Bus route 243 in London: Redvers Road ↔ Waterloo Station/Mepham Street

Bus route 243 in London links “Redvers Road” and “Waterloo Station/Mepham Street”. The return journey ends at “Wood Green Station” (50 m from “Redvers Road”).

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The route of bus 243

From “Redvers Road” to “Waterloo Station/Mepham Street”: 57 stops. On the way: “Wood Green Crown Court”, “Perth Road Wood Green”, “Gladstone Avenue Wood Green”, “Westbury Avenue/Lordship Lane”, “The Roundway / West Arm”, “Waltheof Avenue”, “Lordship Lane Primary Care Centre”, “Mount Pleasant Road”, “Bruce Castle Park & Museum”, “Elmhurst Road”. Then “Bruce Grove Station”, “Tottenham High Rd/ Bruce Grove”, “Tottenham Police Station”, “Tottenham Town Hall”, “College of North East London”, “Seven Sisters Station”, “South Tottenham Station”, “St Ann’s Road / High Road”, “Egerton Road (N16)”, “Stamford Hill Broadway”. Then “Stamford Hill Library”, “Lynmouth Road”, “Stoke Newington Station”, “Northwold Road / Stoke Newington Common”, “Rectory Road / Brooke Road”, “Manse Road”, “Stoke Newington Rd/Amhurst Rd”, “Princess May Road”, “Shacklewell Lane Dalston”, “Rio Cinema”. Then “Dalston Kingsland Station”, “Dalston Junction Station”, “Forest Road / Kingsland Road”, “Middleton Road De Beauvoir Town”, “Haggerston Station/Downham Rd”, “Laburnum Street”, “St Leonards Hospital”, “Hoxton Station / Museum of the Home”, “Falkirk Street”, “Shoreditch Church”. Then “Shoreditch Town Hall”, “Great Eastern Street”, “Old Street Station”, “Bunhill Row”, “St Luke’s Music Edu Centre”, “Aldersgate Street / Goswell Rd”, “Clerkenwell Rd/St John Street”, “Clerkenwell Green”, “Hatton Garden”, “Rosebery Avenue”. Before “Waterloo Station/Mepham Street”: “Grays Inn Road/Theobalds Road”, “Red Lion Square”, “Kingsway / Holborn Station”, “Aldwych / Drury Lane”, “Waterloo Bridge / South Bank”.

On the way back the bus takes a different route, from “Waterloo Station/Mepham Street” to “Wood Green Station” (58 stops). Only in this direction does it call at “Lancaster Place”, “Holborn Station”, “Farringdon Road”, “St John Street”, “Goswell Road”, “Central Street / Old Street”, “Shoreditch Fire Station”, “Waterson Street”, “Pearson Street”, “Kingsland High Street / Dalston Junction”, “Amhurst Road”, “Stoke Newington Police Station”, “Brooke Road”, “Stoke Newington Church St / High Street”, “Lealand Road”, “Seven Sisters Road”, “Bruce Grove Station / Tottenham High Road”, “Awlfield Avenue” and “Morley Avenue”. Only in the direction of “Waterloo Station/Mepham Street” does it call at, among others, “Westbury Avenue/Lordship Lane”, “Mount Pleasant Road”, “Elmhurst Road”, “Tottenham High Rd/ Bruce Grove”, “Northwold Road / Stoke Newington Common” and “Rectory Road / Brooke Road”. For the way back, board nearby: “Westbury Avenue/Lordship Lane” → “The Roundway / West Arm” (150 m), “Mount Pleasant Road” → “Bruce Castle Park & Museum” (250 m), “Elmhurst Road” → “Bruce Grove Station” (200 m) and “Tottenham High Rd/ Bruce Grove” → “Bruce Grove Station / Tottenham High Road” (50 m). Towards “Waterloo Station/Mepham Street”, board nearby: “Lancaster Place” → “Aldwych / Drury Lane” (200 m), “Holborn Station” → “Kingsway / Holborn Station” (50 m), “Farringdon Road” → “Clerkenwell Green” (150 m) and “St John Street” → “Clerkenwell Green” (150 m).

Other routes along the way

Shared sections with other routes: between “Tottenham High Rd/ Bruce Grove” and “Shoreditch Church” it shares the road with route 149; between “Tottenham Town Hall” and “Forest Road / Kingsland Road” it shares the road with route 76; between “Egerton Road (N16)” and “Forest Road / Kingsland Road” it shares the road with route 67.

Connections by stop, in route order:

• “Redvers Road”: buses 29, 91, 121, 141, 144, 184, 221, 230, 232, 329, W3 and W4
• “Wood Green Crown Court”: buses 91, 144 and W3
• “Perth Road Wood Green”: buses 144 and W3
• “Gladstone Avenue Wood Green”: buses 123, 144, 217, 231, 444 and W3
• “Westbury Avenue/Lordship Lane” (only towards “Waterloo Station/Mepham Street”): buses 123, 144, 217, 231 and 444
• “The Roundway / West Arm”: buses 123, 144, 217, 231 and 444
• “Waltheof Avenue”: buses 123, 144, 217, 231 and 444
• “Lordship Lane Primary Care Centre”: buses 123 and 318
• “Mount Pleasant Road” (only towards “Waterloo Station/Mepham Street”): buses 123, 318 and W4
• “Bruce Castle Park & Museum”: buses 123, 318 and W4
• “Elmhurst Road” (only towards “Waterloo Station/Mepham Street”): buses 123, 259, 279, 318, 341 and W4
• “Bruce Grove Station”: buses 123, 259, 279, 318, 341 and W4
• “Tottenham High Rd/ Bruce Grove” (only towards “Waterloo Station/Mepham Street”): buses 123, 259, 279, 318, 341 and W4
• “Tottenham Police Station”: buses 123, 230, 259, 279, 318, 341 and W4
• “Tottenham Town Hall”: buses 123, 230, 259, 279, 318, 341 and W4
• “College of North East London”: buses 41, 230, 259, 279, 318, 341 and W4
• “Seven Sisters Station”: buses 41, 259, 279, 318 and W4
• “South Tottenham Station”: buses 41, 259, 279 and 318
• Stops from “St Ann’s Road / High Road” to “Stamford Hill Library”: buses 253, 254, 279, 310 and 318
• “Lynmouth Road”: bus 106
• “Stoke Newington Station”: buses 73, 106, 276 and 393
• “Northwold Road / Stoke Newington Common” (only towards “Waterloo Station/Mepham Street”): buses 73, 106, 276 and 393
• “Rectory Road / Brooke Road” (only towards “Waterloo Station/Mepham Street”): buses 73, 106, 276 and 393
• “Manse Road” (only towards “Waterloo Station/Mepham Street”): buses 276 and 488
• “Stoke Newington Rd/Amhurst Rd” (only towards “Waterloo Station/Mepham Street”): bus 276
• “Princess May Road”: buses 236 and 488
• “Shacklewell Lane Dalston” (only towards “Waterloo Station/Mepham Street”): buses 236 and 488
• “Rio Cinema”: buses 236 and 488
• “Dalston Kingsland Station”: buses 30, 38, 56, 236, 277 and 488
• “Dalston Junction Station”: buses 30, 38, 56, 277 and 488
• “Forest Road / Kingsland Road” (only towards “Waterloo Station/Mepham Street”): buses 30, 38, 56, 277 and 488
• “Middleton Road De Beauvoir Town”: buses 277 and 488
• “Laburnum Street”: bus 394
• “St Leonards Hospital”: bus 394
• “Hoxton Station / Museum of the Home”: buses 26, 35, 47 and 394
• “Falkirk Street” (only towards “Waterloo Station/Mepham Street”): buses 26, 35, 47 and 394
• “Shoreditch Church” (only towards “Waterloo Station/Mepham Street”): buses 26, 35, 47, 78 and 394
• “Shoreditch Town Hall”: buses 26, 35, 47, 78, 135 and 205
• “Great Eastern Street”: buses 21, 26, 35, 43, 47, 78, 135, 141, 205 and 214
• “Old Street Station”: buses 21, 43, 135, 141, 205 and 214
• “Bunhill Row” (only towards “Waterloo Station/Mepham Street”): buses 21, 43, 135, 141, 205 and 214
• “Aldersgate Street / Goswell Rd” (only towards “Waterloo Station/Mepham Street”): buses 4, 56 and 153
• “Clerkenwell Rd/St John Street” (only towards “Waterloo Station/Mepham Street”): buses 4, 56 and 153
• “Clerkenwell Green” (only towards “Waterloo Station/Mepham Street”): buses 40, 63, 153 and 341
• “Hatton Garden”: buses 17, 19, 38, 40, 46, 63 and 341
• “Rosebery Avenue” (only towards “Waterloo Station/Mepham Street”): buses 17, 19, 38, 40, 46, 63 and 341
• “Grays Inn Road/Theobalds Road”: buses 8, 17, 19, 38, 46, 59 and 133
• “Red Lion Square”: buses 1, 8, 19, 38, 59, 68, 91, 98, 133 and SL6
• “Kingsway / Holborn Station” (only towards “Waterloo Station/Mepham Street”): buses 1, 8, 19, 38, 59, 68, 91, 98, 133, 188 and SL6
• “Aldwych / Drury Lane”: buses 1, 9, 15, 23, 26, 59, 68, 87, 91, 139, 172, 176, 188, 341 and SL6
• “Waterloo Bridge / South Bank”: buses 1, 11, 59, 68, 77, 139, 172, 176, 188, 341, 381, C10 and SL6
• “Waterloo Station/Mepham Street”: buses 1, 11, 59, 68, 77, 139, 172, 176, 188, 341, 381, BL1, C10 and SL6
• “Waterloo Station / Tenison Way”: buses 1, 11, 59, 68, 77, 139, 172, 176, 188, 341, 381, BL1, C10 and SL6
• “Lancaster Place” (only towards “Wood Green Station”): buses 1, 9, 15, 23, 26, 59, 68, 87, 91, 139, 172, 176, 188, 341 and SL6
• “Holborn Station” (only towards “Wood Green Station”): buses 1, 8, 14, 19, 38, 59, 68, 91, 98, 133, 188 and SL6
• “Farringdon Road” (only towards “Wood Green Station”): buses 19, 38, 40, 63 and 341
• “St John Street” (only towards “Wood Green Station”): buses 40, 63, 153 and 341
• “Goswell Road” (only towards “Wood Green Station”): buses 4, 56 and 153
• “Central Street / Old Street” (only towards “Wood Green Station”): buses 4, 56 and 153
• “Shoreditch Fire Station” (only towards “Wood Green Station”): buses 21, 43, 135, 141, 205 and 214
• “Waterson Street” (only towards “Wood Green Station”): buses 26, 35, 47 and 394
• “Pearson Street” (only towards “Wood Green Station”): bus 394
• “Kingsland High Street / Dalston Junction” (only towards “Wood Green Station”): buses 30, 38, 56, 277 and 488
• “Amhurst Road” (only towards “Wood Green Station”): bus 276
• Stops from “Stoke Newington Police Station” to “Stoke Newington Church St / High Street” (only towards “Wood Green Station”): buses 73, 106, 276 and 393
• “Lealand Road” (only towards “Wood Green Station”): buses 279 and 318
• “Seven Sisters Road” (only towards “Wood Green Station”): buses 41, 259, 279, 318 and W4
• “Bruce Grove Station / Tottenham High Road” (only towards “Wood Green Station”): buses 123, 259, 279, 318, 341 and W4
• “Awlfield Avenue” (only towards “Wood Green Station”): bus 123
• “Morley Avenue” (only towards “Wood Green Station”): buses 123, 144, 217, 231, 444 and W3
• “Wood Green Station”: buses 29, 91, 121, 141, 144, 184, 221, 230, 232, 329, W3 and W4

Pages for these routes: bus BL1, bus C10, bus SL6, bus W3, bus W4, bus 1, bus 4, bus 8, bus 9, bus 11, bus 14, bus 15, bus 17, bus 19, bus 21, bus 23, bus 26, bus 29, bus 30, bus 35, bus 38, bus 40, bus 41, bus 43, bus 46, bus 47, bus 56, bus 59, bus 63, bus 67, bus 68, bus 73, bus 76, bus 77, bus 78, bus 87, bus 91, bus 98, bus 106, bus 121, bus 123, bus 133, bus 135, bus 139, bus 141, bus 144, bus 149, bus 153, bus 172, bus 176, bus 184, bus 188, bus 205, bus 214, bus 217, bus 221, bus 236.

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Questions about bus 243

Does bus 243 go to “Bruce Castle Park & Museum”?

Yes, in both directions.

Where can I change from bus 243 to another bus route?

Most routes stop at “Aldwych / Drury Lane” (1, 9, 15, 23, 26, 59, 68, 87, 91, 139, 172, 176, 188, 341 and SL6) and “Lancaster Place” (only towards “Wood Green Station”; 1, 9, 15, 23, 26, 59, 68, 87, 91, 139, 172, 176, 188, 341 and SL6). All other stops with connections are listed above.

Checked on 4 October 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for London (TfL).