Route X68

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

Limited Stop service

This is the normal timetable. Special timetables operate on Christmas Eve, on Working Mondays to Fridays between Christmas and New Year and on New Year's Eve (day and night).

Monday to Friday school days	Monday to Friday school holidays
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Route record (places served and roads followed)

Note: The school holiday service normally only operates during Summer and Easter holidays and may be suspended due to road works or other reasons. The school day service continues to operate at other times.

X68 Monday to Friday school days towards Russell Square Other direction School holidays


West Croydon, Bus Station          0550 0605 0620 0635 0650 0702 0713 0725 0738 0755 0812 0830
Thornton Heath, Whitehorse Road    0556 0611 0627 0642 0657 0709 0721 0733 0746 0803 0821 0839
Upper Norwood, All Saints' Church  0602 0617 0633 0649 0704 0716 0728 0740 0753 0810 0828 0846
Norwood, Crown Point (Beulah Hill) 0608 0623 0639 0656 0712 0726 0739 0752 0807 0822 0838 0855
West Norwood, Library              0613 0628 0645 0702 0719 0734 0748 0802 0817 0832 0848 0904
       then non-stop to
Waterloo Station, Tenison Way      0636 0654 0711 0732 0751 0807 0823 0838 0857 0910 0924 0938
Holborn Station, Kingsway          0643 0701 0718 0739 0759 0815 0831 0846 0905 0918 0932 0946
Russell Square, South Side         0647 0705 0722 0743 0804 0820 0836 0851 0910 0923 0937 0951

X68 Monday to Friday school days towards Croydon Other direction School holidays


Russell Square, North Side         1540 1600 1620 1635 1650 1705 1720 1735 1750 1810 1830 1850
Holborn Station, Kingsway          1550 1610 1629 1644 1659 1714 1729 1744 1759 1819 1839 1859
Waterloo Station, Waterloo Road    1600 1620 1639 1654 1709 1724 1739 1754 1809 1829 1849 1909
       then non-stop to
West Norwood, Library              1635 1655 1714 1729 1744 1759 1814 1828 1843 1902 1919 1937
Norwood, Crown Point (Beulah Hill) 1642 1702 1721 1736 1751 1805 1820 1834 1849 1908 1925 1942
Upper Norwood, All Saints' Church  1650 1710 1729 1744 1758 1812 1827 1841 1856 1914 1931 1948
Thornton Heath, Whitehorse Road    1659 1719 1738 1753 1807 1821 1835 1849 1904 1921 1938 1955
West Croydon, Bus Station          1708 1728 1747 1802 1816 1830 1843 1857 1912 1929 1945 2002

X68 Monday to Friday Summer/Easter school holidays towards Russell Square Other direction School days


West Croydon, Bus Station          0550 0605 0620 0635 0650 0658 0709 0721 0735 0751 0813 0830
Thornton Heath, Whitehorse Road    0556 0611 0626 0642 0657 0705 0716 0728 0742 0758 0820 0837
Upper Norwood, All Saints' Church  0602 0617 0632 0649 0704 0712 0723 0735 0749 0805 0827 0843
Norwood, Crown Point (Beulah Hill) 0607 0622 0638 0656 0711 0719 0731 0743 0757 0813 0835 0851
West Norwood, Library              0612 0627 0643 0702 0717 0726 0739 0751 0805 0821 0843 0859
       then non-stop to
Waterloo Station, Tenison Way      0636 0653 0710 0732 0749 0759 0813 0826 0840 0856 0918 0934
Holborn Station, Kingsway          0641 0658 0715 0738 0755 0806 0820 0833 0847 0903 0925 0941
Russell Square, South Side         0645 0703 0720 0743 0800 0811 0825 0838 0852 0908 0930 0946

X68 Monday to Friday Summer/Easter school holidays towards Croydon Other direction School days


Russell Square, North Side         1550 1605 1620 1633 1648 1703 1719 1734 1750 1810 1830 1850
Holborn Station, Kingsway          1554 1609 1624 1637 1652 1707 1723 1738 1755 1815 1835 1855
Waterloo Station, Waterloo Road    1604 1619 1634 1647 1702 1717 1733 1748 1805 1825 1845 1905
       then non-stop to
West Norwood, Library              1632 1649 1704 1717 1732 1748 1804 1819 1836 1856 1916 1935
Norwood, Crown Point (Beulah Hill) 1640 1657 1712 1725 1740 1756 1812 1827 1843 1903 1923 1941
Upper Norwood, All Saints' Church  1647 1704 1719 1732 1747 1803 1819 1834 1849 1909 1929 1946
Thornton Heath, Whitehorse Road    1655 1712 1727 1740 1755 1811 1827 1842 1857 1917 1937 1953
West Croydon, Bus Station          1704 1721 1735 1748 1803 1819 1835 1850 1905 1924 1944 1959

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 (day and night). 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 London Central for London Buses.

Timetable revised 30/01/23

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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