{"id":17847,"date":"2026-09-24T17:08:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T16:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/bus-route-b12-london"},"modified":"2026-09-24T17:08:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T16:08:08","slug":"bus-route-b12-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-b12-london","title":{"rendered":"Bus route B12 in London: Erith Town Centre \/ Riverside \u2194 St Mary&#8217;s Road Bexley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route B12 in London links \u201cErith Town Centre \/ Riverside\u201d and \u201cSt Mary&#8217;s Road Bexley\u201d. In one direction or the other it serves 16 stops that it skips on the way back.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ac72e7e4f269\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ac72e7e4f269\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-b12-london\/#Where_bus_B12_goes\" >Where bus B12 goes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-b12-london\/#Where_to_change\" >Where to change<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-b12-london\/#Passes_and_concessions\" >Passes and concessions<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-b12-london\/#Questions_about_bus_B12\" >Questions about bus B12<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-b12-london\/#Does_bus_B12_stop_at_%E2%80%9CDartford_Road_Baldwyns_Park%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus B12 stop at \u201cDartford Road \/ Baldwyns Park\u201d?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-b12-london\/#Does_bus_B12_go_to_%E2%80%9CErith_District_Hospital%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus B12 go to \u201cErith &amp; District Hospital\u201d?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-b12-london\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_B12_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus B12 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_bus_B12_goes\"><\/span>Where bus B12 goes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.ilondon.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-london-bus-b12-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ilondon.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-london-bus-b12-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route B12 in London on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>From \u201cErith Town Centre \/ Riverside\u201d to \u201cSt Mary&#8217;s Road Bexley\u201d: 37 stops. On the way: \u201cVictoria Road \/ Erith\u201d, \u201cErith Leisure Centre\u201d, \u201cAvenue Road \/ Erith\u201d, \u201cLesney Park \/ Avenue Road\u201d, \u201cKing Henry School\u201d, \u201cErith &amp; District Hospital\u201d, \u201cCarlton Road \/ Bexley Road\u201d, \u201cCarlton Road \/ The Quarry\u201d, \u201cCarlton Road \/ Brook Street\u201d, \u201cErith Cemetery\u201d. Then \u201cSwaylands Road\u201d, \u201cShinglewell Road\u201d, \u201cLittle Heath Road\u201d, \u201cHollingbourne Avenue\u201d, \u201cBedonwell Road \/ Long Lane\u201d, \u201cCloudesley Road\u201d, \u201cHudson Road\u201d, \u201cFranklin Road\u201d, \u201cPickford Lane \/ Long Lane\u201d, \u201cPickford Lane \/ Bowford Avenue\u201d. Then \u201cBexleyheath Station\u201d, \u201cPickford Road\u201d, \u201cAvenue Road \/ Crook Log\u201d, \u201cUpton Road Bexleyheath\u201d, \u201cBexleyheath \/ Lion Road\u201d, \u201cTrinity Place\u201d, \u201cBexleyheath Clock Tower\u201d, \u201cBexleyheath \/ Highland Road\u201d, \u201cHalcot Avenue\u201d, \u201cBroomfield Road (DA6)\u201d. Before \u201cSt Mary&#8217;s Road Bexley\u201d: \u201cGravel Hill Close\u201d, \u201cHartford Road\u201d, \u201cBexley Library\u201d, \u201cNorth Cray Road\/Vicarage Road\u201d, \u201cVicarage Road Bexley\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the way back the bus takes a different route, from \u201cSt Mary&#8217;s Road Bexley\u201d to \u201cErith Town Centre \/ Riverside\u201d (53 stops). Only in this direction does it call at \u201cDartford Road \/ Baldwyns Park\u201d, \u201cOld Bexley Lane\u201d, \u201cTile Kiln Lane\u201d, \u201cBriar Road\u201d, \u201cPost Office\u201d, \u201cSquires Way\u201d, \u201cFernheath Way\u201d, \u201cGreenfield Road\u201d, \u201cPuddledock Lane\u201d, \u201cSt Mary&#8217;s Nursery\u201d, \u201cBirchwood Drive\u201d, \u201cHook Green Lane\u201d, \u201cCherry Tree Lane\u201d, \u201cThe Horse and Groom\u201d, \u201cBexley Park\u201d, \u201cBaldwyns Park\u201d, \u201cGlynde Road\u201d, \u201cShakespeare Road West Heath\u201d, \u201cCarlton Road \/ Silver Spring Road\u201d, \u201cBeechfield Road \/ Erith\u201d, \u201cErith Health Centre\u201d and \u201cColebrook Street\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cSt Mary&#8217;s Road Bexley\u201d does it call at \u201cLesney Park \/ Avenue Road\u201d, \u201cCarlton Road \/ Brook Street\u201d, \u201cPickford Lane \/ Long Lane\u201d, \u201cPickford Road\u201d, \u201cAvenue Road \/ Crook Log\u201d and \u201cNorth Cray Road\/Vicarage Road\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cLesney Park \/ Avenue Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cAvenue Road \/ Erith\u201d (200 m), \u201cCarlton Road \/ Brook Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cErith Cemetery\u201d (100 m), \u201cPickford Lane \/ Long Lane\u201d \u2192 \u201cShakespeare Road West Heath\u201d (100 m) and \u201cPickford Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cGlynde Road\u201d (100 m). Towards \u201cSt Mary&#8217;s Road Bexley\u201d, board nearby: \u201cGlynde Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cPickford Road\u201d (100 m), \u201cShakespeare Road West Heath\u201d \u2192 \u201cPickford Lane \/ Long Lane\u201d (100 m), \u201cCarlton Road \/ Silver Spring Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cCarlton Road \/ Brook Street\u201d (100 m) and \u201cBeechfield Road \/ Erith\u201d \u2192 \u201cAvenue Road \/ Erith\u201d (100 m).<\/p>\n<p>In practice: you can get to \u201cDartford Road \/ Baldwyns Park\u201d on this bus only in the direction of \u201cErith Town Centre \/ Riverside\u201d, to \u201cBexley Park\u201d only in the direction of \u201cErith Town Centre \/ Riverside\u201d and to \u201cBaldwyns Park\u201d only in the direction of \u201cErith Town Centre \/ Riverside\u201d.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_to_change\"><\/span>Where to change<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Shared sections with other routes: between \u201cPickford Lane \/ Long Lane\u201d and \u201cBexleyheath Clock Tower\u201d it shares the road with routes 422 and B11; between \u201cBexleyheath Clock Tower\u201d and \u201cNorth Cray Road\/Vicarage Road\u201d it shares the road with route 492; between \u201cBexleyheath Clock Tower\u201d and \u201cBexley Library\u201d it shares the road with routes 132 and 229.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cErith Town Centre \/ Riverside\u201d: buses 99, 180, 428 and 469<\/li>\n<li>\u201cVictoria Road \/ Erith\u201d: buses 99, 180, 428 and 469<\/li>\n<li>\u201cErith Leisure Centre\u201d: buses 99, 180 and 428<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cSwaylands Road\u201d to \u201cLittle Heath Road\u201d: bus 401<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cHollingbourne Avenue\u201d to \u201cHudson Road\u201d: buses 301 and 401<\/li>\n<li>\u201cFranklin Road\u201d: bus 301<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPickford Lane \/ Long Lane\u201d (only towards \u201cSt Mary&#8217;s Road Bexley\u201d): bus 301<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPickford Lane \/ Bowford Avenue\u201d: bus 301<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBexleyheath Station\u201d: bus SL3<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPickford Road\u201d (only towards \u201cSt Mary&#8217;s Road Bexley\u201d): buses 89, 96, 486, B14, B16 and SL3<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAvenue Road \/ Crook Log\u201d (only towards \u201cSt Mary&#8217;s Road Bexley\u201d): buses 89, 96, 486, B14, B16 and SL3<\/li>\n<li>\u201cUpton Road Bexleyheath\u201d: buses 89, 96, 486, B14, B16 and SL3<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBexleyheath \/ Lion Road\u201d: buses 89, 96, 269, 486, B14, B16 and SL3<\/li>\n<li>\u201cTrinity Place\u201d: buses 89, 96, 269, 401, 486, B13, B14, B16 and SL3<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBexleyheath Clock Tower\u201d: buses 89, 96, 99, 269, 301, 401, 486, B13, B14, B16 and SL3<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBexleyheath \/ Highland Road\u201d: buses 89, 96, 99, 269, 301, 401, 486 and B16<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHalcot Avenue\u201d: bus 96<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBexley Library\u201d: bus 269<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cDartford Road \/ Baldwyns Park\u201d to \u201cPuddledock Lane\u201d (only towards \u201cErith Town Centre \/ Riverside\u201d): bus 429<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cThe Horse and Groom\u201d to \u201cBaldwyns Park\u201d (only towards \u201cErith Town Centre \/ Riverside\u201d): bus 429<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGlynde Road\u201d (only towards \u201cErith Town Centre \/ Riverside\u201d): buses 89, 96, 486, B14 and B16<\/li>\n<li>\u201cShakespeare Road West Heath\u201d (only towards \u201cErith Town Centre \/ Riverside\u201d): bus 301<\/li>\n<li>\u201cErith Health Centre\u201d (only towards \u201cErith Town Centre \/ Riverside\u201d): buses 99, 180, 428 and 469<\/li>\n<li>\u201cColebrook Street\u201d (only towards \u201cErith Town Centre \/ Riverside\u201d): buses 99, 180, 428 and 469<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Passes_and_concessions\"><\/span>Passes and concessions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Our page \u201cHow to pay for public transport in London\u201d describes tickets, passes and concessions, including any differences between modes of transport.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Questions_about_bus_B12\"><\/span>Questions about bus B12<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_bus_B12_stop_at_%E2%80%9CDartford_Road_Baldwyns_Park%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus B12 stop at \u201cDartford Road \/ Baldwyns Park\u201d?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Only in the direction of \u201cErith Town Centre \/ Riverside\u201d: in the other direction it does not stop there.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_bus_B12_go_to_%E2%80%9CErith_District_Hospital%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus B12 go to \u201cErith &amp; District Hospital\u201d?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Yes, in both directions.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_can_I_change_from_bus_B12_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus B12 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cTrinity Place\u201d (89, 96, 269, 401, 486, B13, B14, B16 and SL3) and \u201cBexleyheath Clock Tower\u201d (89, 96, 99, 269, 301, 401, 486, B13, B14, B16 and SL3). All other stops with connections are listed above.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checked on 24 September 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for London (TfL).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route B12 in London links \u201cErith Town Centre \/ Riverside\u201d and \u201cSt Mary&#8217;s Road Bexley\u201d. In one direction or the other it serves 16 stops that it skips on the way back. Where bus B12 goes From \u201cErith Town Centre \/ Riverside\u201d to \u201cSt Mary&#8217;s Road Bexley\u201d: 37 stops. On the way: \u201cVictoria Road [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":647,"featured_media":17848,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9020],"tags":[],"moimportance":[],"motype":[],"moformat":[],"class_list":["post-17847","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-im-a-passenger"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17847","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/647"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17847"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17847\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17862,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17847\/revisions\/17862"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17848"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17847"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17847"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17847"},{"taxonomy":"moimportance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moimportance?post=17847"},{"taxonomy":"motype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motype?post=17847"},{"taxonomy":"moformat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moformat?post=17847"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}