{"id":26086,"date":"2026-09-29T09:23:23","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T08:23:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/bus-route-198-london"},"modified":"2026-09-29T09:23:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T08:23:23","slug":"bus-route-198-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-198-london","title":{"rendered":"Bus route 198 in London: Shrublands \/ Bramble Close \u2194 Talbot Road Thornton Heath"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 198 in London links \u201cShrublands \/ Bramble Close\u201d and \u201cTalbot Road Thornton Heath\u201d. The return journey starts at \u201cNursery Road\u201d (100 m from \u201cTalbot Road Thornton Heath\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-6ac73d3f57cde\" 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-6ac73d3f57cde\"  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-198-london\/#Where_bus_198_goes\" >Where bus 198 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-198-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-198-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-198-london\/#Questions_about_bus_198\" >Questions about bus 198<\/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-198-london\/#Where_does_bus_198_start_its_return_journey\" >Where does bus 198 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-198-london\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_198_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus 198 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_bus_198_goes\"><\/span>Where bus 198 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-198-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ilondon.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-london-bus-198-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route 198 in London on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>From \u201cShrublands \/ Bramble Close\u201d to \u201cTalbot Road Thornton Heath\u201d: 41 stops. On the way: \u201cGorse Road\u201d, \u201cBroom Road\u201d, \u201cBridle Road \/ Shirley\u201d, \u201cLinks View Road\u201d, \u201cWorcester Close\u201d, \u201cDevonshire Way\u201d, \u201cMonks Orchard Road\u201d, \u201cWickham Road \/ Monks Orchard\u201d, \u201cLangland Gardens (CR0)\u201d, \u201cCheston Avenue\u201d. Then \u201cShirley Library Wickham Road\u201d, \u201cShirley Oaks Road\u201d, \u201cUpper Shirley Road\u201d, \u201cTrinity School Shirley\u201d, \u201cBirch Tree Way\u201d, \u201cMapledale Avenue\u201d, \u201cAshburton Road Addiscombe\u201d, \u201cSandilands Tram Stop\u201d, \u201cCanning Road Addiscombe\u201d, \u201cLebanon Road Tram Stop\u201d. Then \u201cEast Croydon Rail Station\u201d, \u201cElectric House\u201d, \u201cWhitgift Centre\u201d, \u201cWest Croydon Bus Station\u201d, \u201cWest Croydon Station\u201d, \u201cMontague Road\u201d, \u201cSumner Road Croydon\u201d, \u201cBroad Green Avenue\u201d, \u201cCanterbury Road (CR0)\u201d, \u201cCroydon University Hospital\u201d. Before \u201cTalbot Road Thornton Heath\u201d: \u201cThornton Heath Pond\u201d, \u201cBrigstock Road \/ London Road\u201d, \u201cWhitehorse Manor Brigstock Site\u201d, \u201cNutfield Road\u201d, \u201cThornton Heath Library\u201d, \u201cBrook Road (CR7)\u201d, \u201cThornton Heath Station\u201d, \u201cThornton Heath Clock Tower\u201d, \u201cHigh Street \/ Whitehorse Lane\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the way back the bus takes a different route, from \u201cNursery Road\u201d to \u201cShrublands \/ Bramble Close\u201d (38 stops). Only in this direction does it call at \u201cBensham Lane\u201d, \u201cDunheved Road North\u201d, \u201cPoplar Walk\u201d, \u201cLunar House\u201d, \u201cDingwall Road \/ East Croydon Station\u201d, \u201cValley Walk\u201d, \u201cVerdayne Avenue\u201d, \u201cAsh Road (CR0)\u201d, \u201cForest Academy\u201d, \u201cLaurel Crescent\u201d and \u201cFir Tree Gardens\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cTalbot Road Thornton Heath\u201d does it call at, among others, \u201cGorse Road\u201d, \u201cBroom Road\u201d, \u201cBridle Road \/ Shirley\u201d, \u201cWorcester Close\u201d, \u201cDevonshire Way\u201d and \u201cWickham Road \/ Monks Orchard\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cGorse Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cShrublands \/ Bramble Close\u201d (200 m), \u201cBroom Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cLaurel Crescent\u201d (250 m), \u201cBridle Road \/ Shirley\u201d \u2192 \u201cForest Academy\u201d (100 m) and \u201cWorcester Close\u201d \u2192 \u201cLinks View Road\u201d (200 m). Towards \u201cTalbot Road Thornton Heath\u201d, board nearby: \u201cBensham Lane\u201d \u2192 \u201cNutfield Road\u201d (100 m), \u201cDunheved Road North\u201d \u2192 \u201cCroydon University Hospital\u201d (100 m), \u201cPoplar Walk\u201d \u2192 \u201cWest Croydon Bus Station\u201d (100 m) and \u201cLunar House\u201d \u2192 \u201cWhitgift Centre\u201d (200 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 \u201cWickham Road \/ Monks Orchard\u201d and \u201cEast Croydon Rail Station\u201d it shares the road with route 119; between \u201cShirley Library Wickham Road\u201d and \u201cWest Croydon Bus Station\u201d it shares the road with route 194; between \u201cWest Croydon Bus Station\u201d and \u201cThornton Heath Station\u201d it shares the road with route 250.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cDevonshire Way\u201d (only towards \u201cTalbot Road Thornton Heath\u201d): buses 356 and SL5<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMonks Orchard Road\u201d: buses 356 and SL5<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWickham Road \/ Monks Orchard\u201d (only towards \u201cTalbot Road Thornton Heath\u201d): buses 356 and SL5<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCheston Avenue\u201d: buses 367 and SL5<\/li>\n<li>\u201cShirley Library Wickham Road\u201d: buses 367 and SL5<\/li>\n<li>\u201cShirley Oaks Road\u201d (only towards \u201cTalbot Road Thornton Heath\u201d): buses 367 and SL5<\/li>\n<li>\u201cUpper Shirley Road\u201d: buses 130, 367 and 466<\/li>\n<li>\u201cTrinity School Shirley\u201d: buses 130, 367 and 466<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBirch Tree Way\u201d: bus 466<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMapledale Avenue\u201d: bus 466<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAshburton Road Addiscombe\u201d: tram Tram; bus 466<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSandilands Tram Stop\u201d: tram Tram; bus 466<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCanning Road Addiscombe\u201d (only towards \u201cTalbot Road Thornton Heath\u201d): tram Tram; bus 466<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLebanon Road Tram Stop\u201d: tram Tram; buses 433 and 466<\/li>\n<li>\u201cEast Croydon Rail Station\u201d: tram Tram; buses 50, 75, 154, 197, 312, 367, 403, 405, 410, 412, 433, 466, 468, SL5 and SL7<\/li>\n<li>\u201cElectric House\u201d (only towards \u201cTalbot Road Thornton Heath\u201d): tram Tram; buses 50, 75, 154, 166, 197, 312, 367, 403, 405, 407, 410, 412, 433, 466, 468, SL5 and SL7<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWhitgift Centre\u201d: tram Tram; buses 50, 75, 154, 157, 166, 197, 264, 289, 312, 367, 403, 405, 407, 410, 412, 433, 450, 466, 468, SL5, SL6 and SL7<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWest Croydon Bus Station\u201d (only towards \u201cTalbot Road Thornton Heath\u201d): tram Tram; buses 50, 75, 154, 157, 166, 264, 289, 367, 403, 407, 410, 450, 468, SL6 and SL7<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWest Croydon Station\u201d: tram Tram; buses 50, 75, 154, 157, 166, 264, 289, 367, 403, 407, 410, 450, 468, SL6 and SL7<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMontague Road\u201d: tram Tram; buses 75, 154, 157, 166, 264, 289, 367, 403, 407, 410, 450, SL6 and SL7<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSumner Road Croydon\u201d: bus 289<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBroad Green Avenue\u201d: bus 289<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCanterbury Road (CR0)\u201d (only towards \u201cTalbot Road Thornton Heath\u201d): bus 289<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cCroydon University Hospital\u201d to \u201cBrigstock Road \/ London Road\u201d: bus 289<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWhitehorse Manor Brigstock Site\u201d: bus 450<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNutfield Road\u201d (only towards \u201cTalbot Road Thornton Heath\u201d): bus 450<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThornton Heath Library\u201d (only towards \u201cTalbot Road Thornton Heath\u201d): bus 450<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cBrook Road (CR7)\u201d to \u201cThornton Heath Clock Tower\u201d: buses 50, 130 and 450<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHigh Street \/ Whitehorse Lane\u201d (only towards \u201cTalbot Road Thornton Heath\u201d): buses 50, 130, 468 and SL6<\/li>\n<li>\u201cTalbot Road Thornton Heath\u201d: buses 50, 130, 468 and SL6<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNursery Road\u201d: buses 50, 130, 468 and SL6<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBensham Lane\u201d (only towards \u201cShrublands \/ Bramble Close\u201d): bus 450<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDunheved Road North\u201d (only towards \u201cShrublands \/ Bramble Close\u201d): bus 289<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPoplar Walk\u201d (only towards \u201cShrublands \/ Bramble Close\u201d): tram Tram; buses 50, 75, 154, 157, 166, 264, 289, 367, 403, 407, 410, 450, 468, SL6 and SL7<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLunar House\u201d (only towards \u201cShrublands \/ Bramble Close\u201d): tram Tram; buses 50, 75, 154, 157, 166, 264, 289, 367, 403, 407, 410, 450, 468, SL6 and SL7<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDingwall Road \/ East Croydon Station\u201d (only towards \u201cShrublands \/ Bramble Close\u201d): tram Tram; buses 50, 75, 154, 166, 197, 312, 367, 403, 405, 407, 410, 412, 433, 466, 468, SL5 and SL7<\/li>\n<li>\u201cValley Walk\u201d (only towards \u201cShrublands \/ Bramble Close\u201d): buses 130, 367 and 466<\/li>\n<li>\u201cVerdayne Avenue\u201d (only towards \u201cShrublands \/ Bramble Close\u201d): buses 367 and SL5<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAsh Road (CR0)\u201d (only towards \u201cShrublands \/ Bramble Close\u201d): buses 356 and SL5<\/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-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-75-london\">bus 75<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/24619-bus-route-119-london\">bus 119<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-130-london\">bus 130<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-154-london\">bus 154<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-157-london\">bus 157<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-166-london\">bus 166<\/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_198\"><\/span>Questions about bus 198<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_does_bus_198_start_its_return_journey\"><\/span>Where does bus 198 start its return journey?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>At \u201cNursery Road\u201d (100 m from \u201cTalbot Road Thornton Heath\u201d).<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_can_I_change_from_bus_198_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus 198 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cElectric House\u201d (only towards \u201cTalbot Road Thornton Heath\u201d; 50, 75, 154, 166, 197, 312, 367, 403, 405, 407, 410, 412, 433, 466, 468, SL5 and SL7) and \u201cWhitgift Centre\u201d (50, 75, 154, 157, 166, 197, 264, 289, 312, 367, 403, 405, 407, 410, 412, 433, 450, 466, 468, SL5, SL6 and SL7). All other stops with connections are listed above.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checked on 29 September 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for London (TfL).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 198 in London links \u201cShrublands \/ Bramble Close\u201d and \u201cTalbot Road Thornton Heath\u201d. The return journey starts at \u201cNursery Road\u201d (100 m from \u201cTalbot Road Thornton Heath\u201d). All routes in London \u2192 Where bus 198 goes From \u201cShrublands \/ Bramble Close\u201d to \u201cTalbot Road Thornton Heath\u201d: 41 stops. On the way: \u201cGorse Road\u201d, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":647,"featured_media":26088,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9020],"tags":[],"moimportance":[],"motype":[],"moformat":[],"class_list":["post-26086","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\/26086","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=26086"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26086\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26103,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26086\/revisions\/26103"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26088"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26086"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26086"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26086"},{"taxonomy":"moimportance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moimportance?post=26086"},{"taxonomy":"motype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motype?post=26086"},{"taxonomy":"moformat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moformat?post=26086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}