The average bus between Balham and Old Street takes 58 min and the fastest bus takes 35 min. The bus runs at least 6 times per hour from Balham to Old Street. The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays; use the search form on this page to search for a specific travel date.
Buses run every 10 minutes between Balham and Old Street. The earliest departure is at 5:50 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Balham is at 1:06 PM which arrives into Old Street at 2:09 PM. All services require a transfer at Elephant & Castle / London Road and take an average of 58 min. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from Balham to Old Street. However, there are services departing from Balham station and arriving at Old Street station via Elephant & Castle / London Road. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 58 min.
Balham to Old Street bus services, operated by Go Ahead London, depart from Hildreth Street Market station.
Balham to Old Street bus services, operated by Go Ahead London, arrive at Curtain Road station.
The distance between Balham and Old Street is 10.2 km. The road distance is 13 km.
You can take a bus from Hildreth Street Market to Curtain Road via Elephant & Castle / London Road and Elephant & Castle / Newington Causeway in around 58 min.