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Route N68

Old Coulsdon – Purley – Croydon – Thornton Heath – West Norwood – Herne Hill – Camberwell – Elephant & Castle – Waterloo – Holborn – Tottenham Court Road Station

Night Bus

Sunday night/Monday morning Monday night/Tuesday morning to Thursday night/Friday morning Friday night/Saturday morning Saturday night/Sunday morning

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Route record (places served and roads followed)

For day services over most of this route, see
- Route 60 timetable (Old Coulsdon - Croydon)
- Route 468 timetable (South Croydon - Elephant & Castle)
- Route 68 timetable (West Norwood - Holborn)

N68 Sunday night/Monday morning towards Tottenham Court Road Station          Other direction       Mon-Thur nights       Friday nights       Saturday nights  


Old Coulsdon, Tudor Rose                          2320 2350 0020 0050 0120 0150 0220 0250 0320 0350 0420
Coulsdon, Red Lion                                2326 2356 0026 0056 0126 0156 0226 0256 0326 0356 0426
Purley, Downlands Precinct                        2331 0001 0031 0101 0131 0201 0231 0301 0331 0401 0431
South Croydon, Swan & Sugar Loaf                  2337 0007 0037 0107 0138 0207 0237 0307 0337 0408 0439
East Croydon Station                              2344 0014 0044 0114 0144 0213 0243 0313 0343 0414 0445
Croydon, Whitgift Centre                          2346 0016 0046 0116 0146 0215 0245 0315 0345 0416 0447
Thornton Heath, Whitehorse Road                   2353 0023 0053 0123 0153 0222 0252 0322 0352 0423 0454
Upper Norwood, All Saints' Church                 2358 0028 0058 0128 0158 0227 0257 0327 0358 0429 0500
Norwood, Crown Point (Beulah Hill)                0002 0032 0102 0133 0203 0232 0302 0332 0403 0434 0505
West Norwood, Bus Garage (Knights Hill)           0006 0036 0106 0137 0207 0236 0306 0336 0408 0439 0509
West Norwood, Library                             0013 0043 0113 0144 0214 0243 0313 0343 0415 0446 0516
Herne Hill Station, Herne Hill                    0019 0049 0119 0150 0220 0249 0320 0350 0422 0453 0524
Camberwell Green, Denmark Hill                    0022 0052 0121 0154 0223 0251 0322 0352 0424 0455 0526
Elephant & Castle, Tabernacle                     0029 0059 0128 0201 0230 0258 0329 0359 0431 0502 0534
Waterloo Station, Tenison Way                     0034 0104 0133 0206 0235 0303 0334 0404 0436 0507 0539
Holborn Station, Kingsway                         0040 0110 0139 0211 0240 0309 0340 0410 0442 0513 0545
St Giles High Street, Shaftesbury Avenue          0042 0112 0141 0213 0242 0311 0342 0412 0444 0515 0548

N68 Sunday night/Monday morning towards Old Coulsdon          Other direction       Mon-Thur nights       Friday nights       Saturday nights  


Tottenham Court Road Station, New Oxford Street   0025 0055 0125 0155 0225 0255 0325 0355 0425 0455
Holborn Station, Kingsway                         0029 0059 0129 0159 0229 0258 0328 0358 0428 0458
Waterloo Station, Waterloo Road                   0035 0105 0135 0205 0235 0303 0333 0403 0433 0503
Elephant & Castle, Tabernacle                     0042 0111 0141 0211 0241 0309 0339 0409 0439 0509
Camberwell Green, Denmark Hill                    0054 0123 0152 0221 0250 0318 0347 0416 0446 0516
Herne Hill Station, Herne Hill                    0101 0130 0158 0227 0256 0324 0353 0422 0452 0522
West Norwood, Library                             0108 0137 0205 0234 0303 0331 0400 0429 0459 0529
Norwood, Crown Point (Beulah Hill)                0112 0141 0209 0238 0307 0335 0404 0433 0504 0534
Upper Norwood, All Saints' Church                 0116 0145 0213 0242 0311 0339 0408 0437 0508 0538
Thornton Heath, Whitehorse Road                   0122 0151 0219 0248 0317 0345 0414 0443 0514 0544
Croydon, Whitgift Centre                          0129 0158 0226 0255 0324 0352 0421 0450 0521 0552
East Croydon Station                              0132 0201 0229 0258 0327 0355 0424 0453 0524 0556
South Croydon, Swan & Sugar Loaf                  0138 0206 0234 0303 0332 0400 0429 0459 0529 0602
Purley, Downlands Precinct                        0144 0212 0240 0309 0338 0406 0435 0505 0535 0609
Coulsdon, Red Lion                                0150 0218 0246 0315 0344 0412 0441 0511 0542 0616
Old Coulsdon, Tudor Rose                          0157 0225 0253 0322 0351 0419 0449 0519 0550 0624

N68 Monday night/Tuesday morning to Thursday night/Friday morning towards Tottenham Court Road Station          Other direction       Sunday nights       Friday nights       Saturday nights  


Old Coulsdon, Tudor Rose                          2320 2350 0020 0050 0120 0150 0220 0250 0320 0350 0420
Coulsdon, Red Lion                                2326 2356 0026 0056 0126 0156 0228 0258 0327 0356 0426
Purley, Downlands Precinct                        2332 0001 0031 0101 0131 0201 0233 0303 0332 0401 0431
South Croydon, Swan & Sugar Loaf                  2338 0007 0037 0107 0137 0207 0239 0309 0339 0408 0439
East Croydon Station                              2345 0014 0044 0114 0143 0213 0245 0315 0345 0414 0445
Croydon, Whitgift Centre                          2347 0016 0046 0116 0145 0215 0247 0317 0347 0416 0447
Thornton Heath, Whitehorse Road                   2354 0023 0053 0123 0152 0222 0254 0324 0354 0423 0454
Upper Norwood, All Saints' Church                 2359 0028 0058 0128 0157 0227 0259 0329 0400 0429 0500
Norwood, Crown Point (Beulah Hill)                0004 0032 0102 0133 0202 0232 0304 0334 0405 0434 0505
West Norwood, Bus Garage (Knights Hill)           0008 0036 0106 0137 0206 0236 0308 0338 0410 0439 0509
West Norwood, Library                             0015 0043 0113 0144 0213 0243 0315 0345 0417 0446 0516
Herne Hill Station, Herne Hill                    0021 0049 0119 0150 0219 0249 0322 0352 0424 0453 0524
Camberwell Green, Denmark Hill                    0023 0051 0121 0152 0222 0251 0324 0354 0426 0455 0526
Elephant & Castle, Tabernacle                     0030 0058 0128 0159 0229 0258 0331 0401 0433 0503 0534
Waterloo Station, Tenison Way                     0035 0103 0133 0204 0234 0303 0336 0406 0438 0508 0539
Holborn Station, Kingsway                         0041 0109 0139 0210 0240 0309 0342 0412 0444 0514 0545
St Giles High Street, Shaftesbury Avenue          0044 0111 0141 0212 0242 0311 0344 0414 0446 0516 0548

N68 Monday night/Tuesday morning to Thursday night/Friday morning towards Old Coulsdon          Other direction       Sunday nights       Friday nights       Saturday nights  


Tottenham Court Road Station, New Oxford Street   0025 0055 0125 0155 0225 0255 0325 0355 0425 0455
Holborn Station, Kingsway                         0029 0059 0129 0159 0229 0259 0329 0359 0428 0458
Waterloo Station, Waterloo Road                   0036 0105 0135 0205 0235 0304 0334 0404 0433 0503
Elephant & Castle, Tabernacle                     0043 0111 0141 0211 0241 0310 0340 0410 0439 0509
Camberwell Green, Denmark Hill                    0053 0123 0153 0221 0250 0318 0347 0417 0446 0516
Herne Hill Station, Herne Hill                    0100 0130 0200 0228 0257 0324 0353 0423 0452 0522
West Norwood, Library                             0107 0137 0207 0235 0304 0331 0400 0430 0459 0529
Norwood, Crown Point (Beulah Hill)                0112 0142 0211 0239 0308 0335 0404 0435 0504 0534
Upper Norwood, All Saints' Church                 0116 0146 0215 0243 0312 0339 0408 0439 0508 0538
Thornton Heath, Whitehorse Road                   0122 0152 0221 0249 0318 0345 0414 0445 0514 0544
Croydon, Whitgift Centre                          0128 0159 0228 0256 0325 0352 0421 0452 0522 0552
East Croydon Station                              0131 0202 0231 0259 0328 0355 0424 0455 0525 0556
South Croydon, Swan & Sugar Loaf                  0137 0207 0236 0304 0333 0400 0429 0501 0530 0602
Purley, Downlands Precinct                        0143 0213 0242 0310 0339 0406 0435 0507 0537 0609
Coulsdon, Red Lion                                0149 0219 0248 0316 0345 0412 0441 0513 0543 0615
Old Coulsdon, Tudor Rose                          0156 0226 0255 0323 0352 0419 0448 0521 0551 0623

N68 Friday night/Saturday morning towards Tottenham Court Road Station          Other direction       Sunday nights       Mon-Thur nights       Saturday nights  


Old Coulsdon, Tudor Rose                          2320 2350 0020 0050 0120 0150 0220 0250 0320 0350 0420
Coulsdon, Red Lion                                2326 2356 0026 0056 0127 0159 0230 0301 0331 0401 0428
Purley, Downlands Precinct                        2332 0002 0032 0101 0132 0204 0235 0306 0336 0406 0433
South Croydon, Swan & Sugar Loaf                  2338 0009 0038 0108 0139 0211 0242 0312 0342 0412 0440
East Croydon Station                              2346 0017 0045 0115 0146 0218 0248 0318 0348 0419 0446
Croydon, Whitgift Centre                          2348 0019 0047 0117 0148 0220 0250 0320 0350 0421 0448
Thornton Heath, Whitehorse Road                   2355 0026 0054 0124 0155 0227 0257 0327 0357 0428 0455
Upper Norwood, All Saints' Church                 0000 0031 0059 0129 0200 0232 0302 0332 0402 0433 0500
Norwood, Crown Point (Beulah Hill)                0005 0036 0104 0134 0205 0237 0307 0337 0407 0438 0505
West Norwood, Bus Garage (Knights Hill)           0009 0040 0108 0138 0209 0241 0311 0341 0411 0442 0509
West Norwood, Library                             0017 0048 0115 0145 0216 0248 0318 0348 0418 0449 0515
Herne Hill Station, Herne Hill                    0024 0055 0122 0151 0222 0254 0324 0354 0424 0455 0521
Camberwell Green, Denmark Hill                    0027 0058 0125 0154 0225 0256 0326 0356 0426 0457 0523
Elephant & Castle, Tabernacle                     0035 0106 0133 0202 0232 0303 0333 0403 0433 0504 0530
Waterloo Station, Tenison Way                     0041 0112 0138 0207 0237 0308 0338 0408 0438 0509 0535
Holborn Station, Kingsway                         0048 0118 0144 0213 0243 0314 0344 0414 0444 0515 0541
St Giles High Street, Shaftesbury Avenue          0051 0121 0147 0216 0246 0316 0346 0416 0446 0517 0543

N68 Friday night/Saturday morning towards Old Coulsdon          Other direction       Sunday nights       Mon-Thur nights       Saturday nights  


Tottenham Court Road Station, New Oxford Street   0025 0055 0125 0155 0225 0255 0325 0355 0425 0455
Holborn Station, Kingsway                         0030 0100 0130 0159 0229 0259 0329 0359 0429 0459
Waterloo Station, Waterloo Road                   0038 0108 0137 0206 0236 0305 0335 0405 0435 0504
Elephant & Castle, Tabernacle                     0046 0116 0144 0213 0243 0312 0341 0411 0441 0510
Camberwell Green, Denmark Hill                    0057 0128 0157 0223 0253 0322 0349 0419 0449 0517
Herne Hill Station, Herne Hill                    0105 0136 0205 0231 0300 0329 0356 0426 0455 0523
West Norwood, Library                             0113 0144 0213 0239 0308 0337 0403 0433 0502 0529
Norwood, Crown Point (Beulah Hill)                0118 0149 0218 0244 0313 0342 0408 0438 0506 0533
Upper Norwood, All Saints' Church                 0123 0154 0223 0249 0318 0346 0412 0442 0510 0537
Thornton Heath, Whitehorse Road                   0129 0200 0229 0256 0324 0352 0418 0448 0516 0543
Croydon, Whitgift Centre                          0136 0207 0236 0303 0331 0359 0425 0455 0523 0551
East Croydon Station                              0140 0211 0239 0306 0334 0402 0428 0458 0526 0555
South Croydon, Swan & Sugar Loaf                  0147 0218 0245 0312 0340 0408 0434 0504 0532 0601
Purley, Downlands Precinct                        0155 0225 0252 0319 0347 0415 0441 0511 0538 0607
Coulsdon, Red Lion                                0202 0232 0258 0325 0353 0421 0447 0517 0544 0613
Old Coulsdon, Tudor Rose                          0210 0240 0306 0332 0400 0429 0455 0525 0552 0621

N68 Saturday night/Sunday morning towards Tottenham Court Road Station          Other direction       Sunday nights       Mon-Thur nights       Friday nights  


Old Coulsdon, Tudor Rose                          2320 2350 0020 0050 0120 0150 0220 0250 0320 0350 0420
Coulsdon, Red Lion                                2326 2356 0026 0056 0126 0157 0229 0300 0332 0359 0429
Purley, Downlands Precinct                        2332 0002 0032 0101 0131 0202 0234 0305 0337 0404 0434
South Croydon, Swan & Sugar Loaf                  2338 0009 0038 0108 0138 0209 0240 0311 0343 0410 0440
East Croydon Station                              2346 0017 0046 0116 0145 0216 0247 0318 0350 0416 0446
Croydon, Whitgift Centre                          2348 0019 0048 0118 0147 0218 0249 0320 0352 0418 0448
Thornton Heath, Whitehorse Road                   2356 0026 0055 0125 0154 0225 0256 0327 0359 0425 0455
Upper Norwood, All Saints' Church                 0001 0031 0100 0130 0159 0230 0301 0332 0404 0430 0500
Norwood, Crown Point (Beulah Hill)                0006 0036 0105 0135 0204 0235 0306 0337 0409 0435 0505
West Norwood, Bus Garage (Knights Hill)           0010 0040 0109 0139 0208 0239 0310 0341 0413 0439 0509
West Norwood, Library                             0018 0048 0117 0146 0215 0246 0317 0348 0420 0446 0516
Herne Hill Station, Herne Hill                    0025 0055 0124 0153 0222 0253 0324 0354 0426 0452 0522
Camberwell Green, Denmark Hill                    0028 0058 0127 0156 0225 0255 0326 0356 0428 0454 0524
Elephant & Castle, Tabernacle                     0037 0106 0135 0204 0233 0303 0333 0403 0435 0501 0531
Waterloo Station, Tenison Way                     0043 0112 0141 0209 0238 0308 0338 0408 0440 0506 0536
Holborn Station, Kingsway                         0050 0119 0147 0215 0244 0314 0344 0414 0445 0511 0541
St Giles High Street, Shaftesbury Avenue          0054 0122 0150 0218 0247 0317 0346 0416 0447 0513 0543

N68 Saturday night/Sunday morning towards Old Coulsdon          Other direction       Sunday nights       Mon-Thur nights       Friday nights  


Tottenham Court Road Station, New Oxford Street   0025 0055 0125 0155 0225 0255 0325 0355 0425 0455
Holborn Station, Kingsway                         0030 0100 0130 0159 0229 0259 0329 0359 0429 0459
Waterloo Station, Waterloo Road                   0038 0108 0138 0206 0236 0306 0335 0405 0435 0505
Elephant & Castle, Tabernacle                     0046 0116 0145 0213 0243 0313 0341 0411 0441 0511
Camberwell Green, Denmark Hill                    0057 0129 0158 0225 0254 0323 0350 0419 0449 0519
Herne Hill Station, Herne Hill                    0105 0137 0206 0233 0302 0330 0357 0426 0456 0525
West Norwood, Library                             0113 0145 0214 0241 0310 0338 0405 0433 0503 0532
Norwood, Crown Point (Beulah Hill)                0118 0150 0219 0246 0315 0343 0410 0438 0508 0537
Upper Norwood, All Saints' Church                 0123 0155 0224 0251 0320 0348 0414 0442 0512 0541
Thornton Heath, Whitehorse Road                   0129 0202 0231 0258 0327 0354 0420 0448 0518 0547
Croydon, Whitgift Centre                          0136 0209 0238 0305 0334 0401 0427 0455 0525 0554
East Croydon Station                              0140 0213 0241 0308 0337 0405 0431 0458 0528 0557
South Croydon, Swan & Sugar Loaf                  0147 0219 0247 0314 0343 0411 0437 0504 0534 0602
Purley, Downlands Precinct                        0154 0226 0254 0321 0350 0418 0444 0510 0540 0608
Coulsdon, Red Lion                                0201 0233 0300 0327 0356 0424 0450 0516 0546 0614
Old Coulsdon, Tudor Rose                          0209 0241 0308 0335 0404 0432 0458 0524 0554 0622

Public Holidays: Generally operates normally. There is no service on the night before or after Christmas Day. A Saturday night/Sunday morning service runs on New Year's Eve night/New Year's Day morning.

Please see the Christmas and New Year page for details of the general service pattern applying from year to year (some routes may show additional variations).

Operated by Transport UK for London Buses.

Timetable revised 12/04/26

Route record

Old Coulsdon – Purley – Croydon – Thornton Heath – West Norwood – Herne Hill – Camberwell – Elephant & Castle – Waterloo – Holborn – Tottenham Court Road Station
Old Coulsdon Tudor Rose - Placehouse Lane - Meadway - Chaldon Way - Marlpit Lane (for Coulsdon South Station) - Brighton Road - Coulsdon Town Station - Brighton Road - Reedham Station - Brighton Road - Purley Cross (for Purley Station) - Brighton Road - South Croydon - South End - High Street - Fell Road - The Croydon Flyover - Park Lane - George Street - East Croydon Station and Tramlink- George Street - Wellesley Road - Wellesley Road Tramlink - Wellesley Road (for West Croydon Tramlink) - St James's Road - Hogarth Crescent - Whitehorse Road - Thornton Heath - Whitehorse Lane - South Norwood Hill - Upper Norwood - Beulah Hill - Knights Hill - West Norwood Station - Knights Hill - Norwood Road - Tulse Hill Station - Norwood Road - Herne Hill Station - Half Moon Lane - Herne Hill - Denmark Hill (for Denmark Hill Station) - Camberwell Green - Camberwell Road - Walworth - Walworth Road - Elephant & Castle - Elephant & Castle Station - London Road - St George's Circus - Waterloo Road - Waterloo Station - Tenison Way - Waterloo Road - Waterloo Bridge - Lancaster Place - Aldwych - Kingsway - Holborn Station - High Holborn - St Giles High Street Shaftesbury Avenue (for Tottenham Court Road Station)

Tottenham Court Road Station – Holborn – Waterloo – Elephant & Castle – Camberwell – Herne Hill – West Norwood – Thornton Heath – Croydon – Purley – Old Coulsdon
Tottenham Court Road Station - New Oxford Street - Bloomsbury Way - Vernon Place - Southampton Row - Holborn Station - Kingsway - Aldwych - Lancaster Place - Waterloo Bridge - Waterloo Road - Waterloo Station - Waterloo Road - St George's Circus - London Road - Elephant & Castle Station - Elephant & Castle - Walworth Road - Walworth - Camberwell Road - Camberwell Green - Denmark Hill (for Denmark Hill Station) - Herne Hill - Half Moon Lane - Herne Hill Station - Norwood Road - Tulse Hill Station - Norwood Road - Norwood High Street - West Norwood Station - Norwood High Street - Ernest Avenue - Knights Hill - Beulah Hill - Upper Norwood - South Norwood Hill - Whitehorse Lane - Thornton Heath - Whitehorse Road - St James's Road - Newgate - Wellesley Road (for West Croydon Tramlink) - Lansdowne Road - Dingwall Road - George Street - East Croydon Station and Tramlink - George Street - Park Street - St George's Walk - Katharine Street - High Street - South End - South Croydon - Brighton Road - Purley Cross - Purley Road - Purley Station - Brighton Road - Reedham Station - Brighton Road - Coulsdon Town Station - Brighton Road - Marlpit Lane (for Coulsdon South Station) - Chaldon Way - Meadway - Tollers Lane - The Crossways - Coulsdon Road - Old Coulsdon Tudor Rose

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