Night bus route N87 in London: Fairfield Bus Station ↔ Aldwych / Drury Lane

Bus route N87 in London runs between “Fairfield Bus Station” and “Aldwych / Drury Lane”. This is a night route. The return journey starts at “Aldwych / Bush House” (100 m from “Aldwych / Drury Lane”).

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The route of bus N87

From “Fairfield Bus Station” to “Aldwych / Drury Lane”: 77 stops. On the way: “Eden Street”, “Cromwell Road Bus Station”, “Tiffin School / London Road”, “Vicarage House”, “Cambridge Grove”, “Waters Road”, “Kingsmeadow”, “Archdale Place”, “California Road”, “Wellington Crescent”. Then “Elm Road / New Malden Baptist Church”, “St Joseph’s Church”, “New Malden / Kingston Road”, “Walton Avenue”, “Queens Road New Malden”, “Shannon Corner / Rookwood Avenue”, “Shannon Corner / Burlington Road”, “Cavendish Avenue (KT3)”, “West Barnes Level Crossing”, “Trafalgar Court”. Then “Farnham Gardens”, “Durham Road (SW20)”, “Raynes Park”, “Raynes Park Methodist Church”, “Arterberry Road”, “Lower Downs Road Wimbledon”, “Albert Grove”, “Darlaston Road”, “Spencer Hill”, “Francis Grove”. Then “Wimbledon Bus Station”, “Wimbledon Station”, “Alexandra Rd / Wimbledon Stn”, “Wimbledon Magistrates Court”, “Strathearn Road”, “Avondale Road Wimbledon Park”, “Gap Road / Plough Lane”, “Pitt Crescent”, “Wimbledon Park / Arthur Road”, “Stroud Road”. Then “Revelstoke Road”, “Lavenham Road”, “Southfields Academy”, “Standen Road”, “The Park Tavern”, “Broomhill Road”, “Wandsworth / Southside”, “Wandsworth Plain”, “Wandsworth Town Hall”, “East Hill / Alma Road”. Then “Marcilly Road”, “Plough Road”, “Clapham Junction Station”, “Lavender Hill Police Station”, “Battersea Arts Centre”, “Tipthorpe Road”, “Cedars Road Battersea”, “The Chase Clapham”, “Silverthorne Road Clapham”, “St Rule Street”. Then “Wandsworth Road Station”, “Union Road Clapham”, “Larkhall Park”, “Lansdowne Green”, “Nine Elms Underground Station”, “Covent Garden Market East Side”, “Vauxhall Bus Station”, “Vauxhall Bridge Road”, “Tate Britain / Millbank Millennium Pier”, “Lambeth Bridge (SW1)”. Before “Aldwych / Drury Lane”: “Horseferry Road”, “Westminster Station / Parliament Square”, “Horse Guards Parade”, “Charing Cross”, “Southampton Street / Covent Garden”.

On the way back the bus takes a different route, from “Aldwych / Bush House” to “Fairfield Bus Station” (77 stops). Only in this direction does it call at “Savoy Street”, “Bedford Street”, “Trafalgar Square/Charing Cross”, “Whitehall / Trafalgar Square”, “Abingdon Street”, “Horseferry Road / Lambeth Bridge”, “Millbank Millennium Pier”, “Tate Britain”, “Pensbury Street”, “Westbury Street”, “Lambourn Road”, “Brussels Road”, “Huguenot Place / Alma Road”, “Herndon Road”, “King George’s Park”, “Penwith Road Earlsfield”, “Gordondale Road”, “Plough Lane”, “Pepys Road Raynes Park”, “Shannon Corner / Cavendish Avenue”, “Springfield Court” and “Norbiton Church / Tiffin Boys School”. Only in the direction of “Aldwych / Drury Lane” does it call at, among others, “Eden Street”, “Cromwell Road Bus Station”, “Tiffin School / London Road”, “Archdale Place”, “Wellington Crescent” and “Shannon Corner / Burlington Road”. For the way back, board nearby: “Eden Street” → “Fairfield Bus Station” (200 m), “Cromwell Road Bus Station” → “Fairfield Bus Station” (200 m), “Tiffin School / London Road” → “Norbiton Church / Tiffin Boys School” (50 m) and “Archdale Place” → “California Road” (250 m). Towards “Aldwych / Drury Lane”, board nearby: “Savoy Street” → “Southampton Street / Covent Garden” (100 m), “Bedford Street” → “Southampton Street / Covent Garden” (100 m), “Trafalgar Square/Charing Cross” → “Charing Cross” (50 m) and “Whitehall / Trafalgar Square” → “Charing Cross” (200 m).

Connections

Shared sections with other routes: between “Westminster Station / Parliament Square” and “Aldwych / Drury Lane” it shares the road with routes N44 and N155; between “Westminster Station / Parliament Square” and “Southampton Street / Covent Garden” it shares the road with route N26.

Connections by stop, in route order:

• “Fairfield Bus Station”: bus N65
• Stops from “Eden Street” to “Tiffin School / London Road” (only towards “Aldwych / Drury Lane”): bus N65
• “Broomhill Road”: bus N28
• “Wandsworth / Southside”: bus N28
• “Wandsworth Plain” (only towards “Aldwych / Drury Lane”): bus N28
• “Wandsworth Town Hall”: bus N28
• “East Hill / Alma Road” (only towards “Aldwych / Drury Lane”): bus N28
• Stops from “Plough Road” to “Lavender Hill Police Station”: buses N19 and N31
• “Tipthorpe Road”: bus N137
• “Cedars Road Battersea”: bus N137
• “The Chase Clapham” (only towards “Aldwych / Drury Lane”): bus N137
• “Nine Elms Underground Station”: bus N2
• Stops from “Covent Garden Market East Side” to “Vauxhall Bridge Road”: buses N2 and N136
• “Lambeth Bridge (SW1)” (only towards “Aldwych / Drury Lane”): bus N3
• “Horseferry Road” (only towards “Aldwych / Drury Lane”): bus N3
• “Westminster Station / Parliament Square”: buses N3, N11, N53, N109, N136 and N381
• “Horse Guards Parade”: buses N3, N5, N11, N18, N20, N53, N91, N97, N109, N113, N118, N136, N343 and N381
• “Charing Cross” (only towards “Aldwych / Drury Lane”): buses N3, N5, N9, N11, N15, N18, N20, N21, N29, N41, N53, N89, N91, N97, N109, N113, N118, N136, N199, N279, N343, N381, N550 and N551
• “Southampton Street / Covent Garden” (only towards “Aldwych / Drury Lane”): buses N1, N9, N15, N21, N68, N89, N91, N171, N199, N343, N550 and N551
• “Aldwych / Drury Lane”: buses N1, N9, N15, N21, N68, N89, N91, N171, N199, N343, N550 and N551
• “Aldwych / Bush House”: buses N1, N9, N15, N21, N68, N89, N91, N171, N199, N343, N550 and N551
• “Savoy Street” (only towards “Fairfield Bus Station”): buses N1, N9, N15, N21, N68, N89, N91, N171, N199, N343, N550 and N551
• “Bedford Street” (only towards “Fairfield Bus Station”): buses N1, N5, N9, N15, N20, N21, N29, N41, N68, N89, N91, N113, N171, N199, N279, N343, N550 and N551
• “Trafalgar Square/Charing Cross” (only towards “Fairfield Bus Station”): buses N3, N5, N9, N11, N15, N18, N20, N21, N29, N41, N53, N89, N91, N97, N109, N113, N118, N136, N199, N279, N343, N381, N550 and N551
• “Whitehall / Trafalgar Square” (only towards “Fairfield Bus Station”): buses N3, N5, N9, N11, N15, N18, N20, N21, N29, N41, N53, N89, N91, N97, N109, N113, N118, N136, N199, N279, N343, N381, N550 and N551
• “Abingdon Street” (only towards “Fairfield Bus Station”): bus N3
• “Horseferry Road / Lambeth Bridge” (only towards “Fairfield Bus Station”): bus N3
• “Tate Britain” (only towards “Fairfield Bus Station”): buses N2 and N136
• “Lambourn Road” (only towards “Fairfield Bus Station”): bus N137
• “Herndon Road” (only towards “Fairfield Bus Station”): bus N28
• “King George’s Park” (only towards “Fairfield Bus Station”): bus N28
• “Norbiton Church / Tiffin Boys School” (only towards “Fairfield Bus Station”): bus N65

Pages for these routes: bus N1, bus N109, bus N11, bus N113, bus N118, bus N136, bus N137, bus N15, bus N155, bus N171, bus N18, bus N19, bus N199, bus N2, bus N20, bus N21, bus N26, bus N279, bus N28, bus N29, bus N3, bus N31, bus N343, bus N381, bus N41, bus N5, bus N53, bus N551, bus N68, bus N89.

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Questions about bus N87

Where does bus N87 start its return journey?

At “Aldwych / Bush House” (100 m from “Aldwych / Drury Lane”).

Where can I change from bus N87 to another bus route?

Most routes stop at “Charing Cross” (only towards “Aldwych / Drury Lane”; N3, N5, N9, N11, N15, N18, N20, N21, N29, N41, N53, N89, N91, N97, N109, N113, N118, N136, N199, N279, N343, N381, N550 and N551) and “Trafalgar Square/Charing Cross” (only towards “Fairfield Bus Station”; N3, N5, N9, N11, N15, N18, N20, N21, N29, N41, N53, N89, N91, N97, N109, N113, N118, N136, N199, N279, N343, N381, N550 and N551). All other stops with connections are listed above.

Checked on 5 October 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for London (TfL).