Previous London Bus Information

Saturday 27 April – Palestinian Solidarity Campaign March

Red Route Stops: 36, 37, 54, 55 will not be served from 12PM onwards.

Blue Route Stops: 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 will not be served from 12PM onwards.

Orange Route: Will be starting from stop 40 (Bus stop 8) in Victoria, Stops: 87 20 21 will not be served from 12PM onwards.

Sunday 21 April – London Marathon.

Red Route Stops: 36, 37, 38, 6, 7, 8 & 9 will not be served.

Blue Route Stops: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 & 21 will not be served.

Saturday 20 April – St Georges Day Parade and Wreath Laying.

Red Route Stops: 36, 37 & 38 will not be served till 12PM.

Blue Route Stops: 15, 16, 17, 18 & 19 will not be served till 12PM.

Monday 01 April to 14 April – Piccadilly Road closure.

Blue route and Orange Route Stop: 20 (Green Park Station, Piccadilly, Tourist Bus Stop, (BP4563) will not be served.

Saturday 13 April – Palestinian Solidarity Campaign March

Red Route Stops: 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56 & 57 will not be served from 12PM onwards.

Blue Route Stops: 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 & 21 will not be served from 12PM onwards.

Sunday 07 April – London Landmark Half Marathon

Red Route Stops: 55, 56, 57, 3, 4, & 5 will not be served all day.

Blue route Stops: 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 & 21 will not be served all day.

Saturday 30 March – Palestinian Solidarity Campaign March

Red Route Stops: 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 2 & 3 will not be served from 12PM onwards.

Blue Route Stops: 2, 3, 4, 5, 14, 15, 15a & 16 will not be served from 12PM onwards.

Sunday 17 March – St Patricks Day Parade

Red Route Stops: 54, 55 & 56 will not be served all day.

Blue route Stops: 13, 14, 15, 15a, 16, 17 & 18 will not be served all day.

Orange Route will depart from stop 40 on Buckingham Palace Road, stops 17, 18 & 33 will not be served.

Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 March – Fleet Street Closure

Will be partially closed, some buses will be on diversion and there may be some slight delays.

Saturday 16 March – Stand up to Racism March from Marsham street to Parliament square.

Some delays are possible.

Monday 04 March to Monday 11 March – Buckingham Gate Drainage Repairs and Resurfacing.

Red Route Stops: 62 will not be served.

Blue route Stops: 20 will not be served.

Monday 11 March – Commonwealth Day

Blue route Stops: 20 will not be served from 11AM onwards.

Red Route Stops: 59, 60, 61 & 62 will not be served from 11AM onwards.

Saturday 09 March – Palestinian Solidarity Campaign March and Rally and the Million Women’s Rise and March Rally

Blue route Stops: 14, 15, 15a, 16, 17,18, 19, 20 will not be served.

Red Route Stops: 59, 60, 61, 62, 19 & 40 will not be served.

Orange Route: depart from stop 40 on Buckingham Palace Road, stops: 17, 18, 41, 42, 31, 32 & 33 will not be served.

Sunday 03 March – Crane operation – Piccadilly.

Orange Route Stops: 33 will not be served all day.

Saturday 02 March to Sunday 03 March – Crane Operation – Buckingham Palace Road

Red Route Stop: 40 will not be served.

Saturday 24 February to Sunday 25 February – Crane Operation – Buckingham Palace Road

Red Route Stop: 40 will not be served.

Sunday 25 February – London Winter Run

On Sunday February 25th, the London Winter Run will take place and up to 12,500 participants are expected to participate and widespread road closures are in place, below stops will not be served and our buses will be on a diver

Sunday 25 February – London Winter Run

Red Route Stops: 54, 55, 56, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 57 & 58 will not be served all day.

Blue route Stops: 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 15a, & 16 will not be served all day.

Sunday 18 February – Bafta Awards Party

Blue Route: Bus stop 1 will not be served during from 2PM onwards, the blue route will depart from TfL stop 17 which is outside M&S on York Road from 2PM onwards.

Saturday 17 February – Palestine Solidarity Campaign March

Red Route: Will be on diversion, stops 41 & 42 will not be served between 11AM till 5PM

Orange Route: Will not be operational, Special route departing from stop 40 on Buckingham palace road.

Wednesday 14 February – Saturday 17 February – Resurfacing Works Piccadilly

Blue Route Stops: 15a, 16, 17 & 18 will not be served.

Monday 12 February – Saturday 17 February – Resurfacing Works Piccadilly

Orange Route will depart from stop 40 on Buckingham Palace Road, stops: 17, 18 & 33 will not be served.

Monday 12 February – Tuesday 13 February – Praed Street emergency works

Red Route Stops: 44 & 45 will not be served.

Sunday 11 February – Chinese New Year Parade

Red Route Stops: 54, 55, 56 & 2 will not be served.

Monday 05 February to Thursday 08 February – Resurfacing Works Piccadilly

Orange Route will depart from stop 40 on Buckingham Palace Road, Stops: 17, 18 & 33 will not be served.

Saturday 03 February – Palestine Solidarity Campaign March

Blue Route Stops: 13, 14, 15, 15a & 16 will not be served.

Red Route Stops: 61, 54, 55 & 56 will not be served.

Major roadworks until early January 2024

Blue and Red Route stop 4 will be closed.

Saturday 13 January – Palestine Solidarity Campaign March

Blue Route Stops: 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 15a & 16 will not be served.

Red Route Stops: 59, 60, 61, 62, 54, 55, 56, 2, 3 & 4 will not be served.

Monday 01 January – New Year’s Day Parade

Blue Route Stops: 13, 14, 15, 15a, 16, 15, 15a & 16 will not be served.

Red Route Stops: 59, 60, 61, 62, 54, 55, 56 & 2 will not be served all day from 10AM.

Sunday 31 December – New Year’s Eve

The last departure for all our routes will be 14:00.

Saturday 09 December – Palestinian Solidarity Campaign March

Blue Route Stops: 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 15a & 16 will not be served from 10AM.

Red Route Stops: 59, 60, 61, 62, 54, 55, 56 & 2 will not be served from 10AM.

Sunday 26 November – Campaign Against Anti Semitism March and Rally

Blue route Stops: 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 15a & 16 will not be served.

Red Route Stops: 61 & 62 will not be served.

Saturday 25 November – Palestinian Solidarity Campaign March

Blue Route Stops: 13, 14, 15, 15a, 16, 17, 18, 20 will not be served.

Red Route Stops: 59, 60, 61, 62, 41, 42, 43, 54, 55, 56, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 57 & 58 will not be served.

Orange Route: Will depart from stop 40 on Buckingham Palace Road, Stops: 17, 18, 31, 32, 33, 41 & 42 will not be served.

Emergency works at Trafalgar Square until Mon 20 Nov

Stops: 14, 15, 15a & 16 will not be served.

Sunday 19 November – The Royal Tank Regiment and wreath laying ceremony.

Blue route Stops: 13, 14, 15, 15a & 16 will not be served.

Red Route Stops: 54 & 55 will not be served.

Saturday 18 November – Crane Operation – Knightsbridge 

Orange Route Stop: 22 will not be served from 08AM to 06PM.

Saturday 11 November – Lord Mayors Show/ A Western Front and War Widows Wreath Laying/ Festival of Remembrance & Palestine Solidarity Campaign March

Blue Route Stops: 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 15a, 16, 17,18, 19, 20 will not be served.

Red Route Stops: 59, 60, 61, 62, 19, 2, 3, 4 & 5 will not be served.

Orange Route Stops: 41, 42, 31 & 32 will not be served from 11AM to 3PM.

Sunday 12 November – National Service of Remembrance 

Blue Route Stops: 13, 14, 15, 15a & 16 will not be served.

Red Route Stops: 59, 60, 61, 62, 49, 50, 51, 52 & 53 will not be served.

Tuesday 07 November – State Opening of Parliament.

Blue Route Stops: 13, 14, 15, 15a, & 16 will not be served till 2PM.

Red Route Stops: 59, 60, 61 & 62 will not be served till 2PM.

Saturday 28 October – March

Westminster Bridge, York Road, Waterloo Bridge, The Strand, Trafalgar Sq, Whitehall and Parliament Sq will be impacted, with stops not operating on these streets.

Saturday 28 October – Palestine Solidarity March

Blue route Stops: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 15a & 16 will not be served from 11AM to 5PM, Blue route will depart from stop 11 (Lambeth)

Red Route Stops: 54, 55, 61 & 62 will not be served from 11AM to 5PM.

Saturday 21 October – Palestine Solidarity Campaign March

Blue route Stops: 14, 15, 15a, 16, 17 & 18 will not be served from 11AM to 5PM.

Red Route Stops: 54 & 55 will not be served from 11AM to 5PM.

Orange Route Stops: 17, 18, 41, 42, 31, 32 & 33 will not be served from 11AM to 5PM.

Saturday 14 October – Palestinian Solidarity March

Blue route stops: 14, 15, 15a & 16 will not be served from 12PM to 5PM.

Red route stops: 54 & 55 will not be served from 12PM to 5PM.

Sunday 8 October – Royal Parks Half Marathon 

Please find the new route map until 4pm on this date here.

Monday 2 October to 3 October – Bangladesh National Party Protest March and Rally.

Some delays may occur around Marble arch, Piccadilly Circus, Haymarket, Trafalgar Square and Whitehall area between 12:00pm to 18:00pm

Monday 2 October – Judges Breakfast

Blue route stop: 13 will not be served between 11:00am and 2:00pm.

Sunday 1 October – Wreath laying ceremony Ancient Honourable Artillery Company of Massachusetts.

Windsor HOHO tour stops: 2 and 3 will not be served between 11:30am to 12:45pm.

Sunday 24 September – Vitality London 10K run.

Blue route stops: 2, 3, 4, 5, 14, 15, 15a, & 16 will not be served from 07:00 to 14:00.

Red route stops: 54, 55, 56, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 57, 58, 61 & 62 will not be served from 07:00 to 14:00.

Saturday 23 September – Rejoin the EU and Worldwide Demonstration.

Blue route stops: 14, 15, 15a, 16, 17 & 18 will not be served from 11AM

Orange route stops: 17, 18, 41, 42, 31, 32 & 33 will not be served from 11AM.

Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 September – Crane operation Buckingham Palace road.

Blue route stop: 20 will not be served.

Red route stops: 61 and 62 will not be served.

Sunday 10 September – Royal Naval Association Biennial Parade And Wreath Laying.

Blue route stops: 13, 14, 15 & 16 will not be served from 08:00 to 13:00.

Sunday 10 September – Arbaeen Procession

Some delays may occur around Marble Arch and Park Lane area between 12:00 to 18:00

Saturday 9 to Sunday 10 September – Crane operation Buckingham Palace road.

Blue route stop: 20 will not be served.

Red route stop: 62 will not be served.

Saturday 09 September – 40 Days Imam Hussain march.

Some delays may occur around Marble Arch

Sunday 3rd September – Big Half Marathon 

Stops 5 and 6 will be closed.

Thursday 31st August to Saturday 2nd September  

Stop 3 will be closed between 5pm and 9pm each day.

Saturday 26 August to Monday 28 August – Tower Bridge closed.

Blue Route and Red Route stops 5 and 6 will not be served.

Sunday 27 August to Monday 28 August – Notting Hill Carnival.

Yellow Route and Green Route will not operate.

Saturday 26 August – National Animal Rebellion March and Rally.

Some delays may occur between 12pm and 4pm, around Marble Arch, Regent Street, Piccadilly Circus, Haymarket, Trafalgar Square, Whitehall and Parliament Square.

Friday 11 August – UKAF Rugby League Wreath Laying.

Blue route will be on diversion. Stops 13, 14, 15 & 16 will not be served from 9am to 12pm

Sunday 6 August – London Triathlon

Blue route stops: 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10 will not be served till 12:30PM

Red route stops: 6, 7 & 57 will not be served till 12:30PM.

Sunday 30 July – Piccadilly road closure.

Orange Route Stops: 17, 18 & 33 will not be served. Orange route will depart from stop 40.

Sunday 30 July – Rathayatra Procession and Rally.

Buses will go on diversion from 12pm as the rally makes its way to Trafalgar Square via Piccadilly from Hyde Park.

Saturday 29 July – Ashura Day March and Rally.

There will be some bus diversions due to road closures in and around Piccadilly Circus, Haymarket, Trafalgar Square and Whitehall.

Sunday 23 July –Silent Protest March.

Blue route stops: 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 & 18 will not be served from 10:00 to 14:00.

Sunday 23 July – Piccadilly road closure.

Orange Route stops: 17, 18 & 33 will not be served, Orange route will depart from stop 40.

Sunday 16 July – Piccadilly road closure.

Orange route stops: 17, 18 & 33 will not be served.

Saturday 15 July from 8am to 1pm 

Blue route stops: 13, 14, 15 & 16 will not be served. There will also be some diversions in place.

Red route stops: 54, 55, 56, 59, 60 & 61 will not be served. There will also be some diversions in place.

Friday 14 July and Saturday 15 July 

Orange route stop: 33 closed.

Monday 10 July to Friday 14 July – Belvedere Road closed.

Blue route; Stop 1 will be closed. London by Night and the Open Top Bus Tour with Live Guide will depart from TfL stop 17 which is outside M&S on York Road, a 2 minute walk from bus stop 1.

Sunday 09 July – Asics London 10k Run.

Blue route Stops: 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 & 18 will not be served.

Red Route Stops: 2, 54, 55, 56, 59, 60, 61 & 62 will not be served.

Orange Route Stops: 17, 18 & 33 will not be served.

Saturday 08 July – Trans Pride March.

Blue route Stops: 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 & 18 will not be served after 12pm.

Orange Route Stops: 17, 18 & 33 will not be served after 12pm.

Wednesday 05 July – National Education Union March.

Below stops will be closed and some diversions will be in place from 10:00 to 14:00.

Blue route stops: 14, 15, & 16.

Red Route stops: 59, 60, 61 & 62.

Saturday 01st July – Pride Parade.

Below stops will be closed and some diversions will be in place throughout the day.

Blue route stops: 14, 15, 16, 17 & 18.

Red Route stops: 2, 54, 55, 56 & 61.

Orange Route stops: 17, 18, 31, 32, 33, 41 & 42.

Wednesday 28th June to Friday 30th June – Tooley Street – bus stop 6 closure.

Stop number 6 on the blue route and red route will be closed on these days.

Saturday 17 June – King’s Birthday Parade and Trooping the colour.

Blue route stops: 13, 14, 15 & 16 will not be served.

Red Route stops: 2, 54, 55, 56, 59, 60 & 61 will not be served.

Saturday 17 June – Road works on Lambeth Palace Road

Red Route stop: 12 will not be served between 08:00 to 14:00.

Thursday 15 June – Belgium Forces Parade 0800hrs until 1300hrs

Whitehall will be closed in both directions between Parliament Square and Trafalgar Square

Blue route stops: 13, 14, 15 & 16 will not be served.

Sunday 11 June Wreath Laying Ceremony at Whitehall from 8am to 1pm.

Blue route Stops: 13, 14, 15 & 16 will not be served , with other diversions in place.

Saturday 10 June The World Naked Bike Ride.

Some delays may occur around Marble Arch, Park Lane, Piccadilly, Trafalgar Sq., Strand, Aldwych Kingsway, Embankment, Whitehall, Parliament Sq., Westminster Bridge, Millbank, Grosvenor Road, Waterloo Bridge, Lincoln Inn Fields, Wellington Arch, Regent St and Portland Place.

Sunday 28th May – Ride London

There will be a number of road closures on this day.

Monday 22 May to Friday 26 May – Belvedere Road closed

Due to a crane operation on Belvedere Road our buses will be on diversion from Monday 22nd to Friday 26th of May.

Blue Route: Stop 1 will not be served during this closure, the blue route will depart from TfL stop 17 which is outside M&S on York Road.

Thursday 25 May UN Peacekeepers Wreath Laying Event.

On Thursday 25th May, To facilitate a wreath laying event, Whitehall will be closed in both directions between Parliament Square and Trafalgar Square from 11:00 until 16:00.

Blue route stops: 13, 14, 15 & 16 will not be served from 11:00 AM.

Monday 22 May to Wednesday 24 May – Stop Closure on Duncannon Street

Due to telecommunication works there will be lane closures in operation and bus stop 56 on the Red Route will not be served from Monday 22nd to Wednesday 24th of May.

Red Route: Stop: 56 will not be served.

Saturday 13 May – PALESTINE SOLIDARITY MARCH

On Saturday 13 May, up to 15,000 people will be forming up in Portland Place from approximately 1200hrs. At approximately 1300 hours they will march to Whitehall via Regent Street, Piccadilly Circus, Haymarket, Trafalgar Square and Whitehall.

Blue route: stops 13, 14, 15 & 16 will not be served from 12:00 PM.

Red Route: stops 54 & 55 will not be served from 12:00 PM.

Sunday 07 May 2023

Due to a street party being held to celebrate the King’s Coronation, Gloucester Road will be closed between Queens Gate Terrace and Elvaston Place

Orange Route: Stops 24, 25 and 26 will not be served all day.

Saturday 6 May 2023

The Kings coronation will take place on this day at Westminster Abbey. Many roads will be closed. As a result of this, we will not be operating Open Top Bus Tours on this day.

Tuesday 02 May 2023 – National Education Union march

National Education Union has planned a march towards Downing street which will cause diversions and road closures.

Below stops will not be served from 11AM onwards.

Blue route: Stops: 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15 and 16.

Red Route: Stops: 59, 60, 61 and 62.

Saturday 29 April and Sunday 30 April

Buckingham Palace Road will be closed on 29/04 and 30/04 due to a crane operation.

Below stops will not be served all day over the weekend.

Blue route: Stop 19

Red Route: Stop 19 and 40

Tuesday 25 April – ANZAC Day

Whitehall will be closed in both directions from Horse Guards Avenue to Parliament Square to facilitate a ceremonial event.

Blue route: Stops 14, 15 & 16 will not be served until 12:00(noon).

Sunday April 23 – London Marathon.

Blue route: below stops will not be served all day.
Stop: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16

Red Route: below stops will not be served all day.
Stop: 2, 6, 7, 54, 55, 56, 57, 59, 60, 61, 62

Bus stops 14 and 15 will not be served until 12th April due to repair works in Whitehall.

Sunday 02 April – London Landmarks Half Marathon

Major Event – Diversions and stop closures all day.

Blue route: stops 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15 & 16 will not be served.

Red Route: stops 2, 3, 4, 5, 54, 55, 56, 57, 59, 60 & 61 will not be served.

Wednesday 15 March – National Education Union March and Rally

Major Event – Diversions and stop closures from 10:00AM onwards.

Blue route: stops 14, 15, 16, 17 & 18 will not be served.

Orange Route: stops 17, 18, 31, 32 & 33 will not be served.

Sunday 12 March – St. Patrick’s day parade

Major Event – Diversions and stop closures all day.

Blue route: stops 14, 15 & 16will not be served.

Red Route: stops 2, 54, 55 & 56 will not be served.

Saturday 11 March – NHS SOS March

Major Event – Diversions and stop closures from 11:00AM onwards.

Blue route: stops 14, 15 & 16 will not be served.

Red Route: stops 2, 54, 55 & 56 will not be served.

Saturday 04 March – Million Women’s Rise March and Rally

Major Event – Diversions and stop closures from 11:00AM onwards.

Blue route: stops 14, 15 and 16 will not be served.

Red Route: stops 2, 54, 55, 56 will not be served.

Monday 20 to Thursday 23 February 2023

Road closure due to roadworks outside Green Park Station

Blue route: Stop 17 will not be served.

Orange Route: Stop 17 will not be served.

Sunday 05 February 2023

London Winter Run: Road closures and diversions all day

Blue route stops: 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14 & 15 will be closed.

Red Route stops: 5, 57, 58, 59 & 60 will be closed.

Sunday 22nd January – Chinese New Year

Red Route will be on diversion all day. Stops 57, 58 & 59 will not be served all day.

Blue route will be on diversion, but no stops will be affected.

Wednesday 18 January 2023 to 20 January 2023

Bus Stop Suspension

Red Route: Stop 57 will not be served.

This does not affect the blue route.

Sunday 15 January 2023

Westminster Bridge closed southbound all day due to gas works

Blue route: Stop 3 will not be served.

Red Route will operate as normal.

New Year’s Eve

The last full loops will start at 14:00.

New Year’s Day

Extensive road closures for the New Year’s Day Parade. Stops 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 43 will be closed all day.

RED ROUTE and BLUE ROUTE diversions in place all day.