{"id":22260,"date":"2026-09-28T18:24:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T17:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/bus-route-20-london"},"modified":"2026-09-28T18:24:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T17:24:24","slug":"bus-route-20-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/22260-bus-route-20-london","title":{"rendered":"Bus route 20 in London: Walthamstow Bus Station \u2194 Burton Road"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 20 in London links \u201cWalthamstow Bus Station\u201d and \u201cBurton Road\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-6ac73d25b79fe\" 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-6ac73d25b79fe\"  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\/22260-bus-route-20-london\/#Which_way_bus_20_runs\" >Which way bus 20 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\/22260-bus-route-20-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\/22260-bus-route-20-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\/22260-bus-route-20-london\/#Questions_about_bus_20\" >Questions about bus 20<\/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\/22260-bus-route-20-london\/#Does_bus_20_go_to_%E2%80%9CLoughton_Station%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus 20 go to \u201cLoughton 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\/22260-bus-route-20-london\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_20_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus 20 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_way_bus_20_runs\"><\/span>Which way bus 20 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-20-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ilondon.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-london-bus-20-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route 20 in London on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>From \u201cWalthamstow Bus Station\u201d to \u201cBurton Road\u201d: 51 stops. On the way: \u201cGrosvenor Park Road\u201d, \u201cGrove Road Walthamstow\u201d, \u201cBakers Avenue\u201d, \u201cLea Bridge Road \/ Bakers Arms\u201d, \u201cLeyton Green Road\u201d, \u201cShernhall Street\u201d, \u201cPeterborough Rd\/Lea Bridge Rd\u201d, \u201cWhipps Cross \/ Wood Street\u201d, \u201cHainault Court\u201d, \u201cOakhurst Gardens\u201d. Then \u201cSt Peters Church\u201d, \u201cForest Road Walthamstow\u201d, \u201cWaterworks Corner\u201d, \u201cChelmsford Rd\/Woodford New Rd\u201d, \u201cOak Hill\u201d, \u201cSt Aubyns School\u201d, \u201cChingford Lane (IG8)\u201d, \u201cWoodford Green \/ Broadmead Rd\u201d, \u201cMonkhams Lane\u201d, \u201cSt Thomas of Canterbury Church\u201d. Then \u201cWhitehall Road \/ Bancroft Sch\u201d, \u201cKnighton Lane\u201d, \u201cStag Lane\u201d, \u201cRussell Road\u201d, \u201cCricket Ground\u201d, \u201cNorth Farm\u201d, \u201cSpring Grove\u201d, \u201cUpper Park\u201d, \u201cThe Crown\u201d, \u201cLoughton Station\u201d. Then \u201cSainsburys Store\u201d, \u201cForest Road\u201d, \u201cTraps Hill\u201d, \u201cThe Uplands\u201d, \u201cChurch Close\u201d, \u201cSedley Rise\u201d, \u201cMaple Gate\u201d, \u201cHillyfields\u201d, \u201cHillcroft\u201d, \u201cPyrles Lane\u201d. Before \u201cBurton Road\u201d: \u201cChandler Road\u201d, \u201cCastell Road\u201d, \u201cDavenant School\u201d, \u201cColebrook Lane\u201d, \u201cThe Cottage Loaf\u201d, \u201cGoldingham Avenue\u201d, \u201cMannock Drive\u201d, \u201cEtheridge Road\u201d, \u201cVere Road\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The return journey is different. Towards \u201cWalthamstow Bus Station\u201d: 50 stops. After \u201cThe Crown\u201d, the bus runs a loop via \u201cLoughton Station\u201d and \u201cSainsburys Store\u201d and returns to \u201cThe Crown\u201d. Only in this direction does it call at, among others, \u201cTorrington Drive\u201d, \u201cThe Crescent\u201d, \u201cSnaresbrook Road\u201d, \u201cWhipps Cross Bus Stand\u201d, \u201cEssex Road\u201d and \u201cHoe Street \/ Bakers Arms\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cBurton Road\u201d does it call at, among others, \u201cGrosvenor Park Road\u201d, \u201cBakers Avenue\u201d, \u201cShernhall Street\u201d, \u201cWhipps Cross \/ Wood Street\u201d, \u201cOakhurst Gardens\u201d and \u201cOak Hill\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cGrosvenor Park Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cQueen&#8217;s Road\u201d (150 m), \u201cBakers Avenue\u201d \u2192 \u201cHoe Street \/ Bakers Arms\u201d (50 m), \u201cShernhall Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cPeterborough Rd\/Lea Bridge Rd\u201d (150 m) and \u201cWhipps Cross \/ Wood Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cWhipps Cross Bus Stand\u201d (200 m). Towards \u201cBurton Road\u201d, board nearby: \u201cTorrington Drive\u201d \u2192 \u201cBurton Road\u201d (100 m), \u201cThe Crescent\u201d \u2192 \u201cUpper Park\u201d (150 m), \u201cSnaresbrook Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cHainault Court\u201d (200 m) and \u201cWhipps Cross Bus Stand\u201d \u2192 \u201cWhipps Cross \/ Wood Street\u201d (200 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>Shared sections with other routes: between \u201cWhitehall Road \/ Bancroft Sch\u201d and \u201cTraps Hill\u201d it shares the road with route 397; between \u201cWalthamstow Bus Station\u201d and \u201cWhipps Cross \/ Wood Street\u201d it shares the road with routes 230 and 257; between \u201cGrosvenor Park Road\u201d and \u201cWhipps Cross \/ Wood Street\u201d it shares the road with routes 357, W15 and W19.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cWalthamstow Bus Station\u201d: buses 34, 55, 69, 97, 212, 215, 275, SL1, SL2, W11 and W12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGrosvenor Park Road\u201d (only towards \u201cBurton Road\u201d): buses 55, 69 and 97<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGrove Road Walthamstow\u201d: buses 55, 56, 69, 97 and W16<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBakers Avenue\u201d (only towards \u201cBurton Road\u201d): buses 55, 56, 69, 97 and W16<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLea Bridge Road \/ Bakers Arms\u201d: buses 55, 56, 69, 97 and W16<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLeyton Green Road\u201d: buses 56, 69, 97 and W16<\/li>\n<li>\u201cShernhall Street\u201d (only towards \u201cBurton Road\u201d): buses 56, W12 and W16<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPeterborough Rd\/Lea Bridge Rd\u201d: buses 56, W12 and W16<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWhipps Cross \/ Wood Street\u201d (only towards \u201cBurton Road\u201d): buses 56, W12, W14 and W16<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHainault Court\u201d: buses 56, W12 and W14<\/li>\n<li>\u201cForest Road Walthamstow\u201d: bus 123<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWaterworks Corner\u201d: buses 123 and 275<\/li>\n<li>\u201cChelmsford Rd\/Woodford New Rd\u201d: bus 275<\/li>\n<li>\u201cOak Hill\u201d (only towards \u201cBurton Road\u201d): bus 275<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cSt Aubyns School\u201d to \u201cWoodford Green \/ Broadmead Rd\u201d: buses 179, 275 and W13<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMonkhams Lane\u201d: buses 179 and W13<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSt Thomas of Canterbury Church\u201d: buses 179 and W13<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWhitehall Road \/ Bancroft Sch\u201d: bus 179<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cStag Lane\u201d to \u201cSpring Grove\u201d: bus W14<\/li>\n<li>\u201cUpper Park\u201d (only towards \u201cBurton Road\u201d): bus W14<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cThe Crown\u201d to \u201cSainsburys Store\u201d: buses 167 and W14<\/li>\n<li>\u201cForest Road\u201d: bus W14<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Crescent\u201d (only towards \u201cWalthamstow Bus Station\u201d): bus W14<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSnaresbrook Road\u201d (only towards \u201cWalthamstow Bus Station\u201d): bus W14<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWhipps Cross Bus Stand\u201d (only towards \u201cWalthamstow Bus Station\u201d): buses 56, W12 and W14<\/li>\n<li>\u201cEssex Road\u201d (only towards \u201cWalthamstow Bus Station\u201d): buses 56 and W16<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHoe Street \/ Bakers Arms\u201d (only towards \u201cWalthamstow Bus Station\u201d): buses 55, 56, 69, 97 and W16<\/li>\n<li>\u201cQueen&#8217;s Road\u201d (only towards \u201cWalthamstow Bus Station\u201d): buses 34, 55, 69 and 97<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pages for these routes: <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-sl1-london\">bus SL1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-sl2-london\">bus SL2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-w11-london\">bus W11<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/21488-bus-route-w12-london\">bus W12<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-w13-london\">bus W13<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-w14-london\">bus W14<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-w15-london\">bus W15<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-w16-london\">bus W16<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-w19-london\">bus W19<\/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_20\"><\/span>Questions about bus 20<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_bus_20_go_to_%E2%80%9CLoughton_Station%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus 20 go to \u201cLoughton 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_20_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus 20 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cWalthamstow Bus Station\u201d (34, 55, 69, 97, 212, 215, 275, SL1, SL2, W11 and W12) and \u201cGrove Road Walthamstow\u201d (55, 56, 69, 97 and W16). All other stops with connections are listed above.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checked on 28 September 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for London (TfL).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 20 in London links \u201cWalthamstow Bus Station\u201d and \u201cBurton Road\u201d. All routes in London \u2192 Which way bus 20 runs From \u201cWalthamstow Bus Station\u201d to \u201cBurton Road\u201d: 51 stops. On the way: \u201cGrosvenor Park Road\u201d, \u201cGrove Road Walthamstow\u201d, \u201cBakers Avenue\u201d, \u201cLea Bridge Road \/ Bakers Arms\u201d, \u201cLeyton Green Road\u201d, \u201cShernhall Street\u201d, \u201cPeterborough Rd\/Lea [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":647,"featured_media":22264,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9020],"tags":[],"moimportance":[],"motype":[],"moformat":[],"class_list":["post-22260","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\/22260","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=22260"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22260\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22275,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22260\/revisions\/22275"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22264"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22260"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22260"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22260"},{"taxonomy":"moimportance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moimportance?post=22260"},{"taxonomy":"motype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motype?post=22260"},{"taxonomy":"moformat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moformat?post=22260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}