The London bus route 23 operates as a 24-hour service between Westbourne Park Bus Garage and Aldwych (Drury Lane), connecting West London to the city center. Major stops include Ladbroke Grove, Paddington Station, Marble Arch, Hyde Park Corner, Green Park, Piccadilly Circus, and Trafalgar Square.
SBS Transit Bus Service 23 is a trunk route running from Tampines and looping at Rochor Canal Rd, via Tampines Avenue 1, Bedok North MRT, and Bendemeer. The route includes an express sector along the PIE between Beodk North and Kolam Ayer.
London's "1 hour rule" refers to the Hopper Fare, which allows unlimited bus and tram journeys for a single £1.75 fare within one hour of your first tap-in, using the same contactless or Oyster card. It means you can switch between buses and trams as much as you like, even linking with the Tube or DLR (though the main benefit is bus/tram hopping), without paying again, provided your subsequent taps are within 60 minutes of the initial touch.
For the most iconic sights, choose routes like the #9, #11, or #15, hitting Westminster, Trafalgar Square, and the Strand, while the #88 offers a mix from Camden to Parliament, and the #26 covers the City and South Bank, with the #148 giving Holland Park views; consider the #465 for Surrey Hills scenery if you venture outside central London for a nature escape, notes MyLondon.
One of the best bus routes for sightseeing in London is route 11, which passes by some of London's top attractions including St Paul's Cathedral, Trafalgar Square, Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey.
Freedom Pass is a concessionary travel scheme, which began in 1973, to provide free travel to residents of Greater London, England, for people with a disability or over the progressively increasing state pension age (60 for women in 2010, increased to 66 for everybody until about 2026, then increasing further).
Usually, you can bring food and drink on the bus. Hot drinks need to be in a travel-safe container, like a takeaway cup with a lid or a thermos. There are some exceptions: You can't drink alcohol on our buses.
The RTA 23 - Oud Metha Bus Station - Al Nahda 1 bus serves 34 bus stops in the Dubai area departing from Oud Metha and ending at Oud Metha. Scroll down to see upcoming 23 bus times at each stop and the next scheduled 23 bus times will be displayed.
The rarest bus in the UK often refers to the Tavistock Country Bus Service's 113 route (Tavistock to Dawlish), a scenic Dartmoor journey that only runs on the fifth Saturday of the month between April and October, making it exceptionally infrequent. Other contenders for "rarest" might be unique vintage vehicles like the 1932 AEC Regent or the one-off Rowe Hillmaster, or specific "fake Boris Bus" Wrightbus SRMs with very limited production, but the 113 is famous for its schedule rarity.
Construction and procurement are overseen by the Land Transport Authority (LTA), a statutory board of the government, which grants operating concessions to the for-profit operators SMRT and SBS Transit. SMRT is a state-owned enterprise under Temasek, while SBS Transit is owned by the public company ComfortDelGro.
The 347 bus runs between (South) Ockendon and Romford, and only has four services a day in each direction. Along the way it goes near (ish) the most easterly point in Greater London too. But in less than two weeks' time that all comes to an end, as the route is scrapped for low passenger numbers.
An Oyster card is generally worth it for London travel because it offers cheaper fares than cash, has daily price caps (so you never pay over a certain amount per day), and saves time by avoiding ticket queues, with options like the Visitor Oyster card available for tourists who can also get discounts on attractions. However, if you have a contactless bank card without foreign transaction fees, it often functions identically to a standard Oyster card for daily capping and can be just as convenient, though Oyster cards are better for specific discounts like 16+ concessions or if you prefer not to use your bank card directly.
To pay the right fare, always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start of your journey and touch out at the end. On a bus or tram you only need to touch in. Because where you touch in and out tells us where you've travelled from and to, so we can charge you the right fare for your journey.
A Visitor Oyster Card costs £5. You can then pre-load the card with pay-as-you-go credit, in quantities of £10, £15, £25, £40 or £50. The Visitor Oyster card is the cheapest way of getting around London as the maximum daily charges mean you travel free after you reach the 'daily cap'.
Initial Cost—The card has an upfront cost of £5, which might not be worth it if you're not travelling much.
Limited Utility – If your month-long stay has you mostly walking to nearby destinations or your travel is limited to specific zones, an Oyster card might not offer much value.
Buses 11, 211, C1, and C10 stop near Buckingham Palace. Get off at the Wilton Street bus stop and walk to the entrance. It is just a 3-min walk. For further information, visit the Transport for London website.
Stop P at Brixton Station is the busiest bus stop in all of London. A new interactive map has revealed that the busiest bus stop in London is Stop P by Brixton tube station, with the adjacent Stop Q being the third busiest in the capital.
