Bus 137 in London: Telford Avenue to Marble Arch
Bus 137 links Telford Avenue in Streatham with Marble Arch, passing Clapham Common, Battersea and Sloane Square on the way.
Buses run frequently through the day, with around nine minutes between journeys on weekdays, which makes the route easy to use without checking the timetable.
Where the route goes
From Telford Avenue the route passes Christchurch Road and Streatham Place before reaching Clapham Common and Park Hill. It continues through Battersea Park Station and Lister Hospital, then calls at Royal Hospital Chelsea and Sloane Square before reaching Knightsbridge Station and Hyde Park Corner.
Heading back from Marble Arch, the bus passes Hyde Park Corner, Sloane Square and Clapham Common Old Town before finishing at Streatham Hill near Telford Avenue. Outward journeys take 56 minutes on weekdays and 46 at weekends, while the return takes 52 and 46 minutes.
Stops: Telford Avenue - Marble Arch Station / Park Lane
- Telford Avenue
- Christchurch Road
- Streatham Place
- Atkins Road / New Park Road
- Kings Avenue / Atkins Road
- Thorncliffe Road
- Harris Clapham Sixth Form
- Lyham Road
- Bedford Road (SW4)
- Park Hill
- Clapham Common
- Long Road / Clapham Common
- Rookery Road
- Cedars Road / Clapham Common North Side
- Sacred Heart House
- Wandsworth Road
- Queenstown Rd / Wandsworth Rd
- Prairie Street
- Silverthorne Road
- Queenstown Road Battersea
- Battersea Park Station
- Sopwith Way
- Battersea Park / Chelsea Gate
- Lister Hospital
- Royal Hospital Chelsea
- Royal Hospital Road
- Sloane Square
- Sloane Street / Sloane Square Station
- Pont Street
- Knightsbridge Station
- Hyde Park Corner
- London Hilton Hotel
- Dorchester Hotel
- Marble Arch Station / Park Lane
Stops: Marble Arch Station / Park Lane - Streatham Hill/Telford Avenue
- Marble Arch Station / Park Lane
- Dorchester Hotel
- London Hilton Hotel
- Hyde Park Corner
- Sloane Street / Knightsbridge Station
- Pont Street
- Sloane Square
- Sloane Square Station / Lower Sloane Street
- Royal Hospital Chelsea
- Ebury Bridge Road / Chelsea Bridge Road
- Lister Hospital
- Battersea Park / Chelsea Gate
- Sopwith Way
- Battersea Park Station
- Queenstown Road Battersea
- Silverthorne Road
- Prairie Street
- Queenstown Rd / Wandsworth Rd
- Sacred Heart House
- Cedars Road / Clapham Common North Side
- Royal Trinity Hospice
- Clapham Common Old Town
- Clapham Common
- Park Hill
- Bedford Road (SW4)
- Lyham Road
- Harris Clapham Sixth Form
- Rosebery Road (SW4)
- Thorncliffe Road
- Kings Avenue / Atkins Road
- Atkins Road / New Park Road
- Streatham Place
- Streatham Hill/Christchurch Rd
- Streatham Hill/Telford Avenue
When it runs
Weekday buses leave Telford Avenue from 00:05 until 23:55, with 161 journeys and an average gap of nine minutes. The Marble Arch direction runs 160 journeys over the same hours, also every nine minutes. Weekend services are lighter, with 127 journeys each way from 00:05 to 23:55 and buses about every 11 minutes.
Timetable at a glance
| Direction | Days | First | Last | Journeys | Every | Journey time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telford Avenue - Marble Arch Station / Park Lane | weekdays | 00:05 | 23:55 | 161 | ~9 min | 56 min |
| Telford Avenue - Marble Arch Station / Park Lane | weekends | 00:05 | 23:55 | 127 | ~11 min | 46 min |
| Marble Arch Station / Park Lane - Streatham Hill/Telford Avenue | weekdays | 00:05 | 23:55 | 160 | ~9 min | 52 min |
| Marble Arch Station / Park Lane - Streatham Hill/Telford Avenue | weekends | 00:05 | 23:55 | 127 | ~11 min | 46 min |
Tips for passengers
Because the route is frequent, you rarely need to plan around a fixed departure, though the 56-minute trip from Telford Avenue to Marble Arch is long enough to make a book or podcast worthwhile. Passengers who need to connect at Battersea Park Station or Knightsbridge Station will find both on the route.