{"id":20643,"date":"2026-10-06T20:24:24","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T19:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/bus-route-r5-london"},"modified":"2026-10-06T20:24:24","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T19:24:24","slug":"bus-route-r5-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/20643-bus-route-r5-london","title":{"rendered":"Bus route R5 in London: Orpington Bus Station \u2194 High Street \/ Green Street Green"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route R5 in London goes from \u201cOrpington Bus Station\u201d to \u201cHigh Street \/ Green Street Green\u201d. The two directions are not quite the same: 35 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-6ac73d15e5483\" 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-6ac73d15e5483\"  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\/20643-bus-route-r5-london\/#The_route_of_bus_R5\" >The route of bus R5<\/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\/20643-bus-route-r5-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\/20643-bus-route-r5-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\/20643-bus-route-r5-london\/#Questions_about_bus_R5\" >Questions about bus R5<\/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\/20643-bus-route-r5-london\/#Does_bus_R5_stop_at_%E2%80%9CPark_Corner%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus R5 stop at \u201cPark Corner\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\/20643-bus-route-r5-london\/#Does_bus_R5_go_to_%E2%80%9CSevenoaks_Road_Orpington_Hospital%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus R5 go to \u201cSevenoaks Road \/ Orpington 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\/20643-bus-route-r5-london\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_R5_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus R5 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_route_of_bus_R5\"><\/span>The route of bus R5<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-r5-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ilondon.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-london-bus-r5-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route R5 in London on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Towards \u201cHigh Street \/ Green Street Green\u201d: 11 stops. After \u201cOrpington Bus Station\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cTubbenden Lane\u201d, \u201cHigh Street\/Orpington War Memorial\u201d, \u201cWalnuts Centre\u201d, \u201cHillcrest Road\u201d, \u201cSevenoaks Road \/ Tower Road\u201d, \u201cSevenoaks Road \/ Orpington Hospital\u201d, \u201cSevenoaks Road \/ Cloonmore Avenue\u201d, \u201cCrescent Way (BR6)\u201d, \u201cGlentrammon Road\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the way back the bus takes a different route, from \u201cHigh Street \/ Green Street Green\u201d to \u201cOrpington Bus Station\u201d (47 stops). Only in this direction does it call at \u201cSevenoaks Road\/Green Street Green\u201d, \u201cThe Hillside\u201d, \u201cPratts Bottom \/ Sevenoaks Road\u201d, \u201cPratts Bottom \/ Orchard Road\u201d, \u201cPratts Bottom \/ The Green\u201d, \u201cPratts Bottom Primary School\u201d, \u201cHillside Farm\u201d, \u201cCoolings Garden Centre\u201d, \u201cDeerleap Lane\u201d, \u201cBowens Yard\u201d, \u201cHalstead Lane\u201d, \u201cMeadway\u201d, \u201cShoreham Lane\u201d, \u201cClarks Lane\u201d, \u201cThe Cock\u201d, \u201cPark Corner\u201d, \u201cThe Three Horseshoes\u201d, \u201cCoolings Green\u201d, \u201cBlueberry Lane\u201d, \u201cWar Memorial\u201d, \u201cBrasted Lane\u201d, \u201cTally Ho\u201d, \u201cScott&#8217;s Lodge\u201d, \u201cHorns Green\u201d, \u201cCudham Lane South\u201d, \u201cCudham \/ Cackets Lane\u201d, \u201cCudham Recreation Ground\u201d, \u201cCudham \/ Church Approach\u201d, \u201cCudham \/ Mace Lane\u201d, \u201cCudham Shaws Campsite\u201d, \u201cHazelwood\u201d, \u201cHazelwood \/ Snag Lane\u201d, \u201cCudham Park Road\u201d, \u201cCudham Lane Recreation Ground\u201d, \u201cOld Hill Playground\u201d and \u201cSevenoaks Road \/ Orpington War Memorial\u201d. Towards \u201cHigh Street \/ Green Street Green\u201d, board nearby: \u201cSevenoaks Road \/ Orpington War Memorial\u201d \u2192 \u201cHillcrest Road\u201d (100 m).<\/p>\n<p>In practice: you can get to \u201cPark Corner\u201d on this bus only in the direction of \u201cOrpington Bus Station\u201d and to \u201cCudham Park Road\u201d only in the direction of \u201cOrpington Bus Station\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>On part of the route, between \u201cOrpington Bus Station\u201d and \u201cHigh Street \/ Green Street Green\u201d it shares the road with route R10; between \u201cOrpington Bus Station\u201d and \u201cGlentrammon Road\u201d it shares the road with route 358; between \u201cHigh Street\/Orpington War Memorial\u201d and \u201cGlentrammon Road\u201d it shares the road with route R8.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cOrpington Bus Station\u201d: buses 51, 61, 208, 353, B14, R1, R2, R3 and R4<\/li>\n<li>\u201cTubbenden Lane\u201d: buses 51, 61, 208, 353, B14, R1, R2, R3 and R4<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cHigh Street\/Orpington War Memorial\u201d to \u201cHillcrest Road\u201d: buses 51, 61, 208, 353, 477, B14, R1, R2, R3 and R4<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSevenoaks Road \/ Tower Road\u201d: bus R1<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSevenoaks Road \/ Orpington Hospital\u201d: bus R1<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCrescent Way (BR6)\u201d: bus R4<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGlentrammon Road\u201d: bus R1<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHigh Street \/ Green Street Green\u201d: bus R1<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSevenoaks Road\/Green Street Green\u201d (only towards \u201cOrpington Bus Station\u201d): bus R1<\/li>\n<li>\u201cOld Hill Playground\u201d (only towards \u201cOrpington Bus Station\u201d): bus R1<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSevenoaks Road \/ Orpington War Memorial\u201d (only towards \u201cOrpington Bus Station\u201d): buses 51, 61, 208, 353, 477, B14, R1, R2, R3 and R4<\/li>\n<li>\u201cOrpington Station\u201d: buses 51, 61, 208, 353, B14, R1, R2, R3 and R4<\/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_about_bus_R5\"><\/span>Questions about bus R5<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_bus_R5_stop_at_%E2%80%9CPark_Corner%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus R5 stop at \u201cPark Corner\u201d?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Only in the direction of \u201cOrpington Bus Station\u201d: in the other direction it does not stop there.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_bus_R5_go_to_%E2%80%9CSevenoaks_Road_Orpington_Hospital%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus R5 go to \u201cSevenoaks Road \/ Orpington 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_R5_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus R5 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cHigh Street\/Orpington War Memorial\u201d and \u201cWalnuts Centre\u201d (51, 61, 208, 353, 477, B14, R1, R2, R3 and R4). All other stops with connections are listed above.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checked on 6 October 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for London (TfL).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route R5 in London goes from \u201cOrpington Bus Station\u201d to \u201cHigh Street \/ Green Street Green\u201d. The two directions are not quite the same: 35 stops are served in one direction only, which is worth knowing before you travel. All routes in London \u2192 The route of bus R5 Towards \u201cHigh Street \/ Green [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":647,"featured_media":20648,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9020],"tags":[],"moimportance":[],"motype":[],"moformat":[],"class_list":["post-20643","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\/20643","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=20643"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20643\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20663,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20643\/revisions\/20663"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20648"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20643"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20643"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20643"},{"taxonomy":"moimportance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moimportance?post=20643"},{"taxonomy":"motype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motype?post=20643"},{"taxonomy":"moformat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moformat?post=20643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}