Bus route 4 in London: Archway Station ↔ Blackfriars Station

Bus route 4 in London links “Archway Station” and “Blackfriars Station”. In one direction or the other it serves 16 stops that it skips on the way back.

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Which way bus 4 runs

From “Archway Station” to “Blackfriars Station”: 51 stops. On the way: “Whittington Hospital”, “Magdala Avenue / Dartmouth Park Hill”, “Chester Road (N19)”, “Dartmouth Park Road”, “Junction Road”, “Tufnell Park Station”, “Campdale Road”, “Dalmeny Road”, “Carleton Road (N7)”, “Holloway Road Holloway”. Then “Seven Sisters Road / Parkhurst Road”, “Seven Sisters Road / Nags Head”, “Hornsey Road (N7)”, “Durham Road (N7)”, “Fonthill Road”, “Finsbury Park Station”, “Finsbury Park Interchange”, “City & Islington College”, “Gillespie Road”, “Riversdale Road / Blackstock Road”. Then “Highbury Grange”, “Highbury Barn”, “St Joan of Arc School”, “Monsell Road”, “Rock Street”, “Isledon Road”, “Berriman Road”, “Sobell Centre”, “Holloway Road”, “Tollington Road”. Then “Holloway Road Station”, “St Mary Magdalene Church”, “Highbury & Islington Station”, “Upper Street / Laycock Street”, “Islington Town Hall”, “St Mary’s Church (N1)”, “Islington Green”, “Angel Station”, “Angel Islington / City Road”, “Hall Street”. Before “Blackfriars Station”: “City University”, “Percival Street St. Luke’s”, “Pear Tree Street”, “Clerkenwell Road / Great Sutton St”, “Baltic Street West”, “Barbican”, “London Wall (West)”, “New Change / Cannon Street”, “Millennium Bridge”.

On the way back the bus takes a different route, from “Blackfriars Station” to “Archway Station” (33 stops). Only in this direction does it call at “King Edward Street / St Pauls Station”, “Aldersgate Street”, “Clerkenwell Road / Old Street”, “Goswell Road / Great Sutton St”, “Angel Islington”, “Theberton Street”, “Highbury Corner”, “Liverpool Road”, “Camden Road”, “Holloway Nags Head”, “Tufnell Park Road / Odeon Cinema”, “Acland Burghley School” and “Spencer Rise”. Only in the direction of “Blackfriars Station” does it call at, among others, “Junction Road”, “Campdale Road”, “Holloway Road Holloway”, “Seven Sisters Road / Parkhurst Road”, “Seven Sisters Road / Nags Head” and “Hornsey Road (N7)”. For the way back, board nearby: “Junction Road” → “Acland Burghley School” (50 m), “Campdale Road” → “Dalmeny Road” (250 m), “Holloway Road Holloway” → “Tufnell Park Road / Odeon Cinema” (50 m) and “Seven Sisters Road / Parkhurst Road” → “Tufnell Park Road / Odeon Cinema” (150 m). Towards “Blackfriars Station”, board nearby: “King Edward Street / St Pauls Station” → “London Wall (West)” (250 m), “Aldersgate Street” → “London Wall (West)” (50 m), “Clerkenwell Road / Old Street” → “Baltic Street West” (50 m) and “Goswell Road / Great Sutton St” → “Clerkenwell Road / Great Sutton St” (50 m).

In practice: you can get to “Finsbury Park Station” on this bus only in the direction of “Blackfriars Station”, to “Finsbury Park Interchange” only in the direction of “Blackfriars Station” and to “City & Islington College” only in the direction of “Blackfriars Station”.

Where to change

Shared sections with other routes: between “Islington Green” and “London Wall (West)” it shares the road with route 56; between “Tollington Road” and “Angel Islington / City Road” it shares the road with route 43; between “Tollington Road” and “Angel Station” it shares the road with route 19.

Connections by stop, in route order:

• “Archway Station”: buses 17, 41, 134, 143, 210, 234, 263, 390, C11 and W5
• “Whittington Hospital”: buses 17, 41, 134, 143, 210, 234, 263, 390, C11 and W5
• “Magdala Avenue / Dartmouth Park Hill”: buses 143, 210, 263, C11 and W5
• “Chester Road (N19)”: buses 134, 390 and C11
• “Dartmouth Park Road”: buses 134, 390 and C11
• “Junction Road” (only towards “Blackfriars Station”): buses 134 and 390
• “Tufnell Park Station”: buses 134 and 390
• “Carleton Road (N7)”: buses 17 and 263
• Stops from “Holloway Road Holloway” to “Hornsey Road (N7)” (only towards “Blackfriars Station”): buses 17, 21, 91, 253, 254, 259, 263 and 393
• “Durham Road (N7)” (only towards “Blackfriars Station”): buses 91, 253, 254 and 259
• Stops from “Fonthill Road” to “City & Islington College” (only towards “Blackfriars Station”): buses 106, 210, 236, 253, 254, 259, W3 and W7
• “Gillespie Road” (only towards “Blackfriars Station”): buses 106 and 236
• “Monsell Road” (only towards “Blackfriars Station”): buses 106 and 236
• “Rock Street” (only towards “Blackfriars Station”): buses 106, 210, 236, 253, 254, 259, W3 and W7
• “Isledon Road” (only towards “Blackfriars Station”): buses 106, 236, 253, 254 and 259
• “Berriman Road” (only towards “Blackfriars Station”): buses 91, 253, 254 and 259
• “Sobell Centre” (only towards “Blackfriars Station”): buses 91, 253, 254 and 259
• “Holloway Road” (only towards “Blackfriars Station”): buses 17, 21, 91, 253, 254, 259, 263 and 393
• “Tollington Road” (only towards “Blackfriars Station”): buses 17, 21, 91, 253, 254, 259, 263 and 393
• “Holloway Road Station”: buses 21 and 393
• “St Mary Magdalene Church”: buses 21 and 393
• “Highbury & Islington Station”: buses 21, 30 and 393
• “Upper Street / Laycock Street” (only towards “Blackfriars Station”): buses 21, 30 and 393
• “Islington Town Hall”: buses 21 and 30
• “St Mary’s Church (N1)”: buses 30, 38, 73, 341 and 476
• “Islington Green” (only towards “Blackfriars Station”): buses 30, 38, 73, 341 and 476
• “Angel Station”: buses 30, 38, 73, 205, 214, 274, 341, 394 and 476
• “Angel Islington / City Road” (only towards “Blackfriars Station”): buses 30, 38, 73, 205, 214, 274, 341, 394 and 476
• “Hall Street” (only towards “Blackfriars Station”): buses 38, 205, 214, 274, 341 and 394
• “City University”: buses 205, 214 and 394
• “Percival Street St. Luke’s”: buses 55, 205, 214, 243 and 394
• Stops from “Pear Tree Street” to “Baltic Street West” (only towards “Blackfriars Station”): buses 55 and 243
• “Barbican”: buses 55 and 243
• “London Wall (West)” (only towards “Blackfriars Station”): buses 46, 59, 76 and 100
• “New Change / Cannon Street”: buses 8, 15, 17, 25, 26, 76, 100 and 133
• “Millennium Bridge”: buses 8, 15, 17, 25, 26, 40, 63, 76 and 133
• “Blackfriars Station”: buses 15, 17, 26, 40, 63, 76 and 341
• “King Edward Street / St Pauls Station” (only towards “Archway Station”): buses 8, 25, 46, 59, 76, 100 and 133
• “Aldersgate Street” (only towards “Archway Station”): buses 46, 59, 76 and 100
• “Clerkenwell Road / Old Street” (only towards “Archway Station”): buses 55 and 243
• “Goswell Road / Great Sutton St” (only towards “Archway Station”): buses 55 and 243
• “Angel Islington” (only towards “Archway Station”): buses 30, 38, 73, 205, 214, 274, 341, 394 and 476
• “Theberton Street” (only towards “Archway Station”): buses 30, 38, 73, 341 and 476
• “Highbury Corner” (only towards “Archway Station”): buses 21, 30 and 393
• “Liverpool Road” (only towards “Archway Station”): buses 21 and 393
• Stops from “Camden Road” to “Tufnell Park Road / Odeon Cinema” (only towards “Archway Station”): buses 17, 21, 91, 253, 254, 259, 263 and 393
• “Acland Burghley School” (only towards “Archway Station”): buses 134 and 390
• “Spencer Rise” (only towards “Archway Station”): buses 134 and 390

Pages for these routes: bus C11, bus W3.

Passes and concessions

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Questions and answers

Does bus 4 stop at “Finsbury Park Station”?

Only in the direction of “Blackfriars Station”: in the other direction it does not stop there.

Does bus 4 go to “Whittington Hospital”?

Yes, in both directions.

Where can I change from bus 4 to another bus route?

Most routes stop at “Archway Station” and “Whittington Hospital” (17, 41, 134, 143, 210, 234, 263, 390, C11 and W5). All other stops with connections are listed above.

Checked on 7 October 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for London (TfL).