{"id":20735,"date":"2026-10-04T15:56:56","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T14:56:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/bus-route-r7-london"},"modified":"2026-10-04T15:56:56","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T14:56:56","slug":"bus-route-r7-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/20735-bus-route-r7-london","title":{"rendered":"Bus route R7 in London: Chelsfield Village \/ Five Bells \u2194 Chislehurst Sainsbury&#8217;s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route R7 in London runs between \u201cChelsfield Village \/ Five Bells\u201d and \u201cChislehurst Sainsbury&#8217;s\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-6ac73d2043550\" 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-6ac73d2043550\"  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\/20735-bus-route-r7-london\/#Which_way_bus_R7_runs\" >Which way bus R7 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\/20735-bus-route-r7-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\/20735-bus-route-r7-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\/20735-bus-route-r7-london\/#Questions_about_bus_R7\" >Questions about bus R7<\/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\/20735-bus-route-r7-london\/#Does_bus_R7_go_to_%E2%80%9COrpington_Station%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus R7 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\/20735-bus-route-r7-london\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_R7_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus R7 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_way_bus_R7_runs\"><\/span>Which way bus R7 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-r7-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ilondon.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-london-bus-r7-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route R7 in London on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Towards \u201cChislehurst Sainsbury&#8217;s\u201d: 45 stops. After \u201cChelsfield Village \/ Five Bells\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cWarren Road\u201d, \u201cThe Highway \/ Chelsfield\u201d, \u201cSaltwood Close\u201d, \u201cChrist Church (BR6)\u201d, \u201cHaileybury Road\u201d, \u201cCheltenham Road\u201d, \u201cCharterhouse Rd \/ Sevenoaks Rd\u201d, \u201cHillcrest Road\u201d, \u201cSevenoaks Road \/ Orpington War Memorial\u201d, \u201cHigh Street\/Orpington War Memorial\u201d. Then \u201cWalnuts Centre\u201d, \u201cTubbenden Lane\u201d, \u201cOrpington Station\u201d, \u201cAllington Road \/ Crofton Road\u201d, \u201cKelvin Parade\u201d, \u201cAllington Road \/ Andover Road\u201d, \u201cAndover Road\u201d, \u201cTurnberry Way\u201d, \u201cTandridge Drive \/ Crofton Lane\u201d, \u201cPlace Farm Avenue\u201d. Then \u201cCrofton School\u201d, \u201cSt John&#8217;s Road \/ Crofton Lane\u201d, \u201cSt Johns Road\/St Georges Road\u201d, \u201cTudor Way\u201d, \u201cQueensway \/ Petts Wood Station\u201d, \u201cPetts Wood Library\u201d, \u201cCrescent Drive\u201d, \u201cOxhawth Crescent \/ East Arm\u201d, \u201cOxhawth Crescent \/ West Arm\u201d, \u201cBlackbrook Lane\/Southborough Lane\u201d. Then \u201cBromley High School\u201d, \u201cNorthumberland Gardens \/ Southborough\u201d, \u201cOldfield Road\/St Georges Road\u201d, \u201cLime Close\u201d, \u201cBickley Station\u201d, \u201cSt George&#8217;s Road\u201d, \u201cBarfield Road\u201d, \u201cAquila Estate\u201d, \u201cBarfield Road \/ Blackbrook Lane\u201d, \u201cChislehurst Station\u201d. Before \u201cChislehurst Sainsbury&#8217;s\u201d: \u201cSusan Wood\u201d, \u201cCamden Park Road Chislehurst\u201d, \u201cChislehurst \/ Ashfield Lane\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the way back, from \u201cChislehurst Sainsbury&#8217;s\u201d to \u201cChelsfield Village \/ Five Bells\u201d: 43 stops. Only in this direction does it call at, among others, \u201cSt Patrick&#8217;s Church\u201d, \u201cAlbany Road \/ Green Lane\u201d, \u201cChislehurst \/ Gordon Arms\u201d, \u201cLoop Road\u201d, \u201cAlbyfield\u201d and \u201cSouthborough Ln\/Blackbrook Ln\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cChislehurst Sainsbury&#8217;s\u201d does it call at, among others, \u201cWarren Road\u201d, \u201cSevenoaks Road \/ Orpington War Memorial\u201d, \u201cCrofton School\u201d, \u201cPetts Wood Library\u201d, \u201cOxhawth Crescent \/ East Arm\u201d and \u201cBlackbrook Lane\/Southborough Lane\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cWarren Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cWarren Road \/ Court Road\u201d (150 m), \u201cSevenoaks Road \/ Orpington War Memorial\u201d \u2192 \u201cHillcrest Road\u201d (150 m), \u201cCrofton School\u201d \u2192 \u201cPlace Farm Avenue\u201d (250 m) and \u201cPetts Wood Library\u201d \u2192 \u201cQueensway \/ Petts Wood Station\u201d (150 m). Towards \u201cChislehurst Sainsbury&#8217;s\u201d, board nearby: \u201cSt Patrick&#8217;s Church\u201d \u2192 \u201cChislehurst Sainsbury&#8217;s\u201d (200 m), \u201cAlbany Road \/ Green Lane\u201d \u2192 \u201cChislehurst Sainsbury&#8217;s\u201d (300 m), \u201cChislehurst \/ Gordon Arms\u201d \u2192 \u201cChislehurst Sainsbury&#8217;s\u201d (250 m) and \u201cLoop Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cChislehurst \/ Ashfield Lane\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>On part of the route, between \u201cQueensway \/ Petts Wood Station\u201d and \u201cOxhawth Crescent \/ West Arm\u201d it shares the road with route 208; between \u201cWalnuts Centre\u201d and \u201cOrpington Station\u201d it shares the road with routes 51, 61, R1, R3 and R4.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cCheltenham Road\u201d: buses 358, R5, R8, R10 and R11<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCharterhouse Rd \/ Sevenoaks Rd\u201d: buses 358, R5, R8, R10 and R11<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHillcrest Road\u201d: buses 353, 358, 477, B14, R2, R5, R8, R9, R10 and R11<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSevenoaks Road \/ Orpington War Memorial\u201d (only towards \u201cChislehurst Sainsbury&#8217;s\u201d): buses 353, 358, 477, B14, R2, R5, R8, R9, R10 and R11<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHigh Street\/Orpington War Memorial\u201d: buses 353, 358, 477, B14, R2, R5, R8, R9, R10 and R11<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWalnuts Centre\u201d: buses 353, 358, 477, B14, R2, R5, R8, R9, R10 and R11<\/li>\n<li>\u201cTubbenden Lane\u201d: buses 353, 358, B14, R2, R5, R8, R9 and R10<\/li>\n<li>\u201cOrpington Station\u201d: buses 353, 358, B14, R2, R5, R8, R9 and R10<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAllington Road \/ Crofton Road\u201d: buses 353 and R2<\/li>\n<li>\u201cKelvin Parade\u201d: buses 353 and R2<\/li>\n<li>\u201cQueensway \/ Petts Wood Station\u201d: bus 273<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPetts Wood Library\u201d (only towards \u201cChislehurst Sainsbury&#8217;s\u201d): bus 273<\/li>\n<li>\u201cOldfield Road\/St Georges Road\u201d: bus 336<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLime Close\u201d (only towards \u201cChislehurst Sainsbury&#8217;s\u201d): bus 336<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBickley Station\u201d: buses 162, 269, 336 and SL3<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSt George&#8217;s Road\u201d (only towards \u201cChislehurst Sainsbury&#8217;s\u201d): buses 162, 269 and 336<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBarfield Road\u201d: buses 162 and 269<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBarfield Road \/ Blackbrook Lane\u201d: buses 162 and 269<\/li>\n<li>\u201cChislehurst Station\u201d: buses 162, 269 and SL3<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSusan Wood\u201d: buses 162, 269 and SL3<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCamden Park Road Chislehurst\u201d (only towards \u201cChislehurst Sainsbury&#8217;s\u201d): buses 162 and 269<\/li>\n<li>\u201cChislehurst \/ Ashfield Lane\u201d (only towards \u201cChislehurst Sainsbury&#8217;s\u201d): buses 160, 161, 162 and 273<\/li>\n<li>\u201cChislehurst Sainsbury&#8217;s\u201d: buses 160, 161, 162 and 273<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cSt Patrick&#8217;s Church\u201d to \u201cLoop Road\u201d (only towards \u201cChelsfield Village \/ Five Bells\u201d): buses 160, 161, 162 and 273<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAlbyfield\u201d (only towards \u201cChelsfield Village \/ Five Bells\u201d): buses 162 and 269<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pages for these routes: <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-b14-london\">bus B14<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-r4-london\">bus R4<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-r5-london\">bus R5<\/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_R7\"><\/span>Questions about bus R7<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_bus_R7_go_to_%E2%80%9COrpington_Station%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus R7 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_R7_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus R7 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cHillcrest Road\u201d (353, 358, 477, B14, R2, R5, R8, R9, R10 and R11) and \u201cSevenoaks Road \/ Orpington War Memorial\u201d (only towards \u201cChislehurst Sainsbury&#8217;s\u201d; 353, 358, 477, B14, R2, R5, R8, R9, R10 and R11). All other stops with connections are listed above.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checked on 4 October 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for London (TfL).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route R7 in London runs between \u201cChelsfield Village \/ Five Bells\u201d and \u201cChislehurst Sainsbury&#8217;s\u201d. All routes in London \u2192 Which way bus R7 runs Towards \u201cChislehurst Sainsbury&#8217;s\u201d: 45 stops. After \u201cChelsfield Village \/ Five Bells\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cWarren Road\u201d, \u201cThe Highway \/ Chelsfield\u201d, \u201cSaltwood Close\u201d, \u201cChrist Church (BR6)\u201d, \u201cHaileybury Road\u201d, \u201cCheltenham Road\u201d, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":647,"featured_media":20736,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9020],"tags":[],"moimportance":[],"motype":[],"moformat":[],"class_list":["post-20735","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\/20735","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=20735"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20735\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20751,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20735\/revisions\/20751"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20736"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20735"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20735"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20735"},{"taxonomy":"moimportance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moimportance?post=20735"},{"taxonomy":"motype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motype?post=20735"},{"taxonomy":"moformat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moformat?post=20735"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}