Route SL6

Croydon – Thornton Heath – Upper Norwood – West Norwood – non-stop-to – Waterloo – Holborn – Russell Square

Limited Stop service

Mon-Thur (except Summer school holidays)	Mon-Thur Summer school holidays	Fri (except Summer school holidays)	Fri Summer school holidays
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Route record (places served and roads followed)

SL6 Monday to Thursday (except Summer school holidays) towards Russell Square Other direction Mon-Thur Summer sc hols Fri sc days Fri Summer sc hols


West Croydon, Bus Station          0550 0605 0620 0635 0650 0702 0713 0725 0738 0755 0812 0830
Thornton Heath, Whitehorse Road    0556 0612 0627 0643 0658 0710 0722 0734 0747 0804 0821 0839
Upper Norwood, All Saints' Church  0602 0618 0633 0649 0705 0717 0729 0741 0755 0812 0829 0847
Norwood, Crown Point (Beulah Hill) 0608 0624 0639 0656 0713 0726 0739 0753 0808 0824 0839 0856
West Norwood, Library              0613 0629 0644 0702 0720 0734 0748 0803 0818 0834 0849 0905
            then non-stop to
Waterloo Station, Tenison Way      0639 0657 0714 0734 0753 0809 0824 0841 0857 0912 0926 0940
Holborn Station, Kingsway          0646 0704 0721 0742 0801 0817 0833 0850 0906 0921 0935 0949
Russell Square, South Side         0650 0708 0725 0746 0806 0822 0838 0855 0911 0926 0940 0954

SL6 Monday to Thursday (except Summer school holidays) towards Croydon Other direction Mon-Thur Summer sc hols Fri sc days Fri Summer sc hols


Russell Square, North Side         1540 1600 1620 1635 1650 1705 1720 1735 1750 1810 1830 1850
Holborn Station, Kingsway          1548 1608 1628 1643 1658 1713 1728 1743 1758 1818 1838 1857
Waterloo Station, Waterloo Road    1559 1619 1639 1654 1709 1724 1739 1754 1809 1829 1849 1908
            then non-stop to
West Norwood, Library              1638 1658 1718 1733 1748 1803 1817 1830 1844 1903 1921 1939
Norwood, Crown Point (Beulah Hill) 1645 1705 1725 1740 1755 1810 1823 1836 1850 1909 1927 1944
Upper Norwood, All Saints' Church  1653 1713 1733 1748 1803 1818 1831 1843 1857 1916 1933 1950
Thornton Heath, Whitehorse Road    1702 1722 1742 1757 1812 1827 1840 1852 1905 1924 1941 1957
West Croydon, Bus Station          1712 1732 1752 1807 1822 1836 1849 1901 1914 1932 1949 2004

SL6 Monday to Thursday Summer school holidays towards Russell Square Other direction Mon-Thur sc days Fri sc days Fri Summer sc hols


West Croydon, Bus Station          0550 0605 0620 0635 0650 0658 0709 0721 0735 0751 0813 0830
Thornton Heath, Whitehorse Road    0556 0611 0627 0642 0657 0705 0716 0728 0742 0758 0820 0837
Upper Norwood, All Saints' Church  0602 0617 0633 0648 0703 0711 0722 0734 0748 0804 0826 0843
Norwood, Crown Point (Beulah Hill) 0608 0623 0639 0654 0710 0718 0729 0741 0755 0811 0833 0850
West Norwood, Library              0613 0628 0644 0700 0716 0725 0736 0748 0802 0818 0840 0857
            then non-stop to
Waterloo Station, Tenison Way      0637 0653 0712 0729 0746 0755 0807 0820 0835 0851 0912 0927
Holborn Station, Kingsway          0644 0700 0719 0737 0754 0803 0815 0828 0844 0900 0921 0936
Russell Square, South Side         0648 0704 0723 0741 0758 0808 0820 0833 0849 0905 0926 0941

SL6 Monday to Thursday Summer school holidays towards Croydon Other direction Mon-Thur sc days Fri sc days Fri Summer sc hols


Russell Square, North Side         1540 1600 1620 1635 1650 1705 1720 1735 1750 1810 1830 1850
Holborn Station, Kingsway          1547 1607 1627 1642 1657 1712 1727 1742 1757 1817 1837 1857
Waterloo Station, Waterloo Road    1557 1617 1637 1652 1707 1722 1737 1752 1807 1827 1847 1907
            then non-stop to
West Norwood, Library              1629 1650 1710 1725 1740 1755 1810 1825 1840 1859 1918 1937
Norwood, Crown Point (Beulah Hill) 1636 1657 1717 1732 1746 1801 1816 1831 1846 1905 1924 1942
Upper Norwood, All Saints' Church  1643 1704 1724 1739 1753 1808 1823 1838 1853 1912 1930 1948
Thornton Heath, Whitehorse Road    1651 1712 1732 1747 1801 1816 1831 1846 1901 1920 1938 1955
West Croydon, Bus Station          1700 1721 1741 1756 1810 1825 1840 1855 1909 1928 1946 2002

SL6 Friday (except Summer school holidays) towards Russell Square Other direction Mon-Thur sc days Mon-Thur Summer sc hols Fri Summer sc hols


West Croydon, Bus Station          0550 0605 0620 0635 0650 0702 0713 0725 0738 0755 0812 0830
Thornton Heath, Whitehorse Road    0556 0612 0627 0643 0658 0710 0722 0734 0747 0804 0821 0839
Upper Norwood, All Saints' Church  0602 0618 0633 0649 0705 0717 0729 0741 0755 0812 0829 0847
Norwood, Crown Point (Beulah Hill) 0608 0624 0639 0656 0713 0726 0739 0753 0808 0824 0839 0856
West Norwood, Library              0613 0629 0644 0702 0720 0734 0748 0803 0818 0834 0849 0905
            then non-stop to
Waterloo Station, Tenison Way      0639 0657 0714 0734 0753 0809 0824 0841 0857 0912 0926 0940
Holborn Station, Kingsway          0646 0704 0721 0742 0801 0817 0833 0850 0906 0921 0935 0949
Russell Square, South Side         0650 0708 0725 0746 0806 0822 0838 0855 0911 0926 0940 0954

SL6 Friday (except Summer school holidays) towards Croydon Other direction Mon-Thur sc days Mon-Thur Summer sc hols Fri Summer sc hols


Russell Square, North Side         1540 1600 1620 1635 1650 1705 1720 1735 1750 1810 1830 1850
Holborn Station, Kingsway          1548 1608 1628 1643 1658 1713 1728 1743 1758 1818 1838 1857
Waterloo Station, Waterloo Road    1559 1619 1639 1654 1709 1724 1739 1754 1809 1829 1849 1908
            then non-stop to
West Norwood, Library              1638 1658 1718 1733 1748 1803 1817 1831 1845 1904 1922 1940
Norwood, Crown Point (Beulah Hill) 1645 1705 1725 1740 1755 1810 1823 1837 1851 1910 1928 1945
Upper Norwood, All Saints' Church  1653 1713 1733 1748 1803 1818 1831 1845 1858 1917 1935 1951
Thornton Heath, Whitehorse Road    1702 1722 1742 1757 1812 1827 1840 1854 1906 1925 1943 1958
West Croydon, Bus Station          1712 1732 1752 1807 1822 1837 1850 1903 1915 1933 1951 2005

SL6 Friday Summer school holidays towards Russell Square Other direction Mon-Thur sc days Mon-Thur Summer sc hols Fri sc days


West Croydon, Bus Station          0550 0605 0620 0635 0650 0658 0709 0721 0735 0751 0813 0830
Thornton Heath, Whitehorse Road    0556 0611 0627 0642 0657 0705 0716 0728 0742 0758 0820 0837
Upper Norwood, All Saints' Church  0602 0617 0633 0648 0703 0711 0722 0734 0748 0804 0826 0843
Norwood, Crown Point (Beulah Hill) 0608 0623 0639 0654 0710 0718 0729 0741 0755 0811 0833 0850
West Norwood, Library              0613 0628 0644 0700 0716 0725 0736 0748 0802 0818 0840 0857
            then non-stop to
Waterloo Station, Tenison Way      0637 0653 0712 0729 0746 0755 0807 0820 0835 0851 0912 0927
Holborn Station, Kingsway          0644 0700 0719 0737 0754 0803 0815 0828 0844 0900 0921 0936
Russell Square, South Side         0648 0704 0723 0741 0758 0808 0820 0833 0849 0905 0926 0941

SL6 Friday Summer school holidays towards Croydon Other direction Mon-Thur sc days Mon-Thur Summer sc hols Fri sc days


Russell Square, North Side         1540 1600 1620 1635 1650 1705 1720 1735 1750 1810 1830 1850
Holborn Station, Kingsway          1547 1607 1627 1642 1657 1712 1727 1742 1757 1817 1837 1857
Waterloo Station, Waterloo Road    1557 1617 1637 1652 1707 1722 1737 1752 1807 1827 1847 1907
            then non-stop to
West Norwood, Library              1629 1649 1709 1725 1740 1755 1810 1825 1840 1858 1918 1937
Norwood, Crown Point (Beulah Hill) 1636 1656 1716 1732 1747 1802 1816 1831 1846 1904 1924 1942
Upper Norwood, All Saints' Church  1643 1703 1723 1739 1754 1809 1823 1838 1853 1911 1930 1948
Thornton Heath, Whitehorse Road    1651 1711 1731 1747 1802 1817 1831 1846 1901 1919 1938 1955
West Croydon, Bus Station          1700 1720 1740 1756 1811 1826 1840 1855 1910 1927 1946 2002

There is no service on Saturdays, Sundays or public holidays.

Note: Special timetables operate on Christmas Eve, on Working Mondays to Fridays between Christmas and New Year and on New Year's Eve, with a southbound diversion on New Year's Eve. 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 Arriva London for London Buses.

School holiday times introduced 27/07/26. Timetable otherwise as 31/03/25.

Route record

Croydon – Thornton Heath – Upper Norwood – West Norwood – non-stop-to – Waterloo – Holborn – Russell Square
West Croydon Bus Station and Tramlink (for West Croydon Station) - Station Road - Wellesley Road - 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 - West Norwood Library
then non-stop via flexible route (usually Norwood Road - Christchurch Road - Hardel Rise - Tulse Hill - Effra Road - St Matthew's Road - Brixton Road - Kennington Park Road - Kennington Road - Baylis Road - Waterloo Road, but buses can also operate via Norwood Road - Half Moon Lane - Herne Hill - Denmark Hill - Camberwell Green - Camberwell Road - Walworth Road - Elephant & Castle - London Road - St George's Circus - Waterloo Road) to
Waterloo Station - Waterloo Road - Tenison Way - Waterloo Road - Waterloo Bridge - Lancaster Place - Aldwych - Kingsway - Holborn Station - Southampton Row - Russell Square - Russell Square south side (for Station)

Russell Square – Holborn – Waterloo – non-stop-to – West Norwood – Upper Norwood – Thornton Heath – Croydon
Russell Square north and east sides (for Station) - Southampton Row - Holborn Station - Kingsway - Aldwych - Lancaster Place - Waterloo Bridge - Waterloo Road - Waterloo Station -
then non-stop via flexible route (usually Waterloo Road - Baylis Road - Kennington Road - Kennington Park Road - Brixton Road - Effra Road - Tulse Hill - Norwood Road, but buses can also operate via Waterloo Road - St George's Circus - London Road - Elephant & Castle - WalworthRoad - Camberwell Road - Camberwell Green - Denmark Hill - Herne Hill - Half Moon Lane - Norwood Road) to
West Norwood Library - 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 - Station Road - West Croydon Bus Station and Tramlink (for West Croydon Station)

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