Bus route 155 in London: St George’s Hospital ↔ Lambeth Road

Bus route 155 in London goes from “St George’s Hospital” to “Lambeth Road”. The two directions are not quite the same: 2 stops are served in one direction only, which is worth knowing before you travel. The return journey starts at “Elephant & Castle / London Road” (400 m from “Lambeth Road”).

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The route of bus 155

Towards “Lambeth Road”: 36 stops. After “St George’s Hospital”, the bus calls at “Nutwell Street”, “Tooting Broadway Station”, “Broadwater Road”, “Hebdon Road”, “Lynwood Road (SW17)”, “Tooting Bec Station”, “Upper Tooting Park / Balham High Road”, “Du Cane Court”, “Balham Station”, “Hildreth Street Market”. Then “Balham New Road”, “Alderbrook Road”, “Cathles Road”, “Clapham South”, “Lynette Avenue”, “Elms Road / Windmill On The Common”, “Clapham Common”, “Nelson’s Row”, “Clapham North & High Street Stations”, “Clapham Road / Bedford Road”. Then “Union Road”, “Stockwell Station”, “Lansdowne Way”, “Albert Square”, “Dorset Road”, “Fentiman Road”, “Oval”, “Kennington Park Road”, “Kennington Road Kennington”, “Kennington Station”. Before “Lambeth Road”: “Penton Place”, “Newington Butts”, “Elephant & Castle Station”, “Elephant & Castle / London Road”.

On the way back the bus takes a different route, from “Elephant & Castle / London Road” to “St George’s Hospital” (36 stops). Only in this direction does it call at “Camberwell New Road”, “Clapham Road / Stockwell Station”, “St Luke’s Avenue”, “Dafforne Road”, “Garratt Lane/Tooting Broadway”, “Fountain Road / Garrett Lane”, “Cranmer Terrace” and “Kiln Mews”. Only in the direction of “Lambeth Road” does it call at, among others, “Nutwell Street”, “Hebdon Road”, “Hildreth Street Market”, “Cathles Road”, “Clapham Road / Bedford Road” and “Stockwell Station”. For the way back, board nearby: “Nutwell Street” → “Tooting Broadway Station” (200 m), “Hebdon Road” → “Lynwood Road (SW17)” (250 m), “Hildreth Street Market” → “Balham Station” (200 m) and “Cathles Road” → “Alderbrook Road” (150 m). Towards “Lambeth Road”, board nearby: “Camberwell New Road” → “Oval” (100 m), “Clapham Road / Stockwell Station” → “Stockwell Station” (50 m), “St Luke’s Avenue” → “Nelson’s Row” (150 m) and “Dafforne Road” → “Tooting Bec Station” (100 m).

Where to change

On part of the route, between “Tooting Broadway Station” and “Clapham South” it shares the road with route 355; between “Tooting Bec Station” and “Elms Road / Windmill On The Common” it shares the road with route 249; between “Lansdowne Way” and “Elephant & Castle Station” it shares the road with route 333.

Connections by stop, in route order:

• “St George’s Hospital”: buses 57, 131, 264, 280, 493 and G1
• “Nutwell Street” (only towards “Lambeth Road”): buses 44, 57, 77, 127, 131, 264, 270, 280, 493 and G1
• “Tooting Broadway Station”: buses 44, 57, 77, 127, 131, 264, 270, 280, 493 and G1
• “Broadwater Road”: buses 44, 57, 77, 127, 131, 264, 270, 280, 493 and G1
• “Lynwood Road (SW17)”: bus 315
• “Tooting Bec Station”: buses 315 and 319
• “Upper Tooting Park / Balham High Road”: bus 315
• “Du Cane Court”: buses 255 and 315
• “Balham Station”: buses 255 and 315
• “Hildreth Street Market” (only towards “Lambeth Road”): buses 255 and 315
• “Balham New Road”: bus 255
• “Alderbrook Road”: bus 255
• “Cathles Road” (only towards “Lambeth Road”): bus G1
• “Clapham South”: bus G1
• “Lynette Avenue”: bus G1
• “Clapham Common”: buses 35, 37, 88, 137, 322 and 417
• “Nelson’s Row”: buses 35, 37, 88, 137, 322 and 417
• “Clapham North & High Street Stations”: buses 88, 322 and P5
• “Clapham Road / Bedford Road” (only towards “Lambeth Road”): buses 88, 322 and P5
• “Union Road”: buses 2, 88, 196, 322 and P5
• “Stockwell Station” (only towards “Lambeth Road”): buses 2, 88, 196 and P5
• “Lansdowne Way”: buses 2, 88, 196 and P5
• “Albert Square”: buses 2, 3, 59, 88, 133, 159 and 415
• “Dorset Road”: buses 3, 59, 133, 159 and 415
• “Fentiman Road”: buses 3, 36, 59, 133, 159, 185, 415 and 436
• “Oval”: buses 3, 36, 59, 133, 159, 185, 415 and 436
• “Kennington Park Road” (only towards “Lambeth Road”): buses 3, 36, 59, 133, 159, 185, 415 and 436
• “Kennington Road Kennington”: buses 3, 59, 133, 159 and 415
• “Kennington Station”: buses 3, 59, 133, 159, 196 and 415
• “Penton Place”: buses 133, 196 and 415
• “Newington Butts”: buses 12, 35, 40, 68, 133, 136, 148, 171, 176, 196, 343, 415, 468 and P5
• “Elephant & Castle Station”: buses 1, 12, 35, 40, 53, 63, 68, 133, 136, 148, 171, 172, 176, 188, 196, 343, 344, 360, 363, 415, 453, 468, BL1, C10 and P5
• “Elephant & Castle / London Road”: buses 1, 12, 35, 40, 53, 63, 68, 133, 136, 148, 171, 172, 176, 188, 196, 343, 344, 360, 363, 415, 453, 468, BL1, C10 and P5
• “Lambeth Road”: buses 1, 12, 40, 53, 63, 68, 148, 171, 172, 176, 188, 344, 360, 363, 453, 468 and C10
• “Camberwell New Road” (only towards “St George’s Hospital”): buses 3, 36, 59, 133, 159, 185, 415 and 436
• “Clapham Road / Stockwell Station” (only towards “St George’s Hospital”): buses 2, 88, 196 and P5
• “St Luke’s Avenue” (only towards “St George’s Hospital”): buses 88, 322 and P5
• “Dafforne Road” (only towards “St George’s Hospital”): buses 315 and 319
• “Garratt Lane/Tooting Broadway” (only towards “St George’s Hospital”): buses 44, 57, 77, 127, 131, 264, 270, 280, 493 and G1
• “Fountain Road / Garrett Lane” (only towards “St George’s Hospital”): buses 44, 77, 264, 270, 280, 493 and G1
• “Cranmer Terrace” (only towards “St George’s Hospital”): buses 44, 77, 264, 270, 280, 493 and G1
• “Kiln Mews” (only towards “St George’s Hospital”): buses 264, 280, 493 and G1

Pages for these routes: bus BL1, bus C10, bus G1, bus P5, bus 1, bus 2, bus 3, bus 12, bus 35, bus 36, bus 37, bus 40, bus 44, bus 53, bus 57, bus 59, bus 63, bus 68, bus 77, bus 88, bus 127, bus 131, bus 133, bus 136, bus 137, bus 148, bus 159, bus 172, bus 185.

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Questions and answers

Where does bus 155 start its return journey?

At “Elephant & Castle / London Road” (400 m from “Lambeth Road”).

Where can I change from bus 155 to another bus route?

Most routes stop at “Elephant & Castle Station” and “Elephant & Castle / London Road” (1, 12, 35, 40, 53, 63, 68, 133, 136, 148, 171, 172, 176, 188, 196, 343, 344, 360, 363, 415, 453, 468, BL1, C10 and P5). All other stops with connections are listed above.

Checked on 25 September 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for London (TfL).