{"id":19952,"date":"2026-09-27T15:44:44","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T14:44:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/bus-route-n381-london"},"modified":"2026-09-27T15:44:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T14:44:44","slug":"bus-route-n381-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n381-london","title":{"rendered":"Night bus route N381 in London: Peckham Bus Station \u2194 Horse Guards Parade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route N381 in London goes from \u201cPeckham Bus Station\u201d to \u201cHorse Guards Parade\u201d. This is a night route. The return journey starts at \u201cWhitehall \/ Horseguards Avenue\u201d (150 m from \u201cHorse Guards Parade\u201d).<\/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-6ac73d0e9a8d5\" 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-6ac73d0e9a8d5\"  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-n381-london\/#Which_way_bus_N381_runs\" >Which way bus N381 runs<\/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-n381-london\/#Connections\" >Connections<\/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-n381-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-n381-london\/#Questions_about_bus_N381\" >Questions about bus N381<\/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-n381-london\/#Where_does_bus_N381_start_its_return_journey\" >Where does bus N381 start its return journey?<\/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-n381-london\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_N381_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus N381 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_way_bus_N381_runs\"><\/span>Which way bus N381 runs<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-n381-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ilondon.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-london-bus-n381-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Night bus route N381 in London on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>From \u201cPeckham Bus Station\u201d to \u201cHorse Guards Parade\u201d: 55 stops. On the way: \u201cPeckham Library\u201d, \u201cBonar Road\u201d, \u201cCommercial Way Peckham Hill\u201d, \u201cBird In Bush Road\u201d, \u201cPeckham Park Road\u201d, \u201cVerney Road\u201d, \u201cSherwood Gardens\u201d, \u201cCatlin Street\u201d, \u201cEsmeralda Road\u201d, \u201cSouthwark Park Rd\/St James Rd\u201d. Then \u201cAnchor Street\u201d, \u201cLynton Road (SE16)\u201d, \u201cGalleywall Road \/ South Bermondsey Stn\u201d, \u201cBeamish House\u201d, \u201cCorbetts Lane\u201d, \u201cWarndon Street\u201d, \u201cSurrey Quays Station\u201d, \u201cGomm Road\u201d, \u201cCanada Water Bus Station\u201d, \u201cCanada Street\u201d. Then \u201cSurrey Quays Leisure Park\u201d, \u201cBrunswick Quay\u201d, \u201cOnega Gate\u201d, \u201cShipwright Road\u201d, \u201cDowntown Road\u201d, \u201cRussia Dock Road\u201d, \u201cBywater Place\u201d, \u201cPeter Hills School\u201d, \u201cSmith Close\u201d, \u201cRotherhithe Station\u201d. Then \u201cRotherhithe Tunnel\u201d, \u201cSouthwark Park\u201d, \u201cDrummond Road\u201d, \u201cBermondsey Station\u201d, \u201cSt James&#8217;s Road\u201d, \u201cJamaica Road \/ Abbey Street\u201d, \u201cDockhead\u201d, \u201cTanner Street\u201d, \u201cBoss Street\u201d, \u201cUnicorn Theatre\u201d. Then \u201cLondon Bridge Station\u201d, \u201cThe Hop Exchange\u201d, \u201cSouthwark Bridge Road\u201d, \u201cGreat Guildford Street\u201d, \u201cLavington Street\u201d, \u201cBlackfriars Road\u201d, \u201cKings Reach Building\u201d, \u201cCoin Street\u201d, \u201cWaterloo Road (SE1)\u201d, \u201cWaterloo Station \/ York Road\u201d. Before \u201cHorse Guards Parade\u201d: \u201cCounty Hall\u201d, \u201cSt Thomas&#8217; Hospital \/ County Hall\u201d, \u201cWestminster Station \/ Parliament Square\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The return journey is different. Towards \u201cPeckham Bus Station\u201d: 56 stops. Only in this direction does it call at, among others, \u201cWaterloo Station\u201d, \u201cHays Galleria\u201d, \u201cAbbots Lane\u201d, \u201cTower Bridge Road\u201d, \u201cHothfield Place\u201d and \u201cSurrey Quays Shopping Centre\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cHorse Guards Parade\u201d does it call at, among others, \u201cGalleywall Road \/ South Bermondsey Stn\u201d, \u201cBeamish House\u201d, \u201cGomm Road\u201d, \u201cSt James&#8217;s Road\u201d, \u201cTanner Street\u201d and \u201cGreat Guildford Street\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cGalleywall Road \/ South Bermondsey Stn\u201d \u2192 \u201cRotherhithe New Rd \/ Sth Bermondsey Stn\u201d (50 m), \u201cBeamish House\u201d \u2192 \u201cRotherhithe New Rd \/ Sth Bermondsey Stn\u201d (100 m), \u201cGomm Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cHothfield Place\u201d (100 m) and \u201cSt James&#8217;s Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cBermondsey Station\u201d (200 m). Towards \u201cHorse Guards Parade\u201d, board nearby: \u201cWaterloo Station\u201d \u2192 \u201cWaterloo Station \/ York Road\u201d (50 m), \u201cHays Galleria\u201d \u2192 \u201cLondon Bridge Station\u201d (150 m), \u201cAbbots Lane\u201d \u2192 \u201cUnicorn Theatre\u201d (150 m) and \u201cTower Bridge Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cBoss Street\u201d (100 m).<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Connections\"><\/span>Connections<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Shared sections with other routes: between \u201cSouthwark Park\u201d and \u201cLondon Bridge Station\u201d it shares the road with route N199; between \u201cThe Hop Exchange\u201d and \u201cWaterloo Road (SE1)\u201d it shares the road with route N343; between \u201cSouthwark Park Rd\/St James Rd\u201d and \u201cWarndon Street\u201d it shares the road with route N1.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stops from \u201cPeckham Bus Station\u201d to \u201cBonar Road\u201d: buses N63, N89, N136 and N171<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCommercial Way Peckham Hill\u201d: bus N63<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBird In Bush Road\u201d: buses N21, N53 and N63<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPeckham Park Road\u201d: buses N21 and N53<\/li>\n<li>\u201cVerney Road\u201d: buses N21 and N53<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCatlin Street\u201d: buses N21 and N53<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cLondon Bridge Station\u201d to \u201cSouthwark Bridge Road\u201d: buses N21 and N133<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cBlackfriars Road\u201d to \u201cCoin Street\u201d: buses N63 and N89<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWaterloo Road (SE1)\u201d: buses N68 and N171<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWaterloo Station \/ York Road\u201d (only towards \u201cHorse Guards Parade\u201d): buses N68 and N171<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCounty Hall\u201d: buses N53, N68, N109, N155 and N171<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSt Thomas&#8217; Hospital \/ County Hall\u201d: buses N53, N109 and N155<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWestminster Station \/ Parliament Square\u201d: buses N3, N11, N26, N44, N53, N87, N109, N136 and N155<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHorse Guards Parade\u201d: buses N3, N5, N11, N18, N20, N26, N44, N53, N87, N91, N97, N109, N113, N118, N136 and N155<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWhitehall \/ Horseguards Avenue\u201d: buses N3, N5, N9, N11, N15, N18, N20, N26, N29, N41, N44, N53, N87, N91, N97, N109, N113, N118, N136, N155, N279, N550 and N551<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWaterloo Station\u201d (only towards \u201cPeckham Bus Station\u201d): buses N68 and N171<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHays Galleria\u201d (only towards \u201cPeckham Bus Station\u201d): buses N21 and N133<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pages for these routes: <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n1-london\">bus N1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n109-london\">bus N109<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n11-london\">bus N11<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n113-london\">bus N113<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n118-london\">bus N118<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n133-london\">bus N133<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n136-london\">bus N136<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n15-london\">bus N15<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n155-london\">bus N155<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n171-london\">bus N171<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n18-london\">bus N18<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n199-london\">bus N199<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n20-london\">bus N20<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n21-london\">bus N21<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n26-london\">bus N26<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n279-london\">bus N279<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n29-london\">bus N29<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n3-london\">bus N3<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n343-london\">bus N343<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n5-london\">bus N5<\/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>Our page \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/how-to-pay-for-public-transport-london\">How to pay for public transport in London<\/a>\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_N381\"><\/span>Questions about bus N381<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_does_bus_N381_start_its_return_journey\"><\/span>Where does bus N381 start its return journey?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>At \u201cWhitehall \/ Horseguards Avenue\u201d (150 m from \u201cHorse Guards Parade\u201d).<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_can_I_change_from_bus_N381_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus N381 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cHorse Guards Parade\u201d (N3, N5, N11, N18, N20, N26, N44, N53, N87, N91, N97, N109, N113, N118, N136 and N155) and \u201cWhitehall \/ Horseguards Avenue\u201d (N3, N5, N9, N11, N15, N18, N20, N26, N29, N41, N44, N53, N87, N91, N97, N109, N113, N118, N136, N155, N279, N550 and N551). All other stops with connections are listed above.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checked on 27 September 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for London (TfL).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route N381 in London goes from \u201cPeckham Bus Station\u201d to \u201cHorse Guards Parade\u201d. This is a night route. The return journey starts at \u201cWhitehall \/ Horseguards Avenue\u201d (150 m from \u201cHorse Guards Parade\u201d). All routes in London \u2192 Which way bus N381 runs From \u201cPeckham Bus Station\u201d to \u201cHorse Guards Parade\u201d: 55 stops. 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