{"id":23966,"date":"2026-10-05T13:35:35","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T12:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/bus-route-78-london"},"modified":"2026-10-05T13:35:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T12:35:35","slug":"bus-route-78-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-78-london","title":{"rendered":"Bus route 78 in London: Shoreditch High Street Station \u2194 St Mary&#8217;s Road \/ Nunhead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 78 in London links \u201cShoreditch High Street Station\u201d and \u201cSt Mary&#8217;s Road \/ Nunhead\u201d. The return journey ends at \u201cCurtain Road\u201d (200 m from \u201cShoreditch High Street 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-6ac757a940df3\" 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-6ac757a940df3\"  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-78-london\/#Which_way_bus_78_runs\" >Which way bus 78 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-78-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-78-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-78-london\/#Questions_about_bus_78\" >Questions about bus 78<\/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-78-london\/#Does_bus_78_go_to_%E2%80%9CLiverpool_Street_Station%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus 78 go to \u201cLiverpool Street 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-78-london\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_78_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus 78 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_way_bus_78_runs\"><\/span>Which way bus 78 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-78-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ilondon.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-london-bus-78-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route 78 in London on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Towards \u201cSt Mary&#8217;s Road \/ Nunhead\u201d: 34 stops. After \u201cShoreditch High Street Station\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cCommercial Street \/ Worship St\u201d, \u201cPrimrose Street\u201d, \u201cLiverpool Street Station\u201d, \u201cSt Botolph Street\u201d, \u201cAldgate\u201d, \u201cMinories\u201d, \u201cTower Hill \/ Tower Gateway Station\u201d, \u201cTower Bridge\u201d, \u201cDruid Street\u201d, \u201cAbbey Street\u201d. Then \u201cGriggs Place\u201d, \u201cFendall Street\u201d, \u201cSpa Road\u201d, \u201cAlscot Road\u201d, \u201cLongfield Estate\u201d, \u201cLynton Road (SE1)\u201d, \u201cHumphrey Street\u201d, \u201cTrafalgar Avenue\u201d, \u201cMalt Street\u201d, \u201cPeckham Park Road\u201d. Then \u201cBird In Bush Road\u201d, \u201cCommercial Way Peckham Hill\u201d, \u201cBonar Road\u201d, \u201cPeckham Library\u201d, \u201cThe Aylesham Centre\u201d, \u201cPeckham Rye Station\u201d, \u201cNigel Road\u201d, \u201cPeckham Rye \/ Nunhead Lane\u201d, \u201cCarden Road\u201d, \u201cLinden Grove\u201d. Before \u201cSt Mary&#8217;s Road \/ Nunhead\u201d: \u201cBarset Road\u201d, \u201cHollydale Road\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the way back the bus takes a different route, from \u201cSt Mary&#8217;s Road \/ Nunhead\u201d to \u201cCurtain Road\u201d (33 stops). Only in this direction does it call at \u201cNunhead Green\u201d, \u201cPeckham Rye\/East Dulwich Road\u201d, \u201cHeaton Road\u201d, \u201cDunton Road \/ Old Kent Road\u201d, \u201cGrange Road\/Caledonian Market\u201d, \u201cTower Gateway Station DLR\u201d, \u201cMansell Street\u201d and \u201cDuke&#8217;s Place\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cSt Mary&#8217;s Road \/ Nunhead\u201d does it call at, among others, \u201cCommercial Street \/ Worship St\u201d, \u201cSt Botolph Street\u201d, \u201cAldgate\u201d, \u201cMinories\u201d, \u201cTower Hill \/ Tower Gateway Station\u201d and \u201cGriggs Place\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cCommercial Street \/ Worship St\u201d \u2192 \u201cPrimrose Street\u201d (250 m), \u201cSt Botolph Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cDuke&#8217;s Place\u201d (250 m), \u201cAldgate\u201d \u2192 \u201cMansell Street\u201d (200 m) and \u201cMinories\u201d \u2192 \u201cMansell Street\u201d (150 m). Towards \u201cSt Mary&#8217;s Road \/ Nunhead\u201d, board nearby: \u201cNunhead Green\u201d \u2192 \u201cLinden Grove\u201d (100 m), \u201cPeckham Rye\/East Dulwich Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cPeckham Rye \/ Nunhead Lane\u201d (100 m), \u201cHeaton Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cNigel Road\u201d (150 m) and \u201cDunton Road \/ Old Kent Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cLynton Road (SE1)\u201d (150 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 \u201cPrimrose Street\u201d and \u201cAbbey Street\u201d it shares the road with route 42; between \u201cThe Aylesham Centre\u201d and \u201cBarset Road\u201d it shares the road with route P12; between \u201cShoreditch High Street Station\u201d and \u201cSt Botolph Street\u201d it shares the road with routes 135 and 205.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cShoreditch High Street Station\u201d: buses 8, 26, 35, 47, 55, 149, 242, 243 and 388<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCommercial Street \/ Worship St\u201d (only towards \u201cSt Mary&#8217;s Road \/ Nunhead\u201d): buses 8, 26, 35, 47, 149, 242 and 388<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPrimrose Street\u201d: buses 8, 26, 35, 47, 149, 153, 242, 344 and 388<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLiverpool Street Station\u201d: buses 8, 21, 26, 35, 43, 47, 100, 141, 149, 153, 344 and 388<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSt Botolph Street\u201d (only towards \u201cSt Mary&#8217;s Road \/ Nunhead\u201d): buses 15, 25, 100, 115, 242 and 254<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAldgate\u201d (only towards \u201cSt Mary&#8217;s Road \/ Nunhead\u201d): buses 15, 25, 100, 115, 242 and 254<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMinories\u201d (only towards \u201cSt Mary&#8217;s Road \/ Nunhead\u201d): buses 15, 25, 100, 115, 242, 254 and 343<\/li>\n<li>\u201cTower Hill \/ Tower Gateway Station\u201d (only towards \u201cSt Mary&#8217;s Road \/ Nunhead\u201d): buses 15, 100 and 343<\/li>\n<li>\u201cTower Bridge\u201d: buses 47, 188 and 343<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDruid Street\u201d: buses 47, 188 and 343<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAbbey Street\u201d: buses 188 and C10<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGriggs Place\u201d (only towards \u201cSt Mary&#8217;s Road \/ Nunhead\u201d): buses 188 and C10<\/li>\n<li>\u201cFendall Street\u201d (only towards \u201cSt Mary&#8217;s Road \/ Nunhead\u201d): buses 188 and C10<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSpa Road\u201d: buses 188 and C10<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLynton Road (SE1)\u201d: buses 21, 53, 63, 172, 363, 415, 453 and BL1<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHumphrey Street\u201d (only towards \u201cSt Mary&#8217;s Road \/ Nunhead\u201d): buses 21, 53, 63, 172, 363, 415, 453 and BL1<\/li>\n<li>\u201cTrafalgar Avenue\u201d: buses 21, 53, 63, 172, 363, 453 and BL1<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMalt Street\u201d: buses 21, 53, 63, 172, 363 and 453<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPeckham Park Road\u201d: buses 21, 53, 172 and 453<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBird In Bush Road\u201d: buses 21, 53, 63, 172, 363 and 453<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCommercial Way Peckham Hill\u201d: buses 63 and 363<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cBonar Road\u201d to \u201cPeckham Rye Station\u201d: buses 12, 36, 37, 63, 136, 171, 177, 197, 343, 345, 363, 436 and P13<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNigel Road\u201d: buses 12, 37, 63, 197, 343 and 363<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPeckham Rye \/ Nunhead Lane\u201d (only towards \u201cSt Mary&#8217;s Road \/ Nunhead\u201d): buses 12, 37, 63, 197, 343, 363 and 484<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCarden Road\u201d: buses 12, 37, 63, 197, 343, 363 and 484<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSt Mary&#8217;s Road \/ Nunhead\u201d: buses 36, 136, 171, 177, 436 and P13<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPeckham Rye\/East Dulwich Road\u201d (only towards \u201cCurtain Road\u201d): buses 12, 37, 63, 197, 343, 363 and 484<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHeaton Road\u201d (only towards \u201cCurtain Road\u201d): buses 12, 37, 63, 197, 343, 363 and P13<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDunton Road \/ Old Kent Road\u201d (only towards \u201cCurtain Road\u201d): buses 21, 53, 63, 172, 363, 415, 453 and BL1<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGrange Road\/Caledonian Market\u201d (only towards \u201cCurtain Road\u201d): buses 188 and C10<\/li>\n<li>\u201cTower Gateway Station DLR\u201d (only towards \u201cCurtain Road\u201d): buses 15, 100 and 343<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMansell Street\u201d (only towards \u201cCurtain Road\u201d): buses 15, 25, 100, 115, 242, 254 and 343<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDuke&#8217;s Place\u201d (only towards \u201cCurtain Road\u201d): buses 8, 15, 21, 25, 26, 35, 43, 47, 100, 115, 141, 149, 242, 254, 344 and 388<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCurtain Road\u201d: buses 8, 26, 35, 47, 55, 149, 242, 243 and 388<\/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-p12-london\">bus P12<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-p13-london\">bus P13<\/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-21-london\">bus 21<\/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>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-42-london\">bus 42<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-43-london\">bus 43<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-47-london\">bus 47<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-53-london\">bus 53<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-55-london\">bus 55<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-63-london\">bus 63<\/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_about_bus_78\"><\/span>Questions about bus 78<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_bus_78_go_to_%E2%80%9CLiverpool_Street_Station%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus 78 go to \u201cLiverpool Street 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_78_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus 78 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cBonar Road\u201d (12, 36, 37, 63, 136, 171, 177, 197, 343, 345, 363, 436 and P13) and \u201cDuke&#8217;s Place\u201d (only towards \u201cCurtain Road\u201d; 8, 15, 21, 25, 26, 35, 43, 47, 100, 115, 141, 149, 242, 254, 344 and 388). All other stops with connections are listed above.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checked on 5 October 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for London (TfL).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 78 in London links \u201cShoreditch High Street Station\u201d and \u201cSt Mary&#8217;s Road \/ Nunhead\u201d. The return journey ends at \u201cCurtain Road\u201d (200 m from \u201cShoreditch High Street Station\u201d). All routes in London \u2192 Which way bus 78 runs Towards \u201cSt Mary&#8217;s Road \/ Nunhead\u201d: 34 stops. After \u201cShoreditch High Street Station\u201d, the bus [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":647,"featured_media":23967,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9020],"tags":[],"moimportance":[],"motype":[],"moformat":[],"class_list":["post-23966","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\/23966","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=23966"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23966\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23982,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23966\/revisions\/23982"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23967"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23966"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23966"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23966"},{"taxonomy":"moimportance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moimportance?post=23966"},{"taxonomy":"motype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motype?post=23966"},{"taxonomy":"moformat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moformat?post=23966"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}