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This is a list ofTransport for London(TfL) contractedbus routes in London,England, as well as commercial services that enter theGreater Londonarea (exceptcoaches).


Bus services in London are operated byArriva London,Go-Ahead London(Blue Triangle,Docklands Buses,London CentralandLondon General),Metroline,First Bus London,Stagecoach London(East London,SelkentandThameside),Transport UK London BusandUno.TfL-sponsored operators run more than 500 services.
Examples of non TfL-sponsored operators include, but are not limited to:Arriva Herts & Essex,Arriva Southern Counties,Carousel Buses,Diamond South East,Go-Coach,First Beeline,Metrobus,Stagecoach South,Thames Valley BusesandReading Buses.
Classification of route numbers
editIn Victorian times, people who took the bus would recognise the owner and the route of anomnibus(Latinfor 'for all') only by its livery and its line name, with painted signs on the sides showing the two termini to indicate the route. Then, in 1906, George Samuel Dicks of the London Motor Omnibus Company decided that, as the line name 'Vanguard' had proved to be very popular, he would name all lines 'Vanguard' and number the company's five routes 1 to 5. Other operators soon saw the advantage, in that a unique route number was easier for the travelling public to remember, and so the practice of using route numbers soon spread.[1]
Historic classification
editBus routes run by London Transport were grouped as follows.
TheLondon Traffic Act 1924imposed numbering known as the Bassom Scheme, named afterSuperintendent(laterChief Constable)Arthur Ernest Bassomof theMetropolitan Policewho devised it. For many decades, variant and short workings used letter suffixes (e.g. "77B" ). The numbers reflected the company that operated the route.
The numbering was revised in 1934 afterLondon Transportwas formed:[2]
Numbers | Service | |
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1–199 | "Central Area"red double-decker routes. | |
200–289 | "Central Area"red single-decker routes. | |
290–299 | "Central Area"night buses. | |
300–399 | "Country Area" north of theRiver Thames. | (Operated byLondon Country Bus Servicesafter 1970) |
400–499 | "Country Area" south of theRiver Thames. | |
500–699 | Trolleybuses. | |
701–799 | Green Line Coaches. | |
800–899 | "Country Area" "New Towns"routes. | (LCBSafter 1970) |
Current classification
editRoute numbers | Type of service |
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1–599 | Most local day routes, including 24-hour services. |
600–699 | School services, with the majority of them operating only one return journey per day. |
700–799 | Regional and national coach services, includingGreen Line.Also used for temporaryTfLroutes. |
800–899 | Regional and national coach services. |
900–999 | One mobility buses route withinTfL,detailedbelow. |
Other letter-prefixed routes | Local day routes, including 24-hour services, with the letter denoting a key area the bus travels through. |
EL-prefixed routes | East London Transit routes. |
SL- and X- prefixed routes | Superloop routes. |
N-prefixed routes | Night Bus routes. |
List of routes
editAll routes operate in both directions unless detailed.
1–99
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100–199
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200–299
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300–399
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400–499
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500–599
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Route | Start | End | Operator | Notes |
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533[9][99] | Hammersmith bus station | Castelnau | Go-Ahead London | A temporary route replacing routes 33, 72, 209 and 485 until further notice due to the closure ofHammersmith Bridge[10] |
600–699
editRoute numbers from 600 to 699 are used for school services, with the majority of them running one return journey on each weekday during peak times and during school term time.[100]
900–999
editRoute numbers from 900 to 999 represent mobility buses; these mostly provide a once-a-week return journey to a local shopping centre from relatively low-density neighbourhoods where there is no alternative route in the main bus network. The number of mobility buses routes has declined over the past few years because low-floor and wheelchair-accessible buses run on allLondon Busesroutes.
Route | Start | End | Operator | Notes |
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969 | Whitton | Roehampton Vale | Transport UK London Bus | Operates one return journey on Tuesdays and Fridays only.[108][109] |
Letter prefixes
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East London Transit routes (EL-prefixed)
editRoute | Start | End | Operator | Notes |
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EL1 | Barking Riverside | Ilford | Go-Ahead London | Operates as a 24-hour service.[27] Originally numbered 369 until 20 February 2010. |
EL2 | Becontree Heath | Dagenham Dock | Go-Ahead London | |
EL3 | Barking Riverside | Little Heath | Go-Ahead London | Originally numbered 387 until 18 February 2017.[122] |
Superloop routes (SL- prefixed)
editRoute | Start | End | Operator | Notes | |
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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 betweenWaterlooandWest Norwood. Runs only on weekdays during peak hours only. Runs towardsRussell Squarein the morning peak, and runs towardsWest Croydon bus stationin the evening peak. | |
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 | First Bus London | ||
SL10 | Harrow bus station | North Finchley bus station | First Bus London |
Night only routes (N-prefixed)
editNight Bus routes are often related to the day numerical equivalent, normally running the same route but with an extension at either end of the service. This is normally to provide a night service to destinations served by tube or train during the day.[123]
However, there are a few N-prefixed route numbers that have no relation to their daytime equivalents: the N5, N20, and N97 all operate in a different part of London to their respective day routes. Also, the N550 and N551 (which provide night service on parts of the DLR network), and the N271 (whose daytime service was withdrawn on 4 February 2023) have no corresponding daytime routes.[123]
There are also 24-hour routes, which run day and night but usually with a lower frequency during the night hours. The vast majority run the same route at all times. With the introduction of theNight Tube,some day routes have been extended to run during Friday and Saturday nights to serve the stations.
Non-TfL bus routes in Greater London
editThese bus routes are not contracted toTfLand are therefore not 'London Buses', all but three run from villages and towns outsideGreater Londonto destinations within. They are painted in a colour chosen by the operator, so are not necessarily red likeLondon Buses,and most of them do not acceptOyster cards.These routes are operated with aLondon Service Permitissued byTfLso they are recognised byTfLbus maps and appear onTfLbus stops.[124]
Former routes
editRoute | Start | End | Withdrawal date(s) | Notes |
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9H | Kensington High Street | Trafalgar Square | 25 July 2014[171][172] | Heritage route that usedAEC Routemasterbuses. |
10 | Hammersmith bus station | London King's Cross railway station | 24 November 2018[173][174] | Partially replaced by route23. |
15H | Tower Hill tube station | Trafalgar Square | 14 November 2020[175] | Heritage route that usedAEC Routemasterbuses. |
48 | London Bridge bus station | Walthamstow bus station | 12 October 2019[176] | Replaced by routes26,55and388. |
77A | Aldwych | Wandsworth | 3 June 2006 | Renumbered 87.[177] |
82 | North Finchley bus station | Victoria bus station | 1 April 2017[178][179] | Replaced by route13. |
87 | Barking | Romford Market | 25 March 2006 | Replaced by an extension of route5. |
118 | Morden tube station | Brixton tube station | 1 February 2025 | Replaced by route45.[180] |
129 | Claybury Broadway | Becontree Heath | 26 June 2004 | Replaced by revised versions of routes 128 and 150. |
143D | Christ's College Finchley | Archway tube station | 4 February 2023 | Ran schoolday journeys only. |
168 | Hampstead Heath | Old Kent Road | 30 September 2023 | Replaced by route1.[181] |
239 | London Victoria station | Clapham Junction | 16 February 2008 | Replaced by route 170. |
271 | Finsbury Square | Highgate Village | 4 February 2023 | Replaced by routes21,263 and N271. |
305 | Edgware bus station | Kingsbury | 1 September 2018 | Replaced by route 303. |
332 | Brent Park | London Paddington station | 29 April 2023 | Replaced by route16.[182] |
347 | Romford railway station | Ockendon railway station | 18 January 2025 | Partially replaced by an extension of route 346[183] |
351 | Bromley North railway station | Renee | 24 June 2002 | Renumbered 354. |
369 | Ilford | Thames View Estate | 20 February 2010 | Replaced by new routes EL1 and EL2. |
374 | Romford railway station | Harold Hill | 14 October 2005 | Replaced by route 174. |
387 | Little Heath | Barking Riverside | 18 February 2017 | Renumbered EL3. |
391 | Richmond | Hammersmith bus station | 12 December 2020[118] | Replaced by route 110. |
405D | Purley | West Croydon bus station | 4 January 2022 | Replaced by route 645. |
414 | Putney Bridge tube station | Marble Arch tube station | 22 February 2025 | Replaced by routes14and74[184] |
455 | Purley | Wallington railway station | 2 March 2024 | Replaced by routes 166,312and S4.[185] |
497 | Harold Wood railway station | Harold Hill | 9 March 2024 | Replaced by an extension of route 346.[186] |
507 | London Waterloo station | Victoria bus station | 29 April 2023 | Replaced by routes3,11and C10.[182] |
521 | London Bridge bus station | London Waterloo station | 29 April 2023 | Replaced by routes59and133.[182] |
530 | Holloway | Angel tube station | 29 October 2017 | A temporary route introduced on 16 August 2017 and operated byGo-Ahead London.Created due to works onUpper Street. Ran one way toAngel tube stationonly. |
541 | Prince Regent DLR station | Keir Hardie Estate | 1 June 2012 31 March 2013 30 October 2015 19 February 2016 |
A temporary route introduced on 3 May 2011, 1 October 2012, 14 September 2013 and 15 February 2016 and operated byStagecoach London(3 May 2011 until 1 June 2012 and 1 October 2012 until 31 March 2013) andGo-Ahead London(14 September 2013 until 30 October 2015 and 15 February 2015 until 19 February 2016). Created multiple times due to a temporary withdrawal of route 241 betweenCanning Town bus stationandPrince Regent DLR station. |
546 | Keston | Downe | 20 December 2024 | A temporary route introduced on 18 November 2024 and operated byEnsignbusdue to roadworks on Rookery Road and a temporary withdrawal of route 146 betweenKestonandDowne. |
549 | Loughton tube station | South Woodford tube station | 7 September 2024 | Replaced by a restructured version of route W14.[187] |
558 | Seven Sisters station | Chingford Mount | 28 August 2015 | A temporary route introduced on 10 August 2015 and operated byMetroline.Created due to a closure of theVictoria linebetweenSeven SistersandWalthamstow Centralstations.[188] |
588 | Hackney Wick | Stratford City bus station | 14 December 2013 | A temporary route introduced on 13 July 2013 and operated byStagecoach London.Was the first bus route to operate through theQueen Elizabeth Olympic Park.[189] |
607 | Uxbridge tube station | White City bus station | 15 July 2023 | RenumberedSL8.[190] |
609 | The Harrodian School | Hammersmith bus station | 18 May 2019[191][192] | Morning journeys fromHammersmith bus stationterminated atMortlake. |
611 | Stonebridge Park station | Christ's College Finchley | 18 July 2020 | Partly replaced by route112.[192] |
618 | Mill Hill Broadway railway station | Avanti House Secondary School | 3 April 2018 | [192] |
619 | Edgware bus station | Avanti House Secondary School | 3 April 2018 | [192] |
636 | Kemnal Technology College | Grove Park | 2 September 2017 | Ran one way toGrove Parkonly.[192] |
637 | Kemnal Technology College | Grove Park | 2 September 2017 | Ran one way toGrove Parkonly.[192] |
641 | West Molesey | Teddington School | 30 September 2017 | [192] |
648 | Romford railway station | Cranham | 24 July 2021[193] | Replaced by route 248 and partially replaced by route 646.[192] |
689 | Norwood bus garage | Burntwood School | 30 July 2011 | Replaced by route 690. |
692 | Dame Alice Owen's School | Southgate tube station | 2 September 2023 | Ran one way toSouthgate tube stationonly; reincorporated into route 699.[192] |
718 | Morden tube station | Rosehill | 5 December 2021 | A temporary route introduced on 30 November 2019 and operated byGo-Ahead London.Created due to a closure ofBishopsford Road Bridge.[194] |
728 | Fulham Town Hall | Southside Wandsworth | 2 October 2023 | A temporary route introduced on 24 July 2023 and operated byAbellio London.Created due to a closure ofWandsworth Bridge.[195] |
733 | Oval tube station | Finsbury Square | 13 May 2022 | A temporary route introduced on 15 January 2022 and operated byTower Transit.Created due to a closure of theNorthern linebetweenMoorgateandOvalstations.[196] |
931 | Crystal Palace | Lewisham Shopping Centre | 19 May 2017[197] | Operated one return journey on Fridays. Replaced by local routes in the area and theDial-a-Rideservice.[198] |
953 | Scrattons Eco Park | Romford | 7 November 2012 | Operated two return journeys on Wednesdays. Replaced by local routes in the area and theDial-a-Rideservice.[199] |
965 | Riverhill | Kingston upon Thames | 12 October 2018 | Operated one return journey on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays only. Replaced by theDial-a-Rideservice. Crossed border intoSurreyon Worcester Park Road.[200] |
C2 | Parliament Hill Fields | Regent Street | 30 March 2019[201][122] | Replaced by route88.[202] |
H23 | Hounslow bus station | Heathrow Airport | 21 March 2008 | Extended toHeathrow Terminal 5and renumbered 423. |
H50 | West Drayton railway station | Circular viaStockley Park | 21 March 2008 | Extended toHeathrow Terminal 5and renumbered 350. |
PR1 | Willesden Junction station | Ealing Broadway station | 23 March 2007 | Replaced by routes 226 and PR2. |
PR2 | Willesden Junction station | Wembley Park | 14 October 2011 | Replaced by route 206. |
RV1 | Covent Garden | Tower Gateway DLR station | 15 June 2019[203][204] | Partly replaced by route343. |
S2 | Stratford bus station | Clapton | 5 July 2008 | Replaced by routes 425 and 488. |
S5 | Wallington | Mitcham Common | 1 March 2002 | Replaced by a revised version of route 463. |
T31 | New Addington | Forestdale | 24 October 2015[42] | Replaced by changes to routes 64, 130 and 353. |
T32 | New Addington tram stop | Addington Village Interchange | Replaced by changes to routes 64 and 130. | |
T33 | West Croydon bus station | Addington Village Interchange | Renumbered433. | |
W10 | Crews Hill | Enfield Town | 13 March 2021 | Replaced by route456. |
N10 | Richmond | London King's Cross railway station | 29 January 2010 | Replaced by routes10and 33. |
N13 | North Finchley bus station | Aldwych | 1 April 2017 | Replaced by a 24-hour service on route13. |
N16 | Edgware bus station | London Victoria station | 29 April 2023 | Renumbered N32.[182] |
N35 | Clapham Junction railway station | Tottenham Court Road station | 30 April 2016 | Replaced by a 24-hour service on route 35. |
N36 | Queen's Park station | Grove Park railway station | 9 February 2008 | Replaced by a new 24-hour service on route36and a new route N136 betweenOxford CircusandGrove Park railway station. |
N47 | Trafalgar Square | St Mary Cray railway station | 12 September 2015 | Replaced by new route N199 and a 24-hour service on route 47. |
N64 | New Addington | Thornton Heath Pond | 24 October 2015 | Replaced by a 24-hour service on route 64. |
N76 | Northumberland Park railway station | Lower Marsh | 8 November 2014 | Withdrawn betweenTottenhamandNorthumberland Park railway stationand renumbered 76. |
N93 | Putney Bridge tube station | North Cheam | 3 April 2004 | Incorporated into the main service of route 93. |
N159 | Marble Arch tube station | New Addington | 27 August 2010 | Replaced by routes159,N64 and N109. |
X26 | West Croydon bus station | Heathrow Central bus station | 19 August 2023 | RenumberedSL7.[190] |
X68 | Russell Square | West Croydon bus station | 31 July 2023 | RenumberedSL6.[190] |
X140 | Heathrow Central bus station | Harrow bus station | 26 August 2023 | RenumberedSL9.[190] |
Future routes
editRoute | Start | End | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
SL4 | Westferry Circus | Grove Park railway station | To be introduced on 7 April 2025 when theSilvertown Tunnelopens as part of theSuperloopnetwork of orbital express bus routes.[205] To run non-stop betweenLeamouthandSun in the Sands. |
Temporary routes
editAll routes operate in both directions unless stated.
Route | Start | End | Operator | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
7X | East Acton | London Paddington station | Metroline | Runs annually during theNotting Hill Carnivalweekend.[206] |
36X | Peckham | Harrow Road | Go-Ahead London | Runs annually during theNotting Hill Carnivalweekend. Runs one-way towards Harrow Road only.[206] |
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The majority of our schoolday-only routes (routes generally numbered 600-699)
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- ^"Route 5: Cippenham to Heathrow".Thames Valley Buses.Retrieved17 July2023.
- ^"Route 84B: Potters Bar to Barnet Hospital"(PDF).Central Connect.Retrieved16 September2023.
- ^"Route 102: High Wycombe to Heathrow Airport".Carousel Buses.Retrieved2 June2024.
- ^"Route 104: High Wycombe to Uxbridge".Carousel Buses.Retrieved6 January2024.
- ^ab"Route 269: Brentwood to Grays"(PDF).NIBS Buses.Retrieved4 January2024.
- ^"Route 328: Mount Vernon Hospital to Abbots Langley".Red Rose Travel.Retrieved4 June2024.
- ^"Route 355: Carterhatch to Oaklands"(PDF).Sullivan Buses.Retrieved4 January2024.
- ^"Route 356: Bush Hill Park to Oaklands"(PDF).Sullivan Buses.Retrieved4 January2024.
- ^"Route 409: East Grinstead to Selsdon".Metrobus.Retrieved2 September2023.
- ^"Route 411: Reigate to Selsdon".Metrobus.Retrieved2 September2023.
- ^"Route 420: Sutton to Crawley".Metrobus.Retrieved1 September2024.
- ^ab"Route 429: West Kingsdown to Dartford".Go-Coach.Retrieved4 January2024.
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- ^"Route 446: Hatton Cross to Woking".White Bus Services.Retrieved7 December2023.
- ^"Route 458: Kingston to Staines".White Bus Services.Retrieved29 December2023.
- ^"Route 461: Kingston to St Peter's Hospital".Falcon Buses.Retrieved4 January2024.
- ^"Route 477: Bluewater to Orpington".Arriva Kent Thameside.Retrieved28 July2024.
- ^"Route 513: Kingston to Downside"(PDF).Reptons Coaches.Retrieved4 January2024.
- ^"Route 514: Kingston to Weybridge".Falcon Buses.Retrieved4 January2024.
- ^"Route 515: Kingston to Hersham".Falcon Buses.Retrieved4 January2024.
- ^"Route 555: Heathrow Airport to Whiteley Village".White Bus Services.Retrieved1 September2024.
- ^"Route 581: Higher Denham to Uxbridge".Carousel Buses.Retrieved4 January2024.
- ^"Route 583: Uxbridge to Hedgerley".Carousel Buses.Retrieved29 August2023.
- ^"Route 610: Cockfosters to Luton".Uno.Retrieved4 January2024.
- ^"Route 614: Queensbury to Hatfield".Uno.Retrieved4 January2024.
- ^"Route 644: Queensbury to Hatfield".Uno.Retrieved4 January2024.
- ^"Route 668: Ashtead to North Cheam".Surrey County Council.Retrieved4 January2024.
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- ^"Route 702: Legoland Windsor to London Victoria".Reading Buses.Retrieved18 February2024.
- ^"Route 703: Bracknell to Heathrow Terminal 5".Thames Valley Buses.Retrieved23 April2024.
- ^"Route 715: Kingston to Guildford".Falcon Buses.Retrieved4 January2024.
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