagecoach London	Crosses into Essex.
276	Newham University Hospital	Stoke Newington Common	Stagecoach London	Operator changed in 2023.
277	Cubitt Town	Dalston	Stagecoach London
278	Heathrow Central bus station	Ruislip tube station	Transport UK London Bus	Started in 2019.
279	Manor House tube station	Waltham Cross	Arriva London
280	St George's Hospital	Belmont railway station	Go-Ahead London
281	Hounslow bus station	Tolworth	RATP Dev Transit London	Runs 24 hours a day.
282	Ealing Hospital	Mount Vernon Hospital	Metroline
283	East Acton	Hammersmith bus station	RATP Dev Transit London
284	Lewisham station	Grove Park Cemetery	Stagecoach London
285	Heathrow Central bus station	Kingston upon Thames	Transport UK London Bus	Runs 24 hours a day. Partially closed due to bus station redevelopment.
286	Cutty Sark	Queen Mary's Hospital	Go-Ahead London
287	Barking station	Rainham	Stagecoach London
288	Broadfields Estate	Queensbury	RATP Dev Transit London
289	Elmers End station	Purley railway station	Arriva London
290	Staines-upon-Thames	Twickenham	RATP Dev Transit London
291	Queen Elizabeth Hospital	Woodlands Estate	Go-Ahead London
292	Borehamwood	Colindale	Metroline
293	Morden tube station	Epsom Hospital	RATP Dev Transit London
294	Havering Country Park	Noak Hill	Stagecoach London
295	Clapham Junction railway station	Ladbroke Grove	RATP Dev Transit London	Runs 24 hours a day.
296	Ilford	Romford railway station	Stagecoach London
297	Ealing Broadway station	Willesden bus garage	Metroline	Runs 24 hours a day.
298	Arnos Grove tube station	Potters Bar railway station	Sullivan Buses	Route shortened in 2017.
299	Muswell Hill	Cockfosters tube station	Sullivan Buses

Routes 300–399

Route	Start	End	Operator	Notes
300	Canning Town bus station	East Ham	Go-Ahead London
301	Bexleyheath Shopping Centre	Beresford Square	Arriva London	Started in 2019.
302	Mill Hill Broadway railway station	Kensal Rise railway station	Metroline
303	Kingsbury	Edgware bus station	RATP Dev Transit London
304	Manor Park	Custom House station	Go-Ahead London	Started in 2022 for the Elizabeth line.
306	Acton Vale	Sands End	Transport UK London Bus	Started in 2019.
307	Barnet Hospital	Brimsdown railway station	Arriva London
308	Clapton Pond	Wanstead	Stagecoach London
309	Bethnal Green	Canning Town bus station	Stagecoach London
312	Norwood Junction railway station	Purley	Arriva London
313	Chingford railway station	Potters Bar railway station	Arriva London	Some journeys go to/from Dame Alice Owen's School on schooldays.
314	New Addington tram stop	Eltham railway station	Stagecoach London
315	Balham station	West Norwood	Transport UK London Bus	Operator changed in 2020.
316	Brent Cross West railway station	White City bus station	Metroline	Extended to Brent Cross West in 2023.
317	Enfield Town	Waltham Cross	Metroline
318	North Middlesex University Hospital	Stamford Hill	Arriva London
319	Sloane Square	Streatham Hill	Arriva London
320	Biggin Hill Valley	Catford Bridge railway station	Go-Ahead London
321	Foots Cray	New Cross	Go-Ahead London	Runs 24 hours a day.
322	Crystal Palace bus station	Clapham Common	Transport UK London Bus
323	Canning Town bus station	Mile End tube station	Stagecoach London
324	Brent Cross	Elstree	Metroline
325	East Beckton	Prince Regent DLR station	Go-Ahead London
326	The Spires Barnet	Brent Cross bus station	RATP Dev Transit London
327	Waltham Cross	Circular via Elsinge Estate & Turkey Street railway station	Sullivan Buses
328	World's End	Golders Green tube station	Metroline
329	Enfield Town	Turnpike Lane bus station	Arriva London
330	Thames Barrier	Wanstead Park railway station	Stagecoach London
331	Uxbridge tube station	Ruislip tube station	Metroline	Goes via Harefield and crosses into Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire.
333	Elephant and Castle	Tooting Broadway tube station	Go-Ahead London
335	Kidbrooke	North Greenwich bus station	Arriva London	Started in 2019.
336	Catford Bridge railway station	Locksbottom	Stagecoach London
337	Clapham Junction	Richmond bus station	Go-Ahead London
339	Leytonstone bus station	Shadwell DLR station	Stagecoach London
340	Edgware bus station	Harrow bus station	RATP Dev Transit London
341	London Waterloo station	Meridian Water railway station	Arriva London	Runs 24 hours a day.
343	Aldgate bus station	New Cross Gate	Go-Ahead London
344	Clapham Junction railway station	Liverpool Street bus station	Transport UK London Bus	Runs 24 hours a day.
345	Peckham	Natural History Museum	Transport UK London Bus	Runs 24 hours a day.
346	Upminster Park Estate	Harold Hill	Stagecoach London
347	Romford railway station	Ockendon railway station	Arriva London
349	Enfield bus garage	Stamford Hill	Arriva London
350	Hayes	Heathrow Terminal 5	Transport UK London Bus
352	Bromley North railway station	Lower Sydenham	Go-Ahead London
353	Forestdale	Ramsden	Go-Ahead London
354	Bromley North railway station	Penge	Go-Ahead London
355	Mitcham	Brixton tube station	Go-Ahead London
356	Shirley	Upper Sydenham	Stagecoach London
357	Chingford Hatch	Whipps Cross	Go-Ahead London	Goes to Whipps Cross University Hospital on Sundays.
358	Crystal Palace bus station	Orpington railway station	Go-Ahead London
359	Addington Village Interchange	Purley	Go-Ahead London
360	Elephant and Castle	Royal Albert Hall	Go-Ahead London
362	King George Hospital	Grange Hill tube station	Stagecoach London
363	Crystal Palace bus station	Elephant and Castle	Transport UK London Bus
364	Dagenham East	Ilford	Go-Ahead London
365	Beam Park	Havering Country Park	Stagecoach London	Runs 24 hours a day.
366	Beckton bus station	Redbridge	Go-Ahead London
367	West Croydon bus station	Bromley North railway station	Transport UK London Bus
368	Barking	Chadwell Heath	Go-Ahead London
370	Romford	Lakeside Shopping Centre	Arriva London
371	Richmond	Kingston upon Thames	RATP Dev Transit London
372	Hornchurch	Lakeside Shopping Centre	Stagecoach London	Partially replaced former route 324.
375	Romford railway station	Passingford Bridge	Arriva London	Partially replaced former commercial routes.
376	Beckton bus station	Newham Town Hall	Go-Ahead London
377	Enfield bus garage	Oakwood tube station	Arriva London
378	Mortlake	Putney Bridge	Go-Ahead London
379	Chingford railway station	Yardley Lane Estate	Stagecoach London
380	Lewisham Shopping Centre	Belmarsh Prison	Stagecoach London
381	County Hall	Peckham	Transport UK London Bus
382	Southgate tube station	Mill Hill East	Metroline
383	The Spires Barnet	Finchley Memorial Hospital	Uno
384	Edgware bus station	Cockfosters tube station	Metroline
385	Chingford railway station	Salisbury Hall	Stagecoach London
386	Blackheath Village	Woolwich Arsenal station	Go-Ahead London
388	London Bridge bus station	Stratford City bus station	Stagecoach London
389	The Spires Barnet	Circular via High Barnet tube station	Sullivan Buses
390	Victoria bus station	Archway tube station	Metroline	Runs 24 hours a day.
393	Chalk Farm	Clapton Pond	Metroline
394	Islington	Homerton University Hospital	Stagecoach London
395	Greenford	Harrow bus station	RATP Dev Transit London
396	Ilford	King George Hospital	Go-Ahead London
397	Salisbury Hall	Debden	Stagecoach London
398	Ruislip tube station	Wood End	RATP Dev Transit London
399	The Spires Barnet	Circular via Hadley Wood railway station	Sullivan Buses

Routes 400–499

Route	Start	End	Operator	Notes
401	Bexleyheath Shopping Centre	Thamesmead	Arriva London
403	Warlingham	West Croydon bus station	Go-Ahead London
404	Caterham on the Hill	Coulsdon	Transport UK London Bus
405	Croydon	Redhill	Arriva London
406	Epsom	Kingston upon Thames	RATP Dev Transit London	Goes to Epsom Hospital on schooldays. Partially closed due to bus station redevelopment.
407	Sutton	Caterham Valley	Transport UK London Bus
410	Crystal Palace bus station	Wallington	Arriva London	Frequency reduced in 2018.
411	Kingston upon Thames	West Molesey	RATP Dev Transit London	Partially closed due to bus station redevelopment.
412	Croydon	Purley	Arriva London
413	Morden tube station	Sutton bus garage	Go-Ahead London
414	Putney Bridge tube station	Marble Arch tube station	RATP Dev Transit London
415	Old Kent Road	Tulse Hill railway station	Transport UK London Bus
417	Crystal Palace bus station	Clapham Common	Arriva London
418	Kingston upon Thames	Epsom	RATP Dev Transit London	Partially closed due to bus station redevelopment.
419	Roehampton	Richmond bus station	RATP Dev Transit London
422	North Greenwich bus station	Bexleyheath Shopping Centre	Stagecoach London
423	Heathrow Terminal 5	Hounslow bus station	RATP Dev Transit London
424	Putney Heath	Fulham	Go-Ahead London
425	Clapton	Ilford	Stagecoach London
427	Southall	Uxbridge	Transport UK London Bus
428	Erith	Bluewater Shopping Centre	Arriva London
430	Victoria and Albert Museum	Roehampton	Go-Ahead London
432	Anerley railway station	Brixton tube station	Arriva London
433	Croydon	Addington Village Interchange	Transport UK London Bus	Used to be route T33.
434	Coulsdon	Caterham Valley	Go-Ahead London
436	Battersea Park railway station	Lewisham Shopping Centre	Go-Ahead London
439	Waddon Marsh tram stop	Whyteleafe South	Go-Ahead London
440	Wembley	Turnham Green Church	RATP Dev Transit London
444	Turnpike Lane bus station	Chingford railway station	Go-Ahead London
450	Lower Sydenham	West Croydon bus station	Go-Ahead London
452	Ladbroke Grove	Vauxhall bus station	RATP Dev Transit London	Extended in 2016. Partially closed due to road changes.
453	Marylebone station	Deptford Bridge DLR station	Go-Ahead London	Runs 24 hours a day.
456	North Middlesex University Hospital	Crews Hill	Go-Ahead London
460	North Finchley bus station	Willesden bus garage	Metroline
462	Ilford	Hainault	Stagecoach London	Crosses into Essex.
463	Pollards Hill	Coulsdon South railway station	Go-Ahead London
464	Tatsfield	New Addington tram stop	Transport UK London Bus
465	Kingston upon Thames	Dorking	RATP Dev Transit London	Partially closed due to bus station redevelopment.
466	Caterham on the Hill	Addington Village Interchange	Arriva London	Goes to Oasis Academy Coulsdon on schooldays.
467	Hook	Epsom	RATP Dev Transit London	Goes to Hinchley Wood School on schooldays from Epsom, and to Epsom Hospital on schooldays from Hook.
468	Elephant and Castle	South Croydon	Arriva London
469	Queen Elizabeth Hospital	Erith	Go-Ahead London	Extended to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in 2009.
470	Colliers Wood tube station	Sutton railway station	Go-Ahead London
472	North Greenwich bus station	Abbey Wood railway station	Stagecoach London	Runs 24 hours a day.
473	Stratford bus station	North Woolwich	Go-Ahead London
474	Canning Town	Manor Park railway station	Stagecoach London	Runs 24 hours a day.
476	Northumberland Park railway station	London King's Cross railway station	Go-Ahead London
481	West Middlesex University Hospital	Kingston upon Thames	RATP Dev Transit London	Partially closed due to bus station redevelopment.
481D	Whitton	Kingston upon Thames	Transport UK London Bus	Runs only on schooldays. Partially closed due to bus station redevelopment.
482	Southall Town Hall	Heathrow Terminal 5	Transport UK London Bus
483	Harrow bus station	Windmill Park	Metroline
484	Camberwell Green	Lewisham station	Go-Ahead London
485	Southside Wandsworth	Castelnau	Go-Ahead London	Partially closed due to Hammersmith Bridge closure. Serves WWT London Wetland Centre.
486	North Greenwich bus station	Bexleyheath Shopping Centre	Go-Ahead London	Runs 24 hours a day.
487	Willesden Junction station	South Harrow tube station	Metroline
488	Bromley-by-Bow	Dalston	Stagecoach London
490	Pools on the Park	Heathrow Terminal 5	Transport UK London Bus
491	North Middlesex University Hospital	Waltham Cross	Metroline
492	Bluewater Shopping Centre	Sidcup railway station	Arriva London
493	St George's Hospital	Richmond bus station	Go-Ahead London
496	Queen's Hospital	Harold Wood	Stagecoach London
498	Queen's Hospital	Brentwood	Stagecoach London	Started in 2005.
499	Gallows Corner	loop service via Heath Park Estate	Stagecoach London

Routes 500–599

Route	Start	End	Operator	Notes
533	Hammersmith bus station	loop service via Castelnau	Go-Ahead London	This is a temporary route because Hammersmith Bridge is closed.
549	Loughton tube station	South Woodford tube station	Sullivan Buses	Frequency reduced in 2022. Will be replaced by route W14 in September 2024.

School Bus Routes (600–699)

These routes are mainly for school children. Most of them run only once in the morning and once in the afternoon on weekdays during school terms.

Route	Start	End	Schools	Operator	Notes
601	Thamesmead	Wilmington Academy	Wilmington Academy	Go-Ahead London
602	Thamesmead	Townley Grammar School	Townley Grammar School	Stagecoach London
603	Swiss Cottage tube station	Muswell Hill	N/A	Metroline
605	Burnt Oak tube station	Totteridge & Whetstone tube station	Mill Hill County High School	Sullivan Buses
606	Queensbury tube station	The Totteridge Academy	The Totteridge Academy Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet	Sullivan Buses
608	Gallows Corner	Shenfield High School	Shenfield High School	Go-Ahead London
612	Selsdon	Wallington County Grammar School	Wallington County Grammar School Riddlesdown Collegiate The John Fisher School Wallington High School for Girls	Arriva London
613	Tolworth railway station	Glenthorne High School	Glenthorne High School	RATP Dev Transit London
616	Winchmore Hill	Edmonton Green bus station	The Latymer School	Stagecoach London
617	Turnpike Lane bus station	Turkey Street railway station	St Ignatius College	Sullivan Buses
621	Lewisham station	Stationers' Crown Woods Academy	Stationers' Crown Woods Academy	Stagecoach London
624	Grove Park railway station	Stationers' Crown Woods Academy	Stationers' Crown Woods Academy	Go-Ahead London	One bus goes to Welling eastbound only.
625	Plumstead Common	Chislehurst	N/A	Go-Ahead London
626	Finchley Central tube station	Dame Alice Owen's School	Dame Alice Owen's School	Metroline
627	Wallington High School for Girls	Worcester Park railway station	Wallington High School for Girls	Arriva London
628	JFS	Southgate tube station	JFS	Uno	Runs one way to Southgate tube station only.
629	Turkey Street railway station	Wood Green bus garage	St Ignatius College	Sullivan Buses
631	Golders Green tube station	Henrietta Barnett School	Henrietta Barnett School	Metroline
632	Grahame Park	Kilburn Park tube station	N/A	Metroline
633	Pollards Hill	Coulsdon South railway station	Go-Ahead London	Operator changed in 2021. Extended in 2022.
634	Muswell Hill	Chipping Barnet	Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet	Metroline
635	St Paul's College	Hounslow bus station	St Paul's College	Metroline
638	Coney Hall	Kemnal Technology College	Chislehurst School for Girls Kemnal Technology College Coopers School Eltham College	Stagecoach London
639	Roehampton	St John Bosco College	St John Bosco College	RATP Dev Transit London	Operator changed in 2021.
640	South Harrow tube station	Bentley Wood High School	Whitmore High School Salvatorian College Sacred Heart Language College Bentley Wood High School	Sullivan Buses
642	West Hendon	London Academy	London Academy	Metroline
643	Brent Cross bus station	Christ's College Finchley	Christ's College Finchley	Uno
645	Purley Cross	Waddon	N/A	Arriva London	Started in 2022.
646	Noak Hill	Cranham	N/A	Go-Ahead London
649	Romford bus garage	The Campion School	The Campion School	Go-Ahead London
650	Romford bus garage	Emerson Park Academy	Emerson Park Academy	Go-Ahead London
651	Romford railway station	Chase Cross	Bower Park Academy	Go-Ahead London
652	Rainham	Upminster station	Sanders Draper School Havering Sixth Form College The Brittons Academy Harris Academy Rainham	Go-Ahead London
653	JFS	Muswell Hill	JFS	Uno
654	Addington Village Interchange	Ramsden	Harris Academy Orpington Ravens Wood School	Go-Ahead London
655	Mitcham	Raynes Park High School	Raynes Park High School	RATP Dev Transit London
656	Gallows Corner	Emerson Park Academy	Emerson Park Academy	Go-Ahead London
657	Salisbury Hall	Bancroft's School	Trinity Catholic High School Bancroft's School	Go-Ahead London
658	Woolwich Arsenal station	Stationers' Crown Woods Academy	Stationers' Crown Woods Academy	Go-Ahead London
660	Stationers' Crown Woods Academy	Catford bus garage	Stationers' Crown Woods Academy	Stagecoach London
661	Chislehurst	Petts Wood railway station	Eltham College Coopers School	Stagecoach London
662	Surbiton railway station	Holy Cross School	Holy Cross School	RATP Dev Transit London
663	Thornton Heath railway station	Harris Academy Purley	Harris Academy Purley	Go-Ahead London
664	New Addington	Charles Darwin School	Charles Darwin School Ravens Wood School	Go-Ahead London
665	Surbiton	Holy Cross School	Holy Cross School	RATP Dev Transit London
667	Ilford	West Hatch High School	West Hatch High School	Stagecoach London
669	Thamesmead	Cleeve Park School	Cleeve Park School	Stagecoach London
670	Roehampton	St John Bosco College	St John Bosco College	RATP Dev Transit London	Operator changed in 2021.
671	Chessington South railway station	Tiffin Girls' School	Tiffin Girls' School	Transport UK London Bus
672	Thamesmead	Beresford Square	Hawksmoor Primary School	Stagecoach London
673	The Warren School	Beckton bus station	The Warren School	Stagecoach London	Runs one way to Beckton bus station only.
674	Romford railway station	Harold Hill	Royal Liberty School	Stagecoach London
675	St. James Street railway station	Woodbridge High School	Woodbridge High School	Arriva London
677	Ilford	Debden	Davenant Foundation School	Go-Ahead London
678	Beckton bus station	Stratford bus station	St Angela's Ursuline School St Bonaventure's Forest Gate Community School Stratford School	Stagecoach London
679	Goodmayes	Woodford Wells	Woodford County High School For Girls Trinity Catholic High School Bancroft's School	Go-Ahead London
681	Hounslow bus station	Teddington School	Teddington School	RATP Dev Transit London
683	Friern Barnet	JFS	JFS	Uno
684	Orpington railway station	Charles Darwin School	Charles Darwin School	Stagecoach London
685	Warlingham School	Selsdon	Warlingham School Riddlesdown Collegiate	Arriva London	Runs one way to Selsdon only.
686	Romford railway station	St Edward's Church of England Academy	St Edward's Church of England Academy	Go-Ahead London	Afternoon journeys from the school end at Harold Hill.
687	Dagenham Park Church of England School	Barking station	Dagenham Park Church of England School	Go-Ahead London
688	Southgate tube station	JFS	JFS	Uno
689	West Croydon bus station	Monks Orchard	Orchard Park High School	Arriva London
690	Burntwood School	Norwood bus garage	Burntwood School	Go-Ahead London
696	Hayes	Bishop Ramsey School	Bishop Ramsey School	RATP Dev Transit London
697	The Douay Martyrs School	Hayes End	The Douay Martyrs School	RATP Dev Transit London	Morning journeys from Hayes End end at Ickenham tube station.
698	The Douay Martyrs School	West Drayton	The Douay Martyrs School	RATP Dev Transit London	Morning journeys from West Drayton end at Ickenham tube station.
699	Winchmore Hill	Dame Alice Owen's School	Dame Alice Owen's School	Uno

Mobility Bus Routes (900–999)

These special buses, called "mobility buses," usually run once a week. They help people in areas without many other bus options get to local shopping centres. Because all regular London buses are now easy to use for people with wheelchairs, there are fewer of these special routes than there used to be.

Route	Start	End	Operator	Notes
969	Whitton	Roehampton Vale	Transport UK London Bus	Runs only on Tuesdays and Fridays.

Routes with Letter Prefixes

These routes have a letter at the beginning of their number. The letter often stands for the main area the bus serves.

Route	Start	End	Operator	Letter code	Notes
A10	Uxbridge tube station	Heathrow Central bus station	Metroline	Heathrow Airport
B11	Bexleyheath bus garage	South Thamesmead	Go-Ahead London	Bexleyheath
B12	Erith	Joyden's Wood	Go-Ahead London	Bexleyheath	Extended in 2009. Runs in a loop in Joyden's Wood.
B13	Bexleyheath Shopping Centre	New Eltham railway station	Go-Ahead London	Bexleyheath
B14	Bexleyheath Shopping Centre	Orpington railway station	Stagecoach London	Bexleyheath
B15	Bexleyheath Shopping Centre	Horn Park	Arriva London	Bexleyheath
B16	Bexleyheath bus garage	Kidbrooke	Go-Ahead London	Bexleyheath
C1	London Victoria station	White City bus station	RATP Dev Transit London	Central London
C3	Clapham Junction railway station	Earl's Court	Transport UK London Bus	Chelsea
C10	London Victoria station	Canada Water bus station	Transport UK London Bus	Central London
C11	Archway tube station	Brent Cross bus station	Metroline	Cricklewood
D3	Bethnal Green	Leamouth	Go-Ahead London	London Docklands
D6	Ash Grove bus garage	Cubitt Town	Stagecoach London	London Docklands
D7	Mile End tube station	All Saints Church	Stagecoach London	London Docklands
D8	Cubitt Town	Stratford bus station	Stagecoach London	London Docklands
E1	Ealing Broadway station	Greenford Broadway	RATP Dev Transit London	Ealing
E2	Brentford	Greenford Broadway	Metroline	Ealing
E3	Chiswick	Greenford Broadway	RATP Dev Transit London	Acton
E5	Perivale	Southall	Transport UK London Bus	Dormers Wells
E6	Bulls Bridge	Greenford Broadway	Metroline	Yeading	Partially closed due to gas works.
E7	Ealing Broadway station	Ruislip tube station	Transport UK London Bus	Ealing	Goes via Wood Lane during shopping hours.
E8	Ealing Broadway station	Hounslow	Metroline	Ealing
E9	Ealing Broadway station	Yeading	Metroline	Ealing
E10	Ealing Broadway station	Northolt	Transport UK London Bus	Ealing
E11	Ealing Common	Greenford Broadway	Transport UK London Bus	Ealing
G1	Shaftesbury Park Estate	Norbury	Go-Ahead London	St George's Hospital
H2	Golders Green tube station	Circular via Hampstead Garden Suburb	Metroline	Hampstead Garden Suburb
H3	East Finchley	Golders Green tube station	Metroline	Hampstead Garden Suburb
H9	Northwick Park Hospital (circular)	anticlockwise via Kenton station	RATP Dev Transit London	Harrow
H10	Northwick Park Hospital (circular)	clockwise via South Harrow tube station	RATP Dev Transit London	Harrow
H11	Harrow bus station	Mount Vernon Hospital	RATP Dev Transit London	Harrow
H12	South Harrow tube station	Stanmore tube station	RATP Dev Transit London	Hatch End
H13	Northwood Hills	Ruislip Lido	Metroline	Ruislip
H14	Northwick Park Hospital	Hatch End	RATP Dev Transit London	Harrow
H17	Harrow bus station	Wembley Central station	Metroline	Harrow
H18	Harrow bus station (circular)	clockwise via North Harrow	RATP Dev Transit London	Harrow
H19	Harrow bus station (circular)	anticlockwise via Kenton station	RATP Dev Transit London	Harrow	Ends at St George's Shopping Centre.
H20	Hounslow	Ivybridge	Transport UK London Bus	Hounslow
H22	Hounslow	West Middlesex University Hospital	RATP Dev Transit London	Hounslow
H25	Hanworth	Hatton Cross tube station	Transport UK London Bus	Hatton
H26	Feltham	Hatton Cross tube station	Transport UK London Bus	Hatton
H28	Bulls Bridge	Osterley	Transport UK London Bus	Hounslow
H32	Southall Town Hall	Hounslow bus station	Transport UK London Bus	Hounslow
H37	Richmond	Hounslow	RATP Dev Transit London	Hounslow
H91	Hammersmith bus station	Hounslow West tube station	Metroline	Hounslow
H98	Hayes End	Hounslow bus station	RATP Dev Transit London	Hounslow
K1	Kingston upon Thames	New Malden railway station	RATP Dev Transit London	Kingston upon Thames	Partially closed due to bus station redevelopment.
K2	Kingston Hospital	Hook	RATP Dev Transit London	Kingston upon Thames
K3	Roehampton Vale	Esher	RATP Dev Transit London	Kingston upon Thames
K4	Mansfield Park Estate	Kingston Hospital	RATP Dev Transit London	Kingston upon Thames
K5	Morden tube station	Ham	RATP Dev Transit London	Kingston upon Thames
P4	Lewisham station	Brixton tube station	Go-Ahead London	Dulwich
P5	Elephant and Castle	Patmore Estate	Transport UK London Bus	Clapham
P12	Surrey Quays Shopping Centre	Brockley Rise	Go-Ahead London	Peckham
P13	New Cross	Streatham railway station	Transport UK London Bus	Peckham
R1	Green Street Green	St Paul's Cray	Go-Ahead London	Orpington
R2	Orpington	Biggin Hill Valley	Go-Ahead London	Orpington
R3	Princess Royal University Hospital	Orpington railway station	Go-Ahead London	Orpington
R4	Princess Royal University Hospital	Paul's Cray Hill	Go-Ahead London	Orpington
R5	Orpington railway station (circular)	clockwise via Knockholt	Go-Ahead London	Orpington
R6	Orpington railway station	St Mary Cray railway station	Go-Ahead London	Orpington
R7	Chelsfield Village	Chislehurst	Go-Ahead London	Orpington
R8	Orpington railway station	Biggin Hill	Go-Ahead London	Orpington
R9	Orpington railway station	Ramsden	Go-Ahead London	Orpington
R10	Orpington railway station (circular)	anticlockwise via Cudham	Go-Ahead London	Orpington
R11	Green Street Green	Queen Mary's Hospital	Go-Ahead London	Orpington
R68	Hampton Court railway station	Kew	Transport UK London Bus	Richmond
R70	Richmond	Hampton	Transport UK London Bus	Richmond
S1	Lavender Fields	Banstead	Go-Ahead London	Sutton
S2	St Helier railway station	Epsom	Go-Ahead London	Sutton
S3	Belmont railway station	Malden Manor railway station	Transport UK London Bus	Sutton
S4	Sutton	Waddon Marsh tram stop	Transport UK London Bus	Sutton
U1	Ruislip tube station	West Drayton railway station	Metroline	Uxbridge
U2	Uxbridge tube station	Brunel University	Metroline	Uxbridge	Goes via Hillingdon tube station. Runs via Leybourne Road on shopping days.
U3	Uxbridge tube station	Heathrow Central bus station	Metroline	Uxbridge
U4	Uxbridge tube station	Hayes	Metroline	Uxbridge
U5	Uxbridge	Hayes	Transport UK London Bus	Uxbridge
U7	Uxbridge tube station	Hayes	Transport UK London Bus	Uxbridge
U9	Uxbridge tube station	Harefield Hospital	Transport UK London Bus	Uxbridge
U10	Uxbridge tube station	Ruislip	Metroline	Uxbridge
W3	Finsbury Park bus station	Northumberland Park railway station	Arriva London	Wood Green
W4	Oakthorpe Park	Tottenham Hale	Arriva London	West Green
W5	Archway tube station	Harringay	Stagecoach London	Crouch End
W6	Southgate tube station	Edmonton Green bus station	Arriva London	Palmers Green
W7	Finsbury Park bus station	Muswell Hill	Metroline	Crouch End
W8	Lee Valley Leisure Complex	Chase Farm Hospital	Metroline	Enfield Town
W9	Southgate tube station	Chase Farm Hospital	Sullivan Buses	Enfield Town
W11	Walthamstow bus station	Chingford Hall Estate	Stagecoach London	Walthamstow
W12	Walthamstow	Wanstead	Stagecoach London	Walthamstow
W13	Leytonstone bus station	Woodford Wells	Stagecoach London	Woodford
W14	Leyton Mills	Woodford Bridge	Stagecoach London	Woodford
W15	Hackney Town Hall	Higham Hill	Go-Ahead London	Walthamstow
W16	Leytonstone bus station	Chingford Mount	Stagecoach London	Highams Park
W19	Walthamstow	Ilford	Stagecoach London	Walthamstow

East London Transit Routes (EL-prefixed)

These are special bus routes in East London.

Route	Start	End	Operator	Notes
EL1	Barking Riverside	Ilford	Go-Ahead London	Runs 24 hours a day. Used to be route 369.
EL2	Becontree Heath	Dagenham Dock	Go-Ahead London
EL3	Barking Riverside	Little Heath	Go-Ahead London	Used to be route 387.

Superloop Routes (SL-prefixed)

The Superloop is a new network of express bus routes that go around London, connecting different areas faster.

	Start	End	Operator	Notes
SL1	North Finchley bus station	Walthamstow bus station	Arriva London
SL2	Walthamstow bus station	North Woolwich	Arriva London
SL3	Thamesmead	Bromley North railway station	Stagecoach London
SL5	Bromley North railway station	Croydon	Arriva London
SL6	Russell Square	West Croydon bus station	Go-Ahead London	Runs non-stop between Waterloo and West Norwood. Only runs on weekdays during busy times.
SL7	West Croydon bus station	Heathrow Central bus station	Go-Ahead London
SL8	Uxbridge tube station	White City bus station	Metroline
SL9	Heathrow Central bus station	Harrow bus station	RATP Dev Transit London
SL10	Harrow bus station	North Finchley bus station	RATP Dev Transit London

Night Bus Routes (N-prefixed)

Night Bus routes run when other transport, like the Tube, might be closed. Often, they follow the same path as a daytime route but might go a bit further at each end. This helps people get home at night from places usually served by trains or the Tube.

Some N-prefixed routes are completely different from their daytime number-only versions (like N5, N20, N97). Also, N550 and N551 help cover parts of the DLR train network at night, and N271 used to have a daytime service but now only runs at night.

Many regular daytime routes also run 24 hours a day, but usually less often at night. When the Night Tube started, some day routes were extended to run all night on Fridays and Saturdays to serve the Tube stations.

Route	Start	End	Operator
N1	Thamesmead	Tottenham Court Road station	Go-Ahead London
N2	Crystal Palace bus station	Marylebone station	Arriva London
N3	Bromley North railway station	Oxford Circus	Transport UK London Bus
N5	Edgware bus station	Trafalgar Square	RATP Dev Transit London
N7	Northolt tube station	Oxford Circus	Metroline
N8	Hainault	Oxford Circus	Stagecoach London
N9	Heathrow Terminal 5	Aldwych	Metroline
N11	Ealing Broadway station	Whitehall	Go-Ahead London
N15	Romford Market	Oxford Circus	Go-Ahead London
N18	Harrow Weald bus garage	Trafalgar Square	RATP Dev Transit London
N19	Clapham Junction railway station	Finsbury Park bus station	Arriva London
N20	Barnet Hospital	Trafalgar Square	Metroline
N21	Bexleyheath Shopping Centre	Trafalgar Square	Go-Ahead London
N22	Fulwell	Oxford Circus	Go-Ahead London
N25	Ilford	Oxford Circus	Stagecoach London
N26	Chingford railway station	London Victoria station	Stagecoach London
N27	Hammersmith bus station	Chalk Farm	Transport UK London Bus
N28	Camden Town	Southside Wandsworth	Metroline
N29	Enfield Town	Trafalgar Square	Arriva London
N31	Camden Town	Clapham Junction railway station	Metroline
N32	Edgware bus station	London Victoria station	Metroline
N33	Fulwell railway station	Hammersmith bus station	RATP Dev Transit London
N38	Walthamstow bus station	Victoria bus station	Arriva London
N41	Tottenham Hale bus station	Trafalgar Square	Arriva London
N44	Sutton railway station	Aldwych	Go-Ahead London
N53	Plumstead railway station	Whitehall	Stagecoach London
N55	Woodford Wells	Oxford Circus	Stagecoach London
N63	Crystal Palace bus station	London King's Cross railway station	Transport UK London Bus
N65	Chessington World of Adventures	Ealing Broadway station	RATP Dev Transit London
N68	Old Coulsdon	Tottenham Court Road station	Transport UK London Bus
N72	East Acton	Roehampton	RATP Dev Transit London
N73	Walthamstow bus station	Oxford Circus	Arriva London
N74	Roehampton	Baker Street tube station	Go-Ahead London
N83	Ealing Hospital	Golders Green tube station	Metroline
N86	Harold Hill	Stratford bus station	Stagecoach London
N87	Fairfield bus station	Aldwych	Go-Ahead London
N89	Erith	Trafalgar Square	Go-Ahead London
N91	Cockfosters tube station	Trafalgar Square	Go-Ahead London
N97	Hammersmith bus station	Trafalgar Square	Go-Ahead London
N98	Stanmore tube station	Red Lion Square	Metroline
N109	Croydon	Oxford Circus	Transport UK London Bus
N113	Edgware bus station	Trafalgar Square	Metroline
N133	Morden tube station	Liverpool Street bus station	Transport UK London Bus
N136	Chislehurst	Oxford Circus	Go-Ahead London
N137	Crystal Palace bus station	Oxford Circus	Arriva London
N140	Harrow Weald bus garage	Heathrow Central bus station	Metroline
N155	Morden tube station	Aldwych	Go-Ahead London
N171	Hither Green railway station	Tottenham Court Road station	Go-Ahead London
N199	St Mary Cray railway station	Trafalgar Square	Stagecoach London
N205	Leyton	Paddington	Stagecoach London
N207	Uxbridge tube station	Bloomsbury Square	Transport UK London Bus
N242	Homerton University Hospital	Tottenham Court Road station	Stagecoach London
N250	Brixton	Fairfield Halls	Arriva London
N253	Aldgate bus station	Tottenham Court Road station	Arriva London
N266	Brent Cross bus station	Hammersmith bus station	RATP Dev Transit London
N271	Finsbury Square	Tally Ho Corner	Metroline
N277	Cubitt Town	Islington	Stagecoach London
N279	Waltham Cross	Trafalgar Square	Arriva London
N343	New Cross Gate	Trafalgar Square	Go-Ahead London
N381	Peckham	Whitehall	Transport UK London Bus
N550	Canning Town bus station	Trafalgar Square	Stagecoach London
N551	Gallions Reach Shopping Park	Trafalgar Square	Stagecoach London

Bus Routes Not Run by TfL in London

These bus routes are not part of the main TfL network. They are run by other companies and usually look different from the red London buses. They also often don't accept Oyster cards. However, TfL knows about them, and they appear on TfL bus maps and at bus stops. Most of these routes come into London from towns and villages outside the city.

Route	Start	End	Operator	Notes
3	Locksbottom	Sevenoaks	Go-Coach
3	Slough	Uxbridge tube station	First Beeline
5	Cippenham	Heathrow Terminal 5	Thames Valley Buses
7	Britwell	Heathrow Terminal 5	First Beeline	Some early morning trips go to Heathrow Central bus station.
8	Slough	Heathrow Terminal 5	First Beeline
12	Slough	Heathrow Terminal 5	Thames Valley Buses	Runs to Heathrow Terminal 5 on Sundays and bank holidays. Weekday journeys end at Burnham.
84B	Barnet Hospital	Potters Bar railway station	Central Connect
101	High Wycombe	Uxbridge	Carousel Buses
102	High Wycombe	Heathrow Central bus station	Carousel Buses
104	High Wycombe	Uxbridge	Carousel Buses
269	Brentwood	Grays	NIBS Buses	Crosses into Greater London in North Ockendon.
328	Mount Vernon Hospital	Abbots Langley	Arriva Herts & Essex
355	Carterhatch	Nicholas Breakspear School	Sullivan Buses
356	Bush Hill Park	Nicholas Breakspear School	Sullivan Buses
409	East Grinstead	Selsdon	Metrobus
411	Reigate	Selsdon	Metrobus	Limited service to Selsdon. Other journeys end at Warlingham or Chelsham.
420	Sutton bus garage	Whitebushes	Metrobus	Some services go to Gatwick Airport on Monday-Saturday. Sunday services go to Crawley.
429	West Kingsdown	Dartford	Go-Coach	Crosses into Greater London in Coldblow.
442	Heathrow Terminal 5	Staines-upon-Thames	Carlone Limited	Some early morning and late evening buses go to Englefield Green. Special journeys go to Heathrow Central bus station.
446	Hatton Cross tube station	Woking railway station	White Bus Services
458	Kingston upon Thames	Staines-upon-Thames	White Bus Services	Partially closed due to bus station redevelopment.
461	Kingston upon Thames	St Peter's Hospital	Falcon Buses	Partially closed due to bus station redevelopment.
477	Orpington railway station	Dartford	Arriva Kent Thameside	Used to go to Bluewater Shopping Centre. Sunday service stopped.
513	Kingston upon Thames	Downside	Reptons Coaches	Partially closed due to bus station redevelopment.
514	Kingston upon Thames	Weybridge	Falcon Buses	Partially closed due to bus station redevelopment.
515	Kingston upon Thames	Weybridge	Falcon Buses	Partially closed due to bus station redevelopment.
555	Heathrow Central bus station	Whiteley Village	Diamond South East
556	Heathrow Terminal 4	Chertsey	Diamond South East	Some early morning and late evening trips go to Heathrow Central bus station.
581	Uxbridge	Higher Denham	Carousel Buses
583	Uxbridge	Hedgerley	Carousel Buses
610	Cockfosters tube station	Luton railway station	Uno
614	Queensbury tube station	Hatfield railway station	Uno
644	Queensbury tube station	Hatfield railway station	Uno
668	North Cheam	St Andrew's Catholic School	Go-Ahead London
695	Oxted School	Westerham	Metrobus	Crosses into Greater London in Biggin Hill.
702	Legoland Windsor Resort	Green Line Coach Station	Reading Buses
703	Bracknell bus station	Heathrow Terminal 5	Thames Valley Buses
715	Kingston upon Thames	Guildford	Falcon Buses	Partially closed due to bus station redevelopment.
724	Harlow	Heathrow Central bus station	Arriva Herts & Essex
820	Sutton bus garage	Redhill	Metrobus
847	Stratford City bus station	Here East	Go-Ahead London	This is the Here East shuttle bus.
866	Coulsdon	The Beacon School	Metrobus
A4	Cippenham	Heathrow Central bus station	First Beeline
E16	Epsom	Circular via Worcester Park railway station	Falcon Buses
R1	Maple Cross	Mount Vernon Hospital	Red Eagle
R2	Chorleywood	Mount Vernon Hospital	Red Eagle	Runs to Watford on Tuesdays and Fridays.
R17	Carpenders Park railway station	Harrow Arts Centre	Red Eagle	Runs only on Wednesdays.
S3	Orpington	Sevenoaks	Go-Coach
S32	Kemnal Technology College	Trinity School	Go-Coach
X442	Heathrow Terminal 5	Staines-upon-Thames	Carlone Limited	This is a faster version of route 442, skipping some stops.
Z2	Canning Town bus station	Tilbury	First Essex	Only for Amazon staff.

Future Bus Routes

Here are some new bus routes that are planned for the future:

Route		Start	End	Notes
618		Ivybridge	Osterley	Will start on August 31, 2024.
N518		Ruislip tube station	Trafalgar Square	Might start in 2024 after people give their opinions.
	SL4	Westferry Circus	Grove Park railway station	Will start in March 2025 when the Silvertown Tunnel opens. It will be part of the Superloop express bus network.

Special Temporary Routes

Some bus routes only run for special events or when other transport is disrupted:

There are three special express routes (2X, 36X, and 205X) that only run during the Notting Hill Carnival.
Route 23A runs only once a year to Imber using old, classic buses.