{"id":31379,"date":"2026-09-30T15:37:37","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T14:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/bus-route-434-london"},"modified":"2026-09-30T15:37:37","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T14:37:37","slug":"bus-route-434-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-434-london","title":{"rendered":"Bus route 434 in London: Ridgemount Avenue \u2194 Caterham Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 434 in London goes from \u201cRidgemount Avenue\u201d to \u201cCaterham Valley\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-6ac789e0161ff\" 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-6ac789e0161ff\"  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-434-london\/#Where_bus_434_goes\" >Where bus 434 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-434-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-434-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-434-london\/#Questions_about_bus_434\" >Questions about bus 434<\/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-434-london\/#Does_bus_434_go_to_%E2%80%9CPortnalls_Road%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus 434 go to \u201cPortnalls Road\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-434-london\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_434_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus 434 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_bus_434_goes\"><\/span>Where bus 434 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-434-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ilondon.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-london-bus-434-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route 434 in London on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>From \u201cRidgemount Avenue\u201d to \u201cCaterham Valley\u201d: 36 stops. On the way: \u201cWoodlands Grove\u201d, \u201cWestleigh Avenue\u201d, \u201cChipstead Valley Rd \/ Rickman Hill\u201d, \u201cConiston Road\u201d, \u201cPortnalls Road\u201d, \u201cCoulsdon Town\u201d, \u201cThe Avenue Coulsdon\u201d, \u201cWillow Court\u201d, \u201cThe Drive Woodcote\u201d, \u201cWoodcrest Road\u201d. Then \u201cCopse Hill\u201d, \u201cSmitham Bottom Lane\u201d, \u201cManor Way\u201d, \u201cGrovelands Road Woodcote\u201d, \u201cHill Road\u201d, \u201cPurley Knoll\u201d, \u201cPurley Library\u201d, \u201cPurley Cross\u201d, \u201cPurley Station \/ Purley High Street\u201d, \u201cThe Kenley Hotel \/ Kenley Station\u201d. Then \u201cKenley Treatment Works\u201d, \u201cGarston Lane\u201d, \u201cDevon Close\u201d, \u201cOld Barn Lane\u201d, \u201cMaple Road\u201d, \u201cSt Luke&#8217;s Road\u201d, \u201cHillside Road\u201d, \u201cWhyteleafe South Railway Station\u201d, \u201cCourt Bushes Road\u201d, \u201cMarden Lodge School\u201d. Before \u201cCaterham Valley\u201d: \u201cTillingdown Hill\u201d, \u201cBeechwood Gardens\u201d, \u201cFarningham Road\u201d, \u201cBourne Court\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The return journey is different. Towards \u201cRidgemount Avenue\u201d: 32 stops. Only in this direction does it call at \u201cPurley High Street \/ Purley Station\u201d, \u201cMonahan Avenue\u201d, \u201cChipstead Valley Rd \/ Brighton Rd\u201d and \u201cRickman Hill\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cCaterham Valley\u201d does it call at, among others, \u201cWestleigh Avenue\u201d, \u201cChipstead Valley Rd \/ Rickman Hill\u201d, \u201cThe Avenue Coulsdon\u201d, \u201cWoodcrest Road\u201d, \u201cGrovelands Road Woodcote\u201d and \u201cHill Road\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cWestleigh Avenue\u201d \u2192 \u201cRickman Hill\u201d (50 m), \u201cChipstead Valley Rd \/ Rickman Hill\u201d \u2192 \u201cRickman Hill\u201d (100 m), \u201cThe Avenue Coulsdon\u201d \u2192 \u201cWillow Court\u201d (150 m) and \u201cWoodcrest Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cThe Drive Woodcote\u201d (200 m). Towards \u201cCaterham Valley\u201d, board nearby: \u201cPurley High Street \/ Purley Station\u201d \u2192 \u201cPurley Station \/ Purley High Street\u201d (50 m), \u201cMonahan Avenue\u201d \u2192 \u201cHill Road\u201d (100 m), \u201cChipstead Valley Rd \/ Brighton Rd\u201d \u2192 \u201cCoulsdon Town\u201d (100 m) and \u201cRickman Hill\u201d \u2192 \u201cWestleigh Avenue\u201d (50 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 \u201cThe Kenley Hotel \/ Kenley Station\u201d and \u201cCaterham Valley\u201d it shares the road with route 407; between \u201cChipstead Valley Rd \/ Rickman Hill\u201d and \u201cWillow Court\u201d it shares the road with route 166; between \u201cSt Luke&#8217;s Road\u201d and \u201cCourt Bushes Road\u201d it shares the road with route 439.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cWestleigh Avenue\u201d (only towards \u201cCaterham Valley\u201d): bus 463<\/li>\n<li>\u201cChipstead Valley Rd \/ Rickman Hill\u201d (only towards \u201cCaterham Valley\u201d): bus 463<\/li>\n<li>\u201cConiston Road\u201d: bus 463<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPortnalls Road\u201d: buses 60, 404, 405 and 463<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCoulsdon Town\u201d: buses 60, 404, 405 and 463<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Avenue Coulsdon\u201d (only towards \u201cCaterham Valley\u201d): buses 60, 404, 405 and 463<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWillow Court\u201d: buses 60, 404, 405, 463 and 466<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Drive Woodcote\u201d: buses 60, 405 and 466<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWoodcrest Road\u201d (only towards \u201cCaterham Valley\u201d): buses 60, 405 and 466<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cCopse Hill\u201d to \u201cManor Way\u201d: bus 463<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPurley Knoll\u201d: buses 60, 127, 289, 312, 405, 412 and 466<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPurley Library\u201d: buses 60, 127, 289, 312, 359, 405, 412 and 466<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPurley Cross\u201d (only towards \u201cCaterham Valley\u201d): buses 60, 127, 289, 312, 359, 405, 412 and 466<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPurley Station \/ Purley High Street\u201d (only towards \u201cCaterham Valley\u201d): buses 60, 127, 289, 312, 359, 405, 412 and 466<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cMaple Road\u201d to \u201cHillside Road\u201d: bus 409<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBourne Court\u201d: bus 409<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCaterham Valley\u201d: bus 409<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPurley High Street \/ Purley Station\u201d (only towards \u201cRidgemount Avenue\u201d): buses 60, 127, 289, 312, 359, 405, 412 and 466<\/li>\n<li>\u201cChipstead Valley Rd \/ Brighton Rd\u201d (only towards \u201cRidgemount Avenue\u201d): buses 60, 404, 405 and 463<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRickman Hill\u201d (only towards \u201cRidgemount Avenue\u201d): bus 463<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pages for these routes: <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-60-london\">bus 60<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-127-london\">bus 127<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-166-london\">bus 166<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-289-london\">bus 289<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-312-london\">bus 312<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-359-london\">bus 359<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-405-london\">bus 405<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-407-london\">bus 407<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-409-london\">bus 409<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-463-london\">bus 463<\/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_about_bus_434\"><\/span>Questions about bus 434<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_bus_434_go_to_%E2%80%9CPortnalls_Road%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus 434 go to \u201cPortnalls Road\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_434_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus 434 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cPurley Library\u201d (60, 127, 289, 312, 359, 405, 412 and 466) and \u201cPurley Cross\u201d (only towards \u201cCaterham Valley\u201d; 60, 127, 289, 312, 359, 405, 412 and 466). All other stops with connections are listed above.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checked on 30 September 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for London (TfL).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 434 in London goes from \u201cRidgemount Avenue\u201d to \u201cCaterham Valley\u201d. All routes in London \u2192 Where bus 434 goes From \u201cRidgemount Avenue\u201d to \u201cCaterham Valley\u201d: 36 stops. On the way: \u201cWoodlands Grove\u201d, \u201cWestleigh Avenue\u201d, \u201cChipstead Valley Rd \/ Rickman Hill\u201d, \u201cConiston Road\u201d, \u201cPortnalls Road\u201d, \u201cCoulsdon Town\u201d, \u201cThe Avenue Coulsdon\u201d, \u201cWillow Court\u201d, \u201cThe Drive [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":647,"featured_media":31380,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9020],"tags":[],"moimportance":[],"motype":[],"moformat":[],"class_list":["post-31379","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\/31379","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=31379"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31379\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31394,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31379\/revisions\/31394"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31380"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31379"},{"taxonomy":"moimportance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moimportance?post=31379"},{"taxonomy":"motype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motype?post=31379"},{"taxonomy":"moformat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moformat?post=31379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}