{"id":24039,"date":"2026-10-07T17:33:33","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T16:33:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/bus-route-85-london"},"modified":"2026-10-07T17:33:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T16:33:33","slug":"bus-route-85-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-85-london","title":{"rendered":"Bus route 85 in London: Putney Bridge Station \u2194 Kingston Hall Road"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 85 in London runs between \u201cPutney Bridge Station\u201d and \u201cKingston Hall Road\u201d. The two directions are not quite the same: 4 stops are served in one direction only, which is worth knowing before you travel.<\/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-6ac71ff61c7f6\" 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-6ac71ff61c7f6\"  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-85-london\/#Which_way_bus_85_runs\" >Which way bus 85 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-85-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\/bus-route-85-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-85-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-85-london\/#Does_bus_85_go_to_%E2%80%9CPutney_Station%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus 85 go to \u201cPutney 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-85-london\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_85_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus 85 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_way_bus_85_runs\"><\/span>Which way bus 85 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-85-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ilondon.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-london-bus-85-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route 85 in London on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Towards \u201cKingston Hall Road\u201d: 34 stops. After \u201cPutney Bridge Station\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cPutney Bridge Station \/ Gonville Street\u201d, \u201cSt Mary&#8217;s Church \/ Putney Pier\u201d, \u201cPutney Exchange\u201d, \u201cPutney Station\u201d, \u201cLytton Grove\u201d, \u201cPutney Heath \/ Green Man\u201d, \u201cHayward Gardens\u201d, \u201cExeter House\u201d, \u201cDover Park Drive\u201d, \u201cMedfield Street\u201d. Then \u201cRoehampton Lane \/ Danebury Ave\u201d, \u201cMayfield Surgery\u201d, \u201cWanborough Drive\u201d, \u201cPutney Vale Cemetery\u201d, \u201cWest Lodge\u201d, \u201cRoehampton Vale Asda\u201d, \u201cRoehampton Vale Campus\u201d, \u201cRobin Hood Lane\u201d, \u201cWoodview Close \/ Dorich House Museum\u201d, \u201cKingston University\u201d. Then \u201cGalsworthy House\u201d, \u201cWarren Road Coombe\u201d, \u201cRavenswood Court\u201d, \u201cGeorge Road\u201d, \u201cQueens Road \/ Kingston Hospital\u201d, \u201cManor Gate Road\u201d, \u201cGordon Road (KT2)\u201d, \u201cNorbiton Church \/ Tiffin Boys School\u201d, \u201cFairfield Bus Station\u201d, \u201cEden Street\u201d. Before \u201cKingston Hall Road\u201d: \u201cSt James Road\u201d, \u201cGuildhall \/ Rose Theatre\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the way back the bus takes a different route, from \u201cKingston Hall Road\u201d to \u201cPutney Bridge Station\u201d (33 stops). Only in this direction does it call at \u201cCromwell Road Bus Station\u201d, \u201cTiffin School \/ London Road\u201d, \u201cNorbiton Church\u201d, \u201cPark Road (KT2)\u201d, \u201cRingwood Gardens\u201d, \u201cHeathmere Primary School\u201d, \u201cHyacinth Road\u201d, \u201cShawford Court\u201d, \u201cPutney Hill \/ Green Man\u201d and \u201cSt John&#8217;s Avenue\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cKingston Hall Road\u201d does it call at, among others, \u201cPutney Bridge Station \/ Gonville Street\u201d, \u201cRoehampton Lane \/ Danebury Ave\u201d, \u201cMayfield Surgery\u201d, \u201cWanborough Drive\u201d, \u201cPutney Vale Cemetery\u201d and \u201cWest Lodge\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cPutney Bridge Station \/ Gonville Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cPutney Bridge Station\u201d (200 m), \u201cRoehampton Lane \/ Danebury Ave\u201d \u2192 \u201cMedfield Street\u201d (50 m), \u201cMayfield Surgery\u201d \u2192 \u201cShawford Court\u201d (150 m) and \u201cPutney Vale Cemetery\u201d \u2192 \u201cRingwood Gardens\u201d (200 m). Towards \u201cKingston Hall Road\u201d, board nearby: \u201cCromwell Road Bus Station\u201d \u2192 \u201cFairfield Bus Station\u201d (250 m), \u201cTiffin School \/ London Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cNorbiton Church \/ Tiffin Boys School\u201d (50 m), \u201cNorbiton Church\u201d \u2192 \u201cNorbiton Church \/ Tiffin Boys School\u201d (200 m) and \u201cPark Road (KT2)\u201d \u2192 \u201cManor Gate Road\u201d (100 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>On part of the route, between \u201cRobin Hood Lane\u201d and \u201cGeorge Road\u201d it shares the road with route K3; between \u201cPutney Bridge Station \/ Gonville Street\u201d and \u201cPutney Heath \/ Green Man\u201d it shares the road with route 14; between \u201cPutney Bridge Station\u201d and \u201cLytton Grove\u201d it shares the road with routes 39 and 93.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cPutney Bridge Station\u201d: buses 22, 74, 220, 270, 378, 424 and 430<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPutney Bridge Station \/ Gonville Street\u201d (only towards \u201cKingston Hall Road\u201d): buses 22, 74, 220, 270, 378, 424, 430 and 485<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSt Mary&#8217;s Church \/ Putney Pier\u201d: buses 22, 74, 220, 270, 378, 424, 430 and 485<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPutney Exchange\u201d: buses 22, 37, 74, 220, 270, 337, 378, 424, 430 and 485<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPutney Station\u201d: buses 37, 74, 337, 424 and 430<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cLytton Grove\u201d to \u201cHayward Gardens\u201d: buses 37, 170 and 424<\/li>\n<li>\u201cExeter House\u201d: buses 170 and 424<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDover Park Drive\u201d: buses 170, 424 and 430<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMedfield Street\u201d: buses 170, 419 and 430<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRoehampton Lane \/ Danebury Ave\u201d (only towards \u201cKingston Hall Road\u201d): buses 170, 419 and 430<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMayfield Surgery\u201d (only towards \u201cKingston Hall Road\u201d): buses 170, 419 and 430<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWanborough Drive\u201d (only towards \u201cKingston Hall Road\u201d): bus 419<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPutney Vale Cemetery\u201d (only towards \u201cKingston Hall Road\u201d): bus 419<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGeorge Road\u201d: buses 57 and 213<\/li>\n<li>\u201cQueens Road \/ Kingston Hospital\u201d: buses 57, 213, 371, K2 and K4<\/li>\n<li>\u201cManor Gate Road\u201d (only towards \u201cKingston Hall Road\u201d): buses 57, 213, 371, K2, K4 and K5<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGordon Road (KT2)\u201d: buses 57, 131, 213, 371, K2, K4 and K5<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNorbiton Church \/ Tiffin Boys School\u201d (only towards \u201cKingston Hall Road\u201d): buses 57, 65, 71, 111, 131, 213, 216, 281, 285, 371, 406, 418, 458, 461, 465, 481, 515, 714, 715, K1, K2, K4, K5 and SL7<\/li>\n<li>\u201cFairfield Bus Station\u201d (only towards \u201cKingston Hall Road\u201d): buses 57, 65, 71, 111, 131, 213, 216, 281, 285, 371, 406, 411, 418, 458, 461, 465, 481, 515, 714, 715, K1, K2, K4, K5 and SL7<\/li>\n<li>\u201cEden Street\u201d: buses 57, 65, 71, 111, 131, 213, 216, 281, 285, 371, 406, 411, 418, 458, 461, 465, 481, 515, 714, 715, K1, K2, K4, K5 and SL7<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSt James Road\u201d (only towards \u201cKingston Hall Road\u201d): buses 57, 65, 71, 111, 131, 213, 216, 281, 285, 371, 406, 411, 418, 458, 461, 465, 481, 515, 714, 715, K1, K2, K4, K5 and SL7<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGuildhall \/ Rose Theatre\u201d: buses 57, 65, 71, 111, 131, 213, 216, 281, 285, 371, 406, 411, 418, 458, 461, 465, 481, 515, 714, 715, K1, K2, K4, K5 and SL7<\/li>\n<li>\u201cKingston Hall Road\u201d: buses 65, 71, 281, 371, 406, 418, 458, 465, 515, 714, 715, K1, K2 and K4<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCromwell Road Bus Station\u201d (only towards \u201cPutney Bridge Station\u201d): buses 57, 65, 71, 111, 131, 213, 216, 281, 285, 371, 406, 411, 418, 458, 461, 465, 481, 515, 714, 715, K1, K2, K4, K5 and SL7<\/li>\n<li>\u201cTiffin School \/ London Road\u201d (only towards \u201cPutney Bridge Station\u201d): buses 57, 65, 71, 111, 131, 213, 216, 281, 285, 371, 406, 418, 458, 461, 465, 481, 515, 714, 715, K1, K2, K4, K5 and SL7<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNorbiton Church\u201d (only towards \u201cPutney Bridge Station\u201d): buses 57, 131, 213, 371, K2, K4 and K5<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPark Road (KT2)\u201d (only towards \u201cPutney Bridge Station\u201d): buses 57, 213, 371, K2, K4 and K5<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cRingwood Gardens\u201d to \u201cHyacinth Road\u201d (only towards \u201cPutney Bridge Station\u201d): bus 419<\/li>\n<li>\u201cShawford Court\u201d (only towards \u201cPutney Bridge Station\u201d): buses 170, 419 and 430<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPutney Hill \/ Green Man\u201d (only towards \u201cPutney Bridge Station\u201d): buses 37, 170 and 424<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSt John&#8217;s Avenue\u201d (only towards \u201cPutney Bridge Station\u201d): buses 37, 74, 337, 424 and 430<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pages for these routes: <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-k1-london\">bus K1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-k2-london\">bus K2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-k3-london\">bus K3<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-k4-london\">bus K4<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-k5-london\">bus K5<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-sl7-london\">bus SL7<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-14-london\">bus 14<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-22-london\">bus 22<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-37-london\">bus 37<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-39-london\">bus 39<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-57-london\">bus 57<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-65-london\">bus 65<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-71-london\">bus 71<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/23412-bus-route-74-london\">bus 74<\/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_85_go_to_%E2%80%9CPutney_Station%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus 85 go to \u201cPutney 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_85_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus 85 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cFairfield Bus Station\u201d (only towards \u201cKingston Hall Road\u201d; 57, 65, 71, 111, 131, 213, 216, 281, 285, 371, 406, 411, 418, 458, 461, 465, 481, 515, 714, 715, K1, K2, K4, K5 and SL7) and \u201cEden Street\u201d (57, 65, 71, 111, 131, 213, 216, 281, 285, 371, 406, 411, 418, 458, 461, 465, 481, 515, 714, 715, K1, K2, K4, K5 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 85 in London runs between \u201cPutney Bridge Station\u201d and \u201cKingston Hall Road\u201d. The two directions are not quite the same: 4 stops are served in one direction only, which is worth knowing before you travel. All routes in London \u2192 Which way bus 85 runs Towards \u201cKingston Hall Road\u201d: 34 stops. 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