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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

Weeknights Weekends

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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 to Thursday night/Friday morning towards Tottenham Court Road Station          Other direction       Weekends 


Old Coulsdon, Tudor Rose                          0020 0050 0120 0150 0220 0250 0320 0350 0420
Coulsdon, Red Lion                                0025 0055 0125 0155 0225 0255 0325 0355 0425
Purley, Downlands Precinct                        0030 0100 0130 0200 0230 0300 0330 0400 0430
South Croydon, Swan & Sugar Loaf                  0036 0106 0136 0206 0236 0306 0336 0407 0437
East Croydon Station                              0043 0113 0143 0213 0243 0313 0343 0414 0444
Croydon, Whitgift Centre                          0045 0115 0145 0215 0245 0315 0345 0416 0446
Thornton Heath, Whitehorse Road                   0052 0122 0152 0222 0252 0322 0352 0423 0453
Upper Norwood, All Saints' Church                 0057 0127 0157 0227 0257 0327 0357 0429 0459
Norwood, Crown Point (Beulah Hill)                0102 0132 0202 0232 0302 0332 0402 0434 0504
West Norwood, Library                             0106 0136 0206 0236 0306 0336 0407 0439 0509
Herne Hill Station, Herne Hill                    0113 0143 0213 0243 0313 0343 0414 0446 0516
Camberwell Green, Denmark Hill                    0119 0149 0219 0249 0319 0349 0421 0453 0523
Elephant & Castle, Tabernacle                     0127 0157 0227 0257 0327 0358 0430 0502 0532
Waterloo Station, Tenison Way                     0132 0202 0232 0302 0332 0403 0435 0507 0537
Holborn Station, Kingsway                         0137 0207 0237 0307 0337 0408 0440 0512 0542
St Giles High Street, Denmark Street              0139 0209 0239 0309 0339 0410 0442 0514 0544

N68 Sunday night/Monday morning to Thursday night/Friday morning towards Old Coulsdon          Other direction       Weekends  


Tottenham Court Road Station, New Oxford Street   0025 0055 0125 0155 0225 0255 0325 0355 0425 0455
Holborn Station, Kingsway                         0028 0058 0128 0158 0228 0258 0328 0358 0428 0458
Waterloo Station, Waterloo Road                   0034 0104 0134 0204 0234 0304 0334 0403 0433 0503
Elephant & Castle, Tabernacle                     0040 0110 0140 0210 0240 0310 0340 0409 0439 0509
Camberwell Green, Denmark Hill                    0050 0120 0150 0220 0249 0319 0348 0417 0447 0517
Herne Hill Station, Herne Hill                    0057 0127 0157 0226 0255 0325 0354 0423 0453 0523
West Norwood, Library                             0104 0134 0204 0233 0302 0332 0401 0430 0500 0530
Norwood, Crown Point (Beulah Hill)                0108 0138 0208 0237 0306 0336 0405 0434 0504 0534
Upper Norwood, All Saints' Church                 0112 0142 0212 0241 0310 0340 0409 0438 0508 0538
Thornton Heath, Whitehorse Road                   0118 0148 0218 0247 0316 0346 0415 0444 0514 0544
Croydon, Whitgift Centre                          0125 0155 0225 0254 0323 0353 0422 0451 0521 0551
East Croydon Station                              0128 0158 0228 0257 0326 0356 0425 0454 0524 0554
South Croydon, Swan & Sugar Loaf                  0133 0203 0233 0302 0331 0401 0430 0459 0529 0559
Purley, Downlands Precinct                        0139 0209 0239 0308 0337 0407 0436 0505 0535 0605
Coulsdon, Red Lion                                0145 0215 0245 0314 0343 0413 0442 0511 0541 0611
Old Coulsdon, Tudor Rose                          0152 0222 0252 0321 0350 0420 0449 0518 0548 0618

N68 Friday night/Saturday morning and Saturday night/Sunday morning towards Tottenham Court Road Station          Other direction       Weeknights  


Old Coulsdon, Tudor Rose                          0020 0050 0120 0150 0220 0250 0320 0350 0420
Coulsdon, Red Lion                                0025 0055 0125 0155 0225 0255 0325 0355 0425
Purley, Downlands Precinct                        0030 0100 0130 0200 0230 0300 0330 0400 0430
South Croydon, Swan & Sugar Loaf                  0036 0106 0136 0206 0236 0306 0336 0406 0436
East Croydon Station                              0044 0114 0144 0214 0244 0314 0343 0413 0443
Croydon, Whitgift Centre                          0046 0116 0146 0216 0246 0316 0345 0415 0445
Thornton Heath, Whitehorse Road                   0053 0123 0153 0223 0253 0323 0352 0422 0452
Upper Norwood, All Saints' Church                 0058 0128 0158 0228 0258 0328 0357 0427 0457
Norwood, Crown Point (Beulah Hill)                0103 0133 0203 0233 0303 0332 0401 0431 0501
West Norwood, Library                             0107 0137 0207 0237 0307 0336 0405 0435 0505
Herne Hill Station, Herne Hill                    0115 0145 0215 0245 0314 0343 0412 0442 0512
Camberwell Green, Denmark Hill                    0121 0151 0221 0251 0320 0349 0418 0448 0518
Elephant & Castle, Tabernacle                     0130 0200 0230 0300 0329 0358 0427 0457 0527
Waterloo Station, Tenison Way                     0136 0206 0236 0305 0334 0403 0432 0502 0532
Holborn Station, Kingsway                         0141 0211 0241 0310 0339 0408 0437 0507 0537
St Giles High Street, Denmark Street              0144 0214 0243 0312 0341 0410 0439 0509 0539

N68 Friday night/Saturday morning and Saturday night/Sunday morning towards Old Coulsdon          Other direction       Weeknights  


Tottenham Court Road Station, New Oxford Street   0025 0055 0125 0155 0225 0255 0325 0355 0425 0455
Holborn Station, Kingsway                         0029 0059 0129 0159 0228 0258 0328 0358 0428 0458
Waterloo Station, Waterloo Road                   0037 0107 0137 0207 0235 0305 0334 0404 0433 0503
Elephant & Castle, Tabernacle                     0045 0115 0145 0214 0242 0312 0341 0411 0439 0509
Camberwell Green, Denmark Hill                    0056 0126 0156 0224 0252 0320 0349 0418 0446 0516
Herne Hill Station, Herne Hill                    0104 0134 0204 0232 0300 0327 0356 0424 0452 0522
West Norwood, Library                             0112 0142 0212 0240 0308 0335 0403 0431 0459 0529
Norwood, Crown Point (Beulah Hill)                0117 0147 0217 0245 0312 0339 0407 0435 0503 0533
Upper Norwood, All Saints' Church                 0122 0152 0221 0249 0316 0343 0411 0439 0507 0537
Thornton Heath, Whitehorse Road                   0129 0159 0228 0255 0322 0349 0417 0445 0513 0543
Croydon, Whitgift Centre                          0136 0206 0235 0302 0329 0356 0424 0452 0520 0550
East Croydon Station                              0140 0210 0239 0306 0333 0400 0427 0455 0523 0553
South Croydon, Swan & Sugar Loaf                  0147 0217 0245 0312 0339 0406 0433 0501 0529 0559
Purley, Downlands Precinct                        0154 0223 0251 0318 0345 0412 0439 0507 0535 0605
Coulsdon, Red Lion                                0201 0229 0257 0324 0351 0418 0445 0513 0541 0611
Old Coulsdon, Tudor Rose                          0208 0236 0304 0331 0358 0425 0452 0520 0548 0618

Public Holidays: Generally operates normally. There is no service on the night before or after Christmas Day. 

On New Year's Eve night/New Year's Day morning the service is curtailed from Euston to Elephant & Castle.

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 Abellio London for London Buses.

Temporary diversion towards Old Coulsdon in central Croydon ceased 18/02/23. Rerouted towards Old Coulsdon at Aldwych 23/08/21. Timetable otherwise as 16/06/19. 

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 - 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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