The low emission zone lez was set up to encourage the most polluting heavy diesel vehicles driving in the capital to become cleaner. Map 1 change in bus capacity utilisation by borough, 201415 201718. Before my last trip in 2008, a kind trip advisor member mailed me an excellent, comprehensive bus map. Route 81 to slough including key routes running only in. Mar 28, 2014 weve added the quadrant maps and central london route maps to the new site today. Get closer to iconic monuments and famous landmarks on our london sightseeing bus tours. Turn your journey into a calmer experience and find our audio guided walks. The central london bus maps are still available at travel info centres, a handful of bus stations eg at euston, canada water and elsewhere and some underground stations. Tfl is responsible for providing and managing most of londons transport services. Spider borough bus maps when considering using a bus map in london you need to bear in mind that tfl now present the bus maps as individual spider bus maps for different boroughs in london. London eye ri r thames camden lock market london canal museum pollocks toy museum museum of london sherlock holmes museum covent garden market london transport museum saatchi gallery charles dickens museum green park hyde park regents park kensington gardens st. Tran spor t f or l ond on tube and rail services in inner. This simplified bus map pdf shows londons main tourist attractions and the most useful bus routes for visitors bus spider maps show bus routes to and from a particular area. Get around london stress free with london bus times.
Yes the tfl geographical pdf london bus maps were really good, as you say they showed the big picture also doubled as handy tourist maps as places of interest were marked and the tube lines were overlaid geographically in the right colours, but as mentioned tfl have removed them from their site but, the paper fold up versions are still around, but not visible. Londons bus network august 2017 201516, while the average vehicle delay minutes per kilometre increased by 50 per cent in this period. London hop on hop off bus routes map big bus tours. We stream data in real time from the transport for london tfl data api stream, meaning youll get up to date arrival times for buses, tubes, trams, river boats and cable cars straight from the source. London bridge d4 london city airport g4 london fields f2 loughborough junction d4 loughton g1 lower sydenham f5 m maida vale c2 malden manor b5 manor house e2 manor park g2 mansion house d3 marble arch c3 maryland f2 marylebone c3 maze hill f4 merstham d6 merton park c5 mile end f3 mill hill broadway c1 mill hill east d1 mitcham c5 mitcham. London underground tube diary going undergrounds blog tfl has produced a new and improved tube and rail map maps4vips. Explore londons top sights with ease on these sightseeing routes with santander cycles.
Ultimately, however, it is a result of traffic levels increasingly exceeding the amount of available capacity. Tfl tube and rail maps, bus maps, santander cycle maps, river maps, congestion charge maps, oyster ticket stop map, visitor and tourist maps, audio maps. Transport for london is developing proposals for the development of land along bollo lane to deliver new homes, green spaces and public realm improvements. If you ever wanted to see what buses go round hyde park, which routes go where in haringey or what the bus network at the edge of havering looks like. When considering using a bus map in london you need to bear in mind that tfl now present the bus maps as individual spider bus maps for different boroughs in london.
Bus times similar concept for selected operators outside london these sites also contain route lists, but with different emphases. When you open the dropdown, you can type a route number to go straight there in the list. Those are really what im looking for, but now as far as i can see, the tfl bus maps page only links to the spider maps. In this collection you will find histories, timetables and photographs past and present of london s bus routes n1 to n453.
The london bus network which transports 6 million passengers per day, exists since 1829 and is operated by tfl transport for london. It covers most of greater london and operates 24 hours a day, every day of the year. Our hopon, hopoff london bus tours get you closer to londons best landmarks and attractions. Route 81 to slough including key routes running only in the. A simplified tourist bus map shows the key bus routes from a tourist perspective and the location of the main sights marked on the bus map. Online tube map january 2020a transport for london. Exploring london on two wheels is a great way to see the city, get your bearings and enjoy a bit of exercise. Bus spider maps nearby find your nearest stop key routes in central london. Non tfl routes are also likely to be affected please check with the individual bus operators many have published special timetables on their websites.
Routes, maps, plan a journey, tickets sales, realtime traffic and travel updates. This map shows buses and their stops red and yellow dots on the london bus or river bus network in approximately real time thanks, tfl. For firsttime visitors to london who can invest a little time pouring over the central london bus map, you can quite easily put together your own tour cheaply with just a few well chosen routes. For london bus timetables and route information, please select the route number from the above table. I could not have navigated london without it i am unable to find a way to order one of these online. A tube map of the london underground thats far more. View the london underground map courtesy of the bbc. Jamess park key bus routes in central london route 8 route 9 route 11. For the bus route maps or spider maps as many refer to them we have put a link back to them on our old sit. From monday 23 march 2020 a saturday less frequent service will operate on londons bus network.
All roads within greater london, those at heathrow and parts of the m1 and m4. There are plenty of spider maps available on line as well. The greater london bus map series is based on the style of london transports maps of the late 70s. We want to work with residents, businesses and the wider community to make a positive and lasting contribution to the local area more. Its network includes 673 lines including 52 night lines and a fleet of 8,000 buses serving the greater london. It was formed following the greater london authority act 1999 that transferred control of bus services in greater london and its surrounding areas from the uk governments london regional transport lrt to tfl, controlled by the locally elected mayor of london. The map dispenses with other features such as parks, roads and urban extents because you dont need those if you are getting from a to b on the tube network. Aug 08, 2019 get around london stress free with london bus times. In this collection you will find histories, timetables and photographs past and present of londons bus routes n1 to n453. Tfl offer two kinds of online bus maps the simplified tourist bus map and the spider bus maps, covering individual boroughs. Transport for london tfl is a local government body responsible for the transport system in greater london, england.
Our hopon, hopoff london bus tours get you closer to london s best landmarks and attractions. Bus spider maps are in pdf format and are on average about 600k in size. It looks like a very deliberate withdrawal the original pdf addresses. London buses bus times, routes and journey planner. For many years tfl have produced a central london bus map and four. Information on all forms of transport in london including cycle hire. Do not travel unless essential this is to stop the spread of coronavirus and save lives. Tfl tube and rail maps, bus maps, santander cycle maps, river maps. Maps and guides to help you get around, available to view and download.
Tfl bus tracker, the most comprehensive public transport tracking app on android. A digital download only updated edition, correct to 7th december 2019, of the no. The transport for london tfl tube map, with its straight lines, 45degree rounded corners and simple, clear cartography, is a design classic. Information valid from 31at may 2015, but may be subject to change. London liverpool street is operational during monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, sunday. London buses is the subsidiary of transport for london tfl that manages bus services within greater london.
This map shows bus lines and stations, streets, roads, parks and sightseeings in north east london. It does not control national rail services in london, however, but does for. There are many forms of public transport serving london. River transport for london the germanbrazilian londoner. Nontfl routes are also likely to be affected please check with the individual bus operators many have published special timetables on their websites. Thank goodness theyve not been enhanced away as they are very handy. In central london we are looking to prioritise buses on our roads. You can put buses from trafalgar square into a search engine and be.
Transport for london citizen space tfl consultations. As a matter of interest, london underground have introduced special timetables with cuts of up to 50% in the peak hours. Tran spor t f or l ond on a visitors guide to travelling around london your bus,tube and rail map. Modern tube map 3 what is londons oldest bus route. Central london bus and walking map baker street quarter. We are taking steps to address this decline in bus use in central london. This simplified bus map pdf shows londons main tourist attractions and the most useful bus routes for visitors. Tfl official spider maps including where to board your bus plans. I am not currently planing to replicate these here.
To find a bus timetable to a destination, use the above search facility e. Transport for london tfl is a local government body responsible for the transport system in greater london, england tfl has responsibility for londons network of principal road routes, for various rail networks including the london underground, london overground, docklands light railway and tfl rail. One way to address this is to improve our customer experience by tackling bus journey times and reliability. It shows the complete london bus network in greater london, including school routes and night buses. Key bus routes in central london transport for london. London bus routes by ian armstrong has histories for many london routes. Select a borough from the list or search for route number or area, eg. The greater london bus map celebrating 25 years of map. Discover the citys rich 2000year history over four carefully designed sightseeing routes, featuring over 40 different stops. Journey planner for bus, tube, london overground, dlr, tfl rail, national rail, tram, river bus, emirates air line, coach.
For many years tfl have produced a central london bus map and four larger scale quadrant maps, specifically of north west london, north east london, south west london and south east london. London bus maps in pdf london message board tripadvisor. Key routes in central london is not the central zone map that im asking about. Tfl rail transport for london the first stop of the tfl rail train route is gidea park and the last stop is liverpool street.