Bus changes

Changes to route 434 from Saturday 29 March 2025 

From Saturday 29 March we will be making some changes to how bus route 434 operates following completion of works by Croydon Council. 

Route 434 will be rerouted, as originally planned, between Purley Station and Kenley Station via Foxley Hill Road, Higher Drive, Cullesden Road, Firs Road, Wattendon Road, Hayes Lane, Park Road and Hayes Lane to Godstone Road. The new section of route will be hail and ride with buses stopping when the drivers believes it is safe to do so. The current bus stops on Godstone Road between Purley Station and Kenley Station will no longer be served by route 434 but will continue to be served by route 407. 

Route 434 will continue to run every 30 minutes between around 0700 and 2000 on all days of the week. 

The new times for route 434 will be available in our journey planner tool at http://www.tfl.gov.uk/plan-a-journey 

Changes to routes B14 & R6 from Saturday 29 March 2025 

From Saturday 29 March we will be making some major changes to how bus routes B14 and R6 operate. 

Route B14 will be rerouted between St Mary Cray Station and Orpington High Street. Route B14 will no longer use Cray Avenue but instead will follow the current R6 route via Station Road, Mill Brook Road, Sandway Road, Wotton Green, Molash Road, Sweeps Lane, Okemore Gardens, Blacksmith's Lane, Burrfield Drive, Crockenhill Road, Blacksmith's Lane, St Mary Cray High Street, Kent Road and Lower Road to Orpington High Street. 

The frequency of route B14 will continue to be every 30 minutes during the daytime on Monday to Saturdays, but the evening frequency will be increased to every 30 minutes. The Sunday service will also change with buses increased to run every 30 minutes from 0600 until Midnight. 

Route R6 will be withdrawn and replaced in full by route B14. 

Visit our journey planner tool at http://www.tfl.gov.uk/plan-a-journey for more information.

Changes to buses in the Aldgate area 

We will be making changes to bus services in the Aldgate area over separate weekends in late March and early April. 

From Saturday 29 March 2025 route 343 will be changed to start and finish at Tower Gateway and will no longer serve Aldgate Bus Station or Aldgate High Street. Route 343 will terminate at bus stop TC opposite Tower Gateway DLR Station and pick up at bus stop TE on Mansell Street. Passengers that currently use route 343 to or from Aldgate should use routes 42, 78 or 100 between Tower Gateway and Aldgate instead. 

To allow route 343 to use bus stop TD at Tower Gateway DLR Station, routes 42, 78, 100 and N551 will move bus stops and will instead use bus stop TC. 

From Saturday 12 April 2025 routes 15 & N15 will be rerouted when travelling eastbound towards Blackwall or Romford Market with buses running via Minories, Aldgate Bus Station and Aldgate High Street to Whitechapel High Street instead of via Mansell Street. Routes 15 & N15 will serve bus stop L inside Aldgate Bus Station to provide a common stop with route 115. Routes 15 & N15 will no longer serve bus stop S on Mansell Street. 

To accommodate routes 15 & N15 at bus stop L inside Aldgate Bus Station, routes 254 and N253 will no longer use bus stop L but will instead pick up from bus stop D on Aldgate High Street. This will also provide a common stop with routes 25 & N25 towards Whitechapel and Royal London Hospital. 

The new times for all the above routes will be available in our journey planner tool at www.tfl.gov.uk/plan-a-journey

Changes to buses from Saturday 8 March 2025 

The following changes will take place from Saturday 8 March 2025. 

Route 282 will have a new timetable on all days of the week with journey times revised to better reflect current traffic levels. 

Route 308 will have a new timetable on all days of the week with journey times revised to better reflect current traffic levels. 

Route 415 will have a new timetable on all days of the week with minor changes to times. 

Route 444 will have a new timetable on all days of the week with journey times revised to better reflect current traffic levels. The times of first buses will also change on Sundays with first buses retimed to depart at the same time as on Monday to Saturdays, 0440 from Chingford Bus Station and 0520 from Turnpike Lane Bus Station. 

Route 657 will be operated by Stagecoach from this date with no change to the timetable. 

Route W16 will have a new timetable on all days of the week with journey times revised to better reflect current traffic levels. 

The new times for all the above routes will be available in our journey planner tool at http://www.tfl.gov.uk/plan-a-journey

Changes to buses from Saturday 15 March 2025 

Changes to bus route 273 from Saturday 15 March 2025 

From Saturday 15 March we will be making some changes to bus route 273. 

The hail and ride sections of route 273 in the area around Horn Park will be converted to fixed stop operation. There will also be a minor reroute in both directions with buses using the full length of Exford Road rather than serving Selnac Road, Jevington Way or the eastern end of Winn Road.  

There is no change to the frequency of route 273. 

New stop locations and times from the new stops as well as all other stops along route 273 can be found in our journey planner tool at http://www.tfl.gov.uk/plan-a-journey 

Changes to buses from Saturday 22 March 2025 

The following changes will take place from Saturday 22 March 2025. 

A temporary timetable will be introduced on route 7 widening the frequency of the service to every 13 minutes at all times on all days of the week. The temporary timetable will be in place to help with reliability during works in the East Acton area. 

Route 40 will have a new timetable on all days of the week with the frequency restored to every 10 minutes during the daytime on Monday to Saturdays and every 15 minutes during the evenings and on Sundays. 

A temporary timetable will be introduced on route 95 widening the frequency of the service to every 14 minutes during the daytime on Monday to Fridays. The temporary timetable will be in place to help with reliability during works in the East Acton area. 

Route 105 will have a new timetable on all days and nights of the week with journey times revised to better reflect current traffic levels. 

Route 154 will have a new timetable on all days of the week with the frequency widened to every 11 minutes during the daytime and every 16 minutes during the evenings on Monday to Saturdays. No change on Sundays. 

Route 169 will have a new timetable on all days of the week with minor changes to times. On Sundays the early morning frequency will increase to every 20 minutes before 0800. No change at any other time. When buses arrive at Barking Town Centre buses will now continue beyond bus stop M on to bus stop F at North Street to terminate. No change towards Clayhall. 

Route 247 will have a new timetable on all days of the week with minor changes to times. 

A temporary timetable will be introduced on route 260 widening the frequency of the service to every 13 minutes during the daytime on Monday to Saturdays and every 16 minutes during the evening and all day on Sundays. The temporary timetable will be in place to help with reliability during works in the East Acton area. 

A temporary timetable will be introduced on route 274 widening the frequency of the service to every 13 minutes at all times on all days of the week except during the daytime on Saturdays when it will be widened to every 11 minutes. The temporary timetable will be in place to help with reliability due to various works along the route. 

Route 287 will have a new timetable on all days of the week with journey times revised to better reflect current traffic levels. 

Route 482 will have a new timetable on all days of the week with minor changes to times. The early morning frequency will increase to every 20 minutes before 0700 on Monday to Fridays and 0800 on Saturdays. On Sundays the frequency will be increased to a bus every 20 minutes from first bus until 1900. 

Route C10 will have a new timetable on all days of the week with minor changes to times. 

Route U5 will have a new timetable on all days of the week with minor changes to times. 

The new times for all the above routes will be available in our journey planner tool at http://www.tfl.gov.uk/plan-a-journey 

Changes to buses from Saturday 29 March 2025 

The following changes will take place from Saturday 29 March 2025. 

Route 68 will have a new timetable on all days of the week with minor changes to times. 

Route 341 will have a new timetable on all days of the week with the frequency restored to every 12 minutes during the daytime and evening on all days of the week. No change to the 30-minute frequency of the night service. 

A temporary timetable will be introduced on route 360 widening the frequency of the service to every 12-13 minutes during the daytime on Monday to Saturdays. No change at any other time. The temporary timetable will be in place to help with reliability during works along the route. 

Route N68 will have a new timetable on all nights of the week with minor changes to times. The times of the first buses will change on all nights towards Tottenham Court Road with buses departing an hour earlier than current, the new times of first buses will be 2320 from Old Coulsdon. No change to times towards Old Coulsdon.

Route R1 will have a new timetable on all days of the week with minor changes to times. The frequency will be increased to every 20 minutes during the daytime on Sundays, no change at any other time. 

Route R2 will have a new timetable on all days of the week with minor changes to times. The times of the first buses will change on Monday to Saturdays with buses one hour earlier than current, the new times of first buses will be 0527 from Biggin Hill Valley and 0605 from Orpington Town Centre. 

Route R3 will have a new timetable on all days of the week with minor changes to times. The times of the first buses will change on Monday to Saturdays with buses half an hour earlier than current, the new times of first buses will be 0545 from Orpington Station and 0600 from Princess Royal University Hospital. 

Route R4 will have a new timetable on all days of the week with minor changes to times. 

Route R8 will have a new timetable on all days of the week with minor changes to times. 

Route R11 will have a new timetable on all days of the week with minor changes to times. 

Route SL6 will have a new timetable on all days of the week with minor changes to times. 

The new times for all the above routes will be available in our journey planner tool at http://www.tfl.gov.uk/plan-a-journey

Wembley High Road closure from Monday 13 January 2025

Until Monday 19 May 2025, Wembley High Road will be closed at the junction with Wembley Hill. This means that a number of bus routes will be diverted or stop short of their normal destination during the closure:

• Bus stops SA, SB and SD on Wembley Hill Road, and stops SC, SE, SJ, SM, SP on Wembley High Road will be closed
• Routes 83, 92, 182, 223 and N83 will be diverted via Park Lane and Wembley Hill Road
• Route 483 will be diverted via Park Lane
• Route 440 will start and finish from stop G at Point Place, Stonebridge Park

Routes 18 and N18 will continue to run through Wembley High Road.