Night bus route N171 in London: Springbank Road / Hither Green ↔ Tottenham Court Road Station

Bus route N171 in London goes from “Springbank Road / Hither Green” to “Tottenham Court Road Station”. This is a night route. The return journey starts at “New Oxford Street” (100 m from “Tottenham Court Road Station”).

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Which way bus N171 runs

From “Springbank Road / Hither Green” to “Tottenham Court Road Station”: 63 stops. On the way: “Wellmeadow Road”, “Torridon Road/Hither Green Ln”, “Brownhill Road”, “Torridon Rd/St Andrews Church”, “Sandhurst Road / St Fillans Road”, “Holy Cross School”, “Catford Rd/Lewisham Town Hall”, “Catford & Catford Bridge Stns”, “St Dunstans College”, “Blythe Vale”. Then “Hurstbourne Road”, “Kilmorie Road Honor Oak Park”, “Brockley Park”, “Duncombe Hill”, “Stondon Park / Honor Oak Park”, “Maclean Road”, “Brockley Jack”, “Crofton Park Station”, “Beecroft Road”, “Dalrymple Road”. Then “Braxfield Road”, “St Andrew’s Church / Wickham Rd”, “Brockley Station”, “Millmark Grove”, “Vesta Road”, “St. Donatts Road”, “Shardeloes Road / Lewisham Way”, “Amersham Road”, “Marquis of Granby / Goldsmiths”, “New Cross Gate Station”. Then “New Cross Bus Garage”, “New Cross Fire Station”, “Pomeroy Street”, “Queens Road Peckham Station”, “Carlton Grove”, “Clayton Road (SE15)”, “Hanover Park”, “Harris Academy / Peckham”, “Peckham Road / Southampton Way”, “Vestry Road”. Then “St Giles Church”, “Camberwell Church Street / Camberwell Green”, “Camberwell Green”, “Medlar Street”, “Wyndham Road / Camberwell Road”, “Bowyer Place”, “Camberwell Road / Albany Road”, “Westmoreland Road”, “East Street”, “Larcom Street”. Then “Heygate Street”, “Elephant & Castle Station”, “Elephant & Castle / London Road”, “St George’s Circus”, “The Old Vic”, “Waterloo Station / Tenison Way”, “Waterloo Bridge / South Bank”, “Lancaster Place”, “Aldwych / Kingsway”, “Holborn Station”. Before “Tottenham Court Road Station”: “Drury Lane”.

On the way back the bus takes a different route, from “New Oxford Street” to “Springbank Road / Hither Green” (59 stops). Only in this direction does it call at “Museum Street”, “Kingsway / Holborn Station”, “Aldwych / Drury Lane”, “Waterloo Station / Waterloo Road”, “Peckham Library”, “Peckham Post Office”, “Marquis Of Granby”, “Brockley Rise / Chandos”, “Brockley Rise / Cranston Road”, “Plassy Road” and “Duncrievie Road”. Only in the direction of “Tottenham Court Road Station” does it call at, among others, “Wellmeadow Road”, “Stondon Park / Honor Oak Park”, “Beecroft Road”, “Amersham Road”, “Marquis of Granby / Goldsmiths” and “Clayton Road (SE15)”. For the way back, board nearby: “Wellmeadow Road” → “Torridon Road/Hither Green Ln” (150 m), “Stondon Park / Honor Oak Park” → “Brockley Rise / Chandos” (100 m), “Beecroft Road” → “Dalrymple Road” (200 m) and “Amersham Road” → “Shardeloes Road / Lewisham Way” (150 m). Towards “Tottenham Court Road Station”, board nearby: “Museum Street” → “Drury Lane” (150 m), “Kingsway / Holborn Station” → “Holborn Station” (50 m), “Aldwych / Drury Lane” → “Aldwych / Kingsway” (100 m) and “Waterloo Station / Waterloo Road” → “The Old Vic” (200 m).

Connections

Shared sections with other routes: between “Marquis of Granby / Goldsmiths” and “St George’s Circus” it shares the road with route N89; between “Camberwell Green” and “Drury Lane” it shares the road with route N68; between “Amersham Road” and “Camberwell Church Street / Camberwell Green” it shares the road with route N136.

Connections by stop, in route order:

• Stops from “Holy Cross School” to “Catford & Catford Bridge Stns”: bus N199
• “Amersham Road” (only towards “Tottenham Court Road Station”): bus N53
• “Marquis of Granby / Goldsmiths” (only towards “Tottenham Court Road Station”): bus N53
• Stops from “New Cross Gate Station” to “New Cross Fire Station”: buses N53 and N343
• “Carlton Grove”: buses N63, N343 and N381
• “Clayton Road (SE15)” (only towards “Tottenham Court Road Station”): buses N63, N343 and N381
• “Hanover Park” (only towards “Tottenham Court Road Station”): buses N63, N343 and N381
• “Harris Academy / Peckham”: buses N63, N343 and N381
• “Peckham Road / Southampton Way”: bus N343
• “Larcom Street”: bus N343
• “Heygate Street” (only towards “Tottenham Court Road Station”): buses N133, N155 and N343
• “Elephant & Castle Station”: buses N53, N63, N133, N155 and N343
• “Elephant & Castle / London Road”: buses N53, N63, N133, N155 and N343
• “St George’s Circus”: buses N53, N63 and N155
• “The Old Vic”: buses N53, N63 and N155
• “Waterloo Station / Tenison Way” (only towards “Tottenham Court Road Station”): buses N343 and N381
• “Waterloo Bridge / South Bank”: buses N343 and N381
• “Lancaster Place” (only towards “Tottenham Court Road Station”): buses N9, N15, N26, N44, N87, N91, N155, N199, N343, N550 and N551
• “Aldwych / Kingsway” (only towards “Tottenham Court Road Station”): buses N9, N15, N26, N44, N87, N91, N155, N199, N343, N550 and N551
• “Holborn Station” (only towards “Tottenham Court Road Station”): buses N8, N19, N25, N38, N41, N55, N91, N98, N207 and N242
• “Drury Lane” (only towards “Tottenham Court Road Station”): buses N8, N19, N25, N38, N41, N55, N91, N98, N207, N242 and N253
• “Tottenham Court Road Station”: buses N5, N8, N19, N20, N25, N29, N38, N41, N55, N73, N98, N207, N242, N253 and N279
• “New Oxford Street”: buses N5, N8, N19, N20, N25, N29, N38, N41, N55, N73, N98, N207, N242, N253 and N279
• “Museum Street” (only towards “Springbank Road / Hither Green”): buses N8, N19, N25, N38, N41, N55, N91, N98, N207, N242 and N253
• “Kingsway / Holborn Station” (only towards “Springbank Road / Hither Green”): buses N8, N19, N25, N38, N41, N55, N91, N98, N207 and N242
• “Aldwych / Drury Lane” (only towards “Springbank Road / Hither Green”): buses N9, N15, N26, N44, N87, N91, N155, N199, N343, N550 and N551
• “Waterloo Station / Waterloo Road” (only towards “Springbank Road / Hither Green”): buses N343 and N381
• “Peckham Library” (only towards “Springbank Road / Hither Green”): buses N63, N343 and N381
• “Peckham Post Office” (only towards “Springbank Road / Hither Green”): buses N63, N343 and N381
• “Marquis Of Granby” (only towards “Springbank Road / Hither Green”): bus N53
• “Plassy Road” (only towards “Springbank Road / Hither Green”): bus N199

Pages for these routes: bus N133, bus N136, bus N15, bus N155, bus N20, bus N207.

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Questions about bus N171

Where does bus N171 start its return journey?

At “New Oxford Street” (100 m from “Tottenham Court Road Station”).

Where can I change from bus N171 to another bus route?

Most routes stop at “Tottenham Court Road Station” and “New Oxford Street” (N5, N8, N19, N20, N25, N29, N38, N41, N55, N73, N98, N207, N242, N253 and N279). All other stops with connections are listed above.

Checked on 27 September 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for London (TfL).