{"id":21191,"date":"2026-10-07T18:01:01","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T17:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/bus-route-sl6-london"},"modified":"2026-10-07T18:01:01","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T17:01:01","slug":"bus-route-sl6-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-sl6-london","title":{"rendered":"Bus route SL6 in London: West Croydon Bus Station \u2194 Russell Square Station"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route SL6 in London links \u201cWest Croydon Bus Station\u201d and \u201cRussell Square Station\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-6ac71ff57980e\" 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-6ac71ff57980e\"  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-sl6-london\/#Which_way_bus_SL6_runs\" >Which way bus SL6 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-sl6-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-sl6-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-sl6-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-sl6-london\/#Does_bus_SL6_go_to_%E2%80%9CSelhurst_Park_Stadium%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus SL6 go to \u201cSelhurst Park Stadium\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-sl6-london\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_SL6_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus SL6 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_way_bus_SL6_runs\"><\/span>Which way bus SL6 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-sl6-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ilondon.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-london-bus-sl6-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route SL6 in London on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Towards \u201cRussell Square Station\u201d: 33 stops. After \u201cWest Croydon Bus Station\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cBedford Hall\u201d, \u201cHogarth Crescent\u201d, \u201cDevonshire Road (CR0)\u201d, \u201cThe Crescent Selhurst\u201d, \u201cPawsons Road\u201d, \u201cTalbot Road Thornton Heath\u201d, \u201cClifton Road (SE25)\u201d, \u201cSelhurst Park Stadium\u201d, \u201cWhitworth Road (SE25)\u201d, \u201cHowden Road (SE25)\u201d. Then \u201cWharncliffe Gardens\u201d, \u201cGrange Avenue (SE25)\u201d, \u201cS Norwood Hill \/ All Saints Ch\u201d, \u201cUpper Beulah Hill\u201d, \u201cBeulah Spa\u201d, \u201cHermitage Road Norwood\u201d, \u201cConvent Hill\u201d, \u201cBiggin Hill\u201d, \u201cCrown Point \/ Beulah Hill\u201d, \u201cCrown Point \/ Knights Hill\u201d. Then \u201cLakeview Road\u201d, \u201cWest Norwood Fire Station\u201d, \u201cSt Julian&#8217;s Farm Road\u201d, \u201cWest Norwood Station\u201d, \u201cNorwood Road \/ Robson Road\u201d, \u201cWaterloo Station \/ Tenison Way\u201d, \u201cWaterloo Bridge \/ South Bank\u201d, \u201cLancaster Place\u201d, \u201cAldwych \/ Kingsway\u201d, \u201cHolborn Station\u201d. Before \u201cRussell Square Station\u201d: \u201cSouthampton Row \/ Theobalds Road\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the way back the bus takes a different route, from \u201cRussell Square Station\u201d to \u201cWest Croydon Bus Station\u201d (36 stops). Only in this direction does it call at \u201cSouthampton Row\u201d, \u201cKingsway \/ Holborn Station\u201d, \u201cAldwych \/ Drury Lane\u201d, \u201cWaterloo Station \/ Waterloo Road\u201d, \u201cNorwood Bus Garage\u201d, \u201cRothschild Street\u201d, \u201cFurneaux Avenue\u201d, \u201cGrecian Crescent\u201d, \u201cBeulah Hill\/All Saints Church\u201d, \u201cRoss Road\u201d, \u201cNugent Road\u201d, \u201cBeaconsfield Road \/ Legacy Youth Zone\u201d, \u201cNorthcote Road \/ Legacy Youth Zone\u201d and \u201cCromwell Road (CR0)\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cRussell Square Station\u201d does it call at, among others, \u201cDevonshire Road (CR0)\u201d, \u201cThe Crescent Selhurst\u201d, \u201cHowden Road (SE25)\u201d, \u201cS Norwood Hill \/ All Saints Ch\u201d, \u201cCrown Point \/ Knights Hill\u201d and \u201cLakeview Road\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cDevonshire Road (CR0)\u201d \u2192 \u201cCromwell Road (CR0)\u201d (50 m), \u201cThe Crescent Selhurst\u201d \u2192 \u201cBeaconsfield Road \/ Legacy Youth Zone\u201d (100 m), \u201cHowden Road (SE25)\u201d \u2192 \u201cRoss Road\u201d (100 m) and \u201cS Norwood Hill \/ All Saints Ch\u201d \u2192 \u201cGrange Avenue (SE25)\u201d (150 m). Towards \u201cRussell Square Station\u201d, board nearby: \u201cSouthampton Row\u201d \u2192 \u201cRussell Square Station\u201d (150 m), \u201cKingsway \/ Holborn Station\u201d \u2192 \u201cHolborn Station\u201d (50 m), \u201cAldwych \/ Drury Lane\u201d \u2192 \u201cAldwych \/ Kingsway\u201d (100 m) and \u201cWaterloo Station \/ Waterloo Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cWaterloo Station \/ Tenison Way\u201d (300 m).<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Connections\"><\/span>Connections<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>On part of the route, between \u201cBedford Hall\u201d and \u201cNorwood Road \/ Robson Road\u201d it shares the road with route 468; between \u201cHowden Road (SE25)\u201d and \u201cNorwood Road \/ Robson Road\u201d it shares the road with route 196; between \u201cWaterloo Station \/ Tenison Way\u201d and \u201cRussell Square Station\u201d it shares the road with routes 1 and 68.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cWest Croydon Bus Station\u201d: tram Tram; buses 60, 64, 75, 109, 154, 157, 166, 194, 198, 250, 264, 289, 367, 403, 407, 410, 450 and SL7<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBedford Hall\u201d: tram Tram; buses 60, 64, 75, 109, 154, 157, 166, 194, 198, 250, 264, 289, 367, 403, 407, 410, 450 and SL7<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHogarth Crescent\u201d: buses 75, 157, 289 and 450<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDevonshire Road (CR0)\u201d (only towards \u201cRussell Square Station\u201d): buses 75, 157 and 450<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Crescent Selhurst\u201d (only towards \u201cRussell Square Station\u201d): buses 75 and 157<\/li>\n<li>\u201cTalbot Road Thornton Heath\u201d: buses 130 and 198<\/li>\n<li>\u201cClifton Road (SE25)\u201d: buses 130 and 198<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSelhurst Park Stadium\u201d: bus 130<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWhitworth Road (SE25)\u201d: bus 130<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHowden Road (SE25)\u201d (only towards \u201cRussell Square Station\u201d): bus 410<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWharncliffe Gardens\u201d: bus 410<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGrange Avenue (SE25)\u201d: bus 410<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cUpper Beulah Hill\u201d to \u201cHermitage Road Norwood\u201d: bus 450<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCrown Point \/ Beulah Hill\u201d: bus 417<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCrown Point \/ Knights Hill\u201d (only towards \u201cRussell Square Station\u201d): bus 417<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLakeview Road\u201d (only towards \u201cRussell Square Station\u201d): bus 417<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWest Norwood Fire Station\u201d: buses 2, 315 and 432<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSt Julian&#8217;s Farm Road\u201d (only towards \u201cRussell Square Station\u201d): buses 2, 315 and 432<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWest Norwood Station\u201d: buses 2, 315, 322 and 432<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNorwood Road \/ Robson Road\u201d: buses 2, 315, 322 and 432<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWaterloo Station \/ Tenison Way\u201d (only towards \u201cRussell Square Station\u201d): buses 11, 59, 76, 77, 139, 172, 176, 188, 243, 341, 381, BL1 and C10<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWaterloo Bridge \/ South Bank\u201d: buses 11, 59, 76, 77, 139, 172, 176, 188, 243, 341, 381 and C10<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLancaster Place\u201d (only towards \u201cRussell Square Station\u201d): buses 9, 15, 23, 26, 59, 76, 87, 91, 139, 172, 176, 188, 243 and 341<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAldwych \/ Kingsway\u201d (only towards \u201cRussell Square Station\u201d): buses 9, 15, 23, 26, 59, 76, 87, 91, 139, 172, 176, 188, 243 and 341<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHolborn Station\u201d (only towards \u201cRussell Square Station\u201d): buses 8, 19, 38, 55, 59, 91, 98, 133, 188 and 243<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSouthampton Row \/ Theobalds Road\u201d: buses 8, 14, 19, 38, 55, 59, 91, 98, 133, 188 and 243<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRussell Square Station\u201d: buses 14, 19, 38, 55, 91 and 98<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSouthampton Row\u201d (only towards \u201cWest Croydon Bus Station\u201d): buses 14, 19, 38, 55, 91, 98 and 243<\/li>\n<li>\u201cKingsway \/ Holborn Station\u201d (only towards \u201cWest Croydon Bus Station\u201d): buses 8, 19, 38, 55, 59, 91, 98, 133, 188 and 243<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAldwych \/ Drury Lane\u201d (only towards \u201cWest Croydon Bus Station\u201d): buses 9, 15, 23, 26, 59, 76, 87, 91, 139, 172, 176, 188, 243 and 341<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWaterloo Station \/ Waterloo Road\u201d (only towards \u201cWest Croydon Bus Station\u201d): buses 11, 59, 76, 77, 139, 172, 176, 188, 243, 341, 381, BL1 and C10<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNorwood Bus Garage\u201d (only towards \u201cWest Croydon Bus Station\u201d): buses 2, 315 and 432<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRothschild Street\u201d (only towards \u201cWest Croydon Bus Station\u201d): buses 2, 315 and 432<\/li>\n<li>\u201cFurneaux Avenue\u201d (only towards \u201cWest Croydon Bus Station\u201d): bus 417<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGrecian Crescent\u201d (only towards \u201cWest Croydon Bus Station\u201d): bus 417<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRoss Road\u201d (only towards \u201cWest Croydon Bus Station\u201d): bus 410<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNugent Road\u201d (only towards \u201cWest Croydon Bus Station\u201d): bus 410<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBeaconsfield Road \/ Legacy Youth Zone\u201d (only towards \u201cWest Croydon Bus Station\u201d): buses 75 and 157<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNorthcote Road \/ Legacy Youth Zone\u201d (only towards \u201cWest Croydon Bus Station\u201d): buses 75, 157 and 450<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCromwell Road (CR0)\u201d (only towards \u201cWest Croydon Bus Station\u201d): buses 75, 157 and 450<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pages for these routes: <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/tram-route-tram-london\">tram Tram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-bl1-london\">bus BL1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-c10-london\">bus C10<\/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>Tickets, passes and concessions are covered 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_and_answers\"><\/span>Questions and answers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_bus_SL6_go_to_%E2%80%9CSelhurst_Park_Stadium%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus SL6 go to \u201cSelhurst Park Stadium\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_SL6_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus SL6 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cWest Croydon Bus Station\u201d and \u201cBedford Hall\u201d (60, 64, 75, 109, 154, 157, 166, 194, 198, 250, 264, 289, 367, 403, 407, 410, 450 and SL7). All other stops with connections are listed above.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checked on 7 October 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for London (TfL).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route SL6 in London links \u201cWest Croydon Bus Station\u201d and \u201cRussell Square Station\u201d. All routes in London \u2192 Which way bus SL6 runs Towards \u201cRussell Square Station\u201d: 33 stops. After \u201cWest Croydon Bus Station\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cBedford Hall\u201d, \u201cHogarth Crescent\u201d, \u201cDevonshire Road (CR0)\u201d, \u201cThe Crescent Selhurst\u201d, \u201cPawsons Road\u201d, \u201cTalbot Road Thornton Heath\u201d, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":647,"featured_media":21192,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9020],"tags":[],"moimportance":[],"motype":[],"moformat":[],"class_list":["post-21191","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\/21191","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=21191"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21191\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21206,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21191\/revisions\/21206"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21192"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21191"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21191"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21191"},{"taxonomy":"moimportance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moimportance?post=21191"},{"taxonomy":"motype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motype?post=21191"},{"taxonomy":"moformat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moformat?post=21191"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}