{"id":30548,"date":"2026-09-24T11:43:43","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T10:43:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/bus-route-409-london"},"modified":"2026-09-24T11:43:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T10:43:43","slug":"bus-route-409-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-409-london","title":{"rendered":"Bus route 409 in London: Selsdon Library \u2194 King Street"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 409 in London runs between \u201cSelsdon Library\u201d and \u201cKing Street\u201d. In one direction or the other it serves 2 stops that it skips on the way back. The return journey starts at \u201cWar Memorial\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-6ac754453162d\" 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-6ac754453162d\"  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-409-london\/#Where_bus_409_goes\" >Where bus 409 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-409-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-409-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-409-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-409-london\/#Where_does_bus_409_start_its_return_journey\" >Where does bus 409 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-409-london\/#Does_bus_409_stop_at_%E2%80%9CEast_Grinstead_Station%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus 409 stop at \u201cEast Grinstead Station\u201d?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-409-london\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_409_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus 409 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_bus_409_goes\"><\/span>Where bus 409 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-409-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ilondon.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-london-bus-409-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route 409 in London on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>From \u201cSelsdon Library\u201d to \u201cKing Street\u201d: 84 stops. On the way: \u201cHawthorn Crescent\u201d, \u201cSelsdon Nature Reserve\u201d, \u201cCranmer Court\u201d, \u201cThe Harrow\u201d, \u201cDaniels Lane\u201d, \u201cBramber Way\u201d, \u201cChelsham Common\u201d, \u201cGreat Park\u201d, \u201cParsonage Close\u201d, \u201cGreen Lane\u201d. Then \u201cGreen Hill Lane\u201d, \u201cSunny Bank\u201d, \u201cSainsbury&#8217;s\u201d, \u201cMarks Road\u201d, \u201cThe Green\u201d, \u201cHillbury Road\u201d, \u201cHomefield Road\u201d, \u201cClovelly Avenue\u201d, \u201cPaddock Walk\u201d, \u201cWestview Road\u201d. Then \u201cOakley Road\u201d, \u201cUpper Warlingham Railway Station\u201d, \u201cWhyteleafe Tavern\u201d, \u201cBadgers Walk\u201d, \u201cRadio Agency\u201d, \u201cKenley Aerodrome\u201d, \u201cSalmons Lane Green\u201d, \u201cNinehams Road\u201d, \u201cPortley Lane\u201d, \u201cMacaulay Road\u201d. Then \u201cRecreation Ground\u201d, \u201cBanstead Road\u201d, \u201cMilton Road\u201d, \u201cThe Village\u201d, \u201cYorke Gate\u201d, \u201cHambledon Road\u201d, \u201cCoulsdon Road\u201d, \u201cWestway Centre\u201d, \u201cHigh Street\u201d, \u201cCourt Road\u201d. Then \u201cCaterham Dene Hospital\u201d, \u201cCaterham Railway Station\u201d, \u201cLongsdon Way\u201d, \u201cWhite Knobs Way\u201d, \u201cQuarry Road\u201d, \u201cFire Station\u201d, \u201cLindley Road\u201d, \u201cTilburstow Hill Road\u201d, \u201cThe Enterdent\u201d, \u201cWalkingstead Pond\u201d. Then \u201cHart&#8217;s Lane\u201d, \u201cWoodlands Drive\u201d, \u201cGodstone Railway Station\u201d, \u201cRSPCA Centre\u201d, \u201cThe Mount\u201d, \u201cAnglefield Corner\u201d, \u201cByers Lane\u201d, \u201cFeatherstone\u201d, \u201cSt John&#8217;s Church\u201d, \u201cCottenhams\u201d. Then \u201cRay Lane\u201d, \u201cAlbion House\u201d, \u201cTandridge Lane\u201d, \u201cMeadowside\u201d, \u201cHaxted Road\u201d, \u201cSaxby&#8217;s Lane\u201d, \u201cLittle Lullenden\u201d, \u201cThe Star\u201d, \u201cWar Memorial\u201d, \u201cStanfords Place\u201d. Then \u201cJacks Bridge\u201d, \u201cFelcourt Lane\u201d, \u201cBlackberry Road\u201d, \u201cChestnut Walk\u201d, \u201cYew Tree Lodge\u201d, \u201cChartham Park\u201d, \u201cWadlands Brook Road\u201d, \u201cFurzefield Road\u201d, \u201cHermitage Road\u201d, \u201cDormans Park Road\u201d. Before \u201cKing Street\u201d: \u201cTrinity Methodist Church\u201d, \u201cBroadway\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The return journey is different. Towards \u201cSelsdon Library\u201d: 87 stops. After \u201cWar Memorial\u201d, the bus runs a loop via \u201cWhitehall\u201d, \u201cRailway Approach\u201d, \u201cEast Grinstead Station\u201d, \u201cGarland Road\u201d and \u201cTrinity Methodist Church\u201d and returns to \u201cWar Memorial\u201d. Only in this direction does it call at, among others, \u201cWhitehall\u201d, \u201cRailway Approach\u201d, \u201cEast Grinstead Station\u201d, \u201cGarland Road\u201d, \u201cGodstone Green\u201d and \u201cChelsham Road\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cKing Street\u201d does it call at \u201cGreen Hill Lane\u201d, \u201cKenley Aerodrome\u201d, \u201cYorke Gate\u201d and \u201cBroadway\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cGreen Hill Lane\u201d \u2192 \u201cSunny Bank\u201d (200 m), \u201cKenley Aerodrome\u201d \u2192 \u201cRadio Agency\u201d (300 m), \u201cYorke Gate\u201d \u2192 \u201cBanstead Road\u201d (250 m) and \u201cBroadway\u201d \u2192 \u201cRailway Approach\u201d (150 m). Towards \u201cKing Street\u201d, board nearby: \u201cWhitehall\u201d \u2192 \u201cKing Street\u201d (150 m), \u201cRailway Approach\u201d \u2192 \u201cBroadway\u201d (150 m), \u201cGarland Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cTrinity Methodist Church\u201d (200 m) and \u201cChelsham Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cSunny Bank\u201d (100 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>Route 409 has no long section shared with other bus routes, so over a longer distance no other route can stand in for it.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cSelsdon Library\u201d: buses 64, 359, 412 and 433<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHawthorn Crescent\u201d: bus 433<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSelsdon Nature Reserve\u201d: bus 433<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cSunny Bank\u201d to \u201cThe Green\u201d: bus 403<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cOakley Road\u201d to \u201cWhyteleafe Tavern\u201d: buses 407, 434 and 439<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cBanstead Road\u201d to \u201cThe Village\u201d: buses 404 and 466<\/li>\n<li>\u201cYorke Gate\u201d (only towards \u201cKing Street\u201d): buses 404 and 466<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cHambledon Road\u201d to \u201cWestway Centre\u201d: buses 404 and 466<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCaterham Railway Station\u201d: buses 407 and 434<\/li>\n<li>\u201cChelsham Road\u201d (only towards \u201cSelsdon Library\u201d): bus 403<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRavenshead Close\u201d (only towards \u201cSelsdon Library\u201d): bus 433<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pages for these routes: <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-64-london\">bus 64<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-359-london\">bus 359<\/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=\"Where_does_bus_409_start_its_return_journey\"><\/span>Where does bus 409 start its return journey?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>At \u201cWar Memorial\u201d.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_bus_409_stop_at_%E2%80%9CEast_Grinstead_Station%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus 409 stop at \u201cEast Grinstead Station\u201d?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Only in the direction of \u201cSelsdon Library\u201d: in the other direction it does not stop there.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_can_I_change_from_bus_409_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus 409 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cSelsdon Library\u201d (64, 359, 412 and 433) and \u201cOakley Road\u201d (407, 434 and 439). 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 409 in London runs between \u201cSelsdon Library\u201d and \u201cKing Street\u201d. In one direction or the other it serves 2 stops that it skips on the way back. The return journey starts at \u201cWar Memorial\u201d. All routes in London \u2192 Where bus 409 goes From \u201cSelsdon Library\u201d to \u201cKing Street\u201d: 84 stops. 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