The London Bus Museum is pleased to welcome you on board a bus journey that has taken 150 years
Here you can re-live the happy times of travelling on these knights of the road, experience the sights, sounds and smells of a past age, evocative of colourful liveries, elegant coachwork, fine leather and moquette upholstery. A wonderful day out with a difference - indefinably nostalgic for those who rode on them, as well as a world of fascination and wonder for the younger generations, many of whom have never even been on a bus!
London Bus Museum displays the culmination of 50 years of preservation work and provides the opportunity to see our vehicles and artefacts in a light, airy and modern environment.
We hope to welcome you for a day out with us at London Bus Museum or at our Heritage Events soon!
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- Our opening times and prices
- Visit Shillibeer Place, our Museum Shop for a wide range of books, models and gifts during Museum opening times, and at all times for online orders
- Take a Bus Ride in a traditional London double-deck bus. These operate every day in the Surrey school holidays subject to crew and vehicle availability
Our next events:
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- Route 19 Heritage Day ~ 29th March 2025
- Spring Gathering 2025 ~ 13th April 2025
Have you ever wondered what happened to all those wonderful old buses that ran in London and which you only now see in old films and books? Well, the good news is, some of them live on! While thousands went to the scrap yard at the end of their working lives, some have found their way into preservation as living, moving museum pieces at London Bus Museum. Here you will discover the largest collection of working historic London buses in the world, a priceless heritage representing more than 150 years of public transport evolution in the capital.
London Bus Museum is much, much more than simply a display of old buses for enthusiasts; its aim is to present the unique engineering heritage of the collection in its historical, social, technological and educational background.
Latest Museum News
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Winter 2024-2025 opening times
Read MoreWinter 2024-2025 opening times Mondays : open 11am to 4pm Other days : open 10am to 4pm To ensure you get the most out of
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Half-term!
Read MorePlenty to occupy your children at the London Bus Museum and Brooklands over the half-term! Bus rides each day (subject to crews and buses being
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Museum Events
- 29 Mar, 25Upcoming
Route 19 Heritage Day
All DayLondon Bus Museum are planning a Route 19 (Finsbury Park - Battersea) Heritage Day on Saturday 29th March 2025. PLEASE NOTE that this is subject…
08 Jun, 25UpcomingRoute 418 Heritage Day
All DayLondon Bus Museum are planning a Route 418 (Epsom - Kingston) Heritage Day on Sunday 8th June 2025. PLEASE NOTE that this is subject to…
Online Shop Favourites
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Then and Now, Side by Side – Book A5 softback – transport photos over the years – 60 locations (120 pages)
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(E41703) RM1546 route N82. A brand-new highly-detailed Routemaster casting from EFE
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CALENDAR 2025 – buses in London, old and new
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Teddy Bear Bus Driver in full uniform, including shirt and tie, jacket and trousers
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