{"id":24456,"date":"2026-10-03T17:11:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T16:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/bus-route-126-london"},"modified":"2026-10-03T17:11:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T16:11:11","slug":"bus-route-126-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-126-london","title":{"rendered":"Bus route 126 in London: Ringers Road \u2194 Eltham High Street \/ Foots Cray Road"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 126 in London goes from \u201cRingers Road\u201d to \u201cEltham High Street \/ Foots Cray Road\u201d. The return journey starts at \u201cHoly Trinity Church\u201d (350 m from \u201cEltham High Street \/ Foots Cray 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-6ac73d42cb6a6\" 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-6ac73d42cb6a6\"  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-126-london\/#Where_bus_126_goes\" >Where bus 126 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-126-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-126-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-126-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-126-london\/#Where_does_bus_126_start_its_return_journey\" >Where does bus 126 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-126-london\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_126_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus 126 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_bus_126_goes\"><\/span>Where bus 126 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-126-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ilondon.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-london-bus-126-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route 126 in London on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Towards \u201cEltham High Street \/ Foots Cray Road\u201d: 32 stops. After \u201cRingers Road\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cElmfield Road \/ The Mall\u201d, \u201cQueens Gardens\u201d, \u201cCourt Street\u201d, \u201cWest Street Bromley\u201d, \u201cHammelton Road\u201d, \u201cMorgan Road\u201d, \u201cPlaistow Green\u201d, \u201cPark Avenue (BR1)\u201d, \u201cBurnt Ash Lane \/ Southover\u201d, \u201cNew Street Hill\u201d. Then \u201cTreewall Gardens\u201d, \u201cLauncelot Road\u201d, \u201cGrove Park Station\u201d, \u201cChinbrook Road \/ Baring Road\u201d, \u201cAmblecote Road\u201d, \u201cMarvels Lane \/ Chinbrook Road\u201d, \u201cLambscroft Avenue\u201d, \u201cHenry Cooper Way\u201d, \u201cDuddington Close\u201d, \u201cCourt Farm Road\u201d. Before \u201cEltham High Street \/ Foots Cray Road\u201d: \u201cBeaconsfield Road (SE9)\u201d, \u201cDunkery Road\/Ravensworth Road\u201d, \u201cDunkery Road \/ Mottingham Road\u201d, \u201cMottingham Road \/ Ravensworth Road\u201d, \u201cMottingham \/ Prince Of Wales\u201d, \u201cCourt Road \/ Mottingham Road\u201d, \u201cMottingham Station\u201d, \u201cRoyal Blackheath Golf Club\u201d, \u201cEltham High Street \/ Roper Street\u201d, \u201cEltham High Street \/ Pound Place\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the way back the bus takes a different route, from \u201cHoly Trinity Church\u201d to \u201cRingers Road\u201d (33 stops). Only in this direction does it call at \u201cSouthend Crescent\/Southend Clo\u201d, \u201cEltham High Street \/ St Mary&#8217;s Place\u201d, \u201cEltham High Street \/ Passey Place\u201d, \u201cEltham Church \/ Court Yard\u201d, \u201cMottingham Road \/ Court Road\u201d, \u201cMarvels Lane Primary School\u201d, \u201cBromley North Station\u201d and \u201cBromley High Street \/ The Mall\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cEltham High Street \/ Foots Cray Road\u201d does it call at, among others, \u201cElmfield Road \/ The Mall\u201d, \u201cCourt Street\u201d, \u201cWest Street Bromley\u201d, \u201cChinbrook Road \/ Baring Road\u201d, \u201cLambscroft Avenue\u201d and \u201cCourt Road \/ Mottingham Road\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cElmfield Road \/ The Mall\u201d \u2192 \u201cBromley High Street \/ The Mall\u201d (100 m), \u201cCourt Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cQueens Gardens\u201d (250 m), \u201cWest Street Bromley\u201d \u2192 \u201cBromley North Station\u201d (200 m) and \u201cChinbrook Road \/ Baring Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cAmblecote Road\u201d (150 m). Towards \u201cEltham High Street \/ Foots Cray Road\u201d, board nearby: \u201cSouthend Crescent\/Southend Clo\u201d \u2192 \u201cEltham High Street \/ Foots Cray Road\u201d (250 m), \u201cEltham High Street \/ St Mary&#8217;s Place\u201d \u2192 \u201cEltham High Street \/ Roper Street\u201d (100 m), \u201cEltham High Street \/ Passey Place\u201d \u2192 \u201cEltham High Street \/ Roper Street\u201d (150 m) and \u201cEltham Church \/ Court Yard\u201d \u2192 \u201cEltham High Street \/ Roper Street\u201d (250 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 \u201cGrove Park Station\u201d and \u201cMottingham Station\u201d it shares the road with route 124; between \u201cElmfield Road \/ The Mall\u201d and \u201cGrove Park Station\u201d it shares the road with route 261; between \u201cChinbrook Road \/ Baring Road\u201d and \u201cDunkery Road \/ Mottingham Road\u201d it shares the road with route 273.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cRingers Road\u201d: buses 61, 119, 138, 146, 162, 208, 320, 352, 358, 367 and SL5<\/li>\n<li>\u201cElmfield Road \/ The Mall\u201d (only towards \u201cEltham High Street \/ Foots Cray Road\u201d): buses 61, 119, 138, 146, 162, 208, 320, 352, 358, 367 and SL5<\/li>\n<li>\u201cQueens Gardens\u201d: buses 61, 119, 138, 146, 162, 208, 227, 269, 320, 352, 354, 358, 367, SL3 and SL5<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCourt Street\u201d (only towards \u201cEltham High Street \/ Foots Cray Road\u201d): buses 61, 119, 138, 146, 162, 208, 227, 269, 320, 352, 354, 358, 367, SL3 and SL5<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWest Street Bromley\u201d (only towards \u201cEltham High Street \/ Foots Cray Road\u201d): buses 61, 119, 138, 146, 162, 208, 227, 269, 320, 352, 354, 358, 367, SL3 and SL5<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHammelton Road\u201d: buses 61, 119, 138, 146, 208, 227, 269, 320, 352, 354, 367, SL3 and SL5<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLauncelot Road\u201d: buses 136, 181 and 284<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGrove Park Station\u201d: buses 136, 181, 284 and SL4<\/li>\n<li>\u201cChinbrook Road \/ Baring Road\u201d (only towards \u201cEltham High Street \/ Foots Cray Road\u201d): buses 136, 181, 284 and SL4<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAmblecote Road\u201d: buses 284 and SL4<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMarvels Lane \/ Chinbrook Road\u201d: bus 284<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLambscroft Avenue\u201d (only towards \u201cEltham High Street \/ Foots Cray Road\u201d): bus 284<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHenry Cooper Way\u201d: bus 284<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDuddington Close\u201d: bus 284<\/li>\n<li>\u201cEltham High Street \/ Roper Street\u201d (only towards \u201cEltham High Street \/ Foots Cray Road\u201d): buses 132, 160, 162, 233, 286, 321, B15 and B16<\/li>\n<li>\u201cEltham High Street \/ Pound Place\u201d (only towards \u201cEltham High Street \/ Foots Cray Road\u201d): buses 132, 160, 162, 233, 286, 321, B15 and B16<\/li>\n<li>\u201cEltham High Street \/ Foots Cray Road\u201d: buses 132, 160, 162, 233, 286, 321, B15 and B16<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHoly Trinity Church\u201d: buses 132, 160, 162, 233, 286, 321, B15 and B16<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cSouthend Crescent\/Southend Clo\u201d to \u201cEltham Church \/ Court Yard\u201d (only towards \u201cRingers Road\u201d): buses 132, 160, 162, 233, 286, 321, B15 and B16<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMarvels Lane Primary School\u201d (only towards \u201cRingers Road\u201d): bus 284<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBromley North Station\u201d (only towards \u201cRingers Road\u201d): buses 61, 119, 138, 146, 162, 208, 227, 269, 320, 352, 354, 358, 367, SL3 and SL5<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBromley High Street \/ The Mall\u201d (only towards \u201cRingers Road\u201d): buses 61, 119, 138, 146, 162, 208, 320, 352, 358, 367 and SL5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pages for these routes: <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-b15-london\">bus B15<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-b16-london\">bus B16<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-sl3-london\">bus SL3<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-sl4-london\">bus SL4<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-sl5-london\">bus SL5<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-61-london\">bus 61<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-124-london\">bus 124<\/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_126_start_its_return_journey\"><\/span>Where does bus 126 start its return journey?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>At \u201cHoly Trinity Church\u201d (350 m from \u201cEltham High Street \/ Foots Cray Road\u201d).<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_can_I_change_from_bus_126_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus 126 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cQueens Gardens\u201d (61, 119, 138, 146, 162, 208, 227, 269, 320, 352, 354, 358, 367, SL3 and SL5) and \u201cCourt Street\u201d (only towards \u201cEltham High Street \/ Foots Cray Road\u201d; 61, 119, 138, 146, 162, 208, 227, 269, 320, 352, 354, 358, 367, SL3 and SL5). All other stops with connections are listed above.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checked on 3 October 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for London (TfL).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 126 in London goes from \u201cRingers Road\u201d to \u201cEltham High Street \/ Foots Cray Road\u201d. The return journey starts at \u201cHoly Trinity Church\u201d (350 m from \u201cEltham High Street \/ Foots Cray Road\u201d). All routes in London \u2192 Where bus 126 goes Towards \u201cEltham High Street \/ Foots Cray Road\u201d: 32 stops. 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