{"id":22830,"date":"2026-09-29T14:22:22","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T13:22:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/bus-route-40-london"},"modified":"2026-09-29T14:22:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T13:22:22","slug":"bus-route-40-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/22830-bus-route-40-london","title":{"rendered":"Bus route 40 in London: Dulwich \/ The Plough \u2194 Clerkenwell Road \/ Farringdon Road"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 40 in London goes from \u201cDulwich \/ The Plough\u201d to \u201cClerkenwell Road \/ Farringdon Road\u201d. The return journey ends at \u201cEynella Road \/ Dulwich Library\u201d (50 m from \u201cDulwich \/ The Plough\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-6ac73d2fa0092\" 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-6ac73d2fa0092\"  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\/22830-bus-route-40-london\/#Where_bus_40_goes\" >Where bus 40 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\/22830-bus-route-40-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\/22830-bus-route-40-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\/22830-bus-route-40-london\/#Questions_about_bus_40\" >Questions about bus 40<\/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\/22830-bus-route-40-london\/#Does_bus_40_go_to_%E2%80%9CEast_Dulwich_Station%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus 40 go to \u201cEast Dulwich 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\/22830-bus-route-40-london\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_40_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus 40 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_bus_40_goes\"><\/span>Where bus 40 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-40-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ilondon.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-london-bus-40-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route 40 in London on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>From \u201cDulwich \/ The Plough\u201d to \u201cClerkenwell Road \/ Farringdon Road\u201d: 35 stops. On the way: \u201cCrystal Palace Rd\/Lordship Ln\u201d, \u201cHeber Road\u201d, \u201cMelbourne Grove\u201d, \u201cNorth Cross Road\u201d, \u201cGoose Green\u201d, \u201cElsie Road\u201d, \u201cEast Dulwich Station\u201d, \u201cChampion Hill East Dulwich\u201d, \u201cChampion Grove\u201d, \u201cDenmark Hill Station\u201d. Then \u201cKing&#8217;s College Hospital\u201d, \u201cColdharbour Lane\u201d, \u201cDenmark Hill\/Camberwell Green\u201d, \u201cCamberwell Green\u201d, \u201cMedlar Street\u201d, \u201cWyndham Road \/ Camberwell Road\u201d, \u201cBowyer Place\u201d, \u201cCamberwell Road \/ Albany Road\u201d, \u201cWestmoreland Road\u201d, \u201cEast Street\u201d. Then \u201cLarcom Street\u201d, \u201cHampton Street\u201d, \u201cElephant &amp; Castle Station\u201d, \u201cElephant &amp; Castle \/ London Road\u201d, \u201cSt George&#8217;s Circus\u201d, \u201cPocock Street\u201d, \u201cSouthwark Station\u201d, \u201cStamford Street\u201d, \u201cBlackfriars Station \/ South Entrance\u201d, \u201cBlackfriars Station \/ North Entrance\u201d. Before \u201cClerkenwell Road \/ Farringdon Road\u201d: \u201cFleet Street \/ City Thameslink\u201d, \u201cSnow Hill\u201d, \u201cFarringdon Station\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The return journey is different. Towards \u201cEynella Road \/ Dulwich Library\u201d: 34 stops. Only in this direction does it call at \u201cGrove Lane \/ Champion Park\u201d, \u201cQuorn Road\u201d and \u201cOndine Road\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cClerkenwell Road \/ Farringdon Road\u201d does it call at \u201cElsie Road\u201d, \u201cCamberwell Green\u201d, \u201cWyndham Road \/ Camberwell Road\u201d and \u201cHampton Street\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cElsie Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cEast Dulwich Station\u201d (150 m), \u201cCamberwell Green\u201d \u2192 \u201cMedlar Street\u201d (150 m), \u201cWyndham Road \/ Camberwell Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cMedlar Street\u201d (200 m) and \u201cHampton Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cLarcom Street\u201d (200 m). Towards \u201cClerkenwell Road \/ Farringdon Road\u201d, board nearby: \u201cGrove Lane \/ Champion Park\u201d \u2192 \u201cChampion Grove\u201d (100 m), \u201cQuorn Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cEast Dulwich Station\u201d (100 m) and \u201cOndine Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cGoose Green\u201d (150 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>Shared sections with other routes: between \u201cDulwich \/ The Plough\u201d and \u201cLarcom Street\u201d it shares the road with route 176; between \u201cDulwich \/ The Plough\u201d and \u201cDenmark Hill\/Camberwell Green\u201d it shares the road with route 185; between \u201cDenmark Hill\/Camberwell Green\u201d and \u201cElephant &amp; Castle Station\u201d it shares the road with route 35.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cDulwich \/ The Plough\u201d: buses 12 and 197<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCrystal Palace Rd\/Lordship Ln\u201d: buses 12 and 197<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHeber Road\u201d: bus P13<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMelbourne Grove\u201d: buses 37, 42 and P13<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNorth Cross Road\u201d: buses 37, 42, 484 and P13<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGoose Green\u201d: buses 37, 42, 484 and P13<\/li>\n<li>\u201cElsie Road\u201d (only towards \u201cClerkenwell Road \/ Farringdon Road\u201d): buses 37, 42, 484 and P13<\/li>\n<li>\u201cEast Dulwich Station\u201d: buses 37, 42, 484 and P13<\/li>\n<li>\u201cChampion Hill East Dulwich\u201d: buses 42, 484 and P13<\/li>\n<li>\u201cChampion Grove\u201d: buses 42 and 484<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDenmark Hill Station\u201d: buses 42 and 484<\/li>\n<li>\u201cKing&#8217;s College Hospital\u201d: buses 42, 45, 345 and 484<\/li>\n<li>\u201cColdharbour Lane\u201d: buses 12, 36, 42, 45, 148, 171, 345, 436 and 484<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDenmark Hill\/Camberwell Green\u201d: buses 12, 36, 42, 45, 148, 171, 345, 436 and 484<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCamberwell Green\u201d (only towards \u201cClerkenwell Road \/ Farringdon Road\u201d): buses 12, 36, 42, 45, 148, 171, 345, 436 and 484<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMedlar Street\u201d: buses 12, 36, 42, 148, 171, 345, 436 and 484<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWyndham Road \/ Camberwell Road\u201d (only towards \u201cClerkenwell Road \/ Farringdon Road\u201d): buses 12, 42, 148 and 171<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBowyer Place\u201d: buses 12, 42, 148 and 171<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCamberwell Road \/ Albany Road\u201d: buses 12, 42, 148 and 171<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWestmoreland Road\u201d: buses 12, 42, 148, 171 and P5<\/li>\n<li>\u201cEast Street\u201d: buses 12, 148, 171 and P5<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLarcom Street\u201d: buses 12, 136, 148, 171, 343 and P5<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHampton Street\u201d (only towards \u201cClerkenwell Road \/ Farringdon Road\u201d): buses 1, 12, 53, 133, 136, 148, 155, 171, 172, 188, 196, 333, 343, 363, 415, 453, BL1 and P5<\/li>\n<li>\u201cElephant &amp; Castle Station\u201d: buses 1, 12, 53, 133, 136, 148, 155, 171, 172, 188, 196, 333, 343, 344, 360, 363, 415, 453, BL1, C10 and P5<\/li>\n<li>\u201cElephant &amp; Castle \/ London Road\u201d: buses 1, 12, 53, 133, 136, 148, 155, 171, 172, 188, 196, 333, 343, 344, 360, 363, 415, 453, BL1, C10 and P5<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSt George&#8217;s Circus\u201d: buses 1, 12, 53, 148, 155, 171, 172, 188, 344, 360, 363, 453 and C10<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPocock Street\u201d: buses 1, 172, 188 and C10<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cSouthwark Station\u201d to \u201cBlackfriars Station \/ South Entrance\u201d: bus 381<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBlackfriars Station \/ North Entrance\u201d: buses 4, 15, 17, 26, 76 and 341<\/li>\n<li>\u201cFleet Street \/ City Thameslink\u201d: buses 4, 8, 15, 17, 25, 26, 46, 56, 59, 76, 100, 133 and 341<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSnow Hill\u201d: buses 8, 17, 25, 46, 56, 59, 100, 133 and 341<\/li>\n<li>\u201cFarringdon Station\u201d: buses 8, 17, 25, 46, 55, 59, 133, 243 and 341<\/li>\n<li>\u201cClerkenwell Road \/ Farringdon Road\u201d: buses 19, 38, 55, 153, 243 and 341<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGrove Lane \/ Champion Park\u201d (only towards \u201cEynella Road \/ Dulwich Library\u201d): buses 42 and 484<\/li>\n<li>\u201cQuorn Road\u201d (only towards \u201cEynella Road \/ Dulwich Library\u201d): buses 42, 484 and P13<\/li>\n<li>\u201cOndine Road\u201d (only towards \u201cEynella Road \/ Dulwich Library\u201d): buses 37, 42, 484 and P13<\/li>\n<li>\u201cEynella Road \/ Dulwich Library\u201d: buses 12 and 197<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pages for these routes: <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>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-p13-london\">bus P13<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-p5-london\">bus P5<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-1-london\">bus 1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-4-london\">bus 4<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-8-london\">bus 8<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-12-london\">bus 12<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-15-london\">bus 15<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-17-london\">bus 17<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-19-london\">bus 19<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/22651-bus-route-25-london\">bus 25<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-26-london\">bus 26<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-35-london\">bus 35<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-36-london\">bus 36<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-37-london\">bus 37<\/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_40\"><\/span>Questions about bus 40<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_bus_40_go_to_%E2%80%9CEast_Dulwich_Station%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus 40 go to \u201cEast Dulwich 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_40_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus 40 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cElephant &amp; Castle Station\u201d and \u201cElephant &amp; Castle \/ London Road\u201d (1, 12, 53, 133, 136, 148, 155, 171, 172, 188, 196, 333, 343, 344, 360, 363, 415, 453, BL1, C10 and P5). All other stops with connections are listed above.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checked on 29 September 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for London (TfL).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 40 in London goes from \u201cDulwich \/ The Plough\u201d to \u201cClerkenwell Road \/ Farringdon Road\u201d. The return journey ends at \u201cEynella Road \/ Dulwich Library\u201d (50 m from \u201cDulwich \/ The Plough\u201d). All routes in London \u2192 Where bus 40 goes From \u201cDulwich \/ The Plough\u201d to \u201cClerkenwell Road \/ Farringdon Road\u201d: 35 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":647,"featured_media":22835,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9020],"tags":[],"moimportance":[],"motype":[],"moformat":[],"class_list":["post-22830","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\/22830","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=22830"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22830\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22842,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22830\/revisions\/22842"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22835"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22830"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22830"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22830"},{"taxonomy":"moimportance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moimportance?post=22830"},{"taxonomy":"motype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motype?post=22830"},{"taxonomy":"moformat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moformat?post=22830"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}