{"id":25612,"date":"2026-09-30T13:21:21","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T12:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/bus-route-165-london"},"modified":"2026-09-30T13:21:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T12:21:21","slug":"bus-route-165-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-165-london","title":{"rendered":"Bus route 165 in London: The Brewery \u2194 Abbey Wood Lane"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 165 in London links \u201cThe Brewery\u201d and \u201cAbbey Wood 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-6ac74be8a0167\" 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-6ac74be8a0167\"  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-165-london\/#The_route_of_bus_165\" >The route of bus 165<\/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-165-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-165-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-165-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-165-london\/#Does_bus_165_go_to_%E2%80%9CRomford_Market%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus 165 go to \u201cRomford Market\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-165-london\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_165_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus 165 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_route_of_bus_165\"><\/span>The route of bus 165<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-165-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ilondon.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-london-bus-165-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route 165 in London on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>From \u201cThe Brewery\u201d to \u201cAbbey Wood Lane\u201d: 54 stops. On the way: \u201cMawney Road (RM1)\u201d, \u201cNorth Street Romford\u201d, \u201cRomford Market\u201d, \u201cMercury Gardens\u201d, \u201cWestern Road\u201d, \u201cRomford Station\u201d, \u201cThurloe Gardens\u201d, \u201cSouth Street Romford\u201d, \u201cAlbert Road Romford\u201d, \u201cPrinces Road Heath Park\u201d. Then \u201cFrances Bardsley Academy\u201d, \u201cCranham Road\u201d, \u201cSalisbury Road Romford\u201d, \u201cThe Drill Roundabout\u201d, \u201cBrooklands Gardens\u201d, \u201cWalden Way\u201d, \u201cBurntwood Avenue\u201d, \u201cEmerson Park Station\u201d, \u201cBurnway\u201d, \u201cQueen&#8217;s Theatre\u201d. Then \u201cHornchurch Town Centre\u201d, \u201cBillet Lane\u201d, \u201cAbbs Cross Gardens\u201d, \u201cStanley Road Hornchurch\u201d, \u201cSuttons Avenue\u201d, \u201cAbbs Cross Academy\u201d, \u201cBrian Close\u201d, \u201cElm Parade\u201d, \u201cElm Park Station\u201d, \u201cAmbleside Avenue\u201d. Then \u201cAldingham Gardens\u201d, \u201cWood Lane Elm Park\u201d, \u201cFreeborne Gardens\u201d, \u201cJersey Road Hornchurch\u201d, \u201cAlbyns Close\u201d, \u201cFord Lane\u201d, \u201cAlexandra Road (RM13)\u201d, \u201cRainham Road\u201d, \u201cStanley Road South\u201d, \u201cDunedin Road\u201d. Then \u201cManor Way (RM13)\u201d, \u201cDovers Corner\u201d, \u201cRainham Tesco\u201d, \u201cRainham Village School\u201d, \u201cBrights Avenue\u201d, \u201cNew Road Rainham\u201d, \u201cAllen Road\u201d, \u201cKing Edward Avenue\u201d, \u201cAcer Avenue\u201d, \u201cLake Avenue\u201d. Before \u201cAbbey Wood Lane\u201d: \u201cKing Edward Avenue\/ Thorn Lane\u201d, \u201cBriscoe Road\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the way back the bus takes a different route, from \u201cAbbey Wood Lane\u201d to \u201cThe Brewery\u201d (55 stops). Only in this direction does it call at \u201cThorn Lane\u201d, \u201cLambs Lane North\u201d, \u201cSt Helen&#8217;s Court\u201d, \u201cRainham War Memorial\u201d, \u201cCherry Tree Lane\u201d, \u201cEdmund Road\u201d, \u201cMungo Park Road \/ South End Road\u201d, \u201cKingaby Gardens\u201d, \u201cAbbs Cross Lane\u201d, \u201cWykeham Avenue\u201d, \u201cKinfauns Avenue\u201d, \u201cBrentwood Road\u201d and \u201cRomford Town Centre\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cAbbey Wood Lane\u201d does it call at, among others, \u201cMercury Gardens\u201d, \u201cWestern Road\u201d, \u201cThurloe Gardens\u201d, \u201cBrooklands Gardens\u201d, \u201cBurntwood Avenue\u201d and \u201cAbbs Cross Gardens\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cMercury Gardens\u201d \u2192 \u201cRomford Market\u201d (200 m), \u201cWestern Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cRomford Town Centre\u201d (50 m), \u201cThurloe Gardens\u201d \u2192 \u201cBrentwood Road\u201d (100 m) and \u201cBrooklands Gardens\u201d \u2192 \u201cKinfauns Avenue\u201d (50 m). Towards \u201cAbbey Wood Lane\u201d, board nearby: \u201cThorn Lane\u201d \u2192 \u201cKing Edward Avenue\/ Thorn Lane\u201d (100 m), \u201cLambs Lane North\u201d \u2192 \u201cKing Edward Avenue\u201d (150 m), \u201cSt Helen&#8217;s Court\u201d \u2192 \u201cRainham Tesco\u201d (150 m) and \u201cRainham War Memorial\u201d \u2192 \u201cRainham Tesco\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>Shared sections with other routes: between \u201cHornchurch Town Centre\u201d and \u201cRainham Tesco\u201d it shares the road with route 372; between \u201cAbbs Cross Gardens\u201d and \u201cRainham Road\u201d it shares the road with route 365; between \u201cManor Way (RM13)\u201d and \u201cAbbey Wood Lane\u201d it shares the road with route 287.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cThe Brewery\u201d: buses 66, 86, 103, 128, 175, 247, 252, 296, 375, 496, 498, 499 and SL12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMawney Road (RM1)\u201d: buses 86, 128, 252 and 496<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNorth Street Romford\u201d: buses 5, 66, 86, 103, 128, 175, 247, 252, 296, 375 and 496<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRomford Market\u201d: buses 5, 66, 86, 103, 128, 174, 175, 247, 248, 252, 296, 375, 496, 498 and 499<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMercury Gardens\u201d (only towards \u201cAbbey Wood Lane\u201d): buses 5, 66, 86, 103, 128, 174, 175, 247, 248, 252, 296, 375, 496, 498, 499 and SL12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWestern Road\u201d (only towards \u201cAbbey Wood Lane\u201d): buses 5, 66, 86, 103, 128, 174, 175, 247, 248, 252, 296, 375, 496, 498, 499 and SL12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRomford Station\u201d: buses 5, 66, 86, 103, 128, 174, 175, 247, 248, 252, 296, 375, 496, 498, 499 and SL12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThurloe Gardens\u201d (only towards \u201cAbbey Wood Lane\u201d): buses 5, 66, 86, 103, 128, 174, 175, 247, 248, 252, 296, 375, 496, 498, 499 and SL12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSouth Street Romford\u201d: buses 5, 103, 174, 175, 248, 252, 498 and 499<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSalisbury Road Romford\u201d: bus 496<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Drill Roundabout\u201d: bus 496<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWalden Way\u201d: bus 256<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBurntwood Avenue\u201d (only towards \u201cAbbey Wood Lane\u201d): bus 256<\/li>\n<li>\u201cEmerson Park Station\u201d: bus 256<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBurnway\u201d: bus 256<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cQueen&#8217;s Theatre\u201d to \u201cBillet Lane\u201d: buses 248, 252 and 256<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAbbs Cross Gardens\u201d (only towards \u201cAbbey Wood Lane\u201d): bus 248<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cBrian Close\u201d to \u201cAmbleside Avenue\u201d: buses 252 and SL12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWood Lane Elm Park\u201d: bus SL12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cFreeborne Gardens\u201d: bus SL12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cFord Lane\u201d: bus SL12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAlexandra Road (RM13)\u201d: bus 103<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRainham Road\u201d: bus 103<\/li>\n<li>\u201cStanley Road South\u201d: bus SL12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDunedin Road\u201d: bus SL12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cManor Way (RM13)\u201d (only towards \u201cAbbey Wood Lane\u201d): bus SL12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDovers Corner\u201d: buses 103 and SL12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRainham Tesco\u201d: buses 103 and SL12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSt Helen&#8217;s Court\u201d (only towards \u201cThe Brewery\u201d): buses 103 and SL12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRainham War Memorial\u201d (only towards \u201cThe Brewery\u201d): buses 103 and SL12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCherry Tree Lane\u201d (only towards \u201cThe Brewery\u201d): bus SL12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cEdmund Road\u201d (only towards \u201cThe Brewery\u201d): bus SL12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cKingaby Gardens\u201d (only towards \u201cThe Brewery\u201d): bus SL12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAbbs Cross Lane\u201d (only towards \u201cThe Brewery\u201d): bus 248<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWykeham Avenue\u201d (only towards \u201cThe Brewery\u201d): bus 256<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBrentwood Road\u201d (only towards \u201cThe Brewery\u201d): buses 5, 103, 174, 175, 248, 252, 498, 499 and SL12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRomford Town Centre\u201d (only towards \u201cThe Brewery\u201d): buses 5, 66, 86, 103, 128, 174, 175, 247, 248, 252, 296, 375, 496, 498, 499 and SL12<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pages for these routes: <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-sl12-london\">bus SL12<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-5-london\">bus 5<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-66-london\">bus 66<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/24051-bus-route-86-london\">bus 86<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-103-london\">bus 103<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-128-london\">bus 128<\/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_165_go_to_%E2%80%9CRomford_Market%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus 165 go to \u201cRomford Market\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_165_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus 165 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cMercury Gardens\u201d (only towards \u201cAbbey Wood Lane\u201d; 5, 66, 86, 103, 128, 174, 175, 247, 248, 252, 296, 375, 496, 498, 499 and SL12) and \u201cWestern Road\u201d (only towards \u201cAbbey Wood Lane\u201d; 5, 66, 86, 103, 128, 174, 175, 247, 248, 252, 296, 375, 496, 498, 499 and SL12). All other stops with connections are listed above.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checked on 30 September 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for London (TfL).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 165 in London links \u201cThe Brewery\u201d and \u201cAbbey Wood Lane\u201d. All routes in London \u2192 The route of bus 165 From \u201cThe Brewery\u201d to \u201cAbbey Wood Lane\u201d: 54 stops. On the way: \u201cMawney Road (RM1)\u201d, \u201cNorth Street Romford\u201d, \u201cRomford Market\u201d, \u201cMercury Gardens\u201d, \u201cWestern Road\u201d, \u201cRomford Station\u201d, \u201cThurloe Gardens\u201d, \u201cSouth Street Romford\u201d, \u201cAlbert Road [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":647,"featured_media":25613,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9020],"tags":[],"moimportance":[],"motype":[],"moformat":[],"class_list":["post-25612","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\/25612","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=25612"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25612\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25629,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25612\/revisions\/25629"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25613"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25612"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25612"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25612"},{"taxonomy":"moimportance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moimportance?post=25612"},{"taxonomy":"motype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motype?post=25612"},{"taxonomy":"moformat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moformat?post=25612"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}