{"id":20632,"date":"2026-09-25T13:26:26","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T12:26:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/bus-route-r4-london"},"modified":"2026-09-25T13:26:26","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T12:26:26","slug":"bus-route-r4-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-r4-london","title":{"rendered":"Bus route R4 in London: Augustine Road \u2194 Princess Royal University Hosp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route R4 in London runs between \u201cAugustine Road\u201d and \u201cPrincess Royal University Hosp\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-6ac73d29838bd\" 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-6ac73d29838bd\"  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-r4-london\/#Which_way_bus_R4_runs\" >Which way bus R4 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-r4-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-r4-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-r4-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\/bus-route-r4-london\/#Does_bus_R4_go_to_%E2%80%9COrpington_Station%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus R4 go to \u201cOrpington Station\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-r4-london\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_R4_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus R4 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_way_bus_R4_runs\"><\/span>Which way bus R4 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-r4-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ilondon.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-london-bus-r4-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route R4 in London on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>From \u201cAugustine Road\u201d to \u201cPrincess Royal University Hosp\u201d: 49 stops. On the way: \u201cChalk Pit Avenue\u201d, \u201cMain Road\u201d, \u201cThe Landway\u201d, \u201cHearns Road\u201d, \u201cMill Brook Road\u201d, \u201cBlacksmiths Lane\u201d, \u201cThe Temple\u201d, \u201cReynolds Cross \/ Red Lion\u201d, \u201cChelsfield Road\u201d, \u201cChelsfield Road \/ Paul&#8217;s Cray Hill\u201d. Then \u201cCockmannings Road\u201d, \u201cWaldenhurst Road\u201d, \u201cSomerden Road\u201d, \u201cRookesley Road\u201d, \u201cRenton Drive\u201d, \u201cBrow Crescent\u201d, \u201cRamsden Road\u201d, \u201cRamsden Road \/ Tintagel Road\u201d, \u201cDyke Drive\u201d, \u201cRamsden Road \/ Court Road\u201d. Then \u201cCourt Road \/ Green Lane\u201d, \u201cHigh Street \/ Carlton Parade\u201d, \u201cHigh Street \/ Church Hill\u201d, \u201cWalnuts Centre\u201d, \u201cHigh Street\/Orpington War Memorial\u201d, \u201cTubbenden Lane\u201d, \u201cOrpington Station\u201d, \u201cOrpington Bus Station\u201d, \u201cSouthcroft Road\u201d, \u201cAshbourne Rise\u201d. Then \u201cCurzon Close\u201d, \u201cTubbenden Lane Crofton\u201d, \u201cTubbenden Drive\u201d, \u201cNorthlands Avenue\u201d, \u201cBorkwood Way\u201d, \u201cHarley Gardens\u201d, \u201cOakleigh Gardens Orpington\u201d, \u201cSouth Drive\/ Orpington\u201d, \u201cHaywood Rise\u201d, \u201cSouthlands Avenue\u201d. Before \u201cPrincess Royal University Hosp\u201d: \u201cBeechcroft Road\u201d, \u201cFarnborough Way\u201d, \u201cHill Avenue\u201d, \u201cLovibonds Avenue\u201d, \u201cStarts Hill Road\u201d, \u201cCrofton Road\/Starts Hill Road\u201d, \u201cLocksbottom \/ St Michael&#8217;s Church\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the way back the bus takes a different route, from \u201cPrincess Royal University Hosp\u201d to \u201cAugustine Road\u201d (47 stops). Only in this direction does it call at \u201cDownsway \/ Southlands Avenue\u201d, \u201cSouthlands Drive\u201d, \u201cHigh Street \/ Broomhill Road\u201d, \u201cGoodmead Road\u201d, \u201cCarlton Parade\u201d, \u201cRamsden Road \/ Kynaston Road\u201d, \u201cChelsfield Lane\u201d, \u201cMungo Park Way\u201d, \u201cNorthfield Avenue Orpington\u201d and \u201cStation Road (BR5)\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cPrincess Royal University Hosp\u201d does it call at, among others, \u201cHearns Road\u201d, \u201cMill Brook Road\u201d, \u201cChelsfield Road \/ Paul&#8217;s Cray Hill\u201d, \u201cRamsden Road \/ Tintagel Road\u201d, \u201cRamsden Road \/ Court Road\u201d and \u201cHigh Street \/ Carlton Parade\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cHearns Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cStation Road (BR5)\u201d (150 m), \u201cMill Brook Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cStation Road (BR5)\u201d (50 m), \u201cChelsfield Road \/ Paul&#8217;s Cray Hill\u201d \u2192 \u201cChelsfield Road\u201d (50 m) and \u201cRamsden Road \/ Tintagel Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cRamsden Road\u201d (150 m). Towards \u201cPrincess Royal University Hosp\u201d, board nearby: \u201cDownsway \/ Southlands Avenue\u201d \u2192 \u201cSouthlands Avenue\u201d (50 m), \u201cSouthlands Drive\u201d \u2192 \u201cHaywood Rise\u201d (50 m), \u201cHigh Street \/ Broomhill Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cHigh Street \/ Church Hill\u201d (150 m) and \u201cGoodmead Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cHigh Street \/ Carlton Parade\u201d (250 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 \u201cRamsden Road \/ Tintagel Road\u201d and \u201cOrpington Station\u201d it shares the road with route 353; between \u201cHigh Street \/ Carlton Parade\u201d and \u201cOrpington Bus Station\u201d it shares the road with route R1; between \u201cHigh Street \/ Carlton Parade\u201d and \u201cOrpington Station\u201d it shares the road with routes 51, 61, 208 and R3.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cHearns Road\u201d (only towards \u201cPrincess Royal University Hosp\u201d): buses 273, B14 and R11<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMill Brook Road\u201d (only towards \u201cPrincess Royal University Hosp\u201d): buses 273, B14 and R11<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cBlacksmiths Lane\u201d to \u201cReynolds Cross \/ Red Lion\u201d: buses 273, 477, B14 and R11<\/li>\n<li>\u201cChelsfield Road\u201d: buses 477 and B14<\/li>\n<li>\u201cChelsfield Road \/ Paul&#8217;s Cray Hill\u201d (only towards \u201cPrincess Royal University Hosp\u201d): buses 477 and B14<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cRenton Drive\u201d to \u201cRamsden Road\u201d: bus R9<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRamsden Road \/ Tintagel Road\u201d (only towards \u201cPrincess Royal University Hosp\u201d): bus R9<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDyke Drive\u201d: bus R9<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCourt Road \/ Green Lane\u201d: buses 477, B14 and R11<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHigh Street \/ Carlton Parade\u201d (only towards \u201cPrincess Royal University Hosp\u201d): buses 477, B14 and R11<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHigh Street \/ Church Hill\u201d (only towards \u201cPrincess Royal University Hosp\u201d): buses 477, B14 and R11<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWalnuts Centre\u201d: buses 358, 477, B14, R2, R5, R7, R8, R9, R10 and R11<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHigh Street\/Orpington War Memorial\u201d: buses 358, 477, B14, R2, R5, R7, R8, R9, R10 and R11<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cTubbenden Lane\u201d to \u201cOrpington Bus Station\u201d: buses 358, B14, R2, R5, R7, R8, R9 and R10<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNorthlands Avenue\u201d: buses 358, R5, R8, R10 and R11<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHarley Gardens\u201d: buses 358, R5, R8, R10 and R11<\/li>\n<li>\u201cOakleigh Gardens Orpington\u201d: buses 358, R5, R8, R10 and R11<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSouth Drive\/ Orpington\u201d (only towards \u201cPrincess Royal University Hosp\u201d): buses 358, R5, R8, R10 and R11<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHaywood Rise\u201d (only towards \u201cPrincess Royal University Hosp\u201d): buses 358, R5, R8, R10 and R11<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSouthlands Avenue\u201d: buses 358, R5, R8, R10 and R11<\/li>\n<li>\u201cFarnborough Way\u201d: bus 358<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHill Avenue\u201d: bus 358<\/li>\n<li>\u201cStarts Hill Road\u201d (only towards \u201cPrincess Royal University Hosp\u201d): buses 261, 336 and R2<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCrofton Road\/Starts Hill Road\u201d: buses 261, 336 and R2<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLocksbottom \/ St Michael&#8217;s Church\u201d: buses 261, 336, 358 and R2<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPrincess Royal University Hosp\u201d: buses 261, 336, 358 and R2<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDownsway \/ Southlands Avenue\u201d (only towards \u201cAugustine Road\u201d): bus 358<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSouthlands Drive\u201d (only towards \u201cAugustine Road\u201d): buses 358, R5, R8, R10 and R11<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHigh Street \/ Broomhill Road\u201d (only towards \u201cAugustine Road\u201d): buses 358, 477, B14, R2, R5, R7, R8, R9, R10 and R11<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGoodmead Road\u201d (only towards \u201cAugustine Road\u201d): buses 477, B14 and R11<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCarlton Parade\u201d (only towards \u201cAugustine Road\u201d): buses 477, B14 and R11<\/li>\n<li>\u201cChelsfield Lane\u201d (only towards \u201cAugustine Road\u201d): bus R9<\/li>\n<li>\u201cStation Road (BR5)\u201d (only towards \u201cAugustine Road\u201d): buses 273, B14 and R11<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pages for these routes: <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-b14-london\">bus B14<\/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_and_answers\"><\/span>Questions and answers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_bus_R4_go_to_%E2%80%9COrpington_Station%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus R4 go to \u201cOrpington Station\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_R4_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus R4 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cWalnuts Centre\u201d and \u201cHigh Street\/Orpington War Memorial\u201d (358, 477, B14, R2, R5, R7, R8, R9, R10 and R11). All other stops with connections are listed above.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checked on 25 September 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for London (TfL).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route R4 in London runs between \u201cAugustine Road\u201d and \u201cPrincess Royal University Hosp\u201d. All routes in London \u2192 Which way bus R4 runs From \u201cAugustine Road\u201d to \u201cPrincess Royal University Hosp\u201d: 49 stops. On the way: \u201cChalk Pit Avenue\u201d, \u201cMain Road\u201d, \u201cThe Landway\u201d, \u201cHearns Road\u201d, \u201cMill Brook Road\u201d, \u201cBlacksmiths Lane\u201d, \u201cThe Temple\u201d, \u201cReynolds Cross [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":647,"featured_media":20633,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9020],"tags":[],"moimportance":[],"motype":[],"moformat":[],"class_list":["post-20632","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\/20632","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=20632"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20632\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20644,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20632\/revisions\/20644"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20633"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20632"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20632"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20632"},{"taxonomy":"moimportance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moimportance?post=20632"},{"taxonomy":"motype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motype?post=20632"},{"taxonomy":"moformat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moformat?post=20632"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}