Bus route R5 in London goes from “Orpington Bus Station” to “High Street / Green Street Green”. The two directions are not quite the same: 35 stops are served in one direction only, which is worth knowing before you travel.
The route of bus R5
Towards “High Street / Green Street Green”: 11 stops. After “Orpington Bus Station”, the bus calls at “Tubbenden Lane”, “High Street/Orpington War Memorial”, “Walnuts Centre”, “Hillcrest Road”, “Sevenoaks Road / Tower Road”, “Sevenoaks Road / Orpington Hospital”, “Sevenoaks Road / Cloonmore Avenue”, “Crescent Way (BR6)”, “Glentrammon Road”.
On the way back the bus takes a different route, from “High Street / Green Street Green” to “Orpington Bus Station” (47 stops). Only in this direction does it call at “Sevenoaks Road/Green Street Green”, “The Hillside”, “Pratts Bottom / Sevenoaks Road”, “Pratts Bottom / Orchard Road”, “Pratts Bottom / The Green”, “Pratts Bottom Primary School”, “Hillside Farm”, “Coolings Garden Centre”, “Deerleap Lane”, “Bowens Yard”, “Halstead Lane”, “Meadway”, “Shoreham Lane”, “Clarks Lane”, “The Cock”, “Park Corner”, “The Three Horseshoes”, “Coolings Green”, “Blueberry Lane”, “War Memorial”, “Brasted Lane”, “Tally Ho”, “Scott’s Lodge”, “Horns Green”, “Cudham Lane South”, “Cudham / Cackets Lane”, “Cudham Recreation Ground”, “Cudham / Church Approach”, “Cudham / Mace Lane”, “Cudham Shaws Campsite”, “Hazelwood”, “Hazelwood / Snag Lane”, “Cudham Park Road”, “Cudham Lane Recreation Ground”, “Old Hill Playground” and “Sevenoaks Road / Orpington War Memorial”. Towards “High Street / Green Street Green”, board nearby: “Sevenoaks Road / Orpington War Memorial” → “Hillcrest Road” (100 m).
In practice: you can get to “Park Corner” on this bus only in the direction of “Orpington Bus Station” and to “Cudham Park Road” only in the direction of “Orpington Bus Station”.
Left column runs down, right column runs up. Filled stops are served both ways, dashed ones only one way: 1 towards “High Street / Green Street Green” and 37 the other way. Tap a stop to see its name.
Where to change
On part of the route, between “Orpington Bus Station” and “High Street / Green Street Green” it shares the road with route R10; between “Orpington Bus Station” and “Glentrammon Road” it shares the road with route 358; between “High Street/Orpington War Memorial” and “Glentrammon Road” it shares the road with route R8.
Connections by stop, in route order:
- “Orpington Bus Station”: buses 51, 61, 208, 353, B14, R1, R2, R3 and R4
- “Tubbenden Lane”: buses 51, 61, 208, 353, B14, R1, R2, R3 and R4
- Stops from “High Street/Orpington War Memorial” to “Hillcrest Road”: buses 51, 61, 208, 353, 477, B14, R1, R2, R3 and R4
- “Sevenoaks Road / Tower Road”: bus R1
- “Sevenoaks Road / Orpington Hospital”: bus R1
- “Crescent Way (BR6)”: bus R4
- “Glentrammon Road”: bus R1
- “High Street / Green Street Green”: bus R1
- “Sevenoaks Road/Green Street Green” (only towards “Orpington Bus Station”): bus R1
- “Old Hill Playground” (only towards “Orpington Bus Station”): bus R1
- “Sevenoaks Road / Orpington War Memorial” (only towards “Orpington Bus Station”): buses 51, 61, 208, 353, 477, B14, R1, R2, R3 and R4
- “Orpington Station”: buses 51, 61, 208, 353, B14, R1, R2, R3 and R4
Pages for these routes: bus B14.
Passes and concessions
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Questions about bus R5
Does bus R5 stop at “Park Corner”?
Only in the direction of “Orpington Bus Station”: in the other direction it does not stop there.
Does bus R5 go to “Sevenoaks Road / Orpington Hospital”?
Yes, in both directions.
Where can I change from bus R5 to another bus route?
Most routes stop at “High Street/Orpington War Memorial” and “Walnuts Centre” (51, 61, 208, 353, 477, B14, R1, R2, R3 and R4). All other stops with connections are listed above.
Checked on 6 October 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for London (TfL).