{"id":20796,"date":"2026-09-27T09:21:21","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T08:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/bus-route-r1-london"},"modified":"2026-09-27T09:21:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T08:21:21","slug":"bus-route-r1-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-r1-london","title":{"rendered":"Bus route R1 in London: Grovelands Road \u2194 High Street \/ Worlds End Lane"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route R1 in London links \u201cGrovelands Road\u201d and \u201cHigh Street \/ Worlds End Lane\u201d. The return journey starts at \u201cHigh Street \/ Green Street Green\u201d (200 m from \u201cHigh Street \/ Worlds End Lane\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-6ac73d2649b67\" 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-6ac73d2649b67\"  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-r1-london\/#Where_bus_R1_goes\" >Where bus R1 goes<\/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-r1-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\/bus-route-r1-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-r1-london\/#Questions_about_bus_R1\" >Questions about bus R1<\/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-r1-london\/#Where_does_bus_R1_start_its_return_journey\" >Where does bus R1 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-r1-london\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_R1_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus R1 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_bus_R1_goes\"><\/span>Where bus R1 goes<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-r1-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ilondon.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-london-bus-r1-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route R1 in London on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Towards \u201cHigh Street \/ Worlds End Lane\u201d: 40 stops. After \u201cGrovelands Road\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cCroxley Green\u201d, \u201cCotmandene Crescent\u201d, \u201cGoose Green Close\u201d, \u201cChorleywood Crescent\u201d, \u201cBrenchley Road\u201d, \u201cSt Peter And St Paul School\u201d, \u201cBridgewater Close\u201d, \u201cMarlings Park Avenue\u201d, \u201cClarendon Way\u201d, \u201cLeesons Primary School\u201d. Then \u201cSt Mary Cray Station\u201d, \u201cNugent Retail Park\u201d, \u201cStanley Way\u201d, \u201cKent Road\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. Then \u201cOrpington Bus Station\u201d, \u201cSt Aubyns Gardens\u201d, \u201cSevenoaks Road\u201d, \u201cCheltenham Road\u201d, \u201cSandhurst Road\u201d, \u201cEton Road \/ Repton Road\u201d, \u201cMalvern Road (BR6)\u201d, \u201cWinchester Road\u201d, \u201cThe Highway School\u201d, \u201cStirling Drive\u201d. Before \u201cHigh Street \/ Worlds End Lane\u201d: \u201cChelsfield\u201d, \u201cChelsfield Centre\u201d, \u201cHigh Beeches (BR6)\u201d, \u201cWoodlands Road Green Street Green\u201d, \u201cVine Road\u201d, \u201cHighfield Avenue (BR6)\u201d, \u201cFarnborough Hill\u201d, \u201cHigh Street \/ Green Street Green\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the way back the bus takes a different route, from \u201cHigh Street \/ Green Street Green\u201d to \u201cGrovelands Road\u201d (44 stops). Only in this direction does it call at \u201cWaring Drive\u201d, \u201cWindsor Drive\/Waring Drive\u201d, \u201cRepton Road \/ Cranleigh Close\u201d, \u201cHigh Street \/ Broomhill Road\u201d, \u201cGoodmead Road\u201d, \u201cCarlton Parade\u201d, \u201cSt Mary Cray\/Station Approach\u201d, \u201cManorfields Close\u201d, \u201cBeddington Road\u201d, \u201cMidfield Way \/ Chipperfield Road\u201d, \u201cBostall Road\u201d, \u201cWisley Road\u201d and \u201cLullingstone Crescent\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cHigh Street \/ Worlds End Lane\u201d does it call at, among others, \u201cCroxley Green\u201d, \u201cGoose Green Close\u201d, \u201cStanley Way\u201d, \u201cHigh Street \/ Carlton Parade\u201d, \u201cHigh Street \/ Church Hill\u201d and \u201cSevenoaks Road\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cCroxley Green\u201d \u2192 \u201cMidfield Way \/ Chipperfield Road\u201d (100 m), \u201cGoose Green Close\u201d \u2192 \u201cCotmandene Crescent\u201d (150 m), \u201cStanley Way\u201d \u2192 \u201cKent Road\u201d (200 m) and \u201cHigh Street \/ Carlton Parade\u201d \u2192 \u201cCarlton Parade\u201d (100 m). Towards \u201cHigh Street \/ Worlds End Lane\u201d, board nearby: \u201cWaring Drive\u201d \u2192 \u201cHighfield Avenue (BR6)\u201d (100 m), \u201cWindsor Drive\/Waring Drive\u201d \u2192 \u201cWoodlands Road Green Street Green\u201d (50 m), \u201cRepton Road \/ Cranleigh Close\u201d \u2192 \u201cSevenoaks Road\u201d (150 m) and \u201cHigh Street \/ Broomhill Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cHigh Street \/ Church Hill\u201d (150 m).<\/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 \u201cNugent Retail Park\u201d and \u201cOrpington Station\u201d it shares the road with route 51; between \u201cBridgewater Close\u201d and \u201cKent Road\u201d it shares the road with route 273; between \u201cSt Mary Cray Station\u201d and \u201cHigh Street\/Orpington War Memorial\u201d it shares the road with route R11.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cGrovelands Road\u201d: bus B14<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCroxley Green\u201d (only towards \u201cHigh Street \/ Worlds End Lane\u201d): bus B14<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCotmandene Crescent\u201d: bus B14<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGoose Green Close\u201d (only towards \u201cHigh Street \/ Worlds End Lane\u201d): bus B14<\/li>\n<li>\u201cChorleywood Crescent\u201d: bus B14<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBrenchley Road\u201d: bus B14<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cClarendon Way\u201d to \u201cSt Mary Cray Station\u201d: bus B14<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNugent Retail Park\u201d: buses 477 and B14<\/li>\n<li>\u201cStanley Way\u201d (only towards \u201cHigh Street \/ Worlds End Lane\u201d): buses 477 and B14<\/li>\n<li>\u201cKent Road\u201d: buses 477 and B14<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHigh Street \/ Carlton Parade\u201d (only towards \u201cHigh Street \/ Worlds End Lane\u201d): buses 208, 353, 477 and B14<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHigh Street \/ Church Hill\u201d (only towards \u201cHigh Street \/ Worlds End Lane\u201d): buses 208, 353, 477 and B14<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWalnuts Centre\u201d: buses 208, 353, 358, 477, B14, R2, R5, R7, R8, R9 and R10<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHigh Street\/Orpington War Memorial\u201d: buses 208, 353, 358, 477, B14, R2, R5, R7, R8, R9 and R10<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cTubbenden Lane\u201d to \u201cSt Aubyns Gardens\u201d: buses 208, 353, 358, B14, R2, R5, R7, R8, R9 and R10<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSevenoaks Road\u201d (only towards \u201cHigh Street \/ Worlds End Lane\u201d): buses 358, R5, R7, R8 and R10<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCheltenham Road\u201d: buses 358, R5, R7, R8 and R10<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSandhurst Road\u201d: bus R7<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cMalvern Road (BR6)\u201d to \u201cThe Highway School\u201d: bus R7<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHighfield Avenue (BR6)\u201d (only towards \u201cHigh Street \/ Worlds End Lane\u201d): buses 358, R5, R8 and R10<\/li>\n<li>\u201cFarnborough Hill\u201d: buses 358, R5, R8 and R10<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHigh Street \/ Green Street Green\u201d: buses R5 and R10<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHigh Street \/ Worlds End Lane\u201d: buses R5 and R10<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRepton Road \/ Cranleigh Close\u201d (only towards \u201cGrovelands Road\u201d): buses 358, R5, R7, R8 and R10<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHigh Street \/ Broomhill Road\u201d (only towards \u201cGrovelands Road\u201d): buses 208, 353, 358, 477, B14, R2, R5, R7, R8, R9 and R10<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGoodmead Road\u201d (only towards \u201cGrovelands Road\u201d): buses 208, 353, 477 and B14<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCarlton Parade\u201d (only towards \u201cGrovelands Road\u201d): buses 208, 353, 477 and B14<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSt Mary Cray\/Station Approach\u201d (only towards \u201cGrovelands Road\u201d): bus B14<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cBeddington Road\u201d to \u201cBostall Road\u201d (only towards \u201cGrovelands Road\u201d): bus B14<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLullingstone Crescent\u201d (only towards \u201cGrovelands Road\u201d): bus B14<\/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-r5-london\">bus R5<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-r7-london\">bus R7<\/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_about_bus_R1\"><\/span>Questions about bus R1<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_does_bus_R1_start_its_return_journey\"><\/span>Where does bus R1 start its return journey?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>At \u201cHigh Street \/ Green Street Green\u201d (200 m from \u201cHigh Street \/ Worlds End Lane\u201d).<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_can_I_change_from_bus_R1_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus R1 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 (208, 353, 358, 477, B14, R2, R5, R7, R8, R9 and R10). 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 R1 in London links \u201cGrovelands Road\u201d and \u201cHigh Street \/ Worlds End Lane\u201d. The return journey starts at \u201cHigh Street \/ Green Street Green\u201d (200 m from \u201cHigh Street \/ Worlds End Lane\u201d). All routes in London \u2192 Where bus R1 goes Towards \u201cHigh Street \/ Worlds End Lane\u201d: 40 stops. 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