Bus route 55 in London: Walthamstow Bus Station ↔ Great Titchfield Street / Oxford Circus Station

Bus route 55 in London goes from “Walthamstow Bus Station” to “Great Titchfield Street / Oxford Circus Station”.

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Where bus 55 goes

From “Walthamstow Bus Station” to “Great Titchfield Street / Oxford Circus Station”: 51 stops. On the way: “Grosvenor Park Road”, “Grove Road Walthamstow”, “Bakers Avenue”, “High Road Leyton / Bakers Arms”, “Shortlands Road”, “Manor Road (E10)”, “Markhouse Road”, “Emmanuel Parish Church”, “Bloxhall Road”, “Lea Bridge Station”. Then “Lee Valley Riding Centre”, “Lee Valley Ice Centre”, “Chatsworth Road / Lea Bridge Road”, “Wattisfield Road”, “Lea Bridge Roundabout”, “Clapton Pond”, “Millfields Road Lower Clapton”, “Clapton Girls’ Tech College”, “Hackney Baths”, “Clapton Square”. Then “Pembury Circus”, “Hackney Central Station”, “Hackney Town Hall”, “St Thomas’s Square”, “Mare Street / Well Street”, “King Edward’s Road”, “Mare Street / Victoria Park Rd”, “Cambridge Heath Station”, “Pritchards Road Bethnal Green”, “Warner Place”. Then “Queensbridge Road”, “Hoxton Station”, “Shoreditch Church”, “Shoreditch Town Hall”, “Great Eastern Street”, “Old Street Station”, “Bunhill Row”, “St Luke’s Music Edu Centre”, “Aldersgate Street / Goswell Rd”, “Clerkenwell Rd/St John Street”. Before “Great Titchfield Street / Oxford Circus Station”: “Clerkenwell Green”, “Hatton Garden”, “Rosebery Avenue”, “Grays Inn Road/Theobalds Road”, “Red Lion Square”, “Bloomsbury Square”, “Museum Street”, “Tottenham Court Road Station”, “Wardour Street”.

On the way back the bus takes a different route, from “Great Titchfield Street / Oxford Circus Station” to “Walthamstow Bus Station” (50 stops). Only in this direction does it call at “Tottenham Court Road Station / New Oxford Street”, “Farringdon Road”, “St John Street”, “Goswell Road”, “Central Street / Old Street”, “Shoreditch Fire Station”, “Hackney Road / Columbia Road”, “Amhurst Road / Hackney Downs”, “Mare Street / Narrow Way”, “Glenarm Road”, “Lea Bridge Road / Upper Clapton Road”, “Perth Road (E10)”, “Rochdale Road”, “Shrubland Road”, “Hoe Street / Bakers Arms” and “Queen’s Road”. Only in the direction of “Great Titchfield Street / Oxford Circus Station” does it call at, among others, “Grosvenor Park Road”, “Bakers Avenue”, “Shortlands Road”, “Manor Road (E10)”, “Bloxhall Road” and “Lea Bridge Station”. For the way back, board nearby: “Grosvenor Park Road” → “Queen’s Road” (150 m), “Bakers Avenue” → “Hoe Street / Bakers Arms” (50 m), “Shortlands Road” → “Shrubland Road” (50 m) and “Manor Road (E10)” → “Rochdale Road” (100 m). Towards “Great Titchfield Street / Oxford Circus Station”, board nearby: “Tottenham Court Road Station / New Oxford Street” → “Tottenham Court Road Station” (50 m), “Farringdon Road” → “Clerkenwell Green” (150 m), “St John Street” → “Clerkenwell Green” (150 m) and “Goswell Road” → “Clerkenwell Rd/St John Street” (100 m).

Connections

Shared sections with other routes: between “High Road Leyton / Bakers Arms” and “Clapton Pond” it shares the road with route 56; between “Shoreditch Church” and “Red Lion Square” it shares the road with route 243; between “Lea Bridge Roundabout” and “St Thomas’s Square” it shares the road with routes 106 and 254.

Connections by stop, in route order:

• “Walthamstow Bus Station”: buses 20, 34, 69, 97, 212, 215, 230, 257, 275, 357, SL1, SL2, W11, W12, W15 and W19
• “Grosvenor Park Road” (only towards “Great Titchfield Street / Oxford Circus Station”): buses 20, 69, 97, 230, 257, 357, W15 and W19
• “Grove Road Walthamstow”: buses 20, 69, 97, 230, 257, 357, W15, W16 and W19
• “Bakers Avenue” (only towards “Great Titchfield Street / Oxford Circus Station”): buses 20, 69, 97, 230, 257, 357, W15, W16 and W19
• “High Road Leyton / Bakers Arms”: buses 20, 69, 97, 230, 257, 357, W15, W16 and W19
• “Shortlands Road” (only towards “Great Titchfield Street / Oxford Circus Station”): buses 20, 69, 97, 230, 257, 357, W15, W16 and W19
• “Markhouse Road”: buses 58 and 158
• “Emmanuel Parish Church”: buses 58 and 158
• “Chatsworth Road / Lea Bridge Road”: buses 308 and 393
• “Wattisfield Road” (only towards “Great Titchfield Street / Oxford Circus Station”): buses 308 and 393
• “Lea Bridge Roundabout”: buses 38, 308, 393, 425 and 488
• “Clapton Pond”: buses 38, 308, 393, 425 and 488
• “Millfields Road Lower Clapton” (only towards “Great Titchfield Street / Oxford Circus Station”): buses 38, 242, 425 and 488
• “Clapton Girls’ Tech College”: buses 38, 242, 425 and 488
• “Hackney Baths”: buses 38, 242, 425 and 488
• “Clapton Square” (only towards “Great Titchfield Street / Oxford Circus Station”): buses 30, 38, 242, 276, 425 and 488
• “Pembury Circus” (only towards “Great Titchfield Street / Oxford Circus Station”): buses 30, 38, 242, 276 and 277
• “Hackney Central Station”: buses 30, 38, 236, 242, 276, 277, 394 and W15
• “Hackney Town Hall”: buses 30, 38, 236, 242, 276, 277, 394 and W15
• “St Thomas’s Square”: buses 30, 236, 276, 277, 388, 394 and W15
• “Mare Street / Well Street”: buses 236, 277, 388, 394 and D6
• “King Edward’s Road”: buses 236, 277, 388, 394 and D6
• Stops from “Mare Street / Victoria Park Rd” to “Pritchards Road Bethnal Green”: buses 388, 394 and D6
• “Hoxton Station”: buses 149, 242 and 394
• “Shoreditch Church” (only towards “Great Titchfield Street / Oxford Circus Station”): buses 35, 47, 78, 149 and 242
• “Shoreditch Town Hall”: buses 35, 47, 78, 135, 149, 205 and 242
• “Great Eastern Street”: buses 21, 35, 43, 47, 76, 78, 135, 141, 149, 205, 214 and 242
• “Old Street Station”: buses 21, 43, 76, 135, 141, 205 and 214
• “Bunhill Row” (only towards “Great Titchfield Street / Oxford Circus Station”): buses 21, 43, 76, 135, 141, 205 and 214
• “Aldersgate Street / Goswell Rd” (only towards “Great Titchfield Street / Oxford Circus Station”): buses 4 and 153
• “Clerkenwell Rd/St John Street” (only towards “Great Titchfield Street / Oxford Circus Station”): buses 4 and 153
• “Clerkenwell Green” (only towards “Great Titchfield Street / Oxford Circus Station”): buses 40, 63, 153 and 341
• “Hatton Garden”: buses 17, 19, 38, 40, 46, 63 and 341
• “Rosebery Avenue” (only towards “Great Titchfield Street / Oxford Circus Station”): buses 17, 19, 38, 40, 46, 63 and 341
• “Grays Inn Road/Theobalds Road”: buses 8, 17, 19, 38, 46, 59 and 133
• “Red Lion Square”: buses 1, 8, 19, 38, 59, 68, 91, 98, 133 and SL6
• “Bloomsbury Square”: buses 1, 8, 14, 19, 38, 59, 68, 91, 98, 133, 188 and SL6
• “Museum Street”: buses 1, 8, 14, 19, 38, 59, 68, 91, 98, 176, 188 and SL6
• “Tottenham Court Road Station”: buses 8, 14, 19, 24, 29, 38, 73, 98, 176, 188 and 390
• “Wardour Street” (only towards “Great Titchfield Street / Oxford Circus Station”): buses 24, 29, 73, 98 and 390
• “Great Titchfield Street / Oxford Circus Station”: buses 7, 12, 22, 73, 88, 94, 98, 139, 159, 390 and 453
• “Tottenham Court Road Station / New Oxford Street” (only towards “Walthamstow Bus Station”): buses 8, 14, 19, 24, 29, 38, 73, 98, 176, 188 and 390
• “Farringdon Road” (only towards “Walthamstow Bus Station”): buses 19, 38, 40, 63 and 341
• “St John Street” (only towards “Walthamstow Bus Station”): buses 40, 63, 153 and 341
• “Goswell Road” (only towards “Walthamstow Bus Station”): buses 4 and 153
• “Central Street / Old Street” (only towards “Walthamstow Bus Station”): buses 4 and 153
• “Shoreditch Fire Station” (only towards “Walthamstow Bus Station”): buses 21, 43, 76, 135, 141, 205 and 214
• “Hackney Road / Columbia Road” (only towards “Walthamstow Bus Station”): buses 35, 47, 78, 149, 242 and 394
• “Amhurst Road / Hackney Downs” (only towards “Walthamstow Bus Station”): buses 30, 38, 242, 276 and 277
• “Mare Street / Narrow Way” (only towards “Walthamstow Bus Station”): buses 30, 38, 242, 276, 277, 425 and 488
• “Glenarm Road” (only towards “Walthamstow Bus Station”): buses 38, 242, 425 and 488
• “Lea Bridge Road / Upper Clapton Road” (only towards “Walthamstow Bus Station”): buses 38, 308, 393, 425 and 488
• “Rochdale Road” (only towards “Walthamstow Bus Station”): buses 58 and 158
• “Shrubland Road” (only towards “Walthamstow Bus Station”): bus W16
• “Hoe Street / Bakers Arms” (only towards “Walthamstow Bus Station”): buses 20, 69, 97, 230, 257, 357, W15, W16 and W19
• “Queen’s Road” (only towards “Walthamstow Bus Station”): buses 20, 34, 69, 97, 230, 257, 357, W15 and W19

Pages for these routes: bus D6, bus SL1, bus SL2, bus SL6, bus W11, bus W12, bus W15, bus W16, bus W19, bus 1, bus 4, bus 7, bus 8, bus 12, bus 14, bus 17, bus 19, bus 20, bus 21, bus 22, bus 24, bus 29, bus 30, bus 34, bus 35, bus 38, bus 40, bus 43, bus 46, bus 47, bus 56, bus 58, bus 59, bus 63, bus 68, bus 69, bus 73, bus 76, bus 78, bus 88, bus 91, bus 94, bus 97, bus 98, bus 106, bus 133, bus 135, bus 139, bus 141, bus 149, bus 153, bus 158, bus 159, bus 176, bus 188, bus 205, bus 212, bus 214, bus 215, bus 230, bus 236, bus 242, bus 243, bus 254, bus 257, bus 275, bus 276, bus 277, bus 308, bus 341, bus 357, bus 388, bus 390, bus 393, bus 394, bus 425, bus 453, bus 488.

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Questions about bus 55

Does bus 55 go to “Clapton Girls’ Tech College”?

Yes, in both directions.

Where can I change from bus 55 to another bus route?

Most routes stop at “Walthamstow Bus Station” (20, 34, 69, 97, 212, 215, 230, 257, 275, 357, SL1, SL2, W11, W12, W15 and W19) and “Great Eastern Street” (21, 35, 43, 47, 76, 78, 135, 141, 149, 205, 214 and 242). All other stops with connections are listed above.

Checked on 30 September 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for London (TfL).