London bus question?

Question

What bus goes along all the major sights of London instead of a proper tour bus. I can't remember the number...

Answer 1

The No 24 goes from Victoria Station along by Westminster Abbey, Big Ben up Whitehall to Trafalgar Square and it goes from there up Charing Cross Road (Leicester Square & Chinatown are on the route) to Camden and it terminates at Hampstead Heath.

Edit: Paco, there is no 21 bus route on that map, great map though

Answer 2

That sounds like the 23 bus route. It runs from Westbourne Park to Liverpool Street.

The 'sightseeing' stretch takes in Marble Arch, Oxford Street, Regent Street, Piccadilly Circus, Trafalgar Square, The Strand (theatres), Fleet Street (royal courts of justice), St Paul's Cathedral, Mansion House (lord mayor's official place) and Bank (as in 'Bank of England').  

Oh, it could also be the 11. That shares the 23's route between Bank and Trafalgar Square, but then it heads south down Whitehall (Horseguards' Parade, Banqueting House, Downing Street) to Parliament Square (Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, then out west by way of Westminster Cathedral to Victoria. If you stay on it, you can hop off in Chelsea (Sloane Square) for some very mwah-mwah (kiss-kiss) shopping. =D

Either of them make brilliant cheapie tour buses. You can see both routes (and others, if neither of those is the one you have in mind) here: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/c...

EDIT:

Transport for London have hung on to a handful of proper Routemaster buses to run on 'heritage routes' -- on the number 9 route between Aldwych and the Albert Hall, and on the number 15 route between Tower Hill and Trafalgar Square. I'm not sure if the new "low-emissions zone" has dealt that a death-blow, but it's certainly worth checking.

=D

Answer 3

simple telephone [phone]. London transport for london to answer your every question relating to london buses and the tube. it depends on which parts of london you want to see for instance, the number 13 goes from golders green to finchley road, swiss cottage st johns wood, baker street, regent street, trafalgar square, through to strand at the royal courts of justice and onto st. pauls. It really depends on which parts of london you want to include. I refer to the above london phone number for all further info.

Answer 4

The map in the source lists the 21 bus routes that go through central London along with the tourist highlights.