Bus route 139 in London: Golders Green Station ↔ Waterloo Station / Waterloo Road

Bus route 139 in London goes from “Golders Green Station” to “Waterloo Station / Waterloo Road”. The return journey starts at “Waterloo Station / Tenison Way” (100 m from “Waterloo Station / Waterloo Road”).

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Which way bus 139 runs

Towards “Waterloo Station / Waterloo Road”: 42 stops. After “Golders Green Station”, the bus calls at “Golders Green / Finchley Road”, “Dunstan Road Child’s Hill”, “Llanvanor Road”, “Childs Hill / Cricklewood Lane”, “Lyndale Avenue”, “Hendon Way West Hampstead”, “Fortune Green Road”, “Fortune Green”, “West Hampstead Police Station”, “West Hampstead/West End Green”. Then “Dennington Park Road”, “West Hampstead Underground Station”, “Compayne Gardens”, “Woodchurch Road”, “Priory Road South Hampstead”, “Belsize Road South Hampstead”, “Boundary Road South Hampstead”, “Carlton Hill”, “Marlborough Place”, “Hall Road”. Then “St John’s Wood Road / Lord’s Cricket Grd”, “Frampton Street”, “Church Street Market Lisson Grove”, “Rossmore Road / Lisson Grove”, “Park Road / London Business School”, “Baker Street Station”, “Dorset Street”, “George Street (W1)”, “Orchard Street / Selfridges”, “Selfridges”. Before “Waterloo Station / Waterloo Road”: “Oxford Circus Station / John Lewis”, “Oxford Circus Station”, “Beak Street / Hamleys Toy Store”, “Piccadilly Circus”, “Haymarket / Jermyn Street”, “Trafalgar Square”, “Trafalgar Square/Charing Cross”, “Southampton Street / Covent Garden”, “Lancaster Place / Somerset House”, “Waterloo Bridge / South Bank”.

On the way back the bus takes a different route, from “Waterloo Station / Tenison Way” to “Golders Green Station” (43 stops). Only in this direction does it call at “Lancaster Place”, “Savoy Street”, “Bedford Street”, “Charing Cross”, “Regent Street / St James’s”, “Oxford Street / John Lewis”, “Portman Square”, “York Street”, “Rudolf Steiner House”, “Rossmore Road / London Business School”, “Abbey Road Studios / Grove End Road”, “West End Lane”, “West Hampstead Station / Broadhurst Gardens”, “West Hampstead Thameslink Rail Station” and “Finchley Road (NW6)”. Only in the direction of “Waterloo Station / Waterloo Road” does it call at, among others, “Hendon Way West Hampstead”, “Fortune Green Road”, “West Hampstead Underground Station”, “Compayne Gardens”, “Carlton Hill” and “Park Road / London Business School”. For the way back, board nearby: “Hendon Way West Hampstead” → “Lyndale Avenue” (150 m), “Fortune Green Road” → “Finchley Road (NW6)” (50 m), “West Hampstead Underground Station” → “West Hampstead Station / Broadhurst Gardens” (100 m) and “Compayne Gardens” → “West Hampstead Station / Broadhurst Gardens” (50 m). Towards “Waterloo Station / Waterloo Road”, board nearby: “Lancaster Place” → “Lancaster Place / Somerset House” (50 m), “Savoy Street” → “Southampton Street / Covent Garden” (100 m), “Bedford Street” → “Southampton Street / Covent Garden” (100 m) and “Charing Cross” → “Trafalgar Square/Charing Cross” (50 m).

Where to change

On part of the route, between “Golders Green Station” and “Woodchurch Road” it shares the road with route 328; between “Priory Road South Hampstead” and “Dorset Street” it shares the road with route 189; between “Golders Green Station” and “Lyndale Avenue” it shares the road with route 13.

Connections by stop, in route order:

• “Golders Green Station”: buses 83, 102, 183, 210, 226, 240, 268, 310, 460 and H3
• “Golders Green / Finchley Road”: buses 83, 102, 183, 210, 226, 240, 268, 310, 460 and H3
• “Dunstan Road Child’s Hill”: buses 102 and 460
• “Llanvanor Road”: bus 460
• “Childs Hill / Cricklewood Lane”: buses 113, 460 and 757
• “Lyndale Avenue”: buses 113, 460 and 757
• “Hendon Way West Hampstead” (only towards “Waterloo Station / Waterloo Road”): buses 113 and 757
• “Fortune Green Road” (only towards “Waterloo Station / Waterloo Road”): buses 113 and 757
• Stops from “Fortune Green” to “West Hampstead/West End Green”: buses 113 and C11
• “Dennington Park Road”: bus C11
• “West Hampstead Underground Station” (only towards “Waterloo Station / Waterloo Road”): bus C11
• “Compayne Gardens” (only towards “Waterloo Station / Waterloo Road”): bus C11
• “Woodchurch Road”: buses 16, 32, 98, 316 and C11
• “Priory Road South Hampstead”: buses 16, 31, 32, 98, 316 and C11
• “Belsize Road South Hampstead”: bus 31
• “Boundary Road South Hampstead”: bus 31
• “Hall Road”: buses 46, 113 and 187
• “St John’s Wood Road / Lord’s Cricket Grd”: buses 46 and 187
• “Rossmore Road / Lisson Grove”: buses 2, 113 and 274
• “Park Road / London Business School” (only towards “Waterloo Station / Waterloo Road”): buses 113 and 274
• “Baker Street Station”: buses 2, 18, 27, 74, 113, 205, 274, 453 and 757
• “Dorset Street” (only towards “Waterloo Station / Waterloo Road”): buses 2, 18, 27, 74, 113, 205, 274, 453 and 757
• “George Street (W1)” (only towards “Waterloo Station / Waterloo Road”): buses 2, 74, 113, 205, 274 and 757
• “Orchard Street / Selfridges”: buses 2, 7, 74, 94, 98, 113, 205, 274, 390 and 757
• “Selfridges”: buses 2, 7, 74, 94, 98, 113, 205, 274, 390 and 757
• “Oxford Circus Station / John Lewis” (only towards “Waterloo Station / Waterloo Road”): buses 7, 12, 22, 55, 73, 88, 94, 98, 159, 390 and 453
• “Oxford Circus Station” (only towards “Waterloo Station / Waterloo Road”): buses 7, 12, 22, 55, 73, 88, 94, 98, 159, 390 and 453
• “Beak Street / Hamleys Toy Store”: buses 9, 12, 14, 19, 22, 23, 38, 88, 94, 159 and 453
• “Piccadilly Circus”: buses 9, 12, 14, 19, 23, 38, 88, 94, 159 and 453
• “Haymarket / Jermyn Street” (only towards “Waterloo Station / Waterloo Road”): buses 9, 12, 14, 19, 23, 24, 29, 38, 88, 94, 159 and 453
• “Trafalgar Square”: buses 9, 12, 15, 23, 24, 26, 29, 87, 88, 91, 94, 159 and 453
• “Trafalgar Square/Charing Cross” (only towards “Waterloo Station / Waterloo Road”): buses 9, 12, 15, 23, 24, 26, 29, 87, 88, 91, 159 and 453
• “Southampton Street / Covent Garden” (only towards “Waterloo Station / Waterloo Road”): buses 1, 9, 15, 23, 26, 59, 68, 76, 87, 91, 172, 188, 243, 341 and SL6
• “Lancaster Place / Somerset House” (only towards “Waterloo Station / Waterloo Road”): buses 1, 9, 15, 23, 26, 59, 68, 76, 87, 91, 172, 188, 243, 341 and SL6
• “Waterloo Bridge / South Bank”: buses 1, 11, 59, 68, 76, 77, 172, 188, 243, 341, 381, C10 and SL6
• “Waterloo Station / Waterloo Road”: buses 1, 11, 59, 68, 76, 77, 172, 188, 243, 341, 381, BL1, C10 and SL6
• “Waterloo Station / Tenison Way”: buses 1, 11, 59, 68, 76, 77, 172, 188, 243, 341, 381, BL1, C10 and SL6
• “Lancaster Place” (only towards “Golders Green Station”): buses 1, 9, 15, 23, 26, 59, 68, 76, 87, 91, 172, 188, 243, 341 and SL6
• “Savoy Street” (only towards “Golders Green Station”): buses 1, 9, 15, 23, 26, 59, 68, 76, 87, 91, 172, 188, 243, 341 and SL6
• “Bedford Street” (only towards “Golders Green Station”): buses 1, 9, 15, 23, 24, 26, 29, 59, 68, 76, 87, 91, 172, 188, 243, 341 and SL6
• “Charing Cross” (only towards “Golders Green Station”): buses 9, 12, 15, 23, 24, 26, 29, 87, 88, 91, 159 and 453
• “Regent Street / St James’s” (only towards “Golders Green Station”): buses 9, 12, 14, 19, 23, 38, 88, 94, 159 and 453
• “Oxford Street / John Lewis” (only towards “Golders Green Station”): buses 7, 12, 22, 88, 94, 98, 159, 390 and 453
• “Portman Square” (only towards “Golders Green Station”): buses 2, 74, 113, 205, 274 and 757
• “York Street” (only towards “Golders Green Station”): buses 2, 18, 27, 74, 113, 205, 274, 453 and 757
• “Rudolf Steiner House” (only towards “Golders Green Station”): buses 2, 74, 113, 274 and 757
• “Rossmore Road / London Business School” (only towards “Golders Green Station”): buses 2, 113 and 274
• “Abbey Road Studios / Grove End Road” (only towards “Golders Green Station”): buses 46, 113 and 187
• “West End Lane” (only towards “Golders Green Station”): buses 16, 32, 98, 316 and C11
• “West Hampstead Station / Broadhurst Gardens” (only towards “Golders Green Station”): bus C11
• “West Hampstead Thameslink Rail Station” (only towards “Golders Green Station”): buses 187, 268 and C11
• “Finchley Road (NW6)” (only towards “Golders Green Station”): buses 113 and 757

Pages for these routes: bus BL1, bus C10, bus C11, bus H3, bus SL6, bus 1, bus 2, bus 7, bus 9, bus 11, bus 12, bus 13, bus 14, bus 15, bus 16, bus 18, bus 19, bus 22, bus 23, bus 24, bus 26, bus 27, bus 29, bus 31, bus 32, bus 38, bus 46, bus 55, bus 59, bus 68, bus 73, bus 74, bus 76, bus 77, bus 83, bus 87, bus 88, bus 91, bus 94, bus 98, bus 102, bus 113.

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Questions and answers

Where does bus 139 start its return journey?

At “Waterloo Station / Tenison Way” (100 m from “Waterloo Station / Waterloo Road”).

Where can I change from bus 139 to another bus route?

Most routes stop at “Southampton Street / Covent Garden” (only towards “Waterloo Station / Waterloo Road”; 1, 9, 15, 23, 26, 59, 68, 76, 87, 91, 172, 188, 243, 341 and SL6) and “Bedford Street” (only towards “Golders Green Station”; 1, 9, 15, 23, 24, 26, 29, 59, 68, 76, 87, 91, 172, 188, 243, 341 and SL6). All other stops with connections are listed above.

Checked on 27 September 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for London (TfL).