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Route 181

Downham - Hither Green - Lewisham

Mondays to Fridays           Saturdays           Sundays

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.

181 Mondays to Fridays towards Lewisham      Other direction      Sat      Sun

Downham Old Bromley Road            0508 0528 0548 0608 0621  --  0634 0643 0653 0702  --  0711
Lower Sydenham Bell Green           0515 0535 0555 0615 0628  --  0641 0650 0700 0709  --  0719
Lower Sydenham Sainsbury's           \/   \/   \/   \/   \/   --   \/   \/   \/   \/   --   \/
Catford Lewisham Town Hall          0521 0541 0601 0621 0634 0641 0647 0657 0707 0717 0721 0727
Hither Green Lane Hither Grn Hosp   0528 0548 0608 0628 0641 0648 0654 0704 0715 0727 0731 0737
Lewisham Station Station Road       0535 0555 0615 0635 0648 0655 0701 0713 0725 0737 0743 0749

Downham Old Bromley Road            0720 0731 0742  --  0752 0804 0816 0828  --  0840 0852 0904
Lower Sydenham Bell Green           0728 0740 0752  --  0802 0814 0826 0838  --  0850 0902 0914
Lower Sydenham Sainsbury's           \/   \/   \/   --  0804 0816 0828 0840  --  0852 0904 0916
Catford Lewisham Town Hall          0739 0751 0803 0809 0815 0827 0839 0851 0857 0903 0915 0927
Hither Green Lane Hither Grn Hosp   0749 0801 0813 0819 0825 0837 0849 0901 0907 0913 0925 0937
Lewisham Station Station Road       0801 0813 0825 0831 0837 0849 0901 0913 0919 0925 0937 0949

Downham Old Bromley Road            0917 0930 0943           1455 1507 1519 1540           1754
Lower Sydenham Bell Green           0927 0940 0952           1504 1516 1528 1540           1804
Lower Sydenham Sainsbury's          0929 0942 0954 then every1506 1518 1530 1542 then every1806
Catford Lewisham Town Hall          0940 0952 1004 12 minutes1516 1528 1541 1553 12 minutes1817
Hither Green Lane Hither Grn Hosp   0949 1001 1013   until   1525 1538 1551 1603   until   1827
Lewisham Station Station Road       1001 1013 1025           1537 1550 1603 1615           1839

Downham Old Bromley Road            1807 1820 1832 1845 1858 1911 1925 1940 1955 2010 2025 2040
Lower Sydenham Bell Green           1817 1830 1841 1854 1907 1920 1933 1948 2003 2017 2032 2047
Lower Sydenham Sainsbury's          1819 1832 1843 1856 1909 1922 1935 1950 2005 2019 2034 2049
Catford Lewisham Town Hall          1830 1841 1851 1904 1916 1929 1942 1957 2011 2025 2040 2055
Hither Green Lane Hither Grn Hosp   1838 1849 1859 1912 1924 1937 1950 2005 2018 2032 2047 2102
Lewisham Station Station Road       1849 1859 1909 1921 1933 1946 1959 2013 2026 2040 2055 2110

Downham Old Bromley Road            2055           2155 2215 2235           2335 0005 0035
Lower Sydenham Bell Green           2102           2202 2222 2242           2342 0012 0042
Lower Sydenham Sainsbury's          2104 then every2204 2224  \/  then every \/   \/   \/
Catford Lewisham Town Hall          2110 15 minutes2210 2230 2248 20 minutes2348 0018 0048
Hither Green Lane Hither Grn Hosp   2117   until   2217 2236 2254   until   2354 0024 0054
Lewisham Station Station Road       2125           2225 2242 2300           0000 0030 0100

181 Mondays to Fridays towards Downham      Other direction      Sat      Sun

Lewisham Station Station Road       0540 0600 0620 0640 0655 0707 0718 0730 0740           0904
Hither Greeen Lane Hither Grn Hosp  0548 0608 0628 0648 0704 0716 0728 0740 0750           0914
Catford Lewisham Town Hall          0555 0615 0635 0655 0711 0724 0738 0750 0800 then every0924
Lower Sydenham Sainsbury's           \/   \/   \/   \/   \/   \/   \/   \/  0809 12 minutes0933
Lower Sydenham Bell Green           0602 0622 0642 0702 0719 0733 0747 0759 0811   until   0935
Downham Old Bromley Road            0608 0628 0648 0710 0727 0742 0756 0808 0820           0944

Lewisham Station Station Road       0916           1440 1452 1504 1506 1516 1528 1540 1546 1552
Hither Greeen Lane Hither Grn Hosp  0927           1451 1503 1515 1517 1527 1539 1551 1557 1603
Catford Lewisham Town Hall          0937 then every1501 1513 1525 1526 1537 1548 1600 1606 1612
Lower Sydenham Sainsbury's          0945 12 minutes1509 1522 1535  --  1548 1559 1611  --  1623
Lower Sydenham Bell Green           0947   until   1511 1524 1537  --  1550 1601 1613  --  1625
Downham Old Bromley Road            0956           1520 1533 1546  --  1559 1610 1622  --  1634

Lewisham Station Station Road       1604 1616 1626 1628 1640 1652 1704 1706 1716 1728 1740 1746
Hither Greeen Lane Hither Grn Hosp  1615 1627 1637 1639 1651 1703 1715 1717 1727 1739 1751 1757
Catford Lewisham Town Hall          1624 1636 1646 1648 1700 1712 1724 1726 1736 1748 1800 1806
Lower Sydenham Sainsbury's          1635 1647  --  1659 1711 1723 1735  --  1747 1759 1811  --
Lower Sydenham Bell Green           1637 1649  --  1701 1713 1725 1737  --  1749 1801 1813  --
Downham Old Bromley Road            1646 1658  --  1710 1722 1734 1746  --  1758 1810 1822  --

Lewisham Station Station Road       1752 1804 1816 1828 1840           1928 1940 1953 2006 2019
Hither Greeen Lane Hither Grn Hosp  1803 1815 1827 1839 1849           1937 1949 2002 2014 2027
Catford Lewisham Town Hall          1812 1824 1836 1847 1857 then every1945 1957 2009 2021 2034
Lower Sydenham Sainsbury's          1823 1835 1844 1855 1905 12 minutes1953 2005 2016 2028 2041
Lower Sydenham Bell Green           1825 1837 1846 1857 1907   until   1955 2007 2018 2030 2043
Downham Old Bromley Road            1834 1845 1854 1905 1915           2003 2014 2025 2037 2050

Lewisham Station Station Road       2032           2202 2217 2232 2248 2305           0005 0035
Hither Greeen Lane Hither Grn Hosp  2040           2210 2225 2238 2254 2311           0011 0041
Catford Lewisham Town Hall          2047 then every2217 2232 2245 2301 2318 then every0018 0048
Lower Sydenham Sainsbury's          2054 15 minutes2224  \/   \/   \/   \/  20 minutes \/   \/
Lower Sydenham Bell Green           2056   until   2226 2238 2251 2307 2324   until   0024 0054
Downham Old Bromley Road            2103           2233 2244 2257 2313 2330           0030 0100

Lewisham Station Station Road       0105
Hither Greeen Lane Hither Grn Hosp  0111
Catford Lewisham Town Hall          0118
Lower Sydenham Bell Green           0124
Downham Old Bromley Road            0130

181 Saturdays and Good Fridays towards Lewisham      Other direction      Mon-Fri      Sun

Downham Old Bromley Road            0508 0538 0608           0708 0726 0741 0755 0805 0816 0826
Lower Sydenham Bell Green           0515 0545 0615           0715 0733 0748 0802 0812 0823 0833
Lower Sydenham Sainsbury's           \/   \/   \/  then every \/  0735 0750 0804 0814 0825 0835
Catford Lewisham Town Hall          0521 0551 0621 20 minutes0721 0741 0756 0810 0820 0832 0844
Hither Green Lane Hither Grn Hosp   0528 0558 0628   until   0728 0748 0803 0817 0828 0841 0853
Lewisham Station Station Road       0535 0605 0635           0735 0755 0810 0825 0837 0851 0903

Downham Old Bromley Road            0837           0913 0924 0935           1723 1735 1750 1805
Lower Sydenham Bell Green           0846           0922 0933 0945           1733 1745 1800 1814
Lower Sydenham Sainsbury's          0848 then every0924 0935 0947 then every1735 1747 1802 1816
Catford Lewisham Town Hall          0857 12 minutes0933 0944 0957 12 minutes1745 1757 1809 1823
Hither Green Lane Hither Grn Hosp   0906   until   0942 0953 1006   until   1754 1806 1817 1831
Lewisham Station Station Road       0916           0952 1005 1018           1806 1815 1826 1840

Downham Old Bromley Road            1820           1920 1936 1953 2010 2027           2157 2215
Lower Sydenham Bell Green           1829           1929 1945 2002 2017 2034           2204 2222
Lower Sydenham Sainsbury's          1831 then every1931 1947 2004 2019  \/  then every \/   \/
Catford Lewisham Town Hall          1838 15 minutes1938 1954 2010 2025 2040 15 minutes2210 2228
Hither Green Lane Hither Grn Hosp   1846   until   1946 2002 2017 2032 2047   until   2217 2234
Lewisham Station Station Road       1855           1955 2010 2025 2040 2055           2225 2240

Downham Old Bromley Road            2235           2335 0005 0035
Lower Sydenham Bell Green           2242 then every2342 0012 0042
Catford Lewisham Town Hall          2248 20 minutes2348 0018 0048
Hither Green Lane Hither Grn Hosp   2254   until   2354 0024 0054
Lewisham Station Station Road       2300           0000 0030 0100

181 Saturdays and Good Fridays towards Downham      Other direction      Mon-Fri      Sun

Lewisham Station Station Road       0540 0610 0640 0700 0720 0740 0800 0815 0830 0845 0900 0915
Hither Greeen Lane Hither Grn Hosp  0548 0618 0648 0708 0728 0748 0808 0823 0839 0854 0909 0924
Catford Lewisham Town Hall          0555 0625 0655 0715 0735 0755 0815 0830 0847 0902 0917 0932
Lower Sydenham Sainsbury's           \/   \/   \/   \/  0742 0802 0822 0838 0855 0910 0925 0940
Lower Sydenham Bell Green           0602 0632 0702 0722 0744 0804 0824 0840 0857 0912 0927 0942
Downham Old Bromley Road            0608 0638 0708 0728 0750 0810 0831 0848 0905 0920 0935 0950

Lewisham Station Station Road       0925 0935 0947           1711 1724 1737 1749 1801 1813 1825
Hither Greeen Lane Hither Grn Hosp  0934 0945 0958           1722 1735 1748 1800 1810 1822 1834
Catford Lewisham Town Hall          0943 0955 1008 then every1732 1745 1758 1808 1818 1830 1842
Lower Sydenham Sainsbury's          0951 1003 1016 12 minutes1740 1753 1806 1816 1826 1838 1850
Lower Sydenham Bell Green           0953 1005 1018   until   1742 1755 1808 1818 1828 1840 1852
Downham Old Bromley Road            1002 1014 1027           1751 1804 1816 1826 1836 1848 1900

Lewisham Station Station Road       1837 1849 1902 1917 1932 1947 2002 2017           2147 2202
Hither Greeen Lane Hither Grn Hosp  1846 1858 1911 1926 1941 1956 2010 2025           2155 2210
Catford Lewisham Town Hall          1854 1906 1919 1934 1949 2004 2017 2032 then every2202 2217
Lower Sydenham Sainsbury's          1902 1914 1927 1942 1957 2011 2024  \/  15 minutes \/   \/
Lower Sydenham Bell Green           1904 1916 1929 1944 1959 2013 2026 2039   until   2209 2224
Downham Old Bromley Road            1912 1924 1937 1952 2007 2020 2033 2046           2216 2230

Lewisham Station Station Road       2217 2232 2247 2305           0005 0035 0105
Hither Greeen Lane Hither Grn Hosp  2225 2238 2253 2311 then every0011 0041 0111
Catford Lewisham Town Hall          2232 2245 2300 2318 20 minutes0018 0048 0118
Lower Sydenham Bell Green           2238 2251 2306 2324   until   0024 0054 0124
Downham Old Bromley Road            2244 2257 2312 2330           0030 0100 0130

181 Sundays and Public Holidays (not Christmas or Boxing Days) towards Lewisham      Other direction      Mon-Fri      Sat

Downham Old Bromley Road            0639           0839 0909 0923 0938 0953 1007 1019 1034 1049
Lower Sydenham Bell Green           0646           0846 0916 0930 0945 1000 1014 1026 1042 1057
Lower Sydenham Sainsbury's           \/  then every \/   \/  0932 0947 1002 1016 1028 1044 1059
Catford Lewisham Town Hall          0652 30 minutes0852 0922 0938 0953 1008 1022 1034 1052 1107
Hither Green Lane Hither Grn Hosp   0658   until   0858 0929 0945 1000 1015 1029 1041 1059 1114
Lewisham Station Station Road       0704           0904 0936 0952 1007 1022 1037 1052 1110 1125

Downham Old Bromley Road            1104           1719 1736 1753 1809 1824 1840           1940
Lower Sydenham Bell Green           1112           1727 1744 1801 1817 1832 1848           1948
Lower Sydenham Sainsbury's          1114 then every1729 1746  \/   \/   \/   \/  then every  \/
Catford Lewisham Town Hall          1122 15 minutes1737 1754 1808 1824 1839 1855 15 minutes1955
Hither Green Lane Hither Grn Hosp   1129   until   1744 1801 1815 1831 1846 1902   until   2002
Lewisham Station Station Road       1140           1755 1809 1823 1839 1854 1910           2010

Downham Old Bromley Road            1956 2012           2157 2215           2335 0005 0035
Lower Sydenham Bell Green           2004 2019 then every2204 2222 then every2342 0012 0042
Catford Lewisham Town Hall          2010 2025 15 minutes2210 2228 20 minutes2348 0018 0048
Hither Green Lane Hither Grn Hosp   2017 2032   until   2217 2234   until   2354 0024 0054
Lewisham Station Station Road       2025 2040           2225 2240           0000 0030 0100

181 Sundays and Public Holidays (not Christmas or Boxing Days) towards Downham      Other direction      Mon-Fri      Sat

Lewisham Station Station Road       0639           0839 0909 0929 0947 1001 1015 1030 1045 1100
Hither Greeen Lane Hither Grn Hosp  0645           0845 0915 0937 0955 1009 1024 1039 1054 1109
Catford Lewisham Town Hall          0652 then every0852 0922 0944 1002 1016 1031 1047 1102 1117
Lower Sydenham Sainsbury's           \/  30 minutes \/  0929 0951 1005 1025 1040 1056 1111 1126
Lower Sydenham Bell Green           0658   until   0858 0931 0953 1011 1027 1042 1058 1113 1128
Downham Old Bromley Road            0704           0904 0938 1000 1018 1035 1052 1108 1123 1138

Lewisham Station Station Road       1115           1715 1730 1746 1802           1932 1947 2002
Hither Greeen Lane Hither Grn Hosp  1124           1724 1739 1755 1811           1941 1956 2010
Catford Lewisham Town Hall          1132 then every1732 1747 1803 1819 then every1949 2004 2017
Lower Sydenham Sainsbury's          1141 15 minutes1741  \/   \/   \/  15 minutes \/   \/   \/
Lower Sydenham Bell Green           1143   until   1743 1756 1811 1827   until   1957 2011 2024
Downham Old Bromley Road            1153           1753 1806 1819 1835           2005 2018 2031

Lewisham Station Station Road       2017           2147 2202 2217 2232 2247 2305           0005
Hither Greeen Lane Hither Grn Hosp  2025 then every2155 2210 2225 2238 2253 2311 then every0011
Catford Lewisham Town Hall          2032 15 minutes2202 2217 2232 2245 2300 2318 20 minutes0018
Lower Sydenham Bell Green           2039   until   2209 2224 2238 2251 2306 2324   until   0024
Downham Old Bromley Road            2046           2216 2230 2244 2257 2312 2330           0030

Lewisham Station Station Road       0035 0105
Hither Greeen Lane Hither Grn Hosp  0041 0111
Catford Lewisham Town Hall          0048 0118
Lower Sydenham Bell Green           0054 0124
Downham Old Bromley Road            0100 0130

Public holidays: A Saturday service operates on Good Friday. There is no service on Christmas Day, but a reduced service will operate on Boxing Day. On other bank holidays, a Sunday service generally operates. Fuller details of arrangements over Easter and Christmas/New Year can be found via the home page nearer the time.

Operated by Stagecoach London for London Buses.

Timetable revised 03/05/03

Route record

Downham - Lower Sydenham - Catford - Hither Green - Lewisham
Downham Old Bromley Road - Downham Way - Bromley Road - Southend Lane - Stanton Way - Bell Green - Lower Sydenham Savacentre - Perry Hill - Catford Hill - Catford Station - Catford Road - Catford Bridge Station - Catford Road - Rushey Green - Brownhill Road - Plassey Road - Sangley Road - Sandhurst Road - Torridon Road - Hither Green Lane - Courthill Road - Lewisham High Street - Lewis Grove - Lewisham High Street - Lewisham Road - Station Road - Lewisham Station Bus Station

Lewisham - Hither Green - Catford - Lower Sydenham - Downham
Lewisham Station Station Road - Station Road - Loampit Vale - Lewisham High Street - Lee Bridge - Lewis Grove - Lewisham High Street - Courthill Road - Hither Green Lane - Torridon Road - Sandhurst Road - Sangley Road - Rushey Green - Catford Road - Catford Bridge Station - Catford Road - Catford Station - Catford Hill - Perry Hill - Lower Sydenham Savacentre - Bell Green - Southend Lane - Bromley Road - Downham Old Bromley Road.

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