Bus route 53 in London: Orchard Road / Griffin Road ↔ Lower Marsh

Bus route 53 in London links “Orchard Road / Griffin Road” and “Lower Marsh”.

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Which way bus 53 runs

From “Orchard Road / Griffin Road” to “Lower Marsh”: 56 stops. On the way: “Conway Road”, “Griffin Road / Brewery Road”, “Heavitree Road”, “Warwick Terrace/Plumstead C Rd”, “Plumstead Common Road”, “Plumstead Common / The Ship”, “Kirk Lane”, “Trinity Church”, “Herbert Road (SE18)”, “Frederick Place”. Then “Crescent Road (SE18)”, “Burrage Road”, “Woolwich Station”, “Woolwich Arsenal Station”, “The Woolwich Centre”, “Artillery Place/J ohn Wilson St”, “Artillery Place / Frances Street”, “Erwood Road”, “Cemetery Lane”, “Charlton Park Road”. Then “Charlton House”, “Charlton Road / Victoria Way”, “Wyndcliff Road”, “Blackheath / Royal Standard”, “Vanburgh Park/Stratheden Road”, “Vanbrugh Pk / Beaconsfield Rd”, “Maze Hill”, “Greenwich Park”, “Wat Tyler Road”, “Lewisham Road”. Then “Egerton Drive”, “Deptford Bridge”, “Florence Road (SE14)”, “New Cross Station”, “Marquis of Granby / Goldsmiths”, “New Cross Gate Station”, “New Cross Bus Garage”, “New Cross Road / Besson Street”, “Briant Street”, “Pomeroy Street New Cross”. Then “Old Kent Road / Ilderton Road”, “Commercial Way Peckham”, “Peckham Park Road”, “Malt Street”, “Trafalgar Avenue”, “Dunton Road”, “Old Kent Road / East Street”, “Bricklayer’s Arms”, “Bricklayers Arms / New Kent Rd”, “Rodney Place”. Before “Lower Marsh”: “Elephant & Castle / New Kent Road”, “London College of Comm”, “St Georges Rd/Imperial War Mus”, “Lambeth North”.

On the way back the bus takes a different route, from “Lower Marsh” to “Orchard Road / Griffin Road” (47 stops). Only in this direction does it call at “St George’s Circus”, “Elephant & Castle / London Road”, “Burgess Park / Dunton Road”, “Marquis Of Granby”, “Deptford High St/New Cross Rd”, “Charlton Way / Maze Hill”, “Charlton Village”, “Vincent Road/Woolwich Arsenal”, “Burrage Road / Arthur Grove”, “Bloomfield Road / Plumstead Common Road” and “Blendon Terrace”. Only in the direction of “Lower Marsh” does it call at, among others, “Warwick Terrace/Plumstead C Rd”, “Plumstead Common Road”, “Kirk Lane”, “Herbert Road (SE18)”, “Crescent Road (SE18)” and “Burrage Road”. For the way back, board nearby: “Warwick Terrace/Plumstead C Rd” → “Plumstead Common / The Ship” (250 m), “Plumstead Common Road” → “Plumstead Common / The Ship” (200 m), “Kirk Lane” → “Blendon Terrace” (100 m) and “Herbert Road (SE18)” → “Bloomfield Road / Plumstead Common Road” (50 m). Towards “Lower Marsh”, board nearby: “St George’s Circus” → “Lambeth North” (250 m), “Elephant & Castle / London Road” → “London College of Comm” (100 m), “Burgess Park / Dunton Road” → “Dunton Road” (50 m) and “Marquis Of Granby” → “Marquis of Granby / Goldsmiths” (100 m).

Connections

Shared sections with other routes: between “Deptford Bridge” and “Lower Marsh” it shares the road with route 453; between “Marquis of Granby / Goldsmiths” and “Elephant & Castle / New Kent Road” it shares the road with route 172; between “Woolwich Station” and “Maze Hill” it shares the road with route 54.

Connections by stop, in route order:

• “Orchard Road / Griffin Road”: buses 96, 99, 122, 177, 180, 244, 301, 380, 469 and SL11
• “Conway Road”: buses 96, 99, 122, 177, 180, 244, 291, 301, 380, 469 and SL11
• “Griffin Road / Brewery Road”: bus 291
• “Heavitree Road”: bus 291
• “Warwick Terrace/Plumstead C Rd” (only towards “Lower Marsh”): bus 291
• “Plumstead Common Road” (only towards “Lower Marsh”): bus 291
• “Plumstead Common / The Ship”: bus 291
• “Kirk Lane” (only towards “Lower Marsh”): bus 291
• “Trinity Church”: buses 244 and 386
• “Herbert Road (SE18)” (only towards “Lower Marsh”): buses 244 and 386
• “Frederick Place”: buses 122, 161, 178, 244, 291, 386 and 469
• “Crescent Road (SE18)” (only towards “Lower Marsh”): buses 161, 291 and 386
• “Burrage Road” (only towards “Lower Marsh”): buses 96, 99, 122, 161, 177, 180, 244, 291, 301, 380, 386, 469 and SL11
• “Woolwich Station” (only towards “Lower Marsh”): buses 96, 99, 122, 161, 177, 178, 180, 244, 291, 301, 380, 386, 469 and SL11
• “Woolwich Arsenal Station”: buses 96, 99, 122, 161, 177, 178, 180, 244, 291, 301, 380, 386, 469 and SL11
• “The Woolwich Centre”: buses 96, 99, 122, 161, 177, 178, 180, 244, 291, 301, 380, 386 and 469
• “Artillery Place/J ohn Wilson St” (only towards “Lower Marsh”): buses 122, 161, 178, 244, 291, 380, 469 and 486
• “Artillery Place / Frances Street”: buses 291, 380 and 486
• “Erwood Road”: bus 486
• “Cemetery Lane”: bus 486
• “Charlton Park Road”: buses 380 and 486
• “Charlton House” (only towards “Lower Marsh”): buses 380 and 486
• “Charlton Road / Victoria Way”: buses 380 and 486
• “Wyndcliff Road”: bus 380
• “Blackheath / Royal Standard”: buses 108, 202, 286, 335, 380 and 386
• “Vanburgh Park/Stratheden Road” (only towards “Lower Marsh”): buses 89, 108, 202, 286, 335, 380, 386 and SL4
• “Vanbrugh Pk / Beaconsfield Rd”: buses 108, 202, 286, 335, 380 and 386
• “Maze Hill” (only towards “Lower Marsh”): buses 89, 108, 202, 380 and SL4
• “Greenwich Park”: bus 386
• “Wat Tyler Road”: buses 380 and 386
• “Lewisham Road”: buses 129, 199 and 386
• “Egerton Drive”: buses 129, 177, 199 and 386
• “Deptford Bridge”: buses 47, 177 and 225
• “Florence Road (SE14)” (only towards “Lower Marsh”): buses 47, 136, 177, 225, 321 and 436
• “New Cross Station”: buses 136, 171, 177, 225, 321 and 436
• “Marquis of Granby / Goldsmiths” (only towards “Lower Marsh”): buses 136, 171, 177, 225, 321, 436 and BL1
• “New Cross Gate Station”: buses 136, 171, 177, 225, 321, 343, 436, BL1 and P13
• “New Cross Bus Garage”: buses 36, 136, 171, 177, 321, 343, 436, BL1 and P13
• “New Cross Road / Besson Street” (only towards “Lower Marsh”): buses 36, 136, 171, 177, 321, 343, 436 and P13
• “Briant Street”: buses 36, 136, 171, 177, 436 and P13
• “Pomeroy Street New Cross” (only towards “Lower Marsh”): buses BL1 and P12
• “Old Kent Road / Ilderton Road”: buses BL1 and P12
• “Commercial Way Peckham”: buses BL1 and P12
• “Peckham Park Road”: buses 78 and 381
• “Malt Street”: buses 63, 78, 363, 381 and P12
• “Trafalgar Avenue”: buses 63, 78, 363 and BL1
• “Dunton Road” (only towards “Lower Marsh”): buses 63, 78, 363, 415 and BL1
• “Old Kent Road / East Street”: buses 42, 63, 363 and 415
• “Bricklayer’s Arms” (only towards “Lower Marsh”): buses 1, 42, 63, 188, 363 and 415
• “Bricklayers Arms / New Kent Rd” (only towards “Lower Marsh”): buses 1, 63, 136, 188, 343, 363 and 415
• “Rodney Place”: buses 1, 12, 35, 40, 63, 68, 136, 148, 171, 176, 188, 343, 363, 415, 468, BL1 and P5
• “Elephant & Castle / New Kent Road”: buses 1, 12, 35, 40, 63, 68, 133, 136, 148, 155, 171, 176, 188, 196, 333, 343, 344, 360, 363, 415, 468, BL1, C10 and P5
• “London College of Comm” (only towards “Lower Marsh”): buses 1, 12, 35, 40, 63, 68, 133, 136, 148, 155, 171, 176, 188, 196, 333, 343, 344, 360, 363, 415, 468, BL1, C10 and P5
• “St Georges Rd/Imperial War Mus” (only towards “Lower Marsh”): buses 1, 12, 40, 63, 68, 148, 155, 171, 176, 188, 344, 360, 363, 468, BL1 and C10
• “Lambeth North”: buses 1, 3, 12, 59, 68, 76, 148, 155, 159, 171, 176, 188, 344, 360, 363 and C10
• “Lower Marsh”: buses 11, 12, 59, 76, 77, 148, 159, 381 and C10
• “St George’s Circus” (only towards “Orchard Road / Griffin Road”): buses 1, 12, 40, 59, 63, 68, 148, 155, 159, 171, 176, 188, 344, 360, 363 and C10
• “Elephant & Castle / London Road” (only towards “Orchard Road / Griffin Road”): buses 1, 12, 35, 40, 63, 68, 133, 136, 148, 155, 171, 176, 188, 196, 333, 343, 344, 360, 363, 415, 468, BL1, C10 and P5
• “Burgess Park / Dunton Road” (only towards “Orchard Road / Griffin Road”): buses 63, 78, 363, 415 and BL1
• “Marquis Of Granby” (only towards “Orchard Road / Griffin Road”): buses 136, 171, 177, 225, 321, 436 and BL1
• “Deptford High St/New Cross Rd” (only towards “Orchard Road / Griffin Road”): buses 47, 177 and 225
• “Charlton Way / Maze Hill” (only towards “Orchard Road / Griffin Road”): buses 202 and 380
• “Charlton Village” (only towards “Orchard Road / Griffin Road”): buses 380 and 486
• “Vincent Road/Woolwich Arsenal” (only towards “Orchard Road / Griffin Road”): buses 96, 99, 122, 161, 177, 178, 180, 244, 291, 301, 380, 386, 469 and SL11
• “Burrage Road / Arthur Grove” (only towards “Orchard Road / Griffin Road”): buses 96, 99, 122, 161, 177, 180, 244, 291, 301, 380, 386, 469 and SL11
• “Bloomfield Road / Plumstead Common Road” (only towards “Orchard Road / Griffin Road”): buses 244 and 386
• “Blendon Terrace” (only towards “Orchard Road / Griffin Road”): bus 291
• “Griffin Road / Plumstead Station”: buses 96, 99, 122, 177, 180, 244, 301, 380, 469 and SL11

Pages for these routes: bus BL1, bus C10, bus P12, bus P13, bus P5, bus SL11, bus SL4, bus 1, bus 3, bus 11, bus 12, bus 35, bus 36, bus 40, bus 42, bus 47, bus 54.

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Questions about bus 53

Does bus 53 go to “Frederick Place”?

Yes, in both directions.

Where can I change from bus 53 to another bus route?

Most routes stop at “Elephant & Castle / New Kent Road” (1, 12, 35, 40, 63, 68, 133, 136, 148, 155, 171, 176, 188, 196, 333, 343, 344, 360, 363, 415, 468, BL1, C10 and P5) and “London College of Comm” (only towards “Lower Marsh”; 1, 12, 35, 40, 63, 68, 133, 136, 148, 155, 171, 176, 188, 196, 333, 343, 344, 360, 363, 415, 468, BL1, C10 and P5). All other stops with connections are listed above.

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