{"id":17999,"date":"2026-10-03T12:42:42","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T11:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/bus-route-b13-london"},"modified":"2026-10-03T12:42:42","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T11:42:42","slug":"bus-route-b13-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/17999-bus-route-b13-london","title":{"rendered":"Bus route B13 in London: Bexleyheath Library \u2194 New Eltham"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route B13 in London goes from \u201cBexleyheath Library\u201d to \u201cNew Eltham\u201d. The two directions are not quite the same: 4 stops are served in one direction only, which is worth knowing before you travel.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/how-to-pay-for-public-transport-london#routes\">All routes in London \u2192<\/a><\/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-6ac73d4a5e404\" 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-6ac73d4a5e404\"  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\/17999-bus-route-b13-london\/#The_route_of_bus_B13\" >The route of bus B13<\/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\/17999-bus-route-b13-london\/#Other_routes_along_the_way\" >Other routes along the way<\/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\/17999-bus-route-b13-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\/17999-bus-route-b13-london\/#Questions_and_answers\" >Questions and answers<\/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\/17999-bus-route-b13-london\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_B13_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus B13 to another bus route?<\/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\/17999-bus-route-b13-london\/#How_many_stops_does_bus_B13_have\" >How many stops does bus B13 have?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_route_of_bus_B13\"><\/span>The route of bus B13<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-b13-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ilondon.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-london-bus-b13-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route B13 in London on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Towards \u201cNew Eltham\u201d: 28 stops. After \u201cBexleyheath Library\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cLatham Road\u201d, \u201cTownley Grammar School\u201d, \u201cIris Avenue\u201d, \u201cSibley Close\u201d, \u201cAlers Road\u201d, \u201cBrasted Close\u201d, \u201cSandhurst Road \/ Bexley\u201d, \u201cDanson Underpass\u201d, \u201cBlackfen Road \/ Penhill Road\u201d, \u201cBlackfen School For Girls\u201d. Then \u201cClayworth Close\u201d, \u201cMeadow View\u201d, \u201cBurnt Oak Lane \/ The Oval\u201d, \u201cAshcroft Avenue\u201d, \u201cBerwick Crescent\u201d, \u201cAnnandale Road \/ Days Lane\u201d, \u201cHalfway Street \/ Days Lane\u201d, \u201cRestons Crescent\u201d, \u201cAvery Hill Road \/ Halfway St\u201d, \u201cSidewood Road\u201d. Before \u201cNew Eltham\u201d: \u201cMerchland Road\u201d, \u201cNew Eltham Stn\/Footscray Road\u201d, \u201cFootscray Rugby Club\u201d, \u201cGreen Lane (SE9)\u201d, \u201cGreen Lane \/ Sidcup Road\u201d, \u201cFiveways\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the way back the bus takes a different route, from \u201cNew Eltham\u201d to \u201cBexleyheath Library\u201d (23 stops). Only in this direction does it call at \u201cFen Grove\u201d, \u201cDays Lane \/ Burnt Oak Lane\u201d, \u201cSherwood Park Avenue Surgery\u201d and \u201cOvercourt Close\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cNew Eltham\u201d does it call at, among others, \u201cClayworth Close\u201d, \u201cBurnt Oak Lane \/ The Oval\u201d, \u201cAshcroft Avenue\u201d, \u201cBerwick Crescent\u201d, \u201cNew Eltham Stn\/Footscray Road\u201d and \u201cFootscray Rugby Club\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cClayworth Close\u201d \u2192 \u201cOvercourt Close\u201d (50 m), \u201cBurnt Oak Lane \/ The Oval\u201d \u2192 \u201cSherwood Park Avenue Surgery\u201d (100 m), \u201cAshcroft Avenue\u201d \u2192 \u201cDays Lane \/ Burnt Oak Lane\u201d (50 m) and \u201cBerwick Crescent\u201d \u2192 \u201cFen Grove\u201d (50 m). Towards \u201cNew Eltham\u201d, board nearby: \u201cFen Grove\u201d \u2192 \u201cBerwick Crescent\u201d (50 m), \u201cDays Lane \/ Burnt Oak Lane\u201d \u2192 \u201cAshcroft Avenue\u201d (50 m), \u201cSherwood Park Avenue Surgery\u201d \u2192 \u201cBurnt Oak Lane \/ The Oval\u201d (100 m) and \u201cOvercourt Close\u201d \u2192 \u201cClayworth Close\u201d (50 m).<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Other_routes_along_the_way\"><\/span>Other routes along the way<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Route B13 has no long section shared with other bus routes, so over a longer distance no other route can stand in for it.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cBexleyheath Library\u201d: buses 89, 96, 99, 132, 229, 269, 301, 401, 422, 486, 492, B11, B12, B14, B15, B16 and SL3<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLatham Road\u201d: buses 269, B14 and SL3<\/li>\n<li>\u201cTownley Grammar School\u201d: bus 269<\/li>\n<li>\u201cIris Avenue\u201d: bus 269<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAlers Road\u201d: bus B14<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBrasted Close\u201d: buses 132 and B14<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSandhurst Road \/ Bexley\u201d: bus B14<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cDanson Underpass\u201d to \u201cBlackfen School For Girls\u201d: buses 132 and B14<\/li>\n<li>\u201cClayworth Close\u201d (only towards \u201cNew Eltham\u201d): bus 132<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMeadow View\u201d: bus 51<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBurnt Oak Lane \/ The Oval\u201d (only towards \u201cNew Eltham\u201d): bus 51<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAshcroft Avenue\u201d (only towards \u201cNew Eltham\u201d): buses 51 and 132<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHalfway Street \/ Days Lane\u201d: bus 286<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRestons Crescent\u201d: buses 162 and 286<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAvery Hill Road \/ Halfway St\u201d: buses 162 and 286<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSidewood Road\u201d: bus 162<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMerchland Road\u201d: buses 160, 162, 233, 314 and 321<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNew Eltham Stn\/Footscray Road\u201d (only towards \u201cNew Eltham\u201d): buses 160, 162, 233, 314 and 321<\/li>\n<li>\u201cFootscray Rugby Club\u201d (only towards \u201cNew Eltham\u201d): buses 160, 233, 314 and 321<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGreen Lane (SE9)\u201d (only towards \u201cNew Eltham\u201d): buses 160, 233, 314 and 321<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGreen Lane \/ Sidcup Road\u201d (only towards \u201cNew Eltham\u201d): buses 160, 162 and 314<\/li>\n<li>\u201cFiveways\u201d (only towards \u201cNew Eltham\u201d): buses 160, 162 and 314<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNew Eltham\u201d: buses 160, 162, 233, 314 and 321<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDays Lane \/ Burnt Oak Lane\u201d (only towards \u201cBexleyheath Library\u201d): buses 51 and 132<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSherwood Park Avenue Surgery\u201d (only towards \u201cBexleyheath Library\u201d): bus 51<\/li>\n<li>\u201cOvercourt Close\u201d (only towards \u201cBexleyheath Library\u201d): bus 132<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pages for these routes: <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-b11-london\">bus B11<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-b12-london\">bus B12<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-b14-london\">bus B14<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-b15-london\">bus B15<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-b16-london\">bus B16<\/a>.<\/p>\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>Which passes are available and who travels free is explained on a separate page: <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/how-to-pay-for-public-transport-london\">how to pay for public transport in London<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Questions_and_answers\"><\/span>Questions and answers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_can_I_change_from_bus_B13_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus B13 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cBexleyheath Library\u201d (89, 96, 99, 132, 229, 269, 301, 401, 422, 486, 492, B11, B12, B14, B15, B16 and SL3) and \u201cMerchland Road\u201d (160, 162, 233, 314 and 321). All other stops with connections are listed above.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_stops_does_bus_B13_have\"><\/span>How many stops does bus B13 have?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>28 towards \u201cNew Eltham\u201d and 23 towards \u201cBexleyheath Library\u201d, counting the stops at each end.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checked on 3 October 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for London (TfL).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route B13 in London goes from \u201cBexleyheath Library\u201d to \u201cNew Eltham\u201d. The two directions are not quite the same: 4 stops are served in one direction only, which is worth knowing before you travel. All routes in London \u2192 The route of bus B13 Towards \u201cNew Eltham\u201d: 28 stops. 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