{"id":30704,"date":"2026-09-29T17:49:49","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T16:49:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/bus-route-401-london"},"modified":"2026-09-29T17:49:49","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T16:49:49","slug":"bus-route-401-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-401-london","title":{"rendered":"Bus route 401 in London: Thamesmead Town Centre \u2194 Bexleyheath Clock Tower"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 401 in London runs between \u201cThamesmead Town Centre\u201d and \u201cBexleyheath Clock Tower\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-6ac76437cce8a\" 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-6ac76437cce8a\"  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-401-london\/#Where_bus_401_goes\" >Where bus 401 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-401-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-401-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-401-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-401-london\/#Does_bus_401_go_to_%E2%80%9CPoplar_Place%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus 401 go to \u201cPoplar Place\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-401-london\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_401_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus 401 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_bus_401_goes\"><\/span>Where bus 401 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-401-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ilondon.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-london-bus-401-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route 401 in London on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>From \u201cThamesmead Town Centre\u201d to \u201cBexleyheath Clock Tower\u201d: 33 stops. On the way: \u201cLinton Mead Primary School\u201d, \u201cHoveton Road\u201d, \u201cNickleby Close\u201d, \u201cThamesmead North \/ Eastgate Close\u201d, \u201cLister Walk\u201d, \u201cPoplar Place\u201d, \u201cThamesmead \/ Carlyle Road\u201d, \u201cSouthmere Lake\u201d, \u201cYarnton Way \/ Harrow Manorway\u201d, \u201cLimestone Walk\u201d. Then \u201cHarris Garrard Academy\u201d, \u201cNorthwood Place\u201d, \u201cThames Innovation Centre\u201d, \u201cHailey Road\u201d, \u201cYarnton Way \/ Norman Road\u201d, \u201cPicardy Manorway \/ Eastern Way\u201d, \u201cPicardy Manorway \/ Belvedere Station\u201d, \u201cLower Road \/ Belvedere Station\u201d, \u201cHalt Robin Road\u201d, \u201cEardley Road\u201d. Then \u201cAll Saints Church (DA17)\u201d, \u201cStapley Road\u201d, \u201cNuxley Road \/ Dryhill Road\u201d, \u201cParsonage Manorway\u201d, \u201cLittle Heath Road\u201d, \u201cHollingbourne Avenue\u201d, \u201cBedonwell Road \/ Long Lane\u201d, \u201cHeversham Road\u201d, \u201cWoolwich Road \/ Long Lane\u201d, \u201cGarden Avenue\u201d. Before \u201cBexleyheath Clock Tower\u201d: \u201cPelham Road\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the way back the bus takes a different route, from \u201cBexleyheath Clock Tower\u201d to \u201cThamesmead Town Centre\u201d (37 stops). Only in this direction does it call at \u201cLong Lane \/ Woolwich Road\u201d, \u201cBelvedere Road (DA7)\u201d, \u201cBedonwell Road \/ Streamway\u201d, \u201cAlbert Road \/ Nuxley Road\u201d, \u201cVictoria Street\u201d, \u201cThe Eardley Arms\u201d, \u201cKentish Road\u201d, \u201cEastern Way \/ Norman Road\u201d, \u201cCenturion Way\u201d, \u201cHartslock Drive\u201d, \u201cCurlew Close\u201d and \u201cThamesmead North \/ Manordene Road\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cBexleyheath Clock Tower\u201d does it call at, among others, \u201cThamesmead North \/ Eastgate Close\u201d, \u201cPicardy Manorway \/ Eastern Way\u201d, \u201cHalt Robin Road\u201d, \u201cAll Saints Church (DA17)\u201d, \u201cStapley Road\u201d and \u201cNuxley Road \/ Dryhill Road\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cThamesmead North \/ Eastgate Close\u201d \u2192 \u201cThamesmead North \/ Manordene Road\u201d (150 m), \u201cPicardy Manorway \/ Eastern Way\u201d \u2192 \u201cEastern Way \/ Norman Road\u201d (100 m), \u201cHalt Robin Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cKentish Road\u201d (50 m) and \u201cAll Saints Church (DA17)\u201d \u2192 \u201cEardley Road\u201d (200 m). Towards \u201cBexleyheath Clock Tower\u201d, board nearby: \u201cLong Lane \/ Woolwich Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cWoolwich Road \/ Long Lane\u201d (50 m), \u201cBelvedere Road (DA7)\u201d \u2192 \u201cBedonwell Road \/ Long Lane\u201d (100 m), \u201cBedonwell Road \/ Streamway\u201d \u2192 \u201cNuxley Road \/ Dryhill Road\u201d (100 m) and \u201cAlbert Road \/ Nuxley Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cStapley Road\u201d (100 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 \u201cThamesmead Town Centre\u201d and \u201cSouthmere Lake\u201d it shares the road with routes 177 and 229; between \u201cYarnton Way \/ Harrow Manorway\u201d and \u201cPicardy Manorway \/ Eastern Way\u201d it shares the road with route 180; between \u201cHeversham Road\u201d and \u201cPelham Road\u201d it shares the road with route 301.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cThamesmead Town Centre\u201d: buses 244, SL3 and SL11<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLinton Mead Primary School\u201d: buses 244, SL3 and SL11<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHoveton Road\u201d: bus SL11<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNickleby Close\u201d: bus SL11<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThamesmead North \/ Eastgate Close\u201d (only towards \u201cBexleyheath Clock Tower\u201d): bus SL11<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLister Walk\u201d: bus SL11<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPoplar Place\u201d: buses 244, SL3 and SL11<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThamesmead \/ Carlyle Road\u201d: buses 244, SL3 and SL11<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSouthmere Lake\u201d: buses 244, 469 and B11<\/li>\n<li>\u201cYarnton Way \/ Harrow Manorway\u201d: buses 244, 469 and B11<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cLimestone Walk\u201d to \u201cNorthwood Place\u201d: bus B11<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPicardy Manorway \/ Belvedere Station\u201d: bus 469<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLower Road \/ Belvedere Station\u201d: bus 469<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHalt Robin Road\u201d (only towards \u201cBexleyheath Clock Tower\u201d): bus 469<\/li>\n<li>\u201cEardley Road\u201d: buses 99 and 469<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAll Saints Church (DA17)\u201d (only towards \u201cBexleyheath Clock Tower\u201d): buses 99 and 469<\/li>\n<li>\u201cStapley Road\u201d (only towards \u201cBexleyheath Clock Tower\u201d): buses 99 and 469<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNuxley Road \/ Dryhill Road\u201d (only towards \u201cBexleyheath Clock Tower\u201d): buses 422 and B12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cParsonage Manorway\u201d: buses 422 and B12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLittle Heath Road\u201d: buses 422 and B12<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cHollingbourne Avenue\u201d to \u201cHeversham Road\u201d: bus B12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWoolwich Road \/ Long Lane\u201d (only towards \u201cBexleyheath Clock Tower\u201d): bus 89<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPelham Road\u201d: buses 89, 96, 99, 132, 269, 422, 486, 492, B11, B12, B15 and B16<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBexleyheath Clock Tower\u201d: buses 89, 96, 99, 132, 269, 422, 486, 492, B11, B12, B13, B14, B15, B16 and SL3<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBelvedere Road (DA7)\u201d (only towards \u201cThamesmead Town Centre\u201d): bus B12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBedonwell Road \/ Streamway\u201d (only towards \u201cThamesmead Town Centre\u201d): buses 422 and B12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAlbert Road \/ Nuxley Road\u201d (only towards \u201cThamesmead Town Centre\u201d): buses 99, 422 and 469<\/li>\n<li>\u201cVictoria Street\u201d (only towards \u201cThamesmead Town Centre\u201d): buses 99 and 469<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Eardley Arms\u201d (only towards \u201cThamesmead Town Centre\u201d): buses 99 and 469<\/li>\n<li>\u201cKentish Road\u201d (only towards \u201cThamesmead Town Centre\u201d): bus 469<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHartslock Drive\u201d (only towards \u201cThamesmead Town Centre\u201d): bus B11<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCurlew Close\u201d (only towards \u201cThamesmead Town Centre\u201d): bus SL11<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThamesmead North \/ Manordene Road\u201d (only towards \u201cThamesmead Town Centre\u201d): bus SL11<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pages for these routes: <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-b11-london\">bus B11<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-b12-london\">bus B12<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-b13-london\">bus B13<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-b14-london\">bus B14<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-b15-london\">bus B15<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-b16-london\">bus B16<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-sl11-london\">bus SL11<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-sl3-london\">bus SL3<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-89-london\">bus 89<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-96-london\">bus 96<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/24327-bus-route-99-london\">bus 99<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-132-london\">bus 132<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-177-london\">bus 177<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-180-london\">bus 180<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-229-london\">bus 229<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-244-london\">bus 244<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-269-london\">bus 269<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-301-london\">bus 301<\/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>Our page \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/how-to-pay-for-public-transport-london\">How to pay for public transport in London<\/a>\u201d describes tickets, passes and concessions, including any differences between modes of transport.<\/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_401_go_to_%E2%80%9CPoplar_Place%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus 401 go to \u201cPoplar Place\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_401_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus 401 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cPelham Road\u201d (89, 96, 99, 132, 269, 422, 486, 492, B11, B12, B15 and B16) and \u201cBexleyheath Clock Tower\u201d (89, 96, 99, 132, 269, 422, 486, 492, B11, B12, B13, B14, B15, B16 and SL3). 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 401 in London runs between \u201cThamesmead Town Centre\u201d and \u201cBexleyheath Clock Tower\u201d. All routes in London \u2192 Where bus 401 goes From \u201cThamesmead Town Centre\u201d to \u201cBexleyheath Clock Tower\u201d: 33 stops. On the way: \u201cLinton Mead Primary School\u201d, \u201cHoveton Road\u201d, \u201cNickleby Close\u201d, \u201cThamesmead North \/ Eastgate Close\u201d, \u201cLister Walk\u201d, \u201cPoplar Place\u201d, \u201cThamesmead \/ [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":647,"featured_media":30705,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9020],"tags":[],"moimportance":[],"motype":[],"moformat":[],"class_list":["post-30704","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\/30704","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=30704"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30704\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30716,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30704\/revisions\/30716"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30704"},{"taxonomy":"moimportance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moimportance?post=30704"},{"taxonomy":"motype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motype?post=30704"},{"taxonomy":"moformat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moformat?post=30704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}