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How to use London Buses

Buses in London are plentiful and best of all, if you ride the buses instead of always taking the underground, you see more of the city. Some visitors to London are scared of using the buses, but there’s no need to be wary.

Another big benefit of taking the buses in London is that, apart from the London Cycle Hire Scheme , it’s the cheapest way to travel around London – £5.25 per day or £24.70 per week for unlimited travel all over London (there are no zones for bus travel).

London bus route maps

The simplified bus map (pdf)  shows London’s main tourist attractions and the most useful bus routes for visitors.

Bus spider maps show bus routes to and from a particular area.

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London bus route planner

To find out how to reach a particular destination, use the TfL Journey Planner .

Type in your departure and arrival points. Click ‘Travel Options & Accessibility and deselect all options except ‘buses’. The planner gives you the route number, departure times and estimated journey time.

If you prefer to use an app, try Citymapper or  TfL Go

London bus times

Many buses in central London run 24-hours. If they don’t, special Night buses (prefixed with an ‘N’) start running after 11.30pm.

Buses in central London run frequently during the day and you normally won’t have to wait more than 5-10 minutes. For early departures or travel at night, check the timetables on the Transport for London website . There are timetables at bus stops as well.

Most bus stops have a screen telling you when the next bus is due to arrive.

You can also find live bus departures and arrivals on the TfL website, just type in a street, postcode, route number or bus stop code or via the TfL Go app

London bus stops

To find the location of a bus stop, use the TfL Bus Map . Type in an area, a place of interest, a street or a postcode and it shows you a map with the nearest bus stops. You can also use it to find bus stops on a particular bus route.

Each bus stop has a letter at the top of the flagpole. Look at the Destination Finder on the bus stop wall. If the same letter is listed next to where you’re going, you’re at the right stop. If you’re not, it tells you where to catch your bus.

A simpler way to find a bus stop is with an app. TfL Go or Citymapper finds your location and shows you the closest bus stops along with the times of the next buses from each stop.

The final destination of the bus and the bus number is displayed on the front and side of the bus. Check this before getting on. Not all buses travel the full route.

Knowing when to get off

Buses in central London have displays and announcements telling you the name of the next stop. You’ll also find journey time estimates at each bus stop. And if you’re still not sure, ask a fellow passenger. Londoners are very helpful when it comes to giving directions.

If you miss your stop, don’t worry, you won’t have far to walk. Distances between stops in central London are not that great.

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Further update - combe street lane (part), yeovil - closure - (376).

UPDATE - 12:45 Thursday 26th September - The original diversion below will now be in place. There was an error made by the contractors in setting up this closure. Apologies for any confusion caused.

Combe Street Lane in Yeovil heading towards Yeovil only will be closed to service 376 from 08:00 on Thursday 26th September and will remain fully closed until 17:00 on Wednesday 23rd October to facilitate carriageway works.

Service 376 heading towards Yeovil only will be diverted from the roundabout at the junction of Combe Lane Street and the A37 will be diverted via the A37 to resume normal route at the next roundabout at the junction of Mudford Road.

Service 376 heading towards Wells can operate normal route.

Regretfully the bus stops between and including Combe Street Lane buys stop and the Sparrow Road bus stop on Mudford Road will not be served and passengers are advised to board or alight either the Coppitts Hill bus stop on the A37 or the Yeovil Hospital bus stop. Alternatively passengers can remain on the bus to Yeovil and travel back up on the bus to get off on the bus stops heading towards Wells. The bus stops on Ilchester Road (A37 diversion route will also be observed).

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Broad Weir and Lower Castle Street - CLOSURES - (various services)

Broad Weir (from Fairfax Street) and Lower Castle Street will be closed overnight to various services between 21:30 and 05:30 on Thursday 26th September ( one night ) to facilitate carriageway works. As a result of this closure services will also be unable to serve Broadmead and Penn Street.

Services 8, 24, 48, 48X, 49 and 49X after serving Baldwin Street bus stop R11, just prior to Bristol Bridge will be diverted to resume normal routes at Old Market roundabout,

Regretfully the Wine Street and Broad Weir bus stops will not be served and passengers are advised to board or alight at either Baldwin Street R11, just prior to Bristol Bridge or the bus stop in Old Market Street Interchange. Services 48X and 49X at Cabot Circus South (back of Hotel).

Services 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 41, 42, 43, 44 and 45 will operate normal route to Nelson Street the divert via Fairfax Street onto Newgate where services 1 and 2 will resume normal routes and the remainder of the services will continue to divert to resume normal routes at Old Market roundabout.

Regretfully the bus stops Broadmead, Penn Street and Broad Weir will not be served and passengers are advised to board or alight at either Nelson Street or Wine Street at the top of Union Street (service 1 and 2) or the bus stop at Old Market Street Interchange. 

Bath Road, A39 Bridgwater - CLOSURE - (375)

The A39 Bath Road in Bridgwater between Bower Lane and Puriton Hill is currently closed to service 375 heading towards Wells and Bristol ONLY and will remain fully closed until Friday 15th November to facilitate carriageway works.

Service 375 are diverted and will not serve the Horsey Lane, Bradney Lane, Crandon Bridge, Knowle Hall or Puriton Hill bus stops and passengers are advised to board or alight at the Filling Station bus stop on Bath Road or the Village Hall bus stop in Puriton village.

The services that serve the College will continue to do so then divert.

Service 375 towards Bridgwater are able to operate normal route.

Kelston View (part), Whiteway, Bath - CLOSURE - (5)

Kelston View at the junction of North Way will be closed to service 5 between 08:00 and 16:00 from Monday 23rd through to Wednesday 25th September to facilitate carriageway works.

The North Way bus stop will not be served and service 5 will be diverted after serving the Whiteway Circle bus stop. Passengers are advised to board or alight at Whiteway Circle.

For more information, please contact our Customer Services Department

ROUTE UPDATE - Service 50 - Frenchay

Service 50 - frenchay.

Update 17:00 Thursday 26th September 

As from first bus on Monday 30th September, service 50 will be able to operate its normal route around Beckspool Road in Frenchay and will now serve the following bus stops - Froomshaw Road, Pearces Hill, St John's Church, Cedar Hill, Village Hall and Beckspool Road (stop before the junction).

A36, Limpley Stoke - CLOSURE - (D2x)

Long term closure of the a36 at limpley stoke.

From Monday 12th August, the A36 at Limpley Stoke will be closed until Spring 2025 while repairs to the road take place. Service D2x will be unable to use the A36, and due to the low bridge at Midford, double deck buses cannot use the B3110.

Instead, the D2x will operate after Frome Market Place via Welshmill Road, Welshmill Lane, Whatcombe Road, Buckland Dinham, Radstock, Peasedown St John (serving Orchard Way) and Dunkerton to and from Bath. Journey times have been revised, but the duration is similar to before.

The new timetable and route map for the D2/D2x from 12th August 2024 can be seen attached below.

Clink, Beckington, Woolverton, the A36, Limpley Stoke, Bathampton and the Grand Parade area of Bath City Centre will not be served by the D2x.

The D2 will be unchanged and continue to operate its usual route - however please be aware that there is a timetable change due from 1st September as part of our service changes, please click here for more information.

Service changes in the West of England from 1 September 2024

The below changes, which will see improvements to the overall bus network in the West of England, are part of a bi-annual review of routes, and will come into effect from Sunday 1 September.

For a number of services, the timetable & route will not change - please refer to the unaffected routes drop-down list in each area for these services..

The new timetables are available to view on our Forthcoming Timetables page. New print at home route maps & timetables will be added under each service over the coming weeks. 

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DATE EXTENSION - South Road, Weston-super-Mare - CLOSURE - (5)

UPDATE - 09:30 Monday 29th July.

The works on South Road have now been extended due to unforeseen circumstances. For further details, please see below.

South Road in Weston-super-Mare is currently closed to service 5 and will remain fully closed until 17:00 Wednesday 16th October to facilitate carriageway works.

Service 5 will be diverted from the end of St Josephs Road via Upper Church Road, Lower Church Road, Knightstone Road and Highbury Road to resume normal route at Atlantic Road.

Regretfully the bus stops between and including Upper Church Road and Court Apartments on South Road will not be served and passengers are advised to board or alight at either the All Saints Church bus stop on St Josephs Road or the Highbury Road bus stop on Atlantic Road.

** UPDATED ** - Hutton Village - EMERGENCY CLOSURE - (126)

Hutton Hill in the village of Hutton is currently closed to service 126 until further notice due to a landslide. The closure is for unknown duration and when details of re-opening have been confirmed the web page will be updated.

Service 126 heading towards Wells will divert via Moor Lane, Moor Croft Road and Vereland Road, resuming normal route at Hutton Hill (Part unaffected). The only bus stop missed out fully will be the Primary School stop, however for customers travelling towards Wells, at the bus stops along the diversion route you will need to wait for the bus on the opposite side of the road to normal.

Service 126 heading towards Weston is unaffected and will follow normal route.

NEW START DATE - Hannah More Road, Nailsea - CLOSURE - (X9)

Hannah More Road in Nailsea will be closed again to service X9 from 07:00 on Thursday 19th September and will remain fully closed mid November 2024 (estimated) to facilitate gas main repair works.

Service X9 heading towards Nailsea terminus (Ash Hayes Road) can operate as normal.

Service X9 heading towards Bristol will operate along The Perrings as normal but instead of turning left into Whiteoak Way will continue along The Perrings and then turn right at the end onto Queens Road to resume normal route.

Regretfully all bus stops between and including Harptree Close and The Perrings West will not be served and passengers are advised to board or alight at either the Youngwood Lane bus stop or the bus stop on The Perrings (on the diversion route). The Hillcrest Road bus stop on Mizzymead Road is also an alternative.