Route SL6 Christmas Week Timetable

Operates Monday to Thursday working days between Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve inclusive.

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

Limited Stop service

Click here for the normal timetable

Route record (places served and roads followed)

Note: This route is classed as high frequency, and as such controllers will endeavour to provide an even service rather than necessarily adhering exactly to the times shown.

SL6 Christmas Week (Monday to Thursday working days) towards Russell Square Other direction


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

XNYE - Does not operate on New Year's Eve

SL6 Christmas Week (Monday to Thursday working days ) towards Croydon Other direction


                                                                                     XNYE XNYE
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

XNYE - Does not operate on New Year's Eve

Operated by Arriva London for London Buses.

Christmas week working Monday to Thursday timetable, similar for much of day to Saturday timetable introduced 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)
Note: On New Year's Eve, the service is diverted between Kingsway and Waterloo Road via Aldwych - Fleet Street - New Bridge Street - Blackfriars Bridge - Stamford Street.