{"id":21899,"date":"2026-10-07T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/bus-route-4-london"},"modified":"2026-10-07T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T15:00:00","slug":"bus-route-4-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-4-london","title":{"rendered":"Bus route 4 in London: Archway Station \u2194 Blackfriars Station"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 4 in London links \u201cArchway Station\u201d and \u201cBlackfriars Station\u201d. In one direction or the other it serves 16 stops that it skips on the way back.<\/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-6ac72e8668550\" 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-6ac72e8668550\"  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-4-london\/#Which_way_bus_4_runs\" >Which way bus 4 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-4-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-4-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-4-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-4-london\/#Does_bus_4_stop_at_%E2%80%9CFinsbury_Park_Station%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus 4 stop at \u201cFinsbury Park 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-4-london\/#Does_bus_4_go_to_%E2%80%9CWhittington_Hospital%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus 4 go to \u201cWhittington 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\/bus-route-4-london\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_4_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus 4 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_way_bus_4_runs\"><\/span>Which way bus 4 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-4-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ilondon.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-london-bus-4-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route 4 in London on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>From \u201cArchway Station\u201d to \u201cBlackfriars Station\u201d: 51 stops. On the way: \u201cWhittington Hospital\u201d, \u201cMagdala Avenue \/ Dartmouth Park Hill\u201d, \u201cChester Road (N19)\u201d, \u201cDartmouth Park Road\u201d, \u201cJunction Road\u201d, \u201cTufnell Park Station\u201d, \u201cCampdale Road\u201d, \u201cDalmeny Road\u201d, \u201cCarleton Road (N7)\u201d, \u201cHolloway Road Holloway\u201d. Then \u201cSeven Sisters Road \/ Parkhurst Road\u201d, \u201cSeven Sisters Road \/ Nags Head\u201d, \u201cHornsey Road (N7)\u201d, \u201cDurham Road (N7)\u201d, \u201cFonthill Road\u201d, \u201cFinsbury Park Station\u201d, \u201cFinsbury Park Interchange\u201d, \u201cCity &amp; Islington College\u201d, \u201cGillespie Road\u201d, \u201cRiversdale Road \/ Blackstock Road\u201d. Then \u201cHighbury Grange\u201d, \u201cHighbury Barn\u201d, \u201cSt Joan of Arc School\u201d, \u201cMonsell Road\u201d, \u201cRock Street\u201d, \u201cIsledon Road\u201d, \u201cBerriman Road\u201d, \u201cSobell Centre\u201d, \u201cHolloway Road\u201d, \u201cTollington Road\u201d. Then \u201cHolloway Road Station\u201d, \u201cSt Mary Magdalene Church\u201d, \u201cHighbury &amp; Islington Station\u201d, \u201cUpper Street \/ Laycock Street\u201d, \u201cIslington Town Hall\u201d, \u201cSt Mary&#8217;s Church (N1)\u201d, \u201cIslington Green\u201d, \u201cAngel Station\u201d, \u201cAngel Islington \/ City Road\u201d, \u201cHall Street\u201d. Before \u201cBlackfriars Station\u201d: \u201cCity University\u201d, \u201cPercival Street St. Luke&#8217;s\u201d, \u201cPear Tree Street\u201d, \u201cClerkenwell Road \/ Great Sutton St\u201d, \u201cBaltic Street West\u201d, \u201cBarbican\u201d, \u201cLondon Wall (West)\u201d, \u201cNew Change \/ Cannon Street\u201d, \u201cMillennium Bridge\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the way back the bus takes a different route, from \u201cBlackfriars Station\u201d to \u201cArchway Station\u201d (33 stops). Only in this direction does it call at \u201cKing Edward Street \/ St Pauls Station\u201d, \u201cAldersgate Street\u201d, \u201cClerkenwell Road \/ Old Street\u201d, \u201cGoswell Road \/ Great Sutton St\u201d, \u201cAngel Islington\u201d, \u201cTheberton Street\u201d, \u201cHighbury Corner\u201d, \u201cLiverpool Road\u201d, \u201cCamden Road\u201d, \u201cHolloway Nags Head\u201d, \u201cTufnell Park Road \/ Odeon Cinema\u201d, \u201cAcland Burghley School\u201d and \u201cSpencer Rise\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cBlackfriars Station\u201d does it call at, among others, \u201cJunction Road\u201d, \u201cCampdale Road\u201d, \u201cHolloway Road Holloway\u201d, \u201cSeven Sisters Road \/ Parkhurst Road\u201d, \u201cSeven Sisters Road \/ Nags Head\u201d and \u201cHornsey Road (N7)\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cJunction Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cAcland Burghley School\u201d (50 m), \u201cCampdale Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cDalmeny Road\u201d (250 m), \u201cHolloway Road Holloway\u201d \u2192 \u201cTufnell Park Road \/ Odeon Cinema\u201d (50 m) and \u201cSeven Sisters Road \/ Parkhurst Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cTufnell Park Road \/ Odeon Cinema\u201d (150 m). Towards \u201cBlackfriars Station\u201d, board nearby: \u201cKing Edward Street \/ St Pauls Station\u201d \u2192 \u201cLondon Wall (West)\u201d (250 m), \u201cAldersgate Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cLondon Wall (West)\u201d (50 m), \u201cClerkenwell Road \/ Old Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cBaltic Street West\u201d (50 m) and \u201cGoswell Road \/ Great Sutton St\u201d \u2192 \u201cClerkenwell Road \/ Great Sutton St\u201d (50 m).<\/p>\n<p>In practice: you can get to \u201cFinsbury Park Station\u201d on this bus only in the direction of \u201cBlackfriars Station\u201d, to \u201cFinsbury Park Interchange\u201d only in the direction of \u201cBlackfriars Station\u201d and to \u201cCity &amp; Islington College\u201d only in the direction of \u201cBlackfriars 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>Shared sections with other routes: between \u201cIslington Green\u201d and \u201cLondon Wall (West)\u201d it shares the road with route 56; between \u201cTollington Road\u201d and \u201cAngel Islington \/ City Road\u201d it shares the road with route 43; between \u201cTollington Road\u201d and \u201cAngel Station\u201d it shares the road with route 19.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cArchway Station\u201d: buses 17, 41, 134, 143, 210, 234, 263, 390, C11 and W5<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWhittington Hospital\u201d: buses 17, 41, 134, 143, 210, 234, 263, 390, C11 and W5<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMagdala Avenue \/ Dartmouth Park Hill\u201d: buses 143, 210, 263, C11 and W5<\/li>\n<li>\u201cChester Road (N19)\u201d: buses 134, 390 and C11<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDartmouth Park Road\u201d: buses 134, 390 and C11<\/li>\n<li>\u201cJunction Road\u201d (only towards \u201cBlackfriars Station\u201d): buses 134 and 390<\/li>\n<li>\u201cTufnell Park Station\u201d: buses 134 and 390<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCarleton Road (N7)\u201d: buses 17 and 263<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cHolloway Road Holloway\u201d to \u201cHornsey Road (N7)\u201d (only towards \u201cBlackfriars Station\u201d): buses 17, 21, 91, 253, 254, 259, 263 and 393<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDurham Road (N7)\u201d (only towards \u201cBlackfriars Station\u201d): buses 91, 253, 254 and 259<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cFonthill Road\u201d to \u201cCity &amp; Islington College\u201d (only towards \u201cBlackfriars Station\u201d): buses 106, 210, 236, 253, 254, 259, W3 and W7<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGillespie Road\u201d (only towards \u201cBlackfriars Station\u201d): buses 106 and 236<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMonsell Road\u201d (only towards \u201cBlackfriars Station\u201d): buses 106 and 236<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRock Street\u201d (only towards \u201cBlackfriars Station\u201d): buses 106, 210, 236, 253, 254, 259, W3 and W7<\/li>\n<li>\u201cIsledon Road\u201d (only towards \u201cBlackfriars Station\u201d): buses 106, 236, 253, 254 and 259<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBerriman Road\u201d (only towards \u201cBlackfriars Station\u201d): buses 91, 253, 254 and 259<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSobell Centre\u201d (only towards \u201cBlackfriars Station\u201d): buses 91, 253, 254 and 259<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHolloway Road\u201d (only towards \u201cBlackfriars Station\u201d): buses 17, 21, 91, 253, 254, 259, 263 and 393<\/li>\n<li>\u201cTollington Road\u201d (only towards \u201cBlackfriars Station\u201d): buses 17, 21, 91, 253, 254, 259, 263 and 393<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHolloway Road Station\u201d: buses 21 and 393<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSt Mary Magdalene Church\u201d: buses 21 and 393<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHighbury &amp; Islington Station\u201d: buses 21, 30 and 393<\/li>\n<li>\u201cUpper Street \/ Laycock Street\u201d (only towards \u201cBlackfriars Station\u201d): buses 21, 30 and 393<\/li>\n<li>\u201cIslington Town Hall\u201d: buses 21 and 30<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSt Mary&#8217;s Church (N1)\u201d: buses 30, 38, 73, 341 and 476<\/li>\n<li>\u201cIslington Green\u201d (only towards \u201cBlackfriars Station\u201d): buses 30, 38, 73, 341 and 476<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAngel Station\u201d: buses 30, 38, 73, 205, 214, 274, 341, 394 and 476<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAngel Islington \/ City Road\u201d (only towards \u201cBlackfriars Station\u201d): buses 30, 38, 73, 205, 214, 274, 341, 394 and 476<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHall Street\u201d (only towards \u201cBlackfriars Station\u201d): buses 38, 205, 214, 274, 341 and 394<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCity University\u201d: buses 205, 214 and 394<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPercival Street St. Luke&#8217;s\u201d: buses 55, 205, 214, 243 and 394<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cPear Tree Street\u201d to \u201cBaltic Street West\u201d (only towards \u201cBlackfriars Station\u201d): buses 55 and 243<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBarbican\u201d: buses 55 and 243<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLondon Wall (West)\u201d (only towards \u201cBlackfriars Station\u201d): buses 46, 59, 76 and 100<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNew Change \/ Cannon Street\u201d: buses 8, 15, 17, 25, 26, 76, 100 and 133<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMillennium Bridge\u201d: buses 8, 15, 17, 25, 26, 40, 63, 76 and 133<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBlackfriars Station\u201d: buses 15, 17, 26, 40, 63, 76 and 341<\/li>\n<li>\u201cKing Edward Street \/ St Pauls Station\u201d (only towards \u201cArchway Station\u201d): buses 8, 25, 46, 59, 76, 100 and 133<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAldersgate Street\u201d (only towards \u201cArchway Station\u201d): buses 46, 59, 76 and 100<\/li>\n<li>\u201cClerkenwell Road \/ Old Street\u201d (only towards \u201cArchway Station\u201d): buses 55 and 243<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGoswell Road \/ Great Sutton St\u201d (only towards \u201cArchway Station\u201d): buses 55 and 243<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAngel Islington\u201d (only towards \u201cArchway Station\u201d): buses 30, 38, 73, 205, 214, 274, 341, 394 and 476<\/li>\n<li>\u201cTheberton Street\u201d (only towards \u201cArchway Station\u201d): buses 30, 38, 73, 341 and 476<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHighbury Corner\u201d (only towards \u201cArchway Station\u201d): buses 21, 30 and 393<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLiverpool Road\u201d (only towards \u201cArchway Station\u201d): buses 21 and 393<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cCamden Road\u201d to \u201cTufnell Park Road \/ Odeon Cinema\u201d (only towards \u201cArchway Station\u201d): buses 17, 21, 91, 253, 254, 259, 263 and 393<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAcland Burghley School\u201d (only towards \u201cArchway Station\u201d): buses 134 and 390<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSpencer Rise\u201d (only towards \u201cArchway Station\u201d): buses 134 and 390<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pages for these routes: <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-c11-london\">bus C11<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-w3-london\">bus W3<\/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_and_answers\"><\/span>Questions and answers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_bus_4_stop_at_%E2%80%9CFinsbury_Park_Station%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus 4 stop at \u201cFinsbury Park Station\u201d?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Only in the direction of \u201cBlackfriars Station\u201d: in the other direction it does not stop there.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_bus_4_go_to_%E2%80%9CWhittington_Hospital%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus 4 go to \u201cWhittington 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_4_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus 4 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cArchway Station\u201d and \u201cWhittington Hospital\u201d (17, 41, 134, 143, 210, 234, 263, 390, C11 and W5). 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 4 in London links \u201cArchway Station\u201d and \u201cBlackfriars Station\u201d. In one direction or the other it serves 16 stops that it skips on the way back. All routes in London \u2192 Which way bus 4 runs From \u201cArchway Station\u201d to \u201cBlackfriars Station\u201d: 51 stops. On the way: \u201cWhittington Hospital\u201d, \u201cMagdala Avenue \/ Dartmouth [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":647,"featured_media":21900,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9020],"tags":[],"moimportance":[],"motype":[],"moformat":[],"class_list":["post-21899","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\/21899","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=21899"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21899\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21908,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21899\/revisions\/21908"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21900"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21899"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21899"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21899"},{"taxonomy":"moimportance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moimportance?post=21899"},{"taxonomy":"motype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motype?post=21899"},{"taxonomy":"moformat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moformat?post=21899"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}