{"id":30492,"date":"2026-09-24T14:38:38","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T13:38:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/bus-route-356-london"},"modified":"2026-09-24T14:38:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T13:38:38","slug":"bus-route-356-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-356-london","title":{"rendered":"Bus route 356 in London: Sydenham Hill \/ Kirkdale \u2194 Wickham Road \/ Monks Orchard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 356 in London goes from \u201cSydenham Hill \/ Kirkdale\u201d to \u201cWickham Road \/ Monks Orchard\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-6ac7545fe34ce\" 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-6ac7545fe34ce\"  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-356-london\/#The_route_of_bus_356\" >The route of bus 356<\/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-356-london\/#Other_routes_along_the_way\" >Other routes along the way<\/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-356-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-356-london\/#Questions_about_bus_356\" >Questions about bus 356<\/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-356-london\/#Does_bus_356_go_to_%E2%80%9CForest_Hill_StationLondon_Rd%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus 356 go to \u201cForest Hill Station\/London Rd\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-356-london\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_356_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus 356 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_route_of_bus_356\"><\/span>The route of bus 356<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-356-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ilondon.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-london-bus-356-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route 356 in London on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Towards \u201cWickham Road \/ Monks Orchard\u201d: 51 stops. After \u201cSydenham Hill \/ Kirkdale\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cCrescent Wood Road\u201d, \u201cDroitwich Close\u201d, \u201cCanbury Mews\u201d, \u201cSydenham Hill Estate\u201d, \u201cCoombe Road\u201d, \u201cChurchley Road\u201d, \u201cSydenham \/ The Woodman\u201d, \u201cMount Ash Road\u201d, \u201cHeathedge\u201d, \u201cSydenham Rise\u201d. Then \u201cHorniman Museum\u201d, \u201cForest Hill Station\/London Rd\u201d, \u201cChurch Vale\u201d, \u201cWestbourne Drive\u201d, \u201cSiddons Road\u201d, \u201cGarlies Road\u201d, \u201cAdamsrill Road\u201d, \u201cBell Green \/ Sainsbury&#8217;s\u201d, \u201cBell Green \/ Southend Lane\u201d, \u201cSouthend Lane\u201d. Then \u201cHighclere Street\u201d, \u201cWatlington Grove\u201d, \u201cOrchard Court\u201d, \u201cKent House Lane\u201d, \u201cLennard Road\u201d, \u201cThesiger Road \/ Whateley Road\u201d, \u201cParish Lane\u201d, \u201cPenge \/ Pawleyne Arms\u201d, \u201cAvenue Road (SE20)\u201d, \u201cAnerley Road \/ Oak Grove Road\u201d. Then \u201cAnerley Road \/ Worbeck Road\u201d, \u201cAnerley \/ The Mitre\u201d, \u201cDerwent Road\u201d, \u201cWheathill Road\u201d, \u201cThornsett Road\u201d, \u201cFelmingham Road\u201d, \u201cBirkbeck Station\u201d, \u201cBeckenham Crematorium\u201d, \u201cElmers End Station\u201d, \u201cElmers End \/ Station Parade\u201d. Before \u201cWickham Road \/ Monks Orchard\u201d: \u201cElmers End Green\u201d, \u201cAbbots Way\u201d, \u201cAltyre Way\u201d, \u201cLodge Gardens\u201d, \u201cEden Park\u201d, \u201cEden Park Station\u201d, \u201cLinks Way Eden Park\u201d, \u201cEden Way\u201d, \u201cThe Bethlem Royal Hospital\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the way back, from \u201cWickham Road \/ Monks Orchard\u201d to \u201cSydenham Hill \/ Kirkdale\u201d: 54 stops. Only in this direction does it call at, among others, \u201cGoddard Road\u201d, \u201cThe Close\u201d, \u201cSelby Road (SE20)\u201d, \u201cSamos Road\u201d, \u201cCroydon Road \/ Elmers End Road\u201d and \u201cGreen Lane \/ Raleigh Road\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cWickham Road \/ Monks Orchard\u201d does it call at, among others, \u201cHeathedge\u201d, \u201cHorniman Museum\u201d, \u201cWestbourne Drive\u201d, \u201cAdamsrill Road\u201d, \u201cSouthend Lane\u201d and \u201cParish Lane\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cHeathedge\u201d \u2192 \u201cKirkdale \/ Thorpewood Avenue\u201d (50 m), \u201cHorniman Museum\u201d \u2192 \u201cSydenham Rise\u201d (200 m), \u201cWestbourne Drive\u201d \u2192 \u201cWindrush Lane\u201d (100 m) and \u201cAdamsrill Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cBell Green\u201d (50 m). Towards \u201cWickham Road \/ Monks Orchard\u201d, board nearby: \u201cGoddard Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cElmers End Green\u201d (300 m), \u201cThe Close\u201d \u2192 \u201cElmers End Green\u201d (100 m), \u201cSelby Road (SE20)\u201d \u2192 \u201cDerwent Road\u201d (100 m) and \u201cSamos Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cAnerley \/ The Mitre\u201d (50 m).<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Other_routes_along_the_way\"><\/span>Other routes along the way<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>On part of the route, between \u201cParish Lane\u201d and \u201cDerwent Road\u201d it shares the road with route 75; between \u201cElmers End Green\u201d and \u201cLinks Way Eden Park\u201d it shares the road with routes 194 and 358; between \u201cPenge \/ Pawleyne Arms\u201d and \u201cDerwent Road\u201d it shares the road with route 197.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stops from \u201cSydenham Hill \/ Kirkdale\u201d to \u201cSydenham Hill Estate\u201d: bus 363<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCoombe Road\u201d: buses 122, 176 and 363<\/li>\n<li>\u201cChurchley Road\u201d: buses 122 and 176<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSydenham \/ The Woodman\u201d: buses 122 and 176<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMount Ash Road\u201d: buses 122, 176 and 363<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHeathedge\u201d (only towards \u201cWickham Road \/ Monks Orchard\u201d): bus 363<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSydenham Rise\u201d: buses 176, 185, 363 and P4<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHorniman Museum\u201d (only towards \u201cWickham Road \/ Monks Orchard\u201d): buses 176, 185, 363 and P4<\/li>\n<li>\u201cForest Hill Station\/London Rd\u201d: buses 122, 176, 185 and P4<\/li>\n<li>\u201cChurch Vale\u201d: buses 122, 176 and 185<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGarlies Road\u201d: bus 181<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAdamsrill Road\u201d (only towards \u201cWickham Road \/ Monks Orchard\u201d): buses 181 and 352<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBell Green \/ Sainsbury&#8217;s\u201d: buses 181 and 352<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBell Green \/ Southend Lane\u201d: buses 181 and 352<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSouthend Lane\u201d (only towards \u201cWickham Road \/ Monks Orchard\u201d): buses 181 and 352<\/li>\n<li>\u201cParish Lane\u201d (only towards \u201cWickham Road \/ Monks Orchard\u201d): buses 176, 227 and 354<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPenge \/ Pawleyne Arms\u201d: buses 176, 227 and 354<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAvenue Road (SE20)\u201d: buses 157, 176, 227 and 354<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAnerley Road \/ Oak Grove Road\u201d: buses 157 and 354<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAnerley Road \/ Worbeck Road\u201d (only towards \u201cWickham Road \/ Monks Orchard\u201d): buses 157 and 354<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAnerley \/ The Mitre\u201d: buses 157 and 354<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDerwent Road\u201d (only towards \u201cWickham Road \/ Monks Orchard\u201d): bus 157<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWheathill Road\u201d: bus 157<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThornsett Road\u201d: bus 157<\/li>\n<li>\u201cFelmingham Road\u201d: tram Tram; buses 157 and 354<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBirkbeck Station\u201d: tram Tram; bus 354<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBeckenham Crematorium\u201d: tram Tram; bus 354<\/li>\n<li>\u201cElmers End Station\u201d: buses 54, 289, 354 and 367<\/li>\n<li>\u201cElmers End \/ Station Parade\u201d (only towards \u201cWickham Road \/ Monks Orchard\u201d): buses 54, 289 and 367<\/li>\n<li>\u201cElmers End Green\u201d: buses 54, 289 and 367<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cEden Park Station\u201d to \u201cEden Way\u201d: bus SL5<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Bethlem Royal Hospital\u201d: buses 119 and SL5<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWickham Road \/ Monks Orchard\u201d: buses 119, 198 and SL5<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGoddard Road\u201d (only towards \u201cSydenham Hill \/ Kirkdale\u201d): bus 367<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Close\u201d (only towards \u201cSydenham Hill \/ Kirkdale\u201d): buses 54, 289 and 367<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSelby Road (SE20)\u201d (only towards \u201cSydenham Hill \/ Kirkdale\u201d): bus 157<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSamos Road\u201d (only towards \u201cSydenham Hill \/ Kirkdale\u201d): buses 157 and 354<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCroydon Road \/ Elmers End Road\u201d (only towards \u201cSydenham Hill \/ Kirkdale\u201d): buses 157 and 354<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGreen Lane \/ Raleigh Road\u201d (only towards \u201cSydenham Hill \/ Kirkdale\u201d): buses 176, 227 and 354<\/li>\n<li>\u201cKirtley Road\u201d (only towards \u201cSydenham Hill \/ Kirkdale\u201d): buses 181 and 352<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBell Green\u201d (only towards \u201cSydenham Hill \/ Kirkdale\u201d): buses 181 and 352<\/li>\n<li>\u201cForest Hill Stn\/Devonshire Rd\u201d (only towards \u201cSydenham Hill \/ Kirkdale\u201d): buses 122, 176 and 185<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHonor Oak Road\u201d (only towards \u201cSydenham Hill \/ Kirkdale\u201d): buses 122, 176, 185 and P4<\/li>\n<li>\u201cKirkdale \/ Thorpewood Avenue\u201d (only towards \u201cSydenham Hill \/ Kirkdale\u201d): bus 363<\/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-p4-london\">bus P4<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-sl5-london\">bus SL5<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-54-london\">bus 54<\/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-122-london\">bus 122<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-157-london\">bus 157<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-176-london\">bus 176<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-181-london\">bus 181<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-185-london\">bus 185<\/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-227-london\">bus 227<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-289-london\">bus 289<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-352-london\">bus 352<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-354-london\">bus 354<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-358-london\">bus 358<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-367-london\">bus 367<\/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_356\"><\/span>Questions about bus 356<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_bus_356_go_to_%E2%80%9CForest_Hill_StationLondon_Rd%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus 356 go to \u201cForest Hill Station\/London Rd\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_356_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus 356 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cSydenham Rise\u201d (176, 185, 363 and P4) and \u201cHorniman Museum\u201d (only towards \u201cWickham Road \/ Monks Orchard\u201d; 176, 185, 363 and P4). All other stops with connections are listed above.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checked on 24 September 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for London (TfL).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 356 in London goes from \u201cSydenham Hill \/ Kirkdale\u201d to \u201cWickham Road \/ Monks Orchard\u201d. All routes in London \u2192 The route of bus 356 Towards \u201cWickham Road \/ Monks Orchard\u201d: 51 stops. After \u201cSydenham Hill \/ Kirkdale\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cCrescent Wood Road\u201d, \u201cDroitwich Close\u201d, \u201cCanbury Mews\u201d, \u201cSydenham Hill Estate\u201d, \u201cCoombe [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":647,"featured_media":30493,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9020],"tags":[],"moimportance":[],"motype":[],"moformat":[],"class_list":["post-30492","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\/30492","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=30492"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30492\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30507,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30492\/revisions\/30507"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30493"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30492"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30492"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30492"},{"taxonomy":"moimportance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moimportance?post=30492"},{"taxonomy":"motype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motype?post=30492"},{"taxonomy":"moformat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moformat?post=30492"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}