Coulsdon is in the Greater London Area and local bus services in Coulsdon and the surrounding area are operated by London Buses part of Transport for London (TfL).
The Mayor for London also has responsibility for people travelling to and from London and TfL also operates cross boundary services into Surrey such as routes 166 & 405. These are operated as though they are London Buses and London fares apply including Travelcard and Bus Pass which are valid for the whole route as far as Redhill and Epsom.
The Coulsdon area: Has eight London bus routes. These are made up of four trunk routes 60, 166, 405 and 466 all serving Croydon. Three local routes 404, 434 and 463 and one night route N68 which operates a 24-hour service in conjunction with route 60.
Route 60: Old Coulsdon, Coulsdon, Purley, Brighton Road, West Croydon, Croydon University Hospital, Thornton Heath, Pollards Hill and Streatham Common. Operates from 04.40am until 1.00am
Route 166: Epsom (daytime) Banstead, Woodmansterne, Chipstead Valley, Coulsdon, Purley, Brighton Road, and West Croydon. Operates from 06.30am to Midnight
Route 405: Redhill, Hooley, Coulsdon, Purley, Pampisford Road, and Central Croydon. Operates from 06.30am to 11.30pm
Route 466: Caterham on the Hill, Old Coulsdon, Stoats Nest, Purley, Brighton Road, Croydon, Shirley Park, Addington Village. Operates from 06.00am to 1.00am
Route 404: Caterham on the Hill, Caterham Drive, Tollers Estate, Old Coulsdon, Rutherwick Rise, Coulsdon Town Centre and Cane Hill. Operates from 07.00am to 7.15pm all week.
Route 404 is under consideration to be extended diverted via Shirley Avenue and Placehouse lane in Old Coulsdon (2022).
Route 434: Rickman Hill, Coulsdon, Woodcote Valley Road, Purley, Kenley, and Whyteleafe South Station. Operates from 7.00am to 8.00pm 434 now runs on Monday to Sunday.
Route 463: Coulsdon South Station, Coulsdon, Clock House (the Mount), Wallington, Beddington Lane, Pollards Hill and Mitcham Eastfields. Operates from 06.30am to 12 Midnight.
Route N68: Old Coulsdon, Coulsdon, East Croydon Station, Upper Norwood, Elephant and Castle, Waterloo, Holborn and Tottenham Court Road. Operates from 11.30pm to 04.30am. Provides a 24 hour service with route 60.
TfL School buses run during School terms only
Route 60 A school Journey starts From the Oasis Academy Old Coulsdon at 15.12
Route 466 A school Journey starts From the Oasis Academy Old Coulsdon at 15.10
Route 633 : Coulsdon South. Coulsdon; Clock House (the Mount), Wallington, Beddington Church 2 school journeys start from Coulsdon South at 07.28 & 15.00 and 2 school journeys start from Beddington at 07.30 & 15.25.
For up to date information TfL bus timetable can be found on London Bus routes web page www.londonbusroutes.net/index.htm
These buses are operated for Surrey County Council and Oyster and Freedom Passes are not accepted adults have to pay a cash fare,
Route 866 Coulsdon, Chipstead Valley, Woodmansterne and Banstead Beacon School. School Journey starts from Coulsdon at 07.45 & from Banstead Beacon School at 15.20.
Route 408 : Chipstead Valley, Woodmansterne, Banstead, Drift Bridge, Ashstead, Leatherhead. Woodbridge, Oxshott, Stoke D’Abernon, Cobham. School Journey starts from Chipstead Valley at 07,.15 and from Cobham at 15.05
Other Bus information
Route 404 is under consideration to be extended to Cane Hill Park and the Tollers Lane Estate early 2020
More bus information tel. 020 7222 1234 www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl
For full timetables www.londonbusroutes.net/routes.htm
Croydon Accessible Transport (CATS)
Provides information and advice on accessible transport in Croydon and other London Boroughs. They also provides low cost accessible minibuses for use by community groups, organisations and individuals in the London Borough of Croydon.
Telephone: 020 8665 0861 (enquiries)
Telephone: 020 8683 1800 (bookings)
Fax: 020 8665 1972
Email:
Surrey County Council
Route 866 : one journey each way Coulsdon Portnalls Road stop to Banstead Beacon School operated by Surrey County Council. Tel 0870 608 2608
London Buses and Trams no longer accept cash only accept Oyster cards, bank cards or passes. You must present (touch in) you card or pass to the yellow reader on entry there is no need to present it on leaving the bus or tram (except at Wimbledon station ticket barrier). London Buses and Trams operates a flat fare system and the cost of a ticket is £1.65 per journey regardless of whether you travel one stop or the whole route including cross the boundary as far as Epsom and Redhill.
You may travel on as many buses and trams in any one hour for £1.65 provided you touch in. If you want to make journeys through out the day you can buy a One day Bus and Tram pass this is valid from 04.30 to 04.29 the next day. You can purchase as a one day bus and tram shops from ticket shops or from local railways stations. The cost is £5.50 (weekly and monthly versions are also available). If you are using Oyster or a bank card This will cap at £5.00.
National Express
Service 025 from Victoria to Gatwick Airport and Brighton no longer comes through Coulsdon. The nearest stop is in Banstead or Sutton.
Tel 08457 740740
Fares
London Bus Fares
In the outer zones can be paid to the driver, but in the inner zone 1 a ticket must be purchased in advance. London Buses operates a flat fare system and the cost of a ticket is £2.45 per journey regardless of whether you travel one stop or the whole route including cross the boundary as far as Epsom and Redhill.
You can reduce this by either purchasing an Oystercard smartcard which you prepay in advance, this cost £5.00 deposit plus the amount you load on it. The cost of each bus journey is then reduced to £1.45 per journey if you make more than 4 journeys in a day. Oyster caps itself at the Buss Pass or Travelcard price for any subsequent journeys on bus or rail journey.
Freedom Pass
Coulsdon Residents on reaching the national retirement age or with a permanent disability who live in the London Boroughs of Croydon or Sutton can obtain a Freedom pass provided by the London Councils. The application form can be obtained from the local Post Office. FreedomPass allows travel on the Buses, Trams and Docklands Light Rail and some Overground Rail Services 24 hours a day It also allows use of the Nation Rail network in London zones 1-6. From 09.30 (at Coulsdon Town and Woodmansterne and from 09.28 at Coulsdon South) Monday to Friday and all day Saturday and Sunday.
Nationwide: In addition this pass can be used on any local service bus throughout England subject to local conditions normally after 9.00 or 9.30 am. Freedom Pass cannot be used in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.
60+ Concessionary Travel Scheme
The Mayor Boris Johnson has introduced a new 60+ Concessionary Travel Scheme using a variation of the Oystercard from 1st November 2012 for those people over 60 years of age who no longer qualify for a Freedom Pass. The pass will have the same validity as a FreedomPass except that it will not be valid on buses outside London except for London routes such as 166 and 405. This pass can be obtained from the TfL website.
There is an administrative charge of £10 and you will need to either fill in the form online and supply a digital photograph or print the form off and provide a passport photograph and take to a Post Office
For information on buses and other travel journeys outside London
You can contact the Traveline by phone 0871 200 22 33
or on the web https://www.traveline.info/
Old Coulsdon to Streatham by 60 Bus video
Some of you may remember that the BBC often showed a clip “London to Brighton in 4 minutes”. You can watch the 60 bus route on YouTube.