4 Archway Station ↔ Blackfriars Station

Operated by Metroline Travel. First bus 00:11, last bus 23:59. 392 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.

4 towards Blackfriars Station — Monday to Friday (150 journeys)
Archway Station (Stop E) 04:5605:0805:1905:2905:3805:4705:5405:5706:0706:1206:17·06:2706:3006:36·06:4406:4806:5206:5907:0607:0607:1307:2107:2407:2907:3707:4207:4407:5208:0008:0008:0808:1708:1808:2608:3008:3608:4208:4608:5408:5709:0509:0809:1609:1809:2809:2909:3909:4009:4909:5209:5910:0310:0910:1410:1910:2410:2910:3410:3910:4610:4910:5710:5911:0911:0911:1911:2111:2911:3311:3911:4511:4911:5711:5912:0912:0912:1912:2112:2912:3312:3912:4512:4912:5712:5913:0913:0913:1913:2113:2913:3313:3913:4513:4913:5713:5914:0914:0914:1914:2114:2914:3314:3914:4514:4914:5714:5815:0815:0915:1815:2115:2815:3315:3815:4515:4815:5715:5816:0816:0916:1816:2116:2816:3316:3816:4516:4816:5716:5817:0817:1017:1817:2317:2817:3517:3817:4717:4817:5917:5918:1218:1218:2518:2518:3818:3818:5118:51
Chester Road (N19) (Stop HK) 04:5805:1005:2105:3105:4005:4905:5605:5906:0906:1406:19·06:2906:3206:38·06:4606:5006:5507:0207:0907:0807:1607:2407:2607:3207:4007:4407:4707:5508:0208:0308:1108:2008:2008:2908:3208:3908:4408:4908:5609:0009:0709:1109:1809:2109:3009:3209:4209:4309:5209:5510:0210:0610:1210:1710:2210:2710:3210:3710:4210:4910:5211:0011:0211:1211:1211:2211:2411:3211:3611:4211:4811:5212:0012:0212:1212:1212:2212:2412:3212:3612:4212:4812:5213:0013:0213:1213:1213:2213:2413:3213:3613:4313:4813:5314:0014:0314:1214:1314:2314:2414:3314:3614:4314:4814:5315:0015:0215:1215:1215:2215:2415:3215:3615:4215:4815:5216:0016:0216:1216:1216:2216:2416:3216:3616:4216:4816:5217:0017:0217:1217:1317:2217:2617:3217:3817:4217:5017:5218:0318:0218:1518:1518:2818:2818:4118:4118:5418:54
Tufnell Park Station (Stop TW) 05:0005:1205:2305:3305:4205:5105:5806:0106:1106:1606:21·06:3106:3406:41·06:4906:5206:5807:0607:1307:1007:2007:2807:2807:3707:4507:4607:5308:0108:0508:1008:1808:2708:2308:3608:3508:4708:4708:5708:5909:0709:1009:1809:2109:2809:3309:3809:4809:4609:5709:5810:0710:1010:1710:2110:2710:3110:3710:4110:4710:5310:5711:0511:0611:1611:1711:2611:2911:3611:4111:4611:5311:5612:0512:0612:1612:1712:2612:2912:3612:4112:4612:5312:5613:0513:0613:1713:1613:2613:2913:3613:4113:4713:5313:5714:0514:0714:1714:1714:2714:2914:3714:4114:4714:5314:5715:0415:0715:1715:1615:2715:2815:3715:4015:4715:5215:5716:0416:0716:1716:1616:2716:2816:3716:4016:4716:5216:5717:0417:0717:1717:1717:2717:3017:3717:4217:4717:5417:5718:0818:0618:2018:1918:3218:3318:4518:4618:5818:59
Seven Sisters Road / Nags Head (->N) 05:0405:1605:2705:3705:4605:5606:0206:0606:1606:2106:26·06:3606:3906:46·06:5406:5707:0307:1107:1807:1507:2607:3407:3307:4307:5107:5107:5908:0708:1008:1608:2408:3308:2808:4208:4008:5408:5209:0409:0409:1409:1609:2509:2709:3509:3909:4509:5509:5210:0410:0410:1410:1610:2410:2710:3410:3810:4410:4810:5411:0011:0411:1211:1411:2411:2411:3411:3611:4411:4811:5412:0012:0412:1212:1412:2412:2412:3412:3612:4412:4912:5413:0113:0413:1313:1413:2513:2413:3413:3713:4413:4913:5514:0114:0514:1214:1514:2414:2514:3514:3614:4514:4814:5515:0015:0515:1115:1515:2615:2315:3615:3515:4615:4715:5615:5916:0616:1116:1516:2516:2316:3516:3516:4516:4716:5516:5917:0517:1117:1517:2517:2417:3517:3717:4517:4917:5518:0118:0518:1618:1318:2818:2618:3818:4018:5118:5319:0419:06
Highbury & Islington Station (Stop B) 05:2705:3905:5006:0006:1106:2106:2306:3106:4506:4306:5506:2607:0507:0107:1506:3607:2507:2007:3507:4507:5507:3808:0408:1307:5608:2208:3108:1508:4008:4908:3408:5809:0609:1508:5309:2409:0709:3309:2109:4309:3309:5309:4510:0309:5710:1310:0910:2310:3310:2110:4310:3310:5310:4511:0310:5711:1311:0911:2311:2111:3311:3311:4311:4511:5312:0311:5812:1312:1112:2312:2412:3312:3712:4312:5012:5313:0313:0213:1313:1413:2313:2713:3313:3913:4313:5113:5314:0314:0314:1314:1514:2314:2714:3414:3914:4414:5114:5515:0315:0615:1715:1515:2815:2715:3815:3915:4815:5015:5816:0816:0216:1816:1416:2816:2616:3816:3816:4816:5016:5717:0717:0217:1717:1417:2717:2517:3717:3717:4717:4917:5718:0718:0118:1618:1418:2518:2618:3418:3818:4418:5518:5019:0719:0219:1419:1819:2619:3119:3819:44
Angel Station (Stop G) 05:3205:4405:5506:0606:1706:2706:2806:3706:5106:4807:0106:3207:1207:0707:2206:4207:3207:2607:4307:5308:0307:4408:1308:2208:0208:3108:4008:2108:4908:5808:4009:0709:1509:2308:5909:3209:1309:4109:2709:5109:4010:0109:5210:1110:0410:2110:1610:3110:4110:2810:5110:4111:0110:5311:1111:0511:2111:1711:3111:2911:4111:4111:5111:5312:0112:1112:0612:2112:1912:3112:3212:4112:4512:5112:5813:0113:1113:1013:2113:2213:3113:3513:4113:4713:5113:5914:0114:1114:1114:2114:2314:3114:3514:4214:4714:5214:5915:0315:1115:1415:2515:2315:3615:3515:4615:4715:5615:5816:0616:1616:1016:2616:2216:3616:3416:4616:4616:5616:5817:0517:1517:1017:2517:2217:3517:3317:4517:4517:5517:5718:0518:1518:0918:2418:2118:3318:3318:4218:4518:5219:0318:5719:1419:0919:2119:2519:3319:3819:4519:51
Barbican (Stop BB) 05:3805:5006:0106:1306:2406:3406:3406:4407:0006:5407:1006:3907:2107:1307:3106:4907:4207:3207:5308:0308:1407:5008:2408:3408:0808:4308:5208:2709:0109:1008:4609:1909:2709:3509:0509:4409:1909:5309:3310:0209:4710:1109:5910:2110:1110:3110:2310:4110:5110:3611:0110:4911:1111:0111:2111:1311:3111:2511:4111:3711:5111:4912:0112:0112:1112:2112:1412:3112:2712:4112:4012:5112:5313:0113:0613:1113:2113:1813:3113:3013:4113:4313:5113:5514:0114:0714:1114:1914:2114:3114:3114:4114:4314:5214:5515:0215:0715:1315:1915:2415:3515:3115:4615:4315:5615:5516:0616:0616:1616:2616:1816:3616:3016:4616:4216:5616:5417:0617:0617:1517:2517:1817:3517:3017:4517:4117:5517:5318:0518:0518:1518:2518:1718:3418:2918:4218:4118:5118:5319:0119:1219:0519:2319:1719:2919:3519:4119:4619:5319:59
New Change / Cannon Street (Stop SM) 05:4005:5206:0306:1506:2606:3706:3606:4707:0306:5607:1306:4207:2407:1507:3406:5207:4507:3407:5608:0608:1707:5208:2708:3708:1008:4608:5508:2909:0409:1308:4809:2209:3009:3809:0709:4709:2109:5609:3510:0509:4910:1410:0110:2410:1310:3410:2510:4410:5410:3811:0410:5111:1411:0311:2411:1511:3411:2711:4411:3911:5411:5112:0412:0312:1412:2412:1612:3412:2912:4412:4212:5412:5513:0413:0813:1413:2413:2013:3413:3213:4413:4513:5413:5714:0414:0914:1414:2114:2414:3414:3314:4414:4514:5514:5715:0515:0915:1615:2115:2715:3815:3315:4915:4515:5915:5716:0916:0816:1916:2916:2016:3916:3216:4916:4416:5916:5617:0917:0817:1817:2817:2017:3817:3217:4817:4317:5817:5518:0818:0718:1818:2818:1918:3718:3118:4518:4318:5418:5519:0419:1519:0719:2619:1919:3119:3719:4319:4819:5520:01
Blackfriars Station (Stop B) 05:4305:5506:0706:1906:3006:4106:3906:5107:0706:5907:1806:4607:2907:1807:3906:5607:5007:3708:0108:1108:2207:5508:3308:4308:1408:5209:0108:3309:1009:1908:5209:2809:3609:4409:1109:5309:2510:0209:3910:1109:5310:2010:0510:3010:1710:4010:2910:5011:0010:4211:1010:5511:2011:0811:3011:2011:4011:3211:5011:4412:0011:5612:1012:0812:2012:3012:2112:4012:3412:5012:4713:0013:0013:1013:1313:2013:3013:2513:4013:3713:5013:5014:0014:0214:1014:1414:2014:2614:3014:4014:3814:5014:5015:0115:0215:1115:1415:2215:2615:3315:4415:3815:5515:5016:0516:0216:1516:1316:2516:3516:2516:4516:3616:5516:4817:0517:0017:1517:1217:2417:3417:2417:4417:3617:5417:4718:0417:5918:1418:1118:2418:3418:2318:4218:3518:5018:4718:5918:5919:0919:2019:1119:3119:2319:3519:4219:4719:5319:5920:05

Route map

All stops on route 4

4 towards Blackfriars Station

  1. Archway Station (Stop E) Archway
  2. Whittington Hospital (Stop J) Archway
  3. Magdala Avenue / Dartmouth Park Hill (Stop HJ) Archway
  4. Chester Road (N19) (Stop HK) Dartmouth Park
  5. Dartmouth Park Road (Stop TA) Kentish Town
  6. Junction Road (Stop TB) Tufnell Park
  7. Tufnell Park Station (Stop TW) Tufnell Park
  8. Campdale Road (Stop TX) Tufnell Park
  9. Dalmeny Road (E-bound) Tufnell Park
  10. Carleton Road (N7) (->E) Holloway
  11. Holloway Road Holloway (Stop E) Holloway
  12. Seven Sisters Road / Parkhurst Road (Stop G) Holloway
  13. Seven Sisters Road / Nags Head (->N) Holloway
  14. Hornsey Road (N7) (Stop NP) Holloway
  15. Durham Road (N7) (Stop NT) Holloway
  16. Fonthill Road (Stop X) Holloway
  17. Finsbury Park Station (Stop R) Finsbury Park
  18. Finsbury Park Interchange (Stop G) Finsbury Park
  19. City & Islington College (Stop N) Brownswood Park
  20. Gillespie Road (Stop EB) Highbury
  21. Riversdale Road / Blackstock Road (Stop EC) Highbury
  22. Highbury Grange (Stop ED) Highbury
  23. Highbury Barn (Stop EH) Highbury
  24. St Joan of Arc School (Stop EJ) Highbury
  25. Riversdale Road / Blackstock Road (Stop EK) Highbury
  26. Monsell Road (Stop EL) Highbury
  27. Rock Street (Stop P) Brownswood Park
  28. Finsbury Park Station (Stop S) Finsbury Park
  29. Isledon Road (Stop W) Holloway
  30. Berriman Road (Stop NM) Holloway
  31. Sobell Centre (Stop NN) Holloway
  32. Holloway Road (Stop R) Holloway
  33. Tollington Road (Stop S) Holloway
  34. Holloway Road Station (Stop SY) Holloway Road
  35. St Mary Magdalene Church (Stop T) Highbury & Islington
  36. Highbury & Islington Station (Stop B) Highbury
  37. Upper Street / Laycock Street (Stop G) Canonbury
  38. Islington Town Hall (Stop M) Islington
  39. St Mary's Church (N1) (Stop N) Islington
  40. Islington Green (Stop B) Islington Green
  41. Angel Station (Stop G) Angel
  42. Angel Islington / City Road (Stop H) Angel
  43. Hall Street (Stop UM) Finsbury
  44. City University (Stop UN) Finsbury
  45. Percival Street St. Luke's (Stop UP) St Lukes
  46. Pear Tree Street (Stop UR) St Lukes
  47. Clerkenwell Road / Great Sutton St (Stop BV) St Lukes
  48. Baltic Street West (Stop BP) St Lukes
  49. Barbican (Stop BB) Barbican
  50. London Wall (West) (Stop BD) City of London
  51. New Change / Cannon Street (Stop SM) St Pauls
  52. Millennium Bridge (Stop SF) City of London
  53. Blackfriars Station (Stop B) Blackfriars

Service history & registered changes

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Towns & areas on this route

Frequently asked questions

What time is the first 4 bus?

The first 4 departure on weekdays leaves at 00:11 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).

What time is the last 4 bus?

The last 4 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 4 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 4 bus?

The 4 is operated by Metroline Travel.

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