If you rely on buses, make sure to take note of these updates, which include adjustments to service frequencies, temporary timetables due to ongoing roadworks, and changes to first and last bus timings on select routes.
As one of the world’s largest bus networks, TfL operates over 9,000 buses across 700 routes.
The service offers a flat fare of £1.75, with unlimited travel within one hour through the Hopper fare.
Accessibility and sustainability are key priorities, with many wheelchair-accessible buses and an increasing number of electric and hybrid vehicles, aiming for a zero-emission fleet by 2034.
The following changes will take place from Saturday March 15, 2025.
- Route 138 will have a new timetable on all days of the week with minor changes to times. Route 138 will be operated by Stagecoach from this date.
- Route 155 will have a new timetable on all days of the week with the frequency restored to every 8-9 minutes during the daytime on Monday to Saturdays and every 12 minutes during the evenings and on Sundays.
- Route 161 will have a new timetable on all days of the week with minor changes to times. The early morning frequency will increase to every 15 minutes before 6am on Monday to Fridays. On Saturdays the early morning frequency will increase to every 20 minutes before 7.45am. On Sundays the early morning frequency will increase to a bus every 20 minutes from first bus until 9.45am.
- Route 172 will have a new timetable on all days of the week with minor changes to times.
- Route 181 will have a new timetable on all days of the week with minor changes to times.
- Route 225 will have a new timetable on all days of the week with minor changes to times. Route 225 will be operated by Stagecoach from this date.
- Route 355 will have a new timetable on all days of the week with the frequency restored to every 12 minutes during the daytime on Monday to Saturdays and every 15 minutes during the evenings and on Sundays.
