198 Shrublands / Bramble Close ↔ Talbot Road

Operated by Arriva London South. First bus 00:15, last bus 23:59. 279 journeys on weekdays.

🔴 London flat fare: £1.75 with contactless or Oyster — the Hopper fare includes unlimited bus/tram changes within an hour, with daily caps. Cash isn't accepted on London buses.

Timetable

Times are shown at the route's main timing stops — buses serve all stops in between. For times at your exact stop, open the stop's own page.

198 towards Talbot Road — Monday to Friday (139 journeys)
Shrublands / Bramble Close (->E) 00:1500:1504:5505:1505:3005:4506:0006:0506:1506:2706:3506:3906:4806:5807:0507:0807:1807:2807:3507:3707:4707:5908:0508:1208:2508:3508:3808:5108:5409:0409:1409:1709:3009:3409:4309:5309:5610:0810:1310:2010:3210:3210:4410:5210:5611:0811:1211:2011:3011:3211:4411:5011:5612:0812:0912:2012:2912:3212:4312:4912:5513:0613:1013:1813:3013:3013:4213:5013:5414:0514:1014:1614:2714:3014:3814:4814:5014:5815:0815:1015:1915:3015:3115:4415:5115:5716:1016:1116:2316:3116:3616:4816:5117:0017:1117:1217:2417:3117:3617:4817:5118:0018:1118:1218:2418:3218:3718:5018:5219:0519:1219:2019:3319:3519:5019:5420:0520:1420:2020:3420:3520:5420:5521:1521:1521:3521:3521:5522:1522:1522:3522:3522:5522:5523:1523:1523:3523:3523:55
Monks Orchard Road (Stop S) 00:1900:1905:0005:2005:3505:5006:0506:1006:2006:3206:4006:4406:5407:0407:1007:1407:2407:3407:4007:4307:5308:0508:1008:1808:3108:4008:4408:5708:5909:1009:1909:2309:3609:3909:4909:5810:0110:1310:1810:2510:3710:3710:4910:5711:0111:1311:1711:2511:3511:3711:4911:5512:0112:1312:1512:2512:3512:3712:4812:5513:0013:1213:1513:2413:3513:3613:4813:5514:0014:1114:1514:2214:3314:3514:4414:5414:5515:0415:1415:1515:2515:3515:3715:4915:5616:0216:1516:1616:2816:3616:4116:5316:5617:0517:1617:1717:2917:3617:4117:5317:5618:0518:1618:1718:2918:3718:4218:5518:5719:1019:1719:2519:3819:4019:5519:5920:1020:1920:2520:3920:4020:5921:0021:2021:1921:3921:3921:5922:1922:1922:3922:3922:5922:5923:1923:1923:3923:3923:59
Trinity School Shirley (Stop P) 00:2400:2405:0505:2505:4005:5606:1206:1606:2706:3906:4606:5107:0207:1307:1607:2407:3507:4707:4607:5808:1008:2208:1608:3308:4408:4608:5609:0809:0509:2009:2609:3209:4509:4609:5710:0510:0910:2110:2510:3310:4510:4510:5711:0511:0911:2111:2511:3311:4311:4511:5712:0312:0912:2112:2312:3312:4312:4512:5613:0313:0813:2013:2313:3213:4313:4413:5614:0314:0814:1914:2314:3114:4214:4314:5315:0415:0315:1515:2715:2315:3915:4215:5116:0216:0316:1416:2616:2316:3916:4316:5117:0317:0317:1517:2317:2717:3917:4317:5118:0218:0318:1418:2318:2518:3718:4318:5019:0319:0319:1719:2319:3219:4419:4720:0120:0520:1620:2520:3120:4520:4621:0521:0621:2621:2521:4521:4522:0522:2422:2422:4422:4423:0423:0423:2423:2423:4423:4400:04
East Croydon Rail Station (Stop E6) 00:2900:2905:1105:3105:4606:0306:1906:2206:3406:4606:5206:5907:1107:2307:2207:3407:4607:5807:5208:1008:2208:3408:2208:4508:5608:5209:0809:1909:1209:3109:3309:4209:5409:5310:0610:1310:1810:3010:3310:4210:5310:5411:0611:1311:1811:3011:3311:4211:5211:5412:0612:1212:1812:3012:3212:4212:5212:5413:0513:1213:1713:2913:3213:4113:5213:5314:0514:1114:1714:2814:3114:4014:5114:5115:0215:1315:1115:2515:3715:3115:4915:5016:0116:1216:1116:2416:3616:3116:4816:5117:0017:1217:1117:2417:3117:3617:4817:5118:0018:1118:1118:2318:3018:3418:4618:5018:5919:1119:1019:2519:3019:4019:5119:5420:0820:1220:2320:3220:3820:5220:5321:1221:1321:3221:3121:5121:5122:1122:3022:3022:5022:5023:1023:1023:2923:2923:4923:4900:09
West Croydon Bus Station (Stop B4) 00:3300:3305:1505:3505:5006:0706:2306:2606:3906:5106:5607:0407:1607:2807:2607:4007:5208:0407:5608:1608:2808:4008:2608:5109:0208:5609:1409:2509:1709:3709:3809:4810:0009:5810:1210:1810:2410:3610:3810:4810:5811:0011:1211:1811:2411:3611:3811:4811:5812:0012:1212:1812:2412:3612:3812:4812:5813:0013:1113:1813:2313:3513:3813:4713:5813:5914:1114:1714:2314:3414:3714:4614:5714:5715:0815:2015:1715:3215:4415:3715:5615:5616:0816:1916:1616:3116:4316:3616:5516:5617:0717:1917:1617:3117:3617:4317:5417:5618:0618:1718:1618:2918:3518:4018:5218:5519:0519:1719:1519:3119:3519:4519:5619:5920:1320:1620:2820:3620:4320:5620:5821:1621:1821:3721:3521:5521:5522:1522:3422:3422:5422:5423:1423:1423:3323:3323:5323:5300:13
Thornton Heath Pond (Stop H) 00:3900:3905:2005:4105:5706:1406:3006:3206:4706:5907:0207:1307:2507:3807:3307:5008:0308:1508:0308:2708:4008:5208:3309:0309:1409:0409:2609:3709:2509:4909:4610:0010:1210:0710:2410:2710:3610:4810:4711:0011:0711:1211:2411:2711:3611:4811:4812:0012:0812:1212:2412:2812:3612:4812:4813:0013:0913:1213:2413:2913:3613:4813:5014:0014:1014:1214:2414:2914:3614:4714:4814:5915:1015:0815:2215:3415:2815:4615:5815:4816:1016:0716:2216:3316:2716:4516:5716:4717:0917:0717:2117:3317:2717:4517:4717:5618:0718:0718:1918:2918:2618:4118:4518:5219:0419:0519:1619:2819:2519:4219:4519:5520:0520:0920:2320:2420:3720:4420:5221:0321:0721:2321:2621:4521:4222:0222:0322:2322:4222:4123:0123:0123:2123:2123:4023:4023:5923:5900:19
Talbot Road Thornton Heath (Stop N) 00:4400:4405:2505:4606:0306:2006:3706:3806:5407:0707:0807:2107:3307:4707:3908:0008:1308:2608:0908:3908:5209:0408:4009:1509:2609:1109:3709:4809:3210:0009:5410:1110:2310:1510:3510:3510:4710:5910:5611:1111:1611:2311:3511:3711:4711:5911:5812:1112:1812:2312:3512:3912:4712:5912:5913:1213:2013:2413:3613:4013:4814:0014:0114:1214:2114:2414:3614:4014:4815:0014:5915:1315:2515:1915:3715:4915:3916:0016:1215:5916:2416:1816:3616:4716:3816:5917:1116:5817:2317:1817:3517:4717:3717:5917:5718:1018:2118:1618:3218:4218:3518:5318:5419:0419:1519:1419:2719:3919:3419:5219:5320:0520:1320:1920:3220:3220:4620:5221:0121:1121:1521:3021:3421:5221:4922:0922:1022:3022:4922:4823:0723:0823:2723:2723:4623:4600:0500:0500:24

Route map

All stops on route 198

198 towards Talbot Road

  1. Shrublands / Bramble Close (->E) Spring Park
  2. Gorse Road (->N) Spring Park
  3. Broom Road (->W) Spring Park
  4. Shirley Youth and Community Centre (->W) Spring Park
  5. Links View Road (->N) Spring Park
  6. Worcester Close (->N) Spring Park
  7. Devonshire Way (->N) Spring Park
  8. Monks Orchard Road (Stop S) Spring Park
  9. Wickham Road / Monks Orchard (->W) Spring Park
  10. Langland Gardens (CR0) (Stop H) Monks Orchard
  11. Cheston Avenue (Stop J) Shirley
  12. Shirley Library Wickham Road (Stop K) Shirley
  13. Shirley Oaks Road (Stop L) Shirley
  14. Upper Shirley Road (Stop M) Shirley
  15. Trinity School Shirley (Stop P) Shirley
  16. Birch Tree Way (Stop R) Addiscombe
  17. Mapledale Avenue (Stop S) Addiscombe
  18. Ashburton Road Addiscombe (Stop T) Addiscombe
  19. Sandilands Tram Stop (Stop U) Addiscombe
  20. Canning Road Addiscombe (Stop V) Addiscombe
  21. Lebanon Road Tram Stop (Stop W) Addiscombe
  22. East Croydon Rail Station (Stop E6) Croydon
  23. Electric House (Stop WY) Croydon
  24. Whitgift Centre (Stop WL) Croydon
  25. West Croydon Bus Station (Stop B4) West Croydon
  26. West Croydon Station (Stop WS) Croydon
  27. Montague Road (Stop LD) Broad Green
  28. Sumner Road Croydon (Stop LE) Broad Green
  29. Broad Green Avenue (Stop LF) Broad Green
  30. Canterbury Road (CR0) (Stop B) Broad Green
  31. Croydon University Hospital (Stop D) Broad Green
  32. Thornton Heath Pond (Stop H) Broad Green
  33. Brigstock Road / London Road (Stop P) Thornton Heath
  34. Whitehorse Manor Brigstock Site (Stop R) Thornton Heath
  35. Nutfield Road (Stop Q) Thornton Heath
  36. Thornton Heath Library (Stop Z) Thornton Heath
  37. Brook Road (CR7) (Stop B) Thornton Heath
  38. Thornton Heath Station (Stop D) Thornton Heath
  39. Thornton Heath Clock Tower (Stop G) Thornton Heath
  40. High Street / Whitehorse Lane (Stop K) Thornton Heath
  41. Talbot Road Thornton Heath (Stop N) Thornton Heath

198 towards Shrublands / Bramble Close

  1. Nursery Road (Stop L) Thornton Heath
  2. Thornton Heath Clock Tower (Stop H) Thornton Heath
  3. Thornton Heath Station (Stop C) Thornton Heath
  4. Brook Road (CR7) (Stop A) Thornton Heath
  5. Bensham Lane (Stop X) Thornton Heath
  6. Whitehorse Manor Brigstock Site (Stop N) Thornton Heath
  7. Brigstock Road / London Road (Stop M) Thornton Heath
  8. Thornton Heath Pond (Stop G) Broad Green
  9. Dunheved Road North (Stop E) Broad Green
  10. Croydon University Hospital (Stop C) Broad Green
  11. Broad Green Avenue (Stop LA) Broad Green
  12. Sumner Road Croydon (Stop LB) Broad Green
  13. Montague Road (Stop LC) Broad Green
  14. West Croydon Station (Stop WA) Croydon
  15. Poplar Walk (Stop WD) Croydon
  16. Lunar House (Stop WH) Croydon
  17. Whitgift Centre (Stop WJ) Croydon
  18. Dingwall Road / East Croydon Station (Stop E8) Croydon
  19. East Croydon Rail Station (Stop E1) Croydon
  20. Lebanon Road Tram Stop (Stop A) Addiscombe
  21. Sandilands Tram Stop (Stop B) Addiscombe
  22. Ashburton Road Addiscombe (Stop C) Addiscombe
  23. Mapledale Avenue (Stop D) Addiscombe
  24. Birch Tree Way (Stop E) Addiscombe
  25. Trinity School Shirley (Stop F) Shirley
  26. Valley Walk (->S) Shirley
  27. Upper Shirley Road (Stop A) Shirley
  28. Verdayne Avenue (Stop B) Shirley
  29. Shirley Library Wickham Road (Stop C) Shirley
  30. Cheston Avenue (Stop D) Shirley
  31. Langland Gardens (CR0) (Stop E) Monks Orchard
  32. Monks Orchard Road (Stop R) Spring Park
  33. Ash Road (CR0) (S-bound) Spring Park
  34. Links View Road (->S) Spring Park
  35. Forest Academy (->S) Spring Park
  36. Laurel Crescent (->S) Spring Park
  37. Fir Tree Gardens (->E) Spring Park
  38. Shrublands / Bramble Close (->E) Spring Park

Towns & areas on this route

Frequently asked questions

What time is the first 198 bus?

The first 198 departure on weekdays leaves at 00:15 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).

What time is the last 198 bus?

The last 198 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 23:59. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.

How much does the 198 bus cost?

London buses use TfL's flat fare: £1.75 per journey with contactless or Oyster, and the Hopper fare gives you unlimited bus and tram changes within one hour. Daily and weekly caps limit what you can spend. Cash is not accepted.

Who runs the 198 bus?

The 198 is operated by Arriva London South.

Timetable data from the operator via the DfT Bus Open Data Service. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.