{"id":28694,"date":"2026-10-03T09:25:25","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T08:25:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/bus-route-289-london"},"modified":"2026-10-03T09:25:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T08:25:25","slug":"bus-route-289-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-289-london","title":{"rendered":"Bus route 289 in London: Elmers End Interchange \u2194 Purley Station"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 289 in London goes from \u201cElmers End Interchange\u201d to \u201cPurley 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-6ac74be744bd0\" 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-6ac74be744bd0\"  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-289-london\/#Which_way_bus_289_runs\" >Which way bus 289 runs<\/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-289-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-289-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-289-london\/#Questions_about_bus_289\" >Questions about bus 289<\/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-289-london\/#Does_bus_289_go_to_%E2%80%9CArena_Tram_Stop%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus 289 go to \u201cArena Tram Stop\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-289-london\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_289_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus 289 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_way_bus_289_runs\"><\/span>Which way bus 289 runs<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-289-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ilondon.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-london-bus-289-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route 289 in London on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>From \u201cElmers End Interchange\u201d to \u201cPurley Station\u201d: 46 stops. On the way: \u201cElmers End \/ Tesco\u201d, \u201cThe Glade (CR0)\u201d, \u201cLongheath Gardens\u201d, \u201cArena Tram Stop\u201d, \u201cLonghurst Road\u201d, \u201cAshburton Park\u201d, \u201cBrockenhurst Road\u201d, \u201cParkview Road\u201d, \u201cAddiscombe Tram Stop\u201d, \u201cAshburton Road\u201d. Then \u201cHavelock Road (CR0)\u201d, \u201cCanning Road\u201d, \u201cMorland Road\u201d, \u201cDavidson Road Selhurst\u201d, \u201cLansdowne Road\u201d, \u201cSpurgeon&#8217;s Bridge\u201d, \u201cBedford Hall\u201d, \u201cWest Croydon Bus Station\u201d, \u201cWest Croydon Station\u201d, \u201cMontague Road\u201d. Then \u201cSumner Road Croydon\u201d, \u201cBroad Green Avenue\u201d, \u201cCanterbury Road (CR0)\u201d, \u201cCroydon University Hospital\u201d, \u201cThornton Heath Pond\u201d, \u201cThornton Heath Pond \/ Fairlands Avenue\u201d, \u201cCroydon Crematorium\u201d, \u201cPeall Road\u201d, \u201cLombard Roundabout\u201d, \u201cDrake Road\u201d. Then \u201cNewman Road\u201d, \u201cPurley Way\/Beddington Farm Rd\u201d, \u201cCommerce Way\u201d, \u201cPurley Way \/ Waddon Road\u201d, \u201cAlton Road\u201d, \u201cWaddon\u201d, \u201cWaddon Leisure Centre \/ Fiveways\u201d, \u201cColdharbour Road\u201d, \u201cImperial Way\u201d, \u201cColonnades Leisure Park\u201d. Before \u201cPurley Station\u201d: \u201cBattle Of Britain War Memorial\u201d, \u201cEdgehill Road\u201d, \u201cPurley Cross\u201d, \u201cPurley Station \/ Purley High Street\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the way back the bus takes a different route, from \u201cPurley Station\u201d to \u201cElmers End Interchange\u201d (47 stops). Only in this direction does it call at \u201cPurley High Street \/ Purley Station\u201d, \u201cPurley Library\u201d, \u201cRussell Hill Road\u201d, \u201cGilliam Grove\u201d, \u201cAirport House\u201d, \u201cCecil Road (CR0)\u201d, \u201cDunheved Road North\u201d, \u201cPoplar Walk\u201d, \u201cL Addiscombe Rd \/ Davidson Rd\u201d, \u201cWoodside Fire Station\u201d and \u201cKingfisher Way (CR0)\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cPurley Station\u201d does it call at, among others, \u201cThe Glade (CR0)\u201d, \u201cAshburton Road\u201d, \u201cMorland Road\u201d, \u201cDavidson Road Selhurst\u201d, \u201cWest Croydon Bus Station\u201d and \u201cCanterbury Road (CR0)\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cThe Glade (CR0)\u201d \u2192 \u201cKingfisher Way (CR0)\u201d (100 m), \u201cAshburton Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cAddiscombe Tram Stop\u201d (200 m), \u201cMorland Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cCanning Road\u201d (200 m) and \u201cDavidson Road Selhurst\u201d \u2192 \u201cL Addiscombe Rd \/ Davidson Rd\u201d (50 m). Towards \u201cPurley Station\u201d, board nearby: \u201cPurley High Street \/ Purley Station\u201d \u2192 \u201cPurley Station \/ Purley High Street\u201d (50 m), \u201cPurley Library\u201d \u2192 \u201cPurley Cross\u201d (100 m), \u201cRussell Hill Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cPurley Cross\u201d (150 m) and \u201cGilliam Grove\u201d \u2192 \u201cEdgehill Road\u201d (300 m).<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Connections\"><\/span>Connections<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Shared sections with other routes: between \u201cCommerce Way\u201d and \u201cPurley Station \/ Purley High Street\u201d it shares the road with route 439; between \u201cWest Croydon Bus Station\u201d and \u201cThornton Heath Pond\u201d it shares the road with routes 60, 64, 109, 198 and 250.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cElmers End Interchange\u201d: buses 54, 356 and 367<\/li>\n<li>\u201cElmers End \/ Tesco\u201d: buses 54, 194, 356, 358 and 367<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Glade (CR0)\u201d (only towards \u201cPurley Station\u201d): bus 367<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLongheath Gardens\u201d: tram Tram; bus 367<\/li>\n<li>\u201cArena Tram Stop\u201d: tram Tram<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLonghurst Road\u201d: tram Tram; buses 130 and 312<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAshburton Park\u201d: tram Tram; buses 130, 312 and 367<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBrockenhurst Road\u201d: tram Tram; buses 130, 312 and 367<\/li>\n<li>\u201cParkview Road\u201d: tram Tram; buses 312 and 367<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAddiscombe Tram Stop\u201d: tram Tram; buses 312 and 367<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAshburton Road\u201d (only towards \u201cPurley Station\u201d): tram Tram; buses 312 and 367<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHavelock Road (CR0)\u201d: tram Tram; buses 312 and 367<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCanning Road\u201d: buses 197, 312 and 367<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMorland Road\u201d (only towards \u201cPurley Station\u201d): buses 197, 312, 367 and 410<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDavidson Road Selhurst\u201d (only towards \u201cPurley Station\u201d): buses 197, 312, 367 and 410<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLansdowne Road\u201d: bus 410<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSpurgeon&#8217;s Bridge\u201d: buses 50, 75, 157, 450, 468 and SL6<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBedford Hall\u201d: tram Tram; buses 50, 75, 154, 157, 166, 194, 264, 367, 403, 407, 410, 450, 468, SL6 and SL7<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWest Croydon Bus Station\u201d (only towards \u201cPurley Station\u201d): tram Tram; buses 50, 75, 154, 157, 166, 194, 264, 367, 403, 407, 410, 450, 468, SL6 and SL7<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWest Croydon Station\u201d: tram Tram; buses 50, 75, 154, 157, 166, 194, 264, 367, 403, 407, 410, 450, 468, SL6 and SL7<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMontague Road\u201d: tram Tram; buses 75, 154, 157, 166, 194, 264, 367, 403, 407, 410, 450, SL6 and SL7<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPeall Road\u201d: bus 264<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLombard Roundabout\u201d: tram Tram; buses 264 and S4<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDrake Road\u201d (only towards \u201cPurley Station\u201d): tram Tram; buses 264 and S4<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNewman Road\u201d: tram Tram; buses 264 and S4<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPurley Way\/Beddington Farm Rd\u201d: tram Tram; bus S4<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCommerce Way\u201d: tram Tram; buses 407, 410 and S4<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPurley Way \/ Waddon Road\u201d: tram Tram; buses 157, 407, 410 and S4<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAlton Road\u201d: buses 154, 157, 407 and 410<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWaddon\u201d: buses 119, 154, 157, 407 and 410<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWaddon Leisure Centre \/ Fiveways\u201d: buses 119, 154 and 157<\/li>\n<li>\u201cColdharbour Road\u201d: buses 119, 154 and 157<\/li>\n<li>\u201cImperial Way\u201d: bus 119<\/li>\n<li>\u201cColonnades Leisure Park\u201d (only towards \u201cPurley Station\u201d): bus 119<\/li>\n<li>\u201cEdgehill Road\u201d: buses 166 and 405<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPurley Cross\u201d (only towards \u201cPurley Station\u201d): buses 127, 166, 312, 359, 405, 407, 412, 434 and 466<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPurley Station \/ Purley High Street\u201d (only towards \u201cPurley Station\u201d): buses 127, 166, 312, 359, 405, 407, 412, 434 and 466<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPurley Station\u201d: buses 127, 166, 312, 359, 405, 407, 412, 434 and 466<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cPurley High Street \/ Purley Station\u201d to \u201cRussell Hill Road\u201d (only towards \u201cElmers End Interchange\u201d): buses 127, 166, 312, 359, 405, 407, 412, 434 and 466<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGilliam Grove\u201d (only towards \u201cElmers End Interchange\u201d): buses 166, 312, 359, 405, 407, 412 and 466<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAirport House\u201d (only towards \u201cElmers End Interchange\u201d): bus 119<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCecil Road (CR0)\u201d (only towards \u201cElmers End Interchange\u201d): bus 264<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPoplar Walk\u201d (only towards \u201cElmers End Interchange\u201d): tram Tram; buses 50, 75, 154, 157, 166, 194, 264, 367, 403, 407, 410, 450, 468, SL6 and SL7<\/li>\n<li>\u201cL Addiscombe Rd \/ Davidson Rd\u201d (only towards \u201cElmers End Interchange\u201d): buses 197, 312, 367 and 410<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWoodside Fire Station\u201d (only towards \u201cElmers End Interchange\u201d): tram Tram; buses 130 and 312<\/li>\n<li>\u201cKingfisher Way (CR0)\u201d (only towards \u201cElmers End Interchange\u201d): bus 367<\/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-s4-london\">bus S4<\/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-54-london\">bus 54<\/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>, <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>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-194-london\">bus 194<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-197-london\">bus 197<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-198-london\">bus 198<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-250-london\">bus 250<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/28299-bus-route-264-london\">bus 264<\/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_289\"><\/span>Questions about bus 289<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_bus_289_go_to_%E2%80%9CArena_Tram_Stop%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus 289 go to \u201cArena Tram Stop\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_289_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus 289 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cBedford Hall\u201d (50, 75, 154, 157, 166, 194, 264, 367, 403, 407, 410, 450, 468, SL6 and SL7) and \u201cWest Croydon Bus Station\u201d (only towards \u201cPurley Station\u201d; 50, 75, 154, 157, 166, 194, 264, 367, 403, 407, 410, 450, 468, SL6 and SL7). 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 289 in London goes from \u201cElmers End Interchange\u201d to \u201cPurley Station\u201d. All routes in London \u2192 Which way bus 289 runs From \u201cElmers End Interchange\u201d to \u201cPurley Station\u201d: 46 stops. On the way: \u201cElmers End \/ Tesco\u201d, \u201cThe Glade (CR0)\u201d, \u201cLongheath Gardens\u201d, \u201cArena Tram Stop\u201d, \u201cLonghurst Road\u201d, \u201cAshburton Park\u201d, \u201cBrockenhurst Road\u201d, \u201cParkview Road\u201d, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":647,"featured_media":28695,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9020],"tags":[],"moimportance":[],"motype":[],"moformat":[],"class_list":["post-28694","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\/28694","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=28694"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28694\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28710,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28694\/revisions\/28710"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28695"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28694"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28694"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28694"},{"taxonomy":"moimportance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moimportance?post=28694"},{"taxonomy":"motype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motype?post=28694"},{"taxonomy":"moformat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moformat?post=28694"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}