{"id":25336,"date":"2026-10-07T15:39:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T14:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/bus-route-166-london"},"modified":"2026-10-07T15:39:39","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T14:39:39","slug":"bus-route-166-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-166-london","title":{"rendered":"Bus route 166 in London: Marks and Spencer \u2194 West Croydon Bus Station"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 166 in London runs between \u201cMarks and Spencer\u201d and \u201cWest Croydon Bus 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-6ac73d2e276ba\" 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-6ac73d2e276ba\"  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-166-london\/#Where_bus_166_goes\" >Where bus 166 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-166-london\/#Where_to_change\" >Where to change<\/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-166-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-166-london\/#Questions_about_bus_166\" >Questions about bus 166<\/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-166-london\/#Does_bus_166_go_to_%E2%80%9COaks_Park%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus 166 go to \u201cOaks Park\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-166-london\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_166_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus 166 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_bus_166_goes\"><\/span>Where bus 166 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-166-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ilondon.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-london-bus-166-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route 166 in London on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Towards \u201cWest Croydon Bus Station\u201d: 41 stops. After \u201cMarks and Spencer\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cGlenfield Road\u201d, \u201cThe Woolpack\u201d, \u201cCroydon Lane South\u201d, \u201cFairlawn Grove\u201d, \u201cOaks Park\u201d, \u201cMerrymeet\u201d, \u201cPost Office\u201d, \u201cThe Readens\u201d, \u201cManor Way\u201d, \u201cPine Walk\u201d. Then \u201cRectory Lane\u201d, \u201cChipstead Valley School\u201d, \u201cWoodmansterne Station\u201d, \u201cChipstead Valley Rd \/ Rickman Hill\u201d, \u201cConiston Road\u201d, \u201cPortnalls Road\u201d, \u201cCoulsdon Town\u201d, \u201cThe Avenue Coulsdon\u201d, \u201cWillow Court\u201d, \u201cSmitham Downs Road\u201d. Then \u201cBrighton Road \/ Old Lodge Lane\u201d, \u201cGrovelands Road (CR8)\u201d, \u201cPurley Tesco\u201d, \u201cPurley Library\u201d, \u201cPurley Hospital\u201d, \u201cWyvern Road\u201d, \u201cLynscott Way\u201d, \u201cBlackford Close\u201d, \u201cRegina Coeli School\u201d, \u201cSt Giles School\u201d. Before \u201cWest Croydon Bus Station\u201d: \u201cHaling Park Gardens\u201d, \u201cWhitgift Avenue\u201d, \u201cCroydon Bowling Club\u201d, \u201cWarham Road \/ Brighton Road\u201d, \u201cSwan &amp; Sugar Loaf\u201d, \u201cCoombe Road\u201d, \u201cCroydon Flyover\u201d, \u201cSt George&#8217;s Walk \/ Croydon Town Centre\u201d, \u201cWhitgift Centre\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the way back, from \u201cWest Croydon Bus Station\u201d to \u201cMarks and Spencer\u201d: 43 stops. Only in this direction does it call at, among others, \u201cPark Street\u201d, \u201cAberdeen Road South Croydon\u201d, \u201cBramley Hill\u201d, \u201cHeath Close\u201d, \u201cNetherheys Drive\u201d and \u201cPurley Cross\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cWest Croydon Bus Station\u201d does it call at, among others, \u201cChipstead Valley Rd \/ Rickman Hill\u201d, \u201cThe Avenue Coulsdon\u201d, \u201cPurley Library\u201d, \u201cHaling Park Gardens\u201d, \u201cWhitgift Avenue\u201d and \u201cSwan &amp; Sugar Loaf\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cChipstead Valley Rd \/ Rickman Hill\u201d \u2192 \u201cRickman Hill\/Chipstead Valley\u201d (50 m), \u201cThe Avenue Coulsdon\u201d \u2192 \u201cWillow Court\u201d (150 m), \u201cPurley Library\u201d \u2192 \u201cPurley Cross\u201d (100 m) and \u201cHaling Park Gardens\u201d \u2192 \u201cHeath Close\u201d (100 m). Towards \u201cWest Croydon Bus Station\u201d, board nearby: \u201cPark Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cSt George&#8217;s Walk \/ Croydon Town Centre\u201d (100 m), \u201cAberdeen Road South Croydon\u201d \u2192 \u201cCoombe Road\u201d (150 m), \u201cBramley Hill\u201d \u2192 \u201cWhitgift Avenue\u201d (100 m) and \u201cHeath Close\u201d \u2192 \u201cHaling Park Gardens\u201d (100 m).<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_to_change\"><\/span>Where to change<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>On part of the route, between \u201cCoulsdon Town\u201d and \u201cCroydon Flyover\u201d it shares the road with route 405; between \u201cCoulsdon Town\u201d and \u201cPurley Tesco\u201d it shares the road with route 60; between \u201cCroydon Bowling Club\u201d and \u201cSt George&#8217;s Walk \/ Croydon Town Centre\u201d it shares the road with route 119.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stops from \u201cMarks and Spencer\u201d to \u201cCroydon Lane South\u201d: buses 420 and S1<\/li>\n<li>\u201cChipstead Valley School\u201d: bus 463<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWoodmansterne Station\u201d: bus 463<\/li>\n<li>\u201cChipstead Valley Rd \/ Rickman Hill\u201d (only towards \u201cWest Croydon Bus Station\u201d): bus 463<\/li>\n<li>\u201cConiston Road\u201d: bus 463<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPortnalls Road\u201d: buses 404 and 463<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCoulsdon Town\u201d: buses 404 and 463<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Avenue Coulsdon\u201d (only towards \u201cWest Croydon Bus Station\u201d): buses 404 and 463<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWillow Court\u201d: buses 404 and 463<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBrighton Road \/ Old Lodge Lane\u201d: bus 312<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGrovelands Road (CR8)\u201d: bus 312<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPurley Tesco\u201d: buses 127, 289, 312, 359, 412 and 439<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPurley Library\u201d (only towards \u201cWest Croydon Bus Station\u201d): buses 127, 289, 312, 359, 412 and 439<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPurley Hospital\u201d: buses 127, 289, 312, 359, 412 and 439<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWyvern Road\u201d: buses 289, 312, 359 and 439<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCroydon Bowling Club\u201d: buses 312, 403, 412 and 468<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWarham Road \/ Brighton Road\u201d: buses 312, 403, 412 and 468<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSwan &amp; Sugar Loaf\u201d (only towards \u201cWest Croydon Bus Station\u201d): buses 312, 403, 412 and 468<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCoombe Road\u201d: buses 312, 403, 412 and 468<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCroydon Flyover\u201d: tram Tram; buses 50, 75, 109, 154, 197, 312, 403, 412, 433, 468 and SL5<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSt George&#8217;s Walk \/ Croydon Town Centre\u201d (only towards \u201cWest Croydon Bus Station\u201d): tram Tram; buses 50, 64, 75, 109, 154, 194, 197, 198, 312, 367, 403, 412, 433, 468 and SL5<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWhitgift Centre\u201d: tram Tram; buses 50, 64, 75, 109, 154, 157, 194, 198, 250, 264, 289, 312, 367, 403, 410, 412, 433, 450, 468, SL5, SL6 and SL7<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWest Croydon Bus Station\u201d: tram Tram; buses 50, 64, 75, 109, 154, 157, 194, 198, 250, 264, 289, 367, 403, 410, 450, 468, SL6 and SL7<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPark Street\u201d (only towards \u201cMarks and Spencer\u201d): tram Tram; buses 50, 64, 75, 109, 154, 194, 197, 198, 312, 367, 403, 410, 412, 433, 468, SL5 and SL7<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAberdeen Road South Croydon\u201d (only towards \u201cMarks and Spencer\u201d): buses 312, 403, 412 and 468<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPurley Cross\u201d (only towards \u201cMarks and Spencer\u201d): buses 127, 289, 312, 359, 412 and 439<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMusgrove Close\u201d (only towards \u201cMarks and Spencer\u201d): bus 312<\/li>\n<li>\u201cChipstead Valley Rd \/ Brighton Rd\u201d (only towards \u201cMarks and Spencer\u201d): buses 404 and 463<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRickman Hill\/Chipstead Valley\u201d (only towards \u201cMarks and Spencer\u201d): bus 463<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pages for these routes: <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/tram-route-tram-london\">tram Tram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-s1-london\">bus S1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-sl5-london\">bus SL5<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-sl6-london\">bus SL6<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-sl7-london\">bus SL7<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-50-london\">bus 50<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-60-london\">bus 60<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-64-london\">bus 64<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-75-london\">bus 75<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-109-london\">bus 109<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/24619-bus-route-119-london\">bus 119<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-127-london\">bus 127<\/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_about_bus_166\"><\/span>Questions about bus 166<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_bus_166_go_to_%E2%80%9COaks_Park%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus 166 go to \u201cOaks Park\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_166_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus 166 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cWhitgift Centre\u201d (50, 64, 75, 109, 154, 157, 194, 198, 250, 264, 289, 312, 367, 403, 410, 412, 433, 450, 468, SL5, SL6 and SL7) and \u201cWest Croydon Bus Station\u201d (50, 64, 75, 109, 154, 157, 194, 198, 250, 264, 289, 367, 403, 410, 450, 468, SL6 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 166 in London runs between \u201cMarks and Spencer\u201d and \u201cWest Croydon Bus Station\u201d. All routes in London \u2192 Where bus 166 goes Towards \u201cWest Croydon Bus Station\u201d: 41 stops. After \u201cMarks and Spencer\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cGlenfield Road\u201d, \u201cThe Woolpack\u201d, \u201cCroydon Lane South\u201d, \u201cFairlawn Grove\u201d, \u201cOaks Park\u201d, \u201cMerrymeet\u201d, \u201cPost Office\u201d, \u201cThe Readens\u201d, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":647,"featured_media":25337,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9020],"tags":[],"moimportance":[],"motype":[],"moformat":[],"class_list":["post-25336","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\/25336","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=25336"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25336\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25345,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25336\/revisions\/25345"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25337"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25336"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25336"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25336"},{"taxonomy":"moimportance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moimportance?post=25336"},{"taxonomy":"motype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motype?post=25336"},{"taxonomy":"moformat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moformat?post=25336"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}