Route R8

Biggin Hill – Downe – Green Street Green – Orpington

Mondays to Fridays	Saturdays
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Route record (places served and roads followed)

R8 Mondays to Fridays towards Orpington Other direction Sat


Biggin Hill, Black Horse                0553 0657 0815 0935 1057 1217 1342 1509 1639 1804 1920 2031
Biggin Hill, Post Office                0600 0705 0825 0945 1105 1225 1350 1520 1650 1815 1930 2040
Biggin Hill, Black Horse                0601 0707 0827 0947 1107 1227 1352 1522 1652 1817 1932 2042
Jail Lane, Single Street                0605 0711 0831 0951 1111 1231 1356 1526 1656 1821 1936 2046
Downe Village, St Mary's Church         0612 0719 0839 0959 1119 1239 1404 1534 1704 1828 1943 2053
Green Street Green, Metrobus Garage     0618 0726 0848 1006 1126 1246 1412 1544 1712 1835 1949 2059
Orpington, Homefield Rise                --   --   --  1014 1134 1254 1420 1555 1720 1842 1955 2103
Orpington Station, Bus Station          0624 0737 0858 1017 1137 1257 1423 1600 1724 1846 1958 2106

R8 Mondays to Fridays towards Biggin Hill Other direction Sat


Orpington Station, Bus Station          0530 0630 0740 0905 1026 1146 1311 1435 1605 1730 1852 2005
Orpington, War Memorial (High Street)   0533 0634 0745 0910 1031 1151 1316 1440 1611 1736 1856 2009
Green Street Green, Metrobus Garage     0537 0638 0752 0916 1037 1157 1322 1446 1618 1743 1901 2014
Downe Village, St Mary's Church         0544 0646 0802 0924 1046 1206 1331 1455 1627 1752 1909 2022
Jail Lane, Single Street                0549 0651 0808 0930 1052 1212 1337 1501 1633 1758 1915 2027
Biggin Hill, Black Horse                0553 0657 0815 0935 1057 1217 1342 1509 1639 1804 1920 2031
Biggin Hill, Post Office                0558 0703 0823 0943 1103 1223 1348 1518 1648 1813 1928 2038

R8 Saturdays and Good Fridays towards Orpington Other direction Mon-Fri


Biggin Hill, Black Horse                0553 0701 0816 0936 1059 1220 1346 1511 1641 1806 1921 2032
Biggin Hill, Post Office                0600 0710 0825 0945 1108 1229 1355 1520 1650 1815 1930 2040
Biggin Hill, Black Horse                0601 0711 0826 0946 1110 1231 1357 1522 1652 1817 1932 2042
Jail Lane, Single Street                0605 0715 0830 0950 1116 1237 1403 1528 1658 1823 1936 2046
Downe Village, St Mary's Church         0611 0721 0837 0958 1124 1245 1412 1537 1706 1831 1944 2053
Green Street Green, Metrobus Garage     0617 0727 0844 1005 1131 1253 1420 1544 1713 1838 1950 2059
Orpington, Homefield Rise               0622 0732 0850 1011 1139 1301 1428 1552 1720 1844 1956 2104
Orpington Station, Bus Station          0624 0734 0852 1014 1143 1304 1431 1555 1723 1847 1959 2107

R8 Saturdays and Good Fridays towards Biggin Hill Other direction Mon-Fri


Orpington Station, Bus Station          0530 0635 0750 0905 1025 1145 1310 1435 1605 1730 1851 2005
Orpington, War Memorial (High Street)   0533 0639 0754 0909 1030 1151 1317 1442 1612 1737 1856 2009
Green Street Green, Metrobus Garage     0537 0643 0758 0916 1037 1158 1324 1449 1619 1744 1901 2014
Downe Village, St Mary's Church         0544 0650 0805 0925 1047 1208 1334 1459 1629 1754 1910 2022
Jail Lane, Single Street                0549 0656 0811 0931 1054 1215 1341 1506 1636 1801 1916 2027
Biggin Hill, Black Horse                0553 0701 0816 0936 1059 1220 1346 1511 1641 1806 1921 2032
Biggin Hill, Post Office                0558 0708 0823 0943 1106 1227 1353 1518 1648 1813 1928 2038

There is no service on Sundays or other public holidays.

Note: On working Mondays to Fridays around Christmas and New Year, a Saturday service operates. The precise dates of operation depend on the day of the week on which Christmas Day falls.

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 Metrobus for London Buses.

Timetable revised 29/03/25

Route record

Biggin Hill – Downe – Green Street Green – Orpington
From Orpington Station via Jail Lane then
Biggin Hill - Main Road - Church Road - Aperfield Road - Main Road - Biggin Hill - Main Road - Jail Lane - Berry's Green - Single Street - Luxted Road - Downe - High Street - North End Lane - Shire Lane - Farnborough Hill - Green Street Green - Sevenoaks Road - High Street - Homefield Rise - Gravel Pit Way - Spur Road - Station Road - Station Approach - Orpington Station
Before 0900 on Mondays to Fridays buses turn direct from Sevenoaks Road into Station Road, omitting the section in blue.
Underlined sections operate on a Hail & Ride basis - buses stop anywhere safe

Orpington – Green Street Green – Downe – Biggin Hill
Orpington Station - Station Approach - Station Road - Spur Road - Gravel Pit Way - Homefield Rise - High Street - Sevenoaks Road - Green Street Green - Farnborough Hill - Shire Lane - North End Lane - High Street - Downe - Luxted Road - Single Street - Berry's Green - Jail Lane - Main Road - Biggin Hill - Main Road - Church Road - Aperfield Road - Main Road - Biggin Hill
then return to Orpington Station
Underlined sections operate on a Hail & Ride basis - buses stop anywhere safe

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