{"id":27403,"date":"2026-10-06T16:59:59","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T15:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/bus-route-255-london"},"modified":"2026-10-06T16:59:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T15:59:59","slug":"bus-route-255-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-255-london","title":{"rendered":"Bus route 255 in London: South Lodge Avenue \/ Yorkshire Road \u2194 Balham Station"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 255 in London links \u201cSouth Lodge Avenue \/ Yorkshire Road\u201d and \u201cBalham Station\u201d. The two directions are not quite the same: 2 stops are served in one direction only, which is worth knowing before you travel.<\/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-6ac74bde61306\" 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-6ac74bde61306\"  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-255-london\/#The_route_of_bus_255\" >The route of bus 255<\/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-255-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-255-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-255-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-255-london\/#Does_bus_255_go_to_%E2%80%9CPollards_Hill_Library%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus 255 go to \u201cPollards Hill Library\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-255-london\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_255_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus 255 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_route_of_bus_255\"><\/span>The route of bus 255<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-255-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ilondon.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-london-bus-255-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route 255 in London on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Towards \u201cBalham Station\u201d: 32 stops. After \u201cSouth Lodge Avenue \/ Yorkshire Road\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cLeicester Avenue\u201d, \u201cNorthumberland Gardens\u201d, \u201cPollards Hill \/ Westmorland Way\u201d, \u201cCarisbrooke Road\/Hertford Way\u201d, \u201cConway Gardens\u201d, \u201cPollards Hill Library\u201d, \u201cIvy Gardens\u201d, \u201cNorthborough Road\u201d, \u201cSt Olaves Walk\u201d, \u201cLongthornton Road\u201d. Then \u201cDarcy Road\u201d, \u201cFreeman Court\u201d, \u201cOakhill Road\u201d, \u201cNorbury\u201d, \u201cHermitage Lane\u201d, \u201cArragon Gardens\u201d, \u201cKempshott Road\u201d, \u201cStreatham Common High Road\u201d, \u201cStreatham Station\u201d, \u201cSt Leonard&#8217;s Church\u201d. Before \u201cBalham Station\u201d: \u201cBecmead Avenue\u201d, \u201cKingscourt Road\u201d, \u201cMount Ephraim Road\u201d, \u201cStreatham Hill Station\u201d, \u201cCriffel Avenue\u201d, \u201cNew Park Road Streatham\u201d, \u201cBurnbury Road\u201d, \u201cHydethorpe Road\u201d, \u201cBelthorn Crescent\u201d, \u201cBalham New Road\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the way back the bus takes a different route, from \u201cBalham Station\u201d to \u201cSouth Lodge Avenue \/ Yorkshire Road\u201d (29 stops). Only in this direction does it call at \u201cOld Devonshire Road\u201d, \u201cEmmanuel Road\u201d, \u201cThornton Road Streatham\u201d, \u201cLeigham Court Road\u201d, \u201cStreatham United Reform Church\u201d, \u201cSt Helen&#8217;s Road\u201d and \u201cRosemead Avenue Streatham Vale\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cBalham Station\u201d does it call at, among others, \u201cLeicester Avenue\u201d, \u201cNorthumberland Gardens\u201d, \u201cPollards Hill \/ Westmorland Way\u201d, \u201cCarisbrooke Road\/Hertford Way\u201d, \u201cConway Gardens\u201d and \u201cSt Olaves Walk\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cLeicester Avenue\u201d \u2192 \u201cSouth Lodge Avenue \/ Yorkshire Road\u201d (100 m), \u201cCarisbrooke Road\/Hertford Way\u201d \u2192 \u201cPollards Hill Library\u201d (250 m), \u201cConway Gardens\u201d \u2192 \u201cPollards Hill Library\u201d (100 m) and \u201cSt Olaves Walk\u201d \u2192 \u201cRosemead Avenue Streatham Vale\u201d (50 m). Towards \u201cBalham Station\u201d, board nearby: \u201cOld Devonshire Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cBalham New Road\u201d (100 m), \u201cEmmanuel Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cBurnbury Road\u201d (100 m), \u201cThornton Road Streatham\u201d \u2192 \u201cNew Park Road Streatham\u201d (50 m) and \u201cLeigham Court Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cStreatham Hill Station\u201d (150 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 \u201cNorbury\u201d and \u201cNew Park Road Streatham\u201d it shares the road with route 50; between \u201cNorbury\u201d and \u201cMount Ephraim Road\u201d it shares the road with route 109; between \u201cSouth Lodge Avenue \/ Yorkshire Road\u201d and \u201cNorthborough Road\u201d it shares the road with route 152.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cSouth Lodge Avenue \/ Yorkshire Road\u201d: buses 60 and 463<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLeicester Avenue\u201d (only towards \u201cBalham Station\u201d): buses 60 and 463<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCarisbrooke Road\/Hertford Way\u201d (only towards \u201cBalham Station\u201d): buses 60 and 463<\/li>\n<li>\u201cConway Gardens\u201d (only towards \u201cBalham Station\u201d): buses 60 and 463<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cPollards Hill Library\u201d to \u201cNorthborough Road\u201d: buses 60 and 463<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSt Olaves Walk\u201d (only towards \u201cBalham Station\u201d): buses 60 and 463<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLongthornton Road\u201d: buses 60 and 463<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cFreeman Court\u201d to \u201cNorbury\u201d: bus S2<\/li>\n<li>\u201cKempshott Road\u201d (only towards \u201cBalham Station\u201d): bus 60<\/li>\n<li>\u201cStreatham Common High Road\u201d: buses 60 and 249<\/li>\n<li>\u201cStreatham Station\u201d: buses 57, 60, 133, 159, 201, 249, 315, 319, 333 and P13<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSt Leonard&#8217;s Church\u201d: buses 57, 60, 133, 159, 201, 249, 315, 319, 333 and P13<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBecmead Avenue\u201d: buses 57, 133, 159, 201, 319, 333 and P13<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cKingscourt Road\u201d to \u201cStreatham Hill Station\u201d: buses 57, 133, 159, 201, 319, 333, 417 and P13<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBalham New Road\u201d (only towards \u201cBalham Station\u201d): buses 155, 249 and 355<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBalham Station\u201d: buses 155, 249, 315 and 355<\/li>\n<li>\u201cOld Devonshire Road\u201d (only towards \u201cSouth Lodge Avenue \/ Yorkshire Road\u201d): buses 155, 249 and 355<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLeigham Court Road\u201d (only towards \u201cSouth Lodge Avenue \/ Yorkshire Road\u201d): buses 57, 133, 159, 201, 319, 333, 417 and P13<\/li>\n<li>\u201cStreatham United Reform Church\u201d (only towards \u201cSouth Lodge Avenue \/ Yorkshire Road\u201d): buses 60, 133, 159, 249 and P13<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSt Helen&#8217;s Road\u201d (only towards \u201cSouth Lodge Avenue \/ Yorkshire Road\u201d): bus S2<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRosemead Avenue Streatham Vale\u201d (only towards \u201cSouth Lodge Avenue \/ Yorkshire Road\u201d): buses 60 and 463<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pages for these routes: <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-p13-london\">bus P13<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-s2-london\">bus S2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-50-london\">bus 50<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-57-london\">bus 57<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-60-london\">bus 60<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-109-london\">bus 109<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-133-london\">bus 133<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-152-london\">bus 152<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-155-london\">bus 155<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-159-london\">bus 159<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/26168-bus-route-201-london\">bus 201<\/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_255_go_to_%E2%80%9CPollards_Hill_Library%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus 255 go to \u201cPollards Hill Library\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_255_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus 255 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cStreatham Station\u201d and \u201cSt Leonard&#8217;s Church\u201d (57, 60, 133, 159, 201, 249, 315, 319, 333 and P13). All other stops with connections are listed above.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checked on 6 October 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for London (TfL).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 255 in London links \u201cSouth Lodge Avenue \/ Yorkshire Road\u201d and \u201cBalham Station\u201d. The two directions are not quite the same: 2 stops are served in one direction only, which is worth knowing before you travel. All routes in London \u2192 The route of bus 255 Towards \u201cBalham Station\u201d: 32 stops. 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