{"id":24131,"date":"2026-09-25T12:25:25","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T11:25:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/bus-route-87-london"},"modified":"2026-09-25T12:25:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T11:25:25","slug":"bus-route-87-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-87-london","title":{"rendered":"Bus route 87 in London: Wandsworth Plain \u2194 Aldwych \/ Drury Lane"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 87 in London links \u201cWandsworth Plain\u201d and \u201cAldwych \/ Drury Lane\u201d. The return journey starts at \u201cAldwych \/ Bush House\u201d (100 m from \u201cAldwych \/ Drury Lane\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-6ac73d40c4789\" 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-6ac73d40c4789\"  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-87-london\/#Where_bus_87_goes\" >Where bus 87 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\/bus-route-87-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-87-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-87-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-87-london\/#Where_does_bus_87_start_its_return_journey\" >Where does bus 87 start its return journey?<\/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-87-london\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_87_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus 87 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_bus_87_goes\"><\/span>Where bus 87 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-87-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ilondon.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-london-bus-87-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route 87 in London on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Towards \u201cAldwych \/ Drury Lane\u201d: 29 stops. After \u201cWandsworth Plain\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cWandsworth Town Hall\u201d, \u201cEast Hill \/ Alma Road\u201d, \u201cMarcilly Road\u201d, \u201cPlough Road\u201d, \u201cClapham Junction Station\u201d, \u201cLavender Hill Police Station\u201d, \u201cBattersea Arts Centre\u201d, \u201cTipthorpe Road\u201d, \u201cCedars Road Battersea\u201d, \u201cThe Chase Clapham\u201d. Then \u201cSilverthorne Road Clapham\u201d, \u201cSt Rule Street\u201d, \u201cWandsworth Road Station\u201d, \u201cUnion Road Clapham\u201d, \u201cLarkhall Park\u201d, \u201cLansdowne Green\u201d, \u201cNine Elms Underground Station\u201d, \u201cCovent Garden Market East Side\u201d, \u201cVauxhall Bus Station\u201d, \u201cVauxhall Bridge Road\u201d. Before \u201cAldwych \/ Drury Lane\u201d: \u201cTate Britain \/ Millbank Millennium Pier\u201d, \u201cLambeth Bridge (SW1)\u201d, \u201cHorseferry Road\u201d, \u201cWestminster Station \/ Parliament Square\u201d, \u201cHorse Guards Parade\u201d, \u201cCharing Cross\u201d, \u201cSouthampton Street \/ Covent Garden\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the way back the bus takes a different route, from \u201cAldwych \/ Bush House\u201d to \u201cWandsworth Plain\u201d (33 stops). Only in this direction does it call at \u201cSavoy Street\u201d, \u201cBedford Street\u201d, \u201cTrafalgar Square\/Charing Cross\u201d, \u201cWhitehall \/ Trafalgar Square\u201d, \u201cHorseferry Road \/ Lambeth Bridge\u201d, \u201cMillbank Millennium Pier\u201d, \u201cTate Britain\u201d, \u201cPensbury Street\u201d, \u201cWestbury Street\u201d, \u201cLambourn Road\u201d, \u201cBrussels Road\u201d, \u201cHuguenot Place \/ Alma Road\u201d and \u201cHerndon Road\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cAldwych \/ Drury Lane\u201d does it call at, among others, \u201cEast Hill \/ Alma Road\u201d, \u201cThe Chase Clapham\u201d, \u201cSt Rule Street\u201d, \u201cWandsworth Road Station\u201d, \u201cTate Britain \/ Millbank Millennium Pier\u201d and \u201cLambeth Bridge (SW1)\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cEast Hill \/ Alma Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cHuguenot Place \/ Alma Road\u201d (150 m), \u201cThe Chase Clapham\u201d \u2192 \u201cLambourn Road\u201d (100 m), \u201cSt Rule Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cWestbury Street\u201d (150 m) and \u201cWandsworth Road Station\u201d \u2192 \u201cWestbury Street\u201d (50 m). Towards \u201cAldwych \/ Drury Lane\u201d, board nearby: \u201cSavoy Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cSouthampton Street \/ Covent Garden\u201d (100 m), \u201cBedford Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cSouthampton Street \/ Covent Garden\u201d (100 m), \u201cTrafalgar Square\/Charing Cross\u201d \u2192 \u201cCharing Cross\u201d (50 m) and \u201cWhitehall \/ Trafalgar Square\u201d \u2192 \u201cCharing Cross\u201d (200 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 \u201cLavender Hill Police Station\u201d and \u201cVauxhall Bus Station\u201d it shares the road with route 77; between \u201cWandsworth Plain\u201d and \u201cCedars Road Battersea\u201d it shares the road with route 156; between \u201cThe Chase Clapham\u201d and \u201cVauxhall Bus Station\u201d it shares the road with route 452.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cWandsworth Plain\u201d: buses 28, 44, 220, 270, 337 and 485<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWandsworth Town Hall\u201d: buses 28, 44, 220, 270, 337 and 485<\/li>\n<li>\u201cEast Hill \/ Alma Road\u201d (only towards \u201cAldwych \/ Drury Lane\u201d): buses 28, 44, 219 and 337<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMarcilly Road\u201d: buses 219 and 337<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPlough Road\u201d: buses 35, 49, 219, 295, 319, 337, 344, C3 and G1<\/li>\n<li>\u201cClapham Junction Station\u201d: buses 35, 49, 219, 295, 319, 337, 344, 345, C3 and G1<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLavender Hill Police Station\u201d: buses 35, 49, 219, 295, 319, 337, 344, 345, C3 and G1<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBattersea Arts Centre\u201d: buses 219, 345 and G1<\/li>\n<li>\u201cTipthorpe Road\u201d: buses 137, 345 and G1<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCedars Road Battersea\u201d: buses 137 and 345<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Chase Clapham\u201d (only towards \u201cAldwych \/ Drury Lane\u201d): buses 137 and 345<\/li>\n<li>\u201cUnion Road Clapham\u201d: bus P5<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLarkhall Park\u201d: buses 196 and P5<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLansdowne Green\u201d: buses 196 and P5<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNine Elms Underground Station\u201d: buses 2, 88 and 196<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCovent Garden Market East Side\u201d: buses 2, 36, 88, 185, 196, 344, 360 and 436<\/li>\n<li>\u201cVauxhall Bus Station\u201d: buses 2, 36, 88, 185, 196, 344, 360 and 436<\/li>\n<li>\u201cVauxhall Bridge Road\u201d: buses 2, 36, 88, 185, 360 and C10<\/li>\n<li>\u201cTate Britain \/ Millbank Millennium Pier\u201d (only towards \u201cAldwych \/ Drury Lane\u201d): buses 88, 344, 360 and C10<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLambeth Bridge (SW1)\u201d (only towards \u201cAldwych \/ Drury Lane\u201d): buses 3, 88, 344, 360 and C10<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHorseferry Road\u201d (only towards \u201cAldwych \/ Drury Lane\u201d): buses 3, 88 and C10<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWestminster Station \/ Parliament Square\u201d: buses 11, 12, 24, 26, 88, 148, 159 and 453<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHorse Guards Parade\u201d: buses 11, 12, 24, 26, 88, 91, 159 and 453<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCharing Cross\u201d (only towards \u201cAldwych \/ Drury Lane\u201d): buses 9, 12, 15, 23, 24, 26, 29, 88, 91, 139, 159, 176 and 453<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSouthampton Street \/ Covent Garden\u201d (only towards \u201cAldwych \/ Drury Lane\u201d): buses 1, 9, 15, 23, 26, 59, 68, 76, 91, 139, 172, 176, 188, 243, 341 and SL6<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAldwych \/ Drury Lane\u201d: buses 1, 9, 15, 23, 26, 59, 68, 76, 91, 139, 172, 176, 188, 243, 341 and SL6<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAldwych \/ Bush House\u201d: buses 1, 9, 15, 23, 26, 59, 68, 76, 91, 139, 172, 176, 188, 243, 341 and SL6<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSavoy Street\u201d (only towards \u201cWandsworth Plain\u201d): buses 1, 9, 15, 23, 26, 59, 68, 76, 91, 139, 172, 176, 188, 243, 341 and SL6<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBedford Street\u201d (only towards \u201cWandsworth Plain\u201d): buses 1, 9, 15, 23, 24, 26, 29, 59, 68, 76, 91, 139, 172, 176, 188, 243, 341 and SL6<\/li>\n<li>\u201cTrafalgar Square\/Charing Cross\u201d (only towards \u201cWandsworth Plain\u201d): buses 9, 12, 15, 23, 24, 26, 29, 88, 91, 139, 159, 176 and 453<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWhitehall \/ Trafalgar Square\u201d (only towards \u201cWandsworth Plain\u201d): buses 9, 12, 15, 23, 24, 26, 29, 88, 91, 139, 159, 176 and 453<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHorseferry Road \/ Lambeth Bridge\u201d (only towards \u201cWandsworth Plain\u201d): buses 3, 88, 344 and C10<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMillbank Millennium Pier\u201d (only towards \u201cWandsworth Plain\u201d): buses 3, 88, 344, 360 and C10<\/li>\n<li>\u201cTate Britain\u201d (only towards \u201cWandsworth Plain\u201d): buses 2, 36, 88, 185, 344, 360 and C10<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPensbury Street\u201d (only towards \u201cWandsworth Plain\u201d): bus P5<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLambourn Road\u201d (only towards \u201cWandsworth Plain\u201d): buses 137 and 345<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBrussels Road\u201d (only towards \u201cWandsworth Plain\u201d): buses 49, 219, 295, 337 and C3<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHuguenot Place \/ Alma Road\u201d (only towards \u201cWandsworth Plain\u201d): buses 219 and 337<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHerndon Road\u201d (only towards \u201cWandsworth Plain\u201d): buses 28, 44, 220, 270, 337 and 485<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pages for these routes: <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-c10-london\">bus C10<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-c3-london\">bus C3<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-g1-london\">bus G1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-p5-london\">bus P5<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-sl6-london\">bus SL6<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-1-london\">bus 1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-2-london\">bus 2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-3-london\">bus 3<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-9-london\">bus 9<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-11-london\">bus 11<\/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-23-london\">bus 23<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-24-london\">bus 24<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-26-london\">bus 26<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-28-london\">bus 28<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-29-london\">bus 29<\/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-44-london\">bus 44<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-49-london\">bus 49<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-59-london\">bus 59<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-68-london\">bus 68<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-76-london\">bus 76<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-77-london\">bus 77<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-88-london\">bus 88<\/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_and_answers\"><\/span>Questions and answers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_does_bus_87_start_its_return_journey\"><\/span>Where does bus 87 start its return journey?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>At \u201cAldwych \/ Bush House\u201d (100 m from \u201cAldwych \/ Drury Lane\u201d).<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_can_I_change_from_bus_87_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus 87 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cSouthampton Street \/ Covent Garden\u201d (only towards \u201cAldwych \/ Drury Lane\u201d; 1, 9, 15, 23, 26, 59, 68, 76, 91, 139, 172, 176, 188, 243, 341 and SL6) and \u201cBedford Street\u201d (only towards \u201cWandsworth Plain\u201d; 1, 9, 15, 23, 24, 26, 29, 59, 68, 76, 91, 139, 172, 176, 188, 243, 341 and SL6). All other stops with connections are listed above.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checked on 25 September 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for London (TfL).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 87 in London links \u201cWandsworth Plain\u201d and \u201cAldwych \/ Drury Lane\u201d. The return journey starts at \u201cAldwych \/ Bush House\u201d (100 m from \u201cAldwych \/ Drury Lane\u201d). All routes in London \u2192 Where bus 87 goes Towards \u201cAldwych \/ Drury Lane\u201d: 29 stops. After \u201cWandsworth Plain\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cWandsworth Town Hall\u201d, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":647,"featured_media":24136,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9020],"tags":[],"moimportance":[],"motype":[],"moformat":[],"class_list":["post-24131","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\/24131","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=24131"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24131\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24146,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24131\/revisions\/24146"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24131"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24131"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24131"},{"taxonomy":"moimportance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moimportance?post=24131"},{"taxonomy":"motype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motype?post=24131"},{"taxonomy":"moformat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moformat?post=24131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}