Bus route 17 in London: Archway Station / Holloway Road ↔ London Bridge Bus Station

Bus route 17 in London links “Archway Station / Holloway Road” and “London Bridge Bus Station”. One stop is served in one direction only.

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The route of bus 17

From “Archway Station / Holloway Road” to “London Bridge Bus Station”: 33 stops. On the way: “Upper Holloway Station”, “Alexander Road”, “Manor Gardens”, “Seven Sisters Road / Parkhurst Road”, “Holloway Nags Head”, “Caledonian Road / Camden Road”, “Freegrove Road”, “Holloway Delivery Office”, “Caledonian Road Station”, “H M Prison Pentonville”. Then “Caledonian Road & Barnsbury Station”, “Story Street”, “Caledonian Road / Copenhagen Street”, “Carnegie Street”, “Killick Street”, “King’s Cross/Pentonville Road”, “King’s Cross Road / Pentonville Road”, “Acton Street”, “Heathcote Street”, “Coley Street”. Then “Clerkenwell Road / Rosebery Avenue”, “High Holborn / Chancery Lane Station”, “Holborn Circus / Fetter Lane”, “Charterhouse Street”, “Snow Hill”, “Fleet Street / City Thameslink”, “Ludgate Hill / Old Bailey”, “St Paul’s Cathedral”, “Mansion House”, “Cannon Street Station”. Before “London Bridge Bus Station”: “Monument”.

On the way back the bus takes a different route, from “London Bridge Bus Station” to “Archway Station / Holloway Road” (35 stops). Only in this direction does it call at “London Bridge Borough High St”, “Cannon Street Station / Bank Station”, “St Pauls Churchyard”, “City Thameslink Stn / Ludgate Circus”, “Gray’s Inn Road/Chancery Lane”, “Swinton Street”, “King’s Cross Stn / York Way”, “Wharfdale Road / London Canal Museum”, “Camden Road / Hillmarton Road”, “Chambers Road”, “Parkhurst Road / Holloway Nags Head”, “Tufnell Park Road”, “Wedmore Street” and “Elthorne Road”. Only in the direction of “London Bridge Bus Station” does it call at, among others, “Alexander Road”, “Seven Sisters Road / Parkhurst Road”, “Holloway Nags Head”, “Caledonian Road / Camden Road”, “King’s Cross/Pentonville Road” and “King’s Cross Road / Pentonville Road”. For the way back, board nearby: “Alexander Road” → “Wedmore Street” (150 m), “Seven Sisters Road / Parkhurst Road” → “Tufnell Park Road” (100 m), “Holloway Nags Head” → “Parkhurst Road / Holloway Nags Head” (200 m) and “Caledonian Road / Camden Road” → “Parkhurst Road / Holloway Nags Head” (300 m). Towards “London Bridge Bus Station”, board nearby: “London Bridge Borough High St” → “London Bridge Bus Station” (200 m), “Cannon Street Station / Bank Station” → “Cannon Street Station” (150 m), “St Pauls Churchyard” → “St Paul’s Cathedral” (50 m) and “City Thameslink Stn / Ludgate Circus” → “Fleet Street / City Thameslink” (100 m).

Other routes along the way

Shared sections with other routes: between “Caledonian Road / Camden Road” and “King’s Cross/Pentonville Road” it shares the road with route 91; between “King’s Cross Road / Pentonville Road” and “Holborn Circus / Fetter Lane” it shares the road with route 46; between “Archway Station / Holloway Road” and “Holloway Nags Head” it shares the road with routes 43 and 263.

Connections by stop, in route order:

• “Archway Station / Holloway Road”: buses 4, 41, 134, 143, 210, 234, 390, C11 and W5
• “Manor Gardens”: buses 4, 21, 29, 253, 254, 259 and 393
• Stops from “Seven Sisters Road / Parkhurst Road” to “Caledonian Road / Camden Road” (only towards “London Bridge Bus Station”): buses 4, 19, 21, 29, 153, 253, 254, 259 and 393
• “Freegrove Road”: buses 4, 19, 21, 29, 153, 253, 254, 259 and 393
• “Holloway Delivery Office”: buses 259 and 393
• “Caledonian Road Station”: buses 153, 259, 274 and 393
• Stops from “H M Prison Pentonville” to “Carnegie Street”: buses 153 and 274
• “Killick Street”: buses 30, 73, 205, 214, 390 and 476
• “King’s Cross/Pentonville Road” (only towards “London Bridge Bus Station”): buses 30, 63, 73, 205, 214, 390 and 476
• “King’s Cross Road / Pentonville Road” (only towards “London Bridge Bus Station”): buses 30, 63, 73, 205, 214, 390 and 476
• “Acton Street”: buses 30, 63, 73, 205, 214, 390 and 476
• “Heathcote Street”: bus 63
• “Coley Street”: buses 19, 38, 55, 63 and 243
• “Clerkenwell Road / Rosebery Avenue” (only towards “London Bridge Bus Station”): buses 19, 38, 55 and 243
• “High Holborn / Chancery Lane Station” (only towards “London Bridge Bus Station”): buses 8, 19, 38, 55, 59, 133 and 243
• “Holborn Circus / Fetter Lane”: buses 8, 25, 40, 59, 63, 133 and 341
• “Charterhouse Street” (only towards “London Bridge Bus Station”): buses 8, 25, 40, 59, 63, 133 and 341
• “Snow Hill”: buses 8, 25, 40, 56, 59, 63, 100, 133 and 341
• “Fleet Street / City Thameslink”: buses 4, 8, 25, 26, 40, 56, 59, 63, 76, 100, 133 and 341
• “Ludgate Hill / Old Bailey” (only towards “London Bridge Bus Station”): buses 4, 8, 25, 26, 40, 56, 59, 63, 76, 100, 133 and 341
• “St Paul’s Cathedral”: buses 4, 8, 25, 26, 40, 56, 63, 76, 100 and 133
• “Mansion House” (only towards “London Bridge Bus Station”): buses 4, 8, 25, 26, 76, 100, 133 and 344
• “Cannon Street Station” (only towards “London Bridge Bus Station”): buses 8, 21, 25, 26, 133, 141 and 344
• “Monument”: buses 21, 35, 47, 133, 141, 149, 344 and 388
• “London Bridge Bus Station”: buses 21, 35, 47, 133, 141, 149, 343, 344, 381 and 388
• “London Bridge Borough High St” (only towards “Archway Station / Holloway Road”): buses 21, 35, 47, 133, 141, 149, 343, 344, 381 and 388
• “Cannon Street Station / Bank Station” (only towards “Archway Station / Holloway Road”): buses 8, 21, 25, 26, 35, 47, 133, 141, 149, 344 and 388
• “St Pauls Churchyard” (only towards “Archway Station / Holloway Road”): buses 4, 8, 25, 26, 56, 76, 100 and 133
• “City Thameslink Stn / Ludgate Circus” (only towards “Archway Station / Holloway Road”): buses 4, 8, 25, 26, 40, 56, 59, 63, 76, 100, 133 and 341
• “Gray’s Inn Road/Chancery Lane” (only towards “Archway Station / Holloway Road”): buses 8, 19, 38, 55, 59, 133 and 243
• “Swinton Street” (only towards “Archway Station / Holloway Road”): buses 30, 63, 73, 205, 214, 390 and 476
• “King’s Cross Stn / York Way” (only towards “Archway Station / Holloway Road”): buses 1, 30, 63, 73, 205, 214, 390 and 476
• “Wharfdale Road / London Canal Museum” (only towards “Archway Station / Holloway Road”): buses 30, 63, 73, 205, 214, 390 and 476
• “Camden Road / Hillmarton Road” (only towards “Archway Station / Holloway Road”): buses 21, 29, 88, 214, 253, 254, 259 and 393
• “Chambers Road” (only towards “Archway Station / Holloway Road”): buses 21, 29, 253, 254, 259 and 393
• “Parkhurst Road / Holloway Nags Head” (only towards “Archway Station / Holloway Road”): buses 4, 19, 21, 29, 153, 253, 254, 259 and 393
• “Tufnell Park Road” (only towards “Archway Station / Holloway Road”): buses 4, 19, 21, 29, 153, 253, 254, 259 and 393
• “Elthorne Road” (only towards “Archway Station / Holloway Road”): buses 4, 41, 134, 143, 210, 234, 390, C11 and W5

Pages for these routes: bus C11, bus W5, bus 1, bus 4, bus 8, bus 19, bus 21, bus 25, bus 26, bus 29, bus 30, bus 35, bus 38, bus 40, bus 41, bus 43, bus 46, bus 47, bus 55, bus 56, bus 59, bus 63, bus 73, bus 76, bus 88, bus 91, bus 100, bus 133, bus 134, bus 141, bus 143, bus 149, bus 153, bus 205, bus 210, bus 214, bus 234, bus 243, bus 253, bus 254, bus 259, bus 263, bus 274, bus 341, bus 343, bus 344, bus 381, bus 388, bus 390, bus 393, bus 476.

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Questions and answers

Does bus 17 go to “Upper Holloway Station”?

Yes, in both directions.

Where can I change from bus 17 to another bus route?

Most routes stop at “Fleet Street / City Thameslink” (4, 8, 25, 26, 40, 56, 59, 63, 76, 100, 133 and 341) and “Ludgate Hill / Old Bailey” (only towards “London Bridge Bus Station”; 4, 8, 25, 26, 40, 56, 59, 63, 76, 100, 133 and 341). All other stops with connections are listed above.

Checked on 29 September 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for London (TfL).